Save The Dates
I designed these myself using a boarding pass template from Weddingbee. They were sent out 9 months prior to the wedding date.
Invitation Suite
I ordered the black main invitations and rsvp cards from Vistaprint.com. I had them designed and ready to go in my shopping cart for quite a while, waiting for a sale before I ordered. I ended up getting them 40% off, so I got a set of 40 for less than $30! The first set were printed bad, but I sent them an email and they express shipped new ones right away. I highly recommend them for anyone on a budget.
I designed and printed the welcome dinner/reception insert and map myself. I stamped and embossed the shamrock on the envelope flats using instructions from Weddingbee. I made the envelope liners using green wrapping paper (again, thanks to Weddingbee) - they were super cheap, but time consuming for sure. My MOH did all of the calligraphy. And then I tied it all together with green ribbon.
***Vistaprint Note: All of their 6X9 invitations come only with rectangle-flap envelopes. If for some reason you are crazy like me, and *need* pointed flaps, you will have to search high and low to find them. I tried four different stores, and ended up having to buy a whole DIY invitation kit just for the right envelopes.
I designed and printed the welcome dinner/reception insert and map myself. I stamped and embossed the shamrock on the envelope flats using instructions from Weddingbee. I made the envelope liners using green wrapping paper (again, thanks to Weddingbee) - they were super cheap, but time consuming for sure. My MOH did all of the calligraphy. And then I tied it all together with green ribbon.
***Vistaprint Note: All of their 6X9 invitations come only with rectangle-flap envelopes. If for some reason you are crazy like me, and *need* pointed flaps, you will have to search high and low to find them. I tried four different stores, and ended up having to buy a whole DIY invitation kit just for the right envelopes.
