July 18, 2007

• Ready... Set... PRINT!

  I finished designing our wedding invites! The printer has my file and now I'm just sitting back and waiting for everything to be printed and cut.

  My portion of the invite process was to design the invitation. Mr. Eggplant had the role of finding a reputable printing company and getting the pieces printed and cut to size. I wrote about Fong Brothers Printing in another entry, and I must say, their service is impeccable. I'm sure our print job is tiny compared to the jobs that FB typically runs, yet Mr. Eggplant still received top notch service from them.

  
  They gave us two books filled with all different weights and shades of white paper.

  
  I never knew there were soooo many shades of white!

  
  Ivory/cream paper was much too yellow for our invites, so we chose Classic Crest Avon Brilliant White in 80lb cover stock which has a 93% brightness level. The reduced brightness made a noticeable difference in the color and gave the white a warm tone rather than the crisp look of 99% bright paper. I liked the 80lb cover stock weight because the paper felt thick and expensive.

  For our order, we're having 160 sets of 4 cards printed:

  • Formal invitation card - 4.5" x 6.5" (which will be matted on a 4.75" x 6.75" card)
  • Direction card - 4.75" x 6.75"
  • Reception card - 4.75" x 5.5"
  • RSVP card (with instructions for online RSVP system only, not for mailing because it would be too small) - 4.75" x 4.25"

  The final print job will cost us about $280 after tax, which is only $1.75 per invite (for printing and cutting to size). The cards will be mailed in a dark chocolate pocketfold from cards and pockets ($1 a piece plus about $20 for shipping costs) and wrapped in mint green ribbon. I'll write another post with the cost breakdown once everything is mailed out, but for those of you who are considering designing your own invitations, it's a very doable and affordable project!

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