DIY Invites (non passport/boarding pass - Vistaprint) pics

mimiq · October 29, 2012

wow, this looks like a lot of work, but so worth it! just got our vistaprint programs and welcome letters today and they're great!

BridetobeABCD · November 6, 2012

Excellent Job! Totally worth all the effort!!

EmbellishMe · November 7, 2012

OMG these are so unique, LOVE THEM!! Such a great job

MK71809 · February 12, 2013

awesome job bookmarking this

jrack · February 23, 2013

Originally Posted by Jo 2010

TAaaDAaaa!

My invites are finally done!

I will start with the finished product:

Its has totally been worth it in the end, but an absolute mountain of work.

Easy stuff first - pocketfolds were from Cards & Pockets

So, to start with I chose a vector design from 123 Royalty Free - Stock Image and Photo Subscription and downloaded a 30day free trial of adobe Illustrator (and taught myself to use it using online tutorials and youtube).

I had already ordered some test products from Vistaprint, and knew that I wanted to use rack cards, brochures, postcards and business cards. Here are each of the products I designed:

front cover (Rack card - same as an invitation on Vista except you get 50 free insted of 10!) // one sided (matt side stuck to pocketfold)

inside information (Rack Card) // one sided (stuck to pocketfold)

Wedding Ceremony/Reception details // Welcome dinner details (Rack Card)

RSVP Postcards (Postcards)

Travel Brochure // Travel deal - All inclusive package // Hotel infomation // Travel agent contact details (Brochure)

Your presence is our present // Wedding website link (business card)

I also ordered oversized postcards with Thanks! across the front that we are sending to people when they book - letting them know how excited we are that they are joining us, and how much it means to us that they are coming to Fiji.

There were 100 invites in total. Althought I got lots of Free products from Vistaprint, I still had to pay AUD$8 per design that I uploaded, and you cant get the same design free twice, so some of the products I had to pay for. Most expensive item was the brochure ($1 each) but I really wanted to include all that information and people were really impressed by them. All up for 100 invites was AUD$415 (pocketfolds AUD$186 (special discount code used) and Vista print order AUD$217 and plain envelopes we printed on and sticky corners AUD$12 office works) which was a lot of work, but for the cost of completely bespoke designed invites, I think it was worth it.

It also means I have all the design elements so eventually everything will match - menus, programs, thankyous, gift tags, welcome letters etc etc.

It sounds like a lot of work, but I am so super happy with the end result, and I really enjoyed the whole thing. Plus, getting a design you already like from a vector website is a bit of a cheat way too...

Anyway, thought I would share!