DIY Invite Printing

[harkatea]

Hi Girls,

 

I noticed a lot of people were printing their invites on their own.  I know some were using vista print.  I wanted to know if you all have recommendations on where to print invites?  Did you use an online service?  A neighborhood service?  Did you have to resize everything?  Anyone use their own printer?  Any advice would be great.

 

Kate

[Maritza919]

Hi Kate, My Fsil is going to make my invitations and she uses a regular printer. She's a graphic designer so she knows how to make things look special. Especially if it's for her brother's wedding! She's been making invitations for a while now. Makes beautiful stuff. I know if she needs papers cut I believe she goes to a store and they cut it for her and they charge her per cut. But it's still cheaper than having them made. Depending on how elaborate you want them. There's a whole bunch of forums which tell you how to make invitations. See if you like any Maritza

[mandys]

I wouldn't use my own printer - try a local print shop, or a Staples. The local print shop may cost a little more, but at least they know what they are doing.

[KrysP]

I've read people take the file down to the store (Staples) on a memory stick and get it printed there.

[X-Chan]

I use my home printer. It was a cheap printer that came with my computer as a promotion. I've hard a big share of printers though and I used to do a lot of home printing for my business. As long as you know how to set the proper settings they do the trick

For the one I have now, it prints up to letter size (8.5x11). If I'm printing on cardstock I have to feed it through the back opening so that it goes through straight and I make sure to set the right paper and feed settings on the print options.

[crys419]

So not an option for me. Mine eats paper and leaves drag marks...blech!

[harkatea]

Yeah, I was toying with the idea of printing at home, but it sounds easier (and cheaper in the long run) to just have some of the stuff printed for me.

[lopey99]

im gonna stay late and possibly try work printer if its not good enough quality i think i'll take them to printers

[kris9685]

We need to buy a new printer for our house, so I'm going to try printing at home. If its really that bad I'll go to a store, but I've done invitations at home before & everything has come out fine. Just make sure you have enough ink!