Nothing sets the tone of a fabulous fête quite like a beautiful invitation suite. And yet, quality invitations and its family of stationary can cost a pretty penny. Pennies that I just was not willing to spend on what is, at the end of the day, still just paper.
The key for me was to stay on budget, but still make an impact by finding continuity and expressing some personality. I struck gold when I found these Save-the-Date postcards from
Alexander & Co. on
Pinterest.
These babies knocked me head over heels with their retro vibe. So
much so that they inspired the overall retro, New Years theme for the
rest of the wedding. Alexander & Co. was amazing at customizing
the artwork to create an Art Deco, concert playbill. It matched both
the venue and our personalities and they even changed the dancing
couples' hair color to match our own (if only they could make hubs not
so white..)! And to make things even sweeter, because they were
postcards, the postage was cheaper!
I loved the end product so much that we even printed it as a 8x11 and hung it in our bedroom :-)
Then, on to the actual invitations. We wanted something that would coordinate well with the Save-the-Dates and kept us under budget. So we came up with this...
...which we bought from.....wait for it.....COSTCO! Yup, the same
place where you can also buy 2 years worth of toilet paper also makes
adorable stationary at that same lovable Costco price. It's
technically a partnership with
Wedding
Paper Divas, but you get to shop as a Costco member.
We also chose to have friends and family RSVP either online or on
the phone. Much more cost effective and even the old folks in the fam
were able to figure it out. In the end the key is to scrimp, but not
sacrifice!
