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Wedding Stationary
While the cost of throwing any event can be astronomical (unless you work with us ;) ) what blew my mind when planning my wedding was the cost of stationary! Not only was the cost absolutely absurd, but major invitation website like Minted, Shutterfly, or Zola could not give me everything that I wanted! Minted, for example, wanted to charge me over $600 for a package that included, invitations, RSVP cards, and envelopes for both. I perused the internet and was able to create my completely custom invitation suite which included invitations, RSVP cards, and envelopes for both IN ADDITION TO a gate fold, glitter backing paper and a belly band for around $300. While I will be doing a complete blog post on this in the future, because it did take A LOT of work, the intention of this blog post is to share with you how we are able to create a completely one of a kind wedding/event invitation that has EVERYTHING you are looking for in an invitation but can also match everything.
What Do You Mean "Match Everything" ?
It's quite simple! Match EVERYTHING. While I already noted that the costs of invitations suite are ridiculous, I also noticed that there were many other pieces of stationary that I had to purchase that were not available at those mega print stores. Why is this a problem? Two reasons: 1) I wanted everything to match and stay on-theme (we love a good theme!) and 2) the costs of these items were also higher than necessary!
Since I was able to design my own invitation, that means I had a "working file". Anything that was on my invitation file could easily be applied to any other form of stationary that I needed and printed in the comfort of my own home OR outsourced to a local print shop. Leaves, fonts, colors, logos, etc. were all the same across my entire event.
I chose to have my Invitations, RSVP Cards, Table Numbers, Thank You Cards, and Snapchat Geofilter to work with the same design for a seamless yet elegant feel to my event. Though I chose to break away from the design and do a slightly different design that was still on-theme for some of my other stationary needs (pictured below) Nicole and Dimed can use your design on any number of mediums that you need!
You can see here that although the main "Leaf Border" design is not present, we stuck with an overall leafy theme with hints of navy blue, our custom logo is present everywhere, and the main font being used across all works is "Amalfi Coast" which can be found for free on DaFont.com. Slight touches like this give a more broad design feel but still make your entire event feel cohesive.
Everything you see below was 100% custom made by Nicole & Dimed.
"What's so Special About Completely Customized Invitations? Can't I just Order a Basic Invite Online?"
Well, yes, of course you can. The reason I chose to create my own invitation suite was 1) price, but 2) there were many things I wanted present on my invitation that the big print conglomerates did not offer. For example, I didn't want to waste money on an entire separate piece of paper for the "Reception Card". If I am inviting you to my wedding, I am inviting you to the whole thing; it never made sense to me to have an additional piece of paper for it. Nicole & Dimed is absolutely able to design a Reception Card for you should you chose to have one; this is just an example of one way that you can "break the mold" of the wedding industry and put whatever you want on your invitation. Same thing for Bridal and Baby Showers. I did not want to add an additional card for registry, Wishing Well, or "Books for Baby". Since I was designing my own stationary, I was able to put all of that information right there on the main invitation. People always lose that extra stuff anyway! Most importantly, I wanted our couple's logo on EVERYTHING.
Some websites, like Zazzle, do allow you to take their stock invitations and reorder the elements and add images, such as your logo, but if you are not tech savvy or do not feel like you have the creative eye to pull off your desired look, that is what we are here for!
How Can Nicole & Dimed Help You!
We will speak with you one-on-one to create the invitation of your dreams. We will unleash ideas and preferences that you didn't even know you had! Once we have settled on a final invitation design, we will then move on to creating any other pieces of stationary you need. You have seen here what I did for my own personal wedding, but the possibilities are endless! Anything you need can be achieved through Nicole & Dimed. There are no boundaries for how much or how little we assist you in planning your event. Please refer to our home page to see all of the levels in which we can help you! Contact us today to get started!
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