invitations for wedding shower?

Question

I'm the MoH of a long time friend and as such am throwing the shower. I was planning on buying invites until the bride gave me the list of people to be invited. It's HUGE. I was anticipating 20 people but the list must have at least 60-70 to be invited (thats not to say that many people will come)

I need ideas for less expensive ideas for invites, keeping in mind I must also pay for postage. I was going to send RSVP cards and envelopes with a stamp but to save money I'm going to have people respond by email or phone to save the double postage.

Answer 1

This may sound kinda cheesy, but I made my own wedding invitations. I bought a wedding invitation kit a Walmart. You can customize the text and layout on the invitations, add images, etc. They were only like 20 bucks for 50, i think. My guest were impressed and couldn't believe I made them myself.



Of course the only catch is you would have to print them out on your own, but that's the hardest part. It saved me LOTS of money compared to ordering customized invites from hallmark or online somewhere. Plus I was able to "make it my own" Good luck!

Answer 2

Inexpensive invites are card stock you can run through your printer.



I once bought envelopes that hold 8 X 5 3/4 inch cards. I printed invitations on simple white card stock. The RSVP information was at the bottom. (email and phone)



Set your word document on landscape. Put two text boxes on the page. One on the right and one on the left. You'll want to have the ruler turned on to make sure they are even. Center the wording in the text boxes. Each piece of card stock is cut in to and you have two invitations. Use colored ink and pretty font to make them prettier.



You can also add a pretty ribbon at the top to dress the invitations up a bit. Or you can add details like clip art of a wedding cake, embossing, etc. if you want. But it's not even necessary. If you get stuck, you're welcome to email me for help.



You might also be able to get letter size wedding stationary and envelopes and print the invitations on that paper. Lots of people around here use that simple trick for invitations.



ALSO: See if some of the other bridesmaids or the bride's intown aunts will help host the shower. Most time they will love to contribute food, etc. It would save you tons of time and money.

Answer 3

I was the MoH for my sister's wedding and had the same problem-- we don't get along normally, so this was particularly difficult for me. But for about 2/3 of the list which were her friends all in their 20's and 30's, I sent out really pretty e-invites to their e-mails with a built in RSVP feature, and then for the grandma's and older crowd, I mailed out traditional invites-- it worked out really well and I saved myself probably close to $100 in postage and stationary alone. Plus, most of her friends thought it was awesome that they got the invite instantly and didn't have to wait around and remember to RSVP. Again, some of the older less tech-friendly guests will still prefer the traditional mailed invitation, but for many of them the internet is more convenient then regular post anyway.



Good luck!

Answer 4

You need to go back to this bride and ask her to cut the list. What if only 5 send regrets? The invitees should only be her family and closest friends, not every female she's ever met. And unless she's Paris Hilton (or that lady on TV with 18 kids), she's inviting way too many people. It isn't just postage - this will cost you an arm and a leg with all the other expenses.



You're the hostess of this event, and if it was me, I'd tell her that it needs to be much smaller.



PS - Yikes! Do what you want, of course, but you have a bridezilla on your hands and you're catering to that. She's not done with you, either. Good luck.

Answer 5

Invitations and postage is the least of your financial concerns when hosting a party for 60-70 people.



My suggestion is to figure out your budget for this event, then tell your bride how many guests you can afford to host. If she gets upset, she can find someone else to host her shower.



It isn't necessary to invite every single female guest on the wedding list. Just her closest friends and family members. Nix all the extra distant cousins, at least.

Answer 6

ok, you may desire to not be throwing your guy or woman bathe so the bathe invites should not be coming from you. they might desire to be popping out of your bridesmaids/MOH/ or whoever comes to a decision to host the bathe. So usually you do not might desire to rigidity relating to the timing of the bathe invites considering that they are actually not coming from you. besides the undeniable fact that, considering which you look the only sending them out, i might advise you deliver the marriage invites on the 8 week mark, which may well be might sixteen. And the bathe invites on the three week mark, that's might 23. this way, your travellers will acquire their wedding ceremony invites in the previous receiving the marriage invitation. If that doesn't artwork for you, you could desire to push it even extra, sending the marriage invites on the 9 or 10 week mark.

Answer 7

For the shower, I would suggest just making your own invites. You can easily and cheaply buy the cardstock and/or invitation kits and print them out at home, which can save you a lot of money since you have to send out so many invites.

Answer 8

if you have emails to some then do an evite page and go through there..



Send out postage for those you do not have emails for..

Answer 9

here are some very nice but inexpensive invitations:http://www.vistaprint.com/invitations-amp-announcements/bridal-shower/gallery.aspx?pg=39&filter=4294936929%3a4294936327%3a4294936326%7c%7c2%2c24%3a10074%7c%7c1%2c24%3a10073%7c%7c1%2c24%3a10076%7c%7c1%2c24%3a10075%7c%7c1&page=1&pagesize=24&sort=p_TO!desc&xnav=gnbreadcrumb