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Step 1
Give yourself plenty of time to shop around for the ideal style that also fits your budget. The Internet provides an abundance of wedding invitation retailers with the convenience of shopping online when it's convenient for you. Ordering early will also prevent costly shipping charges for faster delivery. Planning ahead will give you more time for assembling and addressing your invitations.
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Step 2
Select a more economical invitation design like the classic single-panel card that is simple yet elegant, especially when ordered in quantity. Another choice is the all-in-one seal and send wedding invitation which folds up and seals into its own self-mailing piece. The mailing envelopes are eliminated along with return mailing envelopes since the attached response card is actually a postcard to also save on postage.
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Step 3
Use caution with styles that are larger in size, made up of multiple paper layers, or include embellishments. Size and extra weight could increase the amount of postage required for mailing.
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Step 4
Have your reception information printed directly on your invitation to eliminate the cost of a separate reception card (having less weight in the envelope might even save you from affixing extra postage). If there is enough room on your invite, your dinner and reception details can be added on as extra lines aligned with the rest of your verse printing.
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Step 5
Stick to basic black ink which is usually included in the invitation price. Colored inks typically cost more per ensemble piece (i.e., invitations, response cards, reception cards, return address printing, etc.) which can be costly.
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Step 6
Since most wedding invitation styles offer matching thank you or informal cards, why not include them as part of your original order. This will avoid separate shipping costs later.
