Mailing labels on response envelopes??

[sosst7]

Ok ladies, I need your opinions on this one... On the response envelopes, would it look really tacky if I put our personalized mailing labels on them? My handwriting is horrible and I can''t find a calligrapher anywhere near me. The envelope is really small and I am not sure of the dimensions so I could print them out. Thanks ladies!!

 

[Tacori E-ring]

ewww....I just have a thing about mailing labels. In general I just don''t like them. I would suggest contacting a local printer (try smaller ones in strip malls since this is a smaller job) and get quotes to have them print your address on the envelopes. It is surprising affordable and will look so nice.

 

[curlygirl]

OK, I''m not a fan of putting labels on anything unless they are save the dates or postcards. When I had my invitations printed, they also printed our address on the reply card envelopes. Can they do that for you?

 

[sosst7]

Thanks Tacori and curlygirl for your responses, after work I''m going to go to some print shops and see what they can do with the envelopes.

 

[jorman]

Hey sosst7:

I have a thing about mailing labels too. If you have bad handwriting and you can''t find someone to write it for you, you could buy an embosser for about $27 and press your address into the back of the envelope flap. You can get one at www.paper-source.com or any corporate seal making company.

That is what I am going to do for our invitations, but I am going to handwrite the guest addresses. I like it because I can use it for Christmas cards, etc. too.

You could also do as Tacori and curlygirl suggested and ask your printer to help you out.

Good Luck!

 

[sosst7]

That''s another great option Jorman, thanks! I had never even heard of one before (I live a sheltered life, lolol) so I will have to check it out!

 

[appletini]

I have an embosser and I love it! I use it all the time! Especially now that I''m writting so many thank you notes.

 

[sosst7]

A co-worker suggested having a personalized stamp made, what do you guys think?

 

[Tacori E-ring]

Date: 4/12/2006 1:12:14 PM
Author: sosst7
A co-worker suggested having a personalized stamp made, what do you guys think?

ummm...I think that would be my last option. I called the printer we use to ask about my own envelopes and he said for black ink it will be under $100 for 200 envelopes. I *might* end up using black envelopes with silver ink so of course that will up the price. Good luck! I like the embosser idea and thought about that but right now I am all about making my life easier. I am such a perfectionist I would have to make sure it was perfectly centered and I think it would cause a huge migraine.

 

[glaucomflecken]

our printer printed our return address on the back of the envelopes, and it was very professional/elegant looking.

 

[snow_happy]

Have you asked friends or family if they have nice writing and would like to write them for you as a favor? I wrote all my future sister-in-laws'' inner and outer envelopes.

 

[Tacori E-ring]

Date: 4/12/2006 1:36:53 PM
Author: snow_happy
Have you asked friends or family if they have nice writing and would like to write them for you as a favor? I wrote all my future sister-in-laws'' inner and outer envelopes.

I think the issue is the return address. I am planning on writing all of my by hand (I have very distinctive handwriting) but there is NO WAY I am going to write out the return address too!

 

[sosst7]

I think I am going to try to figure out the dimensions and settings on my printer first since it seems like the easiest thing to do. And if that doesn''t work, I am going to take them to the print shop and then if that doesn''t work out, I am going to ask my friends with nice handwriting to do them for me. I am just trying to get them done and over with

 

[appletini]

Another option is if you have a BM with good handwriting, put her to work!

 

[FireGoddess]

I had no qualms about using my clear return address stickers on my reply cards. But then again, my reply cards were postcards because it saved postage, both for the postcard and for the actual invitation weight.

 

[Caribou]

What''s wrong with clear labels for you invitations? That''s what I''m doing, saves money, besides the enevople and most likely the invitaion is going to eventually get thrown away.

 

[sosst7]

I had never thought of clear labels before but sounds good to me!


Thank you soo much ladies for your suggestions!!

 

[Tacori E-ring]

I guess I am in the minority. To me there is no difference between clear and white labels. They are still labels.

 

[AndyRosse]

Date: 4/12/2006 2:40:03 PM
Author: Tacori E-ring
I guess I am in the minority. To me there is no difference between clear and white labels. They are still labels.

Tacori, I agree. But if someone were definitely going to use labels, I would prefer the clear.

Caribou, technically it is not proper to print labels for the addresses of your wedding invitations. You are supposed to hand write them out, and some people hire calligraphers to do that. Also, it is also proper to print the addresses directly onto the envelopes. Of course, those is just etiquette rules, and the bottom line is that you can do what you want.

Sosst, I''m confused, are you talking about your address on the response card envelopes or your address as a return address? Either way, personally I wouldn''t care if you used clear labels, but I know some people who would have a comment or two

. Personally, I''m realistic...do what you need to do. If you can''t handwrite them out for whatever reason (time, number that need to be done, work, school, etc.) and you can''t find someone else to handwrite them out (i.e. friend, calligrapher), then you just have to do what you have to do. But realize that some people don''t see it that way.

I would see if a nearby Kinkos or UPS Store/Mailboxes Etc. can print them directly onto the envelopes. Heck, try your printer. Experiment a bit and I''m sure you''ll find a decent solution!

 

[JulieN]

Save yourself the time, effort, and money. Make the guest write it! You''re already providing a response card, envelope, and maybe a stamp?

 

[AndyRosse]

Date: 4/12/2006 5:33:29 PM
Author: JulieN
Save yourself the time, effort, and money. Make the guest write it! You''re already providing a response card, envelope, and maybe a stamp?

I couldn''t disagree with you more. You should always include the stamp for the response envelope AND you should have the address on the response envelope. How are the guests supposed to know who to send the response card back to? The bride? The bride''s parents? The groom''s parents? The groom? Etc. You don''t want your guests to not know where to send back the response, nor do you want them screwing up the address!!

 

[sosst7]

Rascal, the label would be for the return address for the response envelope. I know that people may be appalled at this, but I wish we could just do evites for everything! lololol... With work, school, and the wedding I think my head is going to explode!! How do you ladies do it? Please tell me your secret

 

[AndyRosse]

Date: 4/12/2006 6:30:15 PM
Author: sosst7
Rascal, the label would be for the return address for the response envelope. I know that people may be appalled at this, but I wish we could just do evites for everything! lololol... With work, school, and the wedding I think my head is going to explode!! How do you ladies do it? Please tell me your secret

LOL, depending on the type of wedding you are having and your family, I do know some people have set up wedding sites so guests can respond

Not sure how well that would work with the older crowd though

For me, I ordered my invitations from Reaves Engraving. They printed the return address on the response envelope, did calligraphy for the outer and inner envelopes, and even stuffed them! All I had to do was put stamps on the invitation itself and on the response envelope, and then insert the response card and envelope into the already stuffed invitation envelope. Also, for a couple cents more, you can have them stamp the response envelopes and put those into the invitation envelopes too! Well worth my dollar per invitation

 

[Tacori E-ring]

I am sure the majority of people don''t feel as strong about this subject as I since I am a graphic designer for a living. I think there are many good options here so hopefully this thread will help you.

 

[cpster]

To keep costs low, we actually printed our address on the RSVP envelopes. We had metallic silver envelopes from Paper Source so I used the same font and a laser printer and they turned out fabulous. I even addressed the envelopes like this. Using a Sloop Script font made it look elegant. I got lots of compliments on the invitations.

One tip is to do a bunch of tests using a simple program like Microsoft Word. I think that due to the small size of the envelopes I rotated the text by 90 degrees (inside a text box) so I could feed the envelopes in short side first. This way the printer had no problem grabbing them.

 

[selflove]

Sosst--I printed the address on our response cards on our home computer. It took probably 2 hours maximum to print about 120 total envelopes. It was a pain but they looked much nicer than labels. I would have had a vendor do them for me but that was an absolute nightmare trying to coordinate. Who knew that print shops so rarely print on envelopes?! I had no idea.

In fact, our vendor that I got in a big fight with gave me a ton of extra small envelopes--how many do you need? LOL! Seriously, I can''t stand the thought of throwing them away (such a closet tree-hugger) and they''re too small to use for anything else.

 

[qtiekiki]

We did clear labels too; we thought they look ok and no one said anything about it. But then again, most of our Chinese guests didn''t even send the response card back. If you do go the label route, make sure to get the matte clear labels instead of the glossy ones (they blend in better with the envelop).