two sets of invitations?

[sumbride]

So with all the talk of invitations lately, I''ve started looking even though we have a long time before I need to worry about that...

Would it be weird to do two different sets? We''re having a big wedding, by all accounts, and the majority of the guests are local. They won''t need hotel info or maps or any of that, but about 100 of our guests are from out of town/out of state and would need all that information. I love the pocket-fold envelope-style invitations which help organize all that information but are decidedly pricey. I was thinking maybe we could print simple single-sheet invitations for the locals and the fancier envelope-style for the out-of-town folk. Good idea? Bad idea?

Of course, I could always send the single-sheet invites to everybody and put more information in with the out-of-town guests.

-Sum


Oh... I just watched a show where a couple had their apartment decorated by a blind man. They were blindfolded through all the shopping so they could "feel the vision" too and it actually turned out really well. At the end of the show, the guy proposed to his girlfriend on camera! Kind of neat! She gets a newly decorated apartment AND a fiance!

 

[Gypsy]

I like the idea with the same invites for all of the guests-- but different amounts of additional informative inserts for the OOT guests. It just seems, well, fair to me to have everyone get invites of the same quality.

 

[jcrow]

are you against sending a save the date packet with info to only the out of town guests? this way everyone would get the same invite, but the out of towners would get the info they need.

 

[sumbride]

I was planning on doing save the dates for the out of towners, but hadn''t thought to do the info packets too. That makes more sense and would probably just be simpler. Plus it wouldn''t ruffle any feathers! Good idea.

I guess that means no pocketfolds.

 

[Gypsy]

Can you get a nice invitation printed somewhere... and do the pocket fold wrap for them yourself? Like these only do the pocket yourself... your need DC and the knot brides swear by papersource.

http://www.whiteaisle.com/luxe_invitation.htm

 

[sumbride]

I fell in love with those on Friday Gypsy! But the $4.50/piece thing kind of threw me, especially since we''ll probably mail about... oh wait! I totally forgot to divide by 2!!! Most of our guests are coming in pairs! So if it''s 400 people, that''s probably only 200 invites! That''s still a LOT at $900 but is nowhere close to the $2000 I was estimating.... hmmm....

of course, I should still probably try to cut that number in half. That''s a LOT of money for paper. I should check out papersource. I saw that Lulu mentioned them in her post.

 

[kcoursolle]

Another thing you could do is have the same invite for everyone with a link for more information on the invitation. The link would be your wedding website that would include hotel info, directions, etc.

 

[ChargerGrrl]

Sum: Just had to throw my two cents in.

I''m a HUGE pocketfold fan. Wanted them from day one, just didn''t want to pay $$$ so I DIY''d them. And trust me, I''m not a DIY-er. But they turned out great, and I was really happy with them. Just give yourself enough time!

Here they are: https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/yahoo-i-did-it-check-out-my-invites.48368/=

 

[sumbride]

Love them CG!!! Thanks! I think I''ll give it a shot. We have plenty of time and I am somewhat handy. YEA!

 

[Gypsy]

Thos pockets are FABULOUS! And what a good deal! Love you invites CG!

 

[jb-jt]

i don''t think it''d be weird at all...but that''s cuz i had two sets of invites. one set was just a panel invitation with a belly band. the other was a full on pocketfold. the two sets were of the same design genre, so to speak, but clearly not identical. everything was custom designed by http://www.oliostyle.com and it came out beautifully. they carry the full line of envelopments products, so you we had plenty of pocketfold options. to save on cost, we assembled the pocketfold portion ourselves, so price wasn''t bad at all. i know they sell just the pocketfolds by themselves also, cuz we considered completely DIY-ing...and they had the best prices for envelopments i could find...but in the end, i got lazy. good luck!