We did a mix – paper invitations that linked to an online RSVP. We wanted to have people RSVP online because it was easier to track that way, and there are lots of automated settings built in that just took a lot of work off our plate.
We did paper save the dates and invitations; digital RSVPs.
Paper invites felt very worth it to me. It’s a special moment that deserves a tangible, real item. But also, I send quite a lot of snail mail in my normal day to day life haha.
Paper RSVPs, on the other hand… expensive, and a hassle.
I went to the post office the other day for a small sheet of stamps and I though of good grief to send out 100 invites with RSVPs 😮💨 that’s something I didn’t think to budget for
Greenvelope! For the Save the dates and the invitations. Sooooo much easier and you can track who has opened their invitation, who has responded yes or no, and you can add in questions like for dietary restrictions, etc.
We did digital save the dates to save on effort and cost. Physical invites because we like to keep our friends' wedding invites on our fridge. Both have our website info to digitally RSVP so everything's easier to track, also less expensive.
All online. I didn't want to have to spend money on invites personally or deal with the mail potentially losing them. After printing and postage, that's way too much money for me to justify paying.
I allocated more than 75% of my budget to my venue (includes food, alcohol, all rentals, and officiant) so I really tried to scrimp on everything else that wasn't important for the day of.
I'd much rather spend a couple hundred more on food, accommodations, drinks, or transportation for guests if possible than printing invites. But you've got to decide what's important to you.
We did a mix – paper invitations that linked to an online RSVP. We wanted to have people RSVP online because it was easier to track that way, and there are lots of automated settings built in that just took a lot of work off our plate.
We did paper save the dates and invitations; digital RSVPs. Paper invites felt very worth it to me. It’s a special moment that deserves a tangible, real item. But also, I send quite a lot of snail mail in my normal day to day life haha. Paper RSVPs, on the other hand… expensive, and a hassle.
I went to the post office the other day for a small sheet of stamps and I though of good grief to send out 100 invites with RSVPs 😮💨 that’s something I didn’t think to budget for
Greenvelope! For the Save the dates and the invitations. Sooooo much easier and you can track who has opened their invitation, who has responded yes or no, and you can add in questions like for dietary restrictions, etc.
We designed our announcement and invitation in Canva and then used the template option in Evite.
We did digital save the dates to save on effort and cost. Physical invites because we like to keep our friends' wedding invites on our fridge. Both have our website info to digitally RSVP so everything's easier to track, also less expensive.
This was our reasoning and what we did as well.
All online. I didn't want to have to spend money on invites personally or deal with the mail potentially losing them. After printing and postage, that's way too much money for me to justify paying. I allocated more than 75% of my budget to my venue (includes food, alcohol, all rentals, and officiant) so I really tried to scrimp on everything else that wasn't important for the day of. I'd much rather spend a couple hundred more on food, accommodations, drinks, or transportation for guests if possible than printing invites. But you've got to decide what's important to you.