How to Save Money on Your Wedding Stationery
Save up to $1,300 on Your Wedding Stationery
When you start planning your wedding, you quickly learn costs start adding up fast. Venue fee, photographer, wedding dress, rings, flowers, music, rentals, food, drinks, officiant, stationery, decor and more! You start planning your wedding budget and prioritize what is important to you. One way you can save is to DIY your wedding stationery. Working with a wedding planner or ordering your stationery online can be very expensive. Creative Union Design offers digital designs that you can download, edit and print yourself to save big on your wedding budget. Let’s go through all the stationery you need for your wedding and the cost difference between DIY-ing with Creative Union Design versus buying your stationery with an online company. You’ll be surprised how much you can save.
Invitation Sets
For invitations, we are comparing 100 invitations, 100 details cards, 100 rsvp cards, 100 5x7 envelopes and 100 rsvp return envelopes. To create your invitations with Creative Union Design you will need to purchase our digital design for $12.99, 300 pack of white card stock, 100 5x7 envelopes and 100 4x6 rsvp return envelopes. After purchasing you will edit our PDF file using Adobe Reader. Save and print the invitations and cards on white matte card stock and trim. Then assemble your cards and envelopes together.
Online Company: $544
Creative Union Design: $55.99
TOTAL SAVINGS: $488.01
Programs
For wedding programs, we are comparing 200 4” x 8” program cards. To create your programs with Creative Union Design you will need to purchase our digital design for $6.50 & a 300 pack of white card stock. After purchasing you will edit our PDF file using Adobe Reader. Save and print the programs on white matte card stock and trim.
Online Company: $305
Creative Union Design: $19
TOTAL SAVINGS: $286.50
Menus
For menu cards, we are comparing 200 4” x 8” cards. To create your menus with Creative Union Design you will need to purchase our digital design for $6.50 and a 300 pack of white card stock. After purchasing you will edit our PDF file using Adobe Reader. Save and print the menu cards on white matte card stock and trim.
Online Company: $266
Creative Union Design: $19
TOTAL SAVINGS: $247
Place Cards
For place cards, we are comparing 150 3.78" x 1.48" folded cards. To create your place cards with Creative Union Design you will need to purchase our digital design for $5 and a pack of Avery Place Cards. After purchasing you will edit our PDF file using Adobe Reader. Save and print the place cards on the Avery 1609 Template. Fold the cards using perforations. Watch our How To Make Place Cards Video.
Online Company: $125
Creative Union Design: $19
TOTAL SAVINGS: $106
Table Numbers
For our table numbers, we are comparing 30 4” x 6” cards. To create your table numbers with Creative Union Design you will need to purchase our digital design for $5 and a 300 pack of white card stock. After purchasing, print the table numbers on white matte card stock and trim using the provided crop marks. Print two sets and adhere back to back for double sided. Head table & reserved signs included. Gold frame recommendation.
Online Company: $75
Creative Union Design: $19
TOTAL SAVINGS: $56
Welcome Signs
For welcome signs, we are comparing a pack of four welcome signs. 8” x 10”, 16” x 20”, 18” x 24” and 24” x 36”. To create your welcome signs with Creative Union Design you will need to purchase our digital design for $9.50. All four sizes are included. After purchasing, edit the files using Adobe Reader. Save and print as your local copy center. Extra: Place printouts in your favorite frame or mount on foam board and display on a wood floor easel.
Online Company: $185
Creative Union Design: $73
TOTAL SAVINGS: $112
Seating Charts
For seating charts, we are comparing a 24” x 36” sign. To create your seating chart sign with Creative Union Design you will need to purchase our digital design for $9.50. After purchasing, edit the files using Adobe Reader. Save and print on a 300 pack of white card stock. Cut out all the 5” x 7” table cards and clothes pin across a 24” x 36” picture frame or wall decoration.
Online Company: $120
Creative Union Design: $58.50
TOTAL SAVINGS: $61.50
Total Savings = $1,357
Wow one thousand, three hundred and fifty seven dollars saved by doing DIY wedding stationery. With that much money saved, what could you use that money towards?
Honeymoon Hotel
Honeymoon Airfare
Pay Off Debt
Save for a New Home
Invest for Future
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