Invite Dillemas

The pros and cons of printing invitations.

Professionally Printed Invitations

PROS

Beautiful raised lettering Professional quality Guaranteed superior quality for your once-in-a-lifetime event Less personal time involved than printing your own invitations Easy selection of paper and design options Clear printing quality Worry- and hassle-free ordering Allows you to concentrate on other plans for the event Proofreaders catch mistakes for you The company printing your invitations will take responsibility for errors, should they exist Do not have to buy all the supplies, ink, fonts and paper Order all of the matching parts (enclosures, thank you notes, glassware, books) at one time Wide variety of invitation styles to choose from Additional options such as lined envelopes

CONS

You don't get to know how well your home computer or printer works You don't have the satisfaction of creating your own invitation Expense and beginning monetary costs may be more than printing them on your own May not be as creative as the bride likes Extra costs for colored ink or extra lines

Printing your Own Invitations

PROS

Learn how your home computer and printer work You create your own invitation The beginning monetary costs may be lower Creativity with papers and layouts

CONS

Printer frustrations Getting the paper to feed correctly through your printer Time to set up and print documents When you are planning a big event, you don't want to be worrying about invitations as well Cost and time involved trying to find the perfect papers, font and verse for the invitation Limited design options due to home printer restrictions Limited font selections If you make a mistake, you need to start over Stress of fitting the invitation to size onto a card

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