What are the advantages of doing my own wedding invitations, announcements or stationery?

The biggest advantage is saving money! 
Wedding invitations and stationery printed by a professional printer or Invitation Company, are very expensive.
Do you know how many are you going to need?
Once you start working on you guest list, it's very common to discover that you did not order enough. So, now you have to order additional invitations and stationery at additional expense!
There's also the risk your printed invitations, announcements and / or stationery won't arrive on time or arrive misprinted!

If you print your own, you can print as many as you want and add when you need more.  You can use your own, rather than form wording and you can even personalize each invitation, program, menu, thank you note, Save the Date card, place card CD-ROM label, etc by typing, rather than hand writing it.

Let's face it--printing your own wedding stationery is definitely more time and trouble than just walking into a store, placing an order, and writing a check--what else is new?  Printed stationery has gotten so expensive, though, that it's now worth the time and trouble it takes to do it yourself.

I know what invitations and announcements are. But, what do you mean by wedding stationery?

In addition to invitations and announcements you need to consider Save the Date Cards, Response - R.S.V.P. Enclosure Cards, Rehearsal Invitations, Reception Cards, Place Cards, Menus, Programs, Thank You Note Cards and Guest Book pages.

What do I get when I order a Marilyn Collection of do-it-yourself invitation, announcements or stationery?

In addition to the template(s), you will receive, various fonts to choose from, and an additional DOC file (used in Microsoft Word and Corel WordPerfect) with the correct wordings for different cards and situations and complete printing instructions.

Before you purchase blank wedding stationery:
Be sure that you know the weight and content of the paper. Often, Paper that appears to be a bargain may not be!
Make sure that the stationery you're buying is designed to be printed on the printer you have. You'll get quality printing if both paper and printer are made for each other. If you have a Laser printer, purchase paper designed for a Laser printer. If you have an Inkjet printer, purchase paper designed for an Inkjet printer. Most of our stationery will print well on either.
If you are planning to purchase card stock at an office supply store, Be aware! Some card stock is designed for commercial printers and may not print well on either a Laser or an Inkjet.

How do I know what style to choose or how to match my invitations with other stationery?
There are many styls to choose from. To get an idea of styles and sizes available, go to
Make Your Own Stationery - Products.