When it comes time to set a wedding budget, most couples expect to spend big bucks on their venue, catering, and entertainment. However, many couples don?t know that even little details can have a major price tag. In fact, there?s one wedding element that can be much more expensive than you might think: your wedding stationery. Between save-the-dates, invitations, reply cards, programs, and thank you cards, wedding stationery will run you $750 (plus postage) on average! This cost is enough to make anyone clutch their wallet in despair?but luckily, there are ways to avoid paying so much for your paper products.
1. Do Your Research
There are tons of cost-effective invitation services for soon-to-be newlyweds. You can choose from a wide range of invitation templates (or even upload your own designs), adjust the colors to suit your wedding theme, and have them professionally printed for a pretty low cost. But if that?s the case, why are so many couples paying through the nose for their wedding stationery" Two words: rush orders. If couples order their invites at the last minute, they?re more likely to pay a higher price for processing and shipping. You can avoid these unnecessary price hikes by working on your invitations as early as possible. Give yourself plenty of time to research printing services and shop around (if you?re really savvy, you may even snag a coupon to help you save even more). 2. Keep it Simple

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