Cardstock and printing

We printed our own stuff. Bought card stock from michaels and printed at home. Granted you could go to a print shop so it's more professional! Esp if you have a fancy background

Depends on how much you need. A few sheets? Michael's or JoAnn has plenty! Need more than 20? CardsandPockets.com is a good choice.

I was about to suggest cardsandpockets.com super affordable. We plan on doing the menus and maybe the invitations ourselves as well and I will be buying a template off of Etsy as well.

Thanks ladies! cardsandpockets.com does seem pretty affordable and they have more options than some other places I've seen.

I got a packages of 100 sheets of shimmery paper at Michael's with a coupon for $3 I used for my STDs. It's really nice, and although thinner than cardstock, still thicker than normal paper.

@Almost: Those are usually 80# cover stocks. STDs and invites are usually 120# stock, and the thicker stuff can go clear up past 180#.

I spent 3 years working in a copy shop, and I learned SO MUCH about papers and composition of things like invitations!

I got our paper from Paper Source. I received a special coupon for being a first time customer, and bought all of our envelopes as well to save even more. They have a mix and match option for buying in bulk as well.

I will say, printing at home can be a little tricky sometimes. You will need some patience!