I'd love to hear you review the various wedding website sites. Like the knot, zola, wedding wire, etc. which is the best for building your own wedding website for guests?

@ekalbach999

3 жыл бұрын

Such a good idea! I’d love to see this too!

@vanessaboualouang9398

3 жыл бұрын

I agree!!! That would be amazing!

@marandamakes

3 жыл бұрын

Totally useful if you could do this!!!

@jenweatherwax7113

3 жыл бұрын

Depends what you're doing! I tried both WeddingWire and TheKnot. I prefer WeddingWire for website (you can add a honeymoon fund or URL easier), budget, seating chart, RSVP (you can add children and dinner choices which you can't do on TheKnot). But for searching vendors I prefer TheKnot.

I was completely hooked when i got the minted box in the mail. Went into overload and bought all stationary from them.

I generally have nothing to add because I was married 152 years ago and things have changed so much, but one thing to keep in mind is that if you have multiple pieces (which I did) or a booklet type invite (which I loved), you might be looking at paying more postage. Perhaps that is such a small cost to most couples that it makes no difference, but we penny-pinched everywhere we could, so I worked hard to make sure my invitation was the beautiful one I wanted, but that the whole package did not weigh more than one stamp’s worth. Just some really small thing to think about!

@rosestewart1606

2 жыл бұрын

very very true. you also pay more for an invitation that is bigger than letter size in Canada...not sure about elsewhere. I was only married 149 years ago. I think there are far less companies to choose from now and it seems like nobody has a catalogue. this is one of those instances where having a catalogue would make choosing so much easier. I would even be willing to pay for the catalogue.

Literally ordered like 13 samples from minted this afternoon. I can’t wait to get them and I need to mention the fact they offer a paper option that is made from 100% recycled material!

@chelseaalmost_

3 жыл бұрын

Were all 13 free???? Or was it only free up to a certain amount?

@Monica-qx9qd

3 жыл бұрын

@@chelseaalmost_ they currently have a promotion that is 10FREE so I got $10 off and each sample was $1 so I only had to pay $3 for the remaining ones. They also all came with the belly band, RSVP card, detail card and the invitation.

@chelseaalmost_

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info!

Watching her geek out about the possibility of using metallic pens on the black envelopes warmed my heart 🙌

Love this! Can you do another one for the cheapest invitations: Costco, Mixbook, Shutterfly, Sam’s Club, etc? I’m really curious if their quality stands up!

@TheCassieschick

3 жыл бұрын

Check out Ann’s Bridal Bargains online. I love the quality of their stuff! I ordered my save the date postcards there $57 for 100. They have a ton of options, they always have a sale running, great customization options, just fantastic!

@tianakeane7767

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah ,

@jenweatherwax7113

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheCassieschick Downside with Ann's Bridal Bargains is they charge for printing addresses, but Costco does it for free! Also, Costco has some fancier styles for almost the same price! You can get 100 invites for $65.69 of really nice design.

@loveisiah8

3 жыл бұрын

I think etsy is cheap

I used Zola.com for everything! I was able to set up my website and order invitations, save the dates, programs, etc and they were all in the same theme of my website. I was also able to put all of my registries together with their registry so that my guests didn't have to go searching for them. And they had things to help plan and keep up with guest lists and events and rsvps and if I ever had a question about anything they responded within 24 hr! I can't say enough good things about them! I had a great experience and I loved the way all my paper goods that I ordered from them turned out!

Oh, this is so helpful. Our wedding is next year in September so we'll be looking into save the dates and then invitations soon!

We got ours at Vista Print! I made a custom art design for our invitations, which ended up having a spelling error. It was totally our fault, but Vista prints let us redo our entire order free of charge with the edits! Their customer service was amazing, and we even got to keep all the old ones and their envelopes. I feel like we spent about $1.29 a piece on our custom wedding invitation. I would totally recommend them and they do have some less expensive options as well!

I'd love a video going over what to put on invitations for when you're inviting people to just a reception. We got married in March and are postponing our reception, so I'm not sure what those invites will say!

@rosestewart1606

2 жыл бұрын

like the wedding, it's the wording of the reception invites that tells your guests how formal the event is. But if you're inviting family members of different ages I would fall back on Martha Stewart who always gets the etiquette right. where I live, reception invites always started with "You are invited to a wedding reception for..." or. the names of the parents (if they are paying) invite you to a wedding reception for ...

I was just looking into these sites yesterday, and was feeling VERY overwhelmed. Jamie, you have great timing! Haha

Just order my save the dates on basic wedding invites! Really excited for them to arrive. I love how customizable they were - you could change of colors of anything on there! I also loved that you can get your addresses printed on the envelope so you don't have to use stickers.

Yess, thank you Jamie! Your timing with these is always great

We did our invites on Basic Invite and I LOVED them! The paper quality is so good (not squeaky photo paper) and it was so easy to customize. Also they sent us extra envelopes since they knew we would mess up a few. I am so excited to use them again for things like Christmas cards

It's nice to hear a review of all these options. My family isn't big on saving invites so I was looking for a website to just print some inexpensive ones. I like that you can also print place cards, thank yous, etc. on these sites so they are all cohesive, but still will leave me plenty of budget for the DJ and open bar.

Yessss I literally started looking at these for my Summer 2021 wedding today. Much appreciated!

So helpful! I found the artist on Zazzel (look up Jinaiji) that did the Oak Tree Invite and OH MY GOSH there’s so many good ones to choose from! If you need rustic there’s something for everybody just with the one artist if you are just going for looks

Great video! Super helpful, I would love to see your picks for every season!

2052 😂 Vow renewal maybe?

Haven’t watched the video yet but I ordered my save the dates and my invitations from Minted. A couple of the save the dates were damaged when they arrived but the customer service process was honestly fantastic and took care of everything so quickly. I just ordered the invitations so they haven’t arrived yet but I expect great things. Would definitely recommend.

Kind of off topic, but I’m so glad you’re doing Vlogmas! Holidays are hard for me, but your family has a contagious Christmas joy!

Can you do an episode reviewing different WEDDING PLANNING BOOKS/JOURNALS? The type where you fill in the blanks, make lists, etc. to keep your thoughts organized. Or do any other brides-to-be have advice on ones they loved/disliked?

Wow... I’ve never been the first person on a KZread video before. So this is what it’s like... cool. Also, major fan here in Austin, Jamie!!

Love, love all your videos and and the knowledge you share with us...I'm learnings so much about important details I never gave any thought to. I'm in love with the Minted presentation. I want to order my invitations with them. You mentioned there's a discount for your members, but I didn't see it on your webpage.

Ann’s Bridal Bargains is where it’s at! I got 100 fully customized post card STDs for $57. There’s always a sale running, the customer service was great, I think the shipping was free (?) and also super fast! I love that site!

I got samples from minted and their sample package was amazing. Looking for invitations for my September 2021 wedding 😍

here's hoping for emerald as a popular wedding colour - I'd killed to wear an emerald bridesmaid dress!

I am using Basic Invites for my wedding next fall -- I'm using the Vintage Admissions style with gold foil. I'm a MASSIVE Harry Potter fan and instantly recognized that the boarder detail was the same as a Platform 9 3/4 ticket. I'm getting married in a turn of the century manor so the vintage style fits my venue while letting me have a subtle nod to my favorite franchise. I'm in love! 😍

I love fall! 🍁🍂 Thank you for your service in regards to invitation sample ordering. 😁 I ordered samples from Minted, Vistaprint and CatPrint so I know it can be a lot. Also, I'm not sure if you've done a video on this before but advice on renting versus buying decor is something that I'm struggling with right now.

Just got engaged sooo now I'll be watching your vids for a reason instead of just for fun and curiosity lol 😊

We got our save the dates, change the dates, & invites (buy now personalize later - really helped with postponing & not having our invites printed yet) from Minted! Turned out the website design we loved & wanted to use from Minted has a matching invite suite that we decided to go with (not because matching, but cacti). I couldn’t love our Minted everything more!!

I ordered the 3 in one invites from minted for my January 2021 wedding and I loved them!

@chaethaslayer8213

3 жыл бұрын

Is that the All in one invitations? I think I want those too!

I ended up buying the Basic Invite matte black ones. They really feel nice and they are so pretty!

Got our Invitations and Save the Dates from Basic Invite! I'm absolutely in love. They are so so so customizable. They look great whether you go with a pre-made design or spend hours upon hours upon hours switching fonts and colors and envelope styles and moving around the text placement...trust me I know. I was impressed with the feel of their soft matte paper, the embossed foil that you can put pretty much where ever on the invitation, and how easy they were to design. You can also add on detail or direction cards, menus, signage and so much more. Plus they will host your wedding website for free (which you can also customize), manage your guest list (RSVPs and addresses) and preprint addresses on the envelopes. I wish I could show them off to all of you. That's how much I

@juliataylor4800

3 жыл бұрын

Were you able to get samples as cheap as Jamie did? I'm on the website now and they're showing up as being about $10 for each one! :(

Absolutely adored the packaging some of the samples came in! Such good marketing, like you said. I designed our invites, but it wasn't really from scratch. I bought clip art from an artist on Etsy and looked on Pinterest and wedding invite websites for inspiration. It meant something to me to design them, even though I know not everyone keeps theirs, I know I will! And actually I was there when one of our friends opened hers and she loved it. She thought it was really thoughtful and felt very us. She asked if the colors were also going to be our theme and I said yes so she was psyched. 😂 I had a lot of time to do it because we'll have had a two year engagement by this summer, so I didn't feel rushed. We used Zazzle to print them and they came out really beautifully and super reasonably priced, so I don't regret the effort. So for anybody out there wishing to do the same--it's possible! 😁

We used Basic Invite && we loved it!

Hey Jamie! Can you make a video on your very first clients?? I’ve been dying to know what what that was like for you!

@maturemillennialmama

3 жыл бұрын

Ooo, yeah! I have been wondering about that as well!!!!

Created my own DIY invitations for our wedding, but watching anyway cause I love your videos! 😊

I'm helping my daughter's friend with her invitations and we're probably going with Invitations by Dawn...which is where I got mine from many years ago. We did look at the other sites but she is leaning towards a simple and traditional invitation with a lined envelope and they still do that stuff well at a decent price.

I really like the moody one with flowers and shiny letters. Blush wallpaper 😍 same

Minted is great. I had a good experience with them.

Loved this video sooo much but the brightness makes it a little hard to view the cards would have loved a few close ups of the cards

I'd love a video on environmental friendly invitations!

Such a great video!!

I'm considering Zola for my 2022 wedding. You can get an invite to match your website and they do the addressing. You can do lots of personalization too. Would love to see a Zola review!

We did the 3 in 1 invites from minted because the entire suites were out of our budget, but the 3-in-1s include everything and are more environmentally friendly anyway!

That emerald card is totally in my color scheme !!!!

I’d recommend checking out truly engaging. That’s where I’m getting my stationary for my October wedding

Can't believe I got to this video so early. So excited, my fiancé and I are doing a mix of invites and etc. Paper for immediate family and godparents and the like then e-invites for everyone else. I had no idea so many companies also did invites (still kinda new to the whole wedding research thing)

@adriannagattuso5442

3 жыл бұрын

Same! What's your plan to get everyone's email/contact info?

@kileyhanson1203

3 жыл бұрын

@@adriannagattuso5442 my family is pretty spread out so to keep in touch, I already have most of contact information for them and my fiancé's family are always sending massive group emails and etc. So we got kinda lucky in that most of that is all saved somewhere in our personal accounts but as far as family friends and friends are concerned, if we need info we'll probably bug them through Facebook or something else similar first to get all that.

@adriannagattuso5442

3 жыл бұрын

@@kileyhanson1203 thanks for your reply! Of course my fiance and I don't have facebook, but that would be much easier! I'm toying with the idea of doing paper save the dates, with a link to a google form to get everyone's email and to let them know a formal invitation will NOT follow... idk how effective it'll be though. 🤷‍♀️

@kileyhanson1203

3 жыл бұрын

@@adriannagattuso5442 that sounds like a solid plan to me. The only catch I can think of would be the tech savvy-ness of your loved ones/family/friends. I hope you have nothing but the best of luck with it 😁

Can you try on wedding dresses and say the pros and cons of the types of dresses

Can you do a video comparing making wedding websites using different like the three most popular platforms (wedding wire, the knot, & zola)? I see so many videos of people making their wedding websites but it would be nice to see comparisions between all of them!

I want to plan a wedding so bad, oh man

We got ours from Shutterfly and loved them and got lots of compliments on them... And then postponed our wedding fesitivites because of Covid 😅. This year is really the worst.

Can we do a video comparing the most common wedding websites (Zola, Minted, The Knot, etc.)? And which you recommend and why. I having the HARDEST time deciding and I need to soon.

Please do this video again for spring weddings!!

Ok, how did you get so many samples from basic invite for less than $10?? Each sample is showing up as around $10 in my cart right now!

Love this! Is the wallpaper company Ellie Cashman? Her designs are beautiful!

She reminds me of Jamie Lynn spears. Thanks for your content ! Super helpful!

Lord that emerald almost makes me want to change my colors.. again!!

@rachelmartinez5057

3 жыл бұрын

RIGHT! I thought the same

It’s so nice these exist! None of these are my style, my fiancé and I are really nerdy and he’s an artist himself and graphic artist so he’ll be designing our invite obvi, BUT I am trying to find a good printing service that offers wedding invitation style printing and paper so it feels classy and not like I printed off at home or office max or something. 😌 Still looking, if you know if any Jamie let me know! (ALSO I’m super excited!! I signed up for your monthly calls so I’ll see you on Dec 16th!!! 🤩🤩🤩)

Is anyone else having trouble with the link jwcoordination.com/invite ? It does not come up for me at all.

The zazzle link says it's not currently active? Is it US specific?

I went to your website to enter my email for the discount codes and the page “couldn’t be found” 😭

Hi Jamie. Went to the link and couldn't find it. Says that it's no longer there. Can you please upload the invitation printing places again! Much appreciated!

I was so sad when I ordered from basic invite. I finally found someone with clear invites and my clear invites were dirty ☹️

Can you please review 1440nyc invitations? 🙏

Can you make a video on calligraphy or handwritten envelopes or address labels?!?!?! I didn’t know this was a thing until I went to start to mail my invites 😑

We got our save the dates from magnet street. They were CRAZY cheap BUTT the editing process was a pain in the butt. I think we are splurging and using minted for invites.

Vistaprint is cheapest

Do you still have a coupon code for minted? I NEED one :(

Can someone please help me since customer service won't. I ordered business cards from zazzle a couple days ago. I click the status of my order link and it immediately says I haven't ordered anything which I have a confirmation email saying I did. I didn't order internationally. I checked my bank statements and they did charge me for this. I hope someone can help me.

Wow. The more I learn about invites the more I'm shocked at how involved and handmade the default expecation is. The fact you even mention that it looks printed, or that people try to save money by hand designing and decorating their own. Just order prints like these! Or call/text/online rsvp! /end rant

Ok

@saschamayer4050

2 жыл бұрын

25:32

UK people! Does anyone know if there is a UK version of minted? I hear sooo much about it and love the concept but I'm not even sure if they ship to the UK - nor would I really want to pay that kind of shipping for invites!

Is there anyone on here looking for bilingual invitation?

What do you think of JJs house?

@maturemillennialmama

3 жыл бұрын

I got my wedding dress from them and I loved it!!! They have really incredible customer service! I have really large arms and I ordered a standard size dress and when it arrived the sleeves were too small. They made it super easy to return my dress and send in measurements for my arms (the rest of the dress fit like a dream!) And then sent my new dress to me super fast! They were super nice and very helpful and got everything done fast! And my dress was gorgeous!!! I received so many compliments!!!!

@Vasalyn

3 жыл бұрын

Great website to order dresses from. I got my maid of honor dress there. I also plan to have my bridesmaids buy their dresses from there too.

NGL these companies (with the exception of Minted) can’t compete with Etsy. The quality, cost, and customization Etsy shops offer along with the plus of supporting a small business ends Etsy to the forefront for me.

Why would they wanna do a Halloween wedding...isn't that like ghost day?