u/zenorchid

Am I crazy for wanting to print (all?) my own wedding stationery?

Basically, is a professional print service (something like Vistaprint, CVS, FedEx, etc) so far beyond what a respectable home printer can do that I shouldn't even try? I can get a new photo printer for free through work rewards (looking at a Canon Pixma ip8720 specifically, but Pixma Pro 100s and 200s are plentiful on FBMP here). I'm already designing everything on the computer, and I'd be able to print one item and look at it and feel it and decide if I like the way the color turned out vs shipping a file out to a company and holding my breath. Printing it myself would let me use my Cricut Maker too for foiling and debossing... and I think it goes without saying that I'm willing to put in the legwork to have the control (and potential cost savings). I'd be printing roughly 60 STDs/invites/etc. in addition to whatever day-of nonsense I want to do. I do want them to look nice, but I understand they won't look like a $10k letterpress suite!

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u/zenorchid — 2 days ago