If you and your spouse are intent on saving every penny, then you're definitely looking to save a penny here and there. Your wedding invitations are underestimated sources of financial burden. Don't fret. Don't regret. In other words, don't buy cheap invitations you won't like. Don't buy expensive ones that will make you fret. Just buy the right ones that will work wonders on your guests. They can be elegant for your invitees and relatives and recipients and cheap, frugal, and thrifty for you. You'll be satisfying the best of both worlds.

If you're tired of the same old high prices and limited selection at party and stationary stores, then you're really missing out on the Internet. Places you most likely have not wandered into include Kinkos, Staples, Office Max, Office Depot, Costco, Wal-Mart, K-Mart, Sam's, and grocery, discount, warehouse, mail-order, and specialty stores. Identical invitations are priced much lower. The samples are sent out freely to allow you and your spouse to feel the invitations and see them firsthand before you make a bulk purchase.

There are several options in printing techniques. Some cost an arm and a leg and others cost nothing at all. Engraved wedding invitations are super, but they're extraordinary in price also. There are other kinds of printing techniques that mirror or replicate engraving effects without the cost. Thermography is one technique. The raised technique is available for much less money. A more casual wedding can subsist on laser printing, i.e., the kind used in magazines, high-profile postcards, and other media materials. That's totally all right for your guests.

Avoid the ornaments and adornments of invitations by avoiding bows, jackets, multiple layers of paper, and other childish embellishments. Those little details can really add together. Avoid high-quality paper, lined envelopes, extra postage costs, and hidden fees with the ease of use of simple wedding invitations for you, your spouse, and your guests.

Discount packages are great alternatives to personalized cards. Buy your invitations as a single unit with the invitation, response card, envelope, and everything else in one little batch. Stationary vendors should offer great discounts on ordering wedding invitations, thank you cards, and informal stationary at the same time.

Some people used to send wedding invitations in two separate envelopes, but those days are long gone. You can save money by completely lightening the load with a single wedding invitation envelope.

These simple steps should help you save a lot on your wedding invitations.