Invites from AnnsBridalBargains.com?

[Rainbow Brite]

Has anyone else ordered their invitations from http://www.annsbridalbargains.com? We just ordered four samples yesterday and are pretty certain we'll go with them once we decide which design is our favorite. Just wondering if any of you have had good/bad experiences with them :)

BTW - if any of you are going to shop with them, go to Coupon Cactus (http://www.couponcactus.com/?ccid=103406) and sign up for a free account first - they have two coupons for Ann's Bridal that'll save you $10 off a $75+ order and give you cash back on your order.

[Brian's Bride]

I ordered 3 samples from them but didn't care for the quality. The paper wasn't as heavy as I was thinking it would be... so I ended up designing my own. But the samples were sent out really fast! I hope you like them, because they are certainly a bargain!

[Rainbow Brite]

Wow, you weren't kidding about them being fast! Just received the samples today! :) And out of the four, one was just perfect:

Climbing Sunflowers (http://www.annsbridalbargains.com/WE_ViewEns.cfm?prev=1&TempPrev=0&blnPreviewRequestSubmitted=0&recordsperpage=8&CompletedOrder=0&sBasketID=0&sItemCode=WedEns6672&FromHome=1&Search_intTotalSearchLevel=1&Search_strInputString=1w070415b&Search_strInputKeywords=1&Search_strItemGroup=&Search_blnAccessoryCategoryPage=0&Search_blnSingle=1&alogo=1&menu=none&morethanonepage=YES&HostDomain=0&FirstTimeThrough=1&option=WE_ViewEns.cfm&format=WedEnsVA&CFID=24261343&CFTOKEN=34362939)

I agree that the paper on the others wasn't all that thick - but the paper that these are printed on is nice and sturdy, plus there's an awesome shimmery coating covering the front and back. It matches the color of our wedding website too - so yay! :)

Now we just have to figure out what we want them to say...lol

[Brian's Bride]

That's a cute invite! And yay that it has shimmer! :D

[Rainbow Brite]

Just wanted to give everyone an update on my experience with this company. In the end, everything turned out great, but we certainly hit some bumps along the way:

1) Be sure to take advantage of their free samples. Some of the invites that looked great online looked/felt very cheap in person.

2) Pay the extra $10 to get a proof and make sure they email you a REAL proof. The first "proof" we received from them was a blank white PDF document only containing the invite text. It did not show the borders of the invite or how the text would be centered on it. Upon asking, they emailed us a real proof, but the centering was way off. It took us going back and forth FOUR TIMES for them to get it right - and this was after I emailed them a photoshopped image of EXACTLY what I wanted.

3) Inspect your invites once you receive them. The sample we were sent for the design we picked had a nice shimmery/pearly coating to it that I loved. The first invites we received were printed on regular old card stock with no shimmery coating!! I immediately complained and they reprinted the invites on the correct paper and mailed them to me right away.

So in the end, I still think we got a great deal on our invites and would refer others to them. But be sure to stick up for yourself if something isn't the way you want it. They will work with you. They are easy to contact and quick to respond.

Hope that helps someone who's considering going through them :)

[KMS]

Super tips on how to use this company. That's exactly why so many brides choose to use OW. Priceless information!

Glad that you got just what you wanted and for a good price.