Wednesday, May 11, 2011

New 2011 Postage Prices for Wedding Invitations

The United States Postal Service (USPS) has recently changed the price of stamps that may affect your Wedding Invitations and/or Save the Date Cards. If you have yet to mail your invitations you should be aware of these new rates. Here's a list of sizes and prices that have changed effective April 17th, 2011:

• 1st class, 2 oz - $0.64 (previously $0.61)
• 1st class, 2 oz - odd size* - $0.84 (previously $0.81)
• 1st class, 3 oz - $0.84 (previously $0.78)
• 1st class, 3.5 oz - $1.04 (previously $0.95)
• 1st class, 4 oz - $1.48 (previously $1.39)
• Postcards, 1 oz - $.29 (previously $0.28)

First class 1 oz stamps will remain at $0.44


Two New Wedding-Themed Stamps
On April 22nd, the post office released a new wedding-themed Forever® stamp featuring two white roses. While this is only a $0.44 stamp for one-ounce mail it does provide an additional wedding-themed stamp at face value (the rings stamp has been available since 2009) to the list of available choices. The old $0.61 wedding cake stamp is now a $0.64 stamp.

New Forver Stamp$0.44 Wedding Stamp$0.64 Wedding Stamp

Contact us to learn about new ways to save on postage!

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Ode to Prom


La Design Boutique had the honor and fun of creating an invitation for Prom! It was our first time creating a Prom Invitation and it was soooo much fun. We love festivities, and we love being a part of new events even more! This invitation was done for Gabrielino High School in San Gabriel, California and their theme is "This I Promise You". Their colors are going to be aqua, black and silver. Such elegant choices, right? We love their choice. They decided they wanted an elegant invitation with damask designs that showcased the theme colors. This was printed on a 4.25x6 glossy card and enclosed in a beautiful matte aqua envelope. We hope you have a prom to remember Gabrielino HS Junior Class!

Have a special and unique occasion you need a design for? La Design Boutique is your choice for custom designs!