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Carol,

For highest quality, you outsource. Minimum quality -- (1) offset litho or (possibly) (2) commercial digital printing. Moving up, a (3) good thermographer. And top rank is (4) genuine engraving. You have the broadest range of stocks and high-quality matching envelopes and RSVP card stocks to choose from if you choose (1), (3), or (4).

See my notes above about perceptions of inkjet and laser wedding invites. And do a search for similar threads.

You are fairly limited with home-brew inkjet stocks and far more limited with home-brew laser-compatible stocks. And you also cannot do metallic inks, hot stamping, blind embossing, or raised letters from home, which can add class to an invitation.

If this is a serious business -- and not a hobby/spare time diversion -- you need to study the competition in your area (quality, pricing, turnaround times, reputation, etc.) prepare a real business plan, check available resources and costs of materials, speak with your accountant, and set up a corporation: LLC, Subchapter S, or other. Work with an attorney who understands business law and who can guide you. Most important -- don't kid yourself with marketing realities. But with the number of folks who've wandered through here with the same invitation business idea, I wouldn't be terribly surprised if your local market is saturated.

If you're still with me, you might have a non-critical audience who will accept inkjet printing (which would give you more stock choices than laser) do a survey of likely clients and see if they would accept that quality.

Please feel free to come back with other questions.

Neil