https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 05 Apr 2026 12:54:21 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-announcements-1#post-593170 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:56:22 +0000 birdofafeather 593170@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>this isn't helpful, but i'm a cheapo and as much as i love tiny prints and minted, i would rather design them myself and use my pro lab printer. that's what we did for our holiday and baby announcement cards. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-announcements-1#post-593079 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:41:25 +0000 hilsy85 593079@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Don't remember how much we paid but we used tinyprints, and really liked them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-announcements-1#post-593072 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:39:15 +0000 wheres_c 593072@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Costco has a tiny prints discount!</p> <p>I think i have a minted coupon code if anyone needs it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-announcements-1#post-593057 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:33:27 +0000 mrs. wagon 593057@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Omg your hubby wins daddy of the year! :D </p> <p>We ordered Tiny Prints and ordered through Costco's online photo center to save 20% or so! I can't remember how much they were per invite, but I think we spent about $100 total, then stamps on top of those... don't forget about stamps! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-announcements-1#post-593037 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:27:43 +0000 jmarionsmith 593037@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we loved tinyprints! they the cutest designs for the best prices, imo! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-announcements-1#post-593028 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:23:06 +0000 autumnlove 593028@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I ordered from Tiny Prints and they were pretty expensive...over $100. I think it took a week and a half?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-announcements-1#post-593004 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:15:41 +0000 wheres_c 593004@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: I wanted something similar to minted/tiny prints but didnt see anything exactly that I wanted.<br /> We ordered a template from etsy, changed the name/date etc and added our picture. We ordered the high quality flat matte cards from mpix.<br /> I am so so happy with them.<br /> Time from start to receiving the announcements:4 days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-announcements-1#post-592940 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:45:13 +0000 shopaholic 592940@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rachiecakes: Luckily I already have an updated spreadsheet from our wedding and baby showers, so the addresses are already all stored!</p> <p>@rachiecakes: @littlecasita1122: @SAHM0811: Thanks for the tip! I think The Bump just sent a $20 off for Shutterfly coupon, so I will have to take a look. I've never ordered with them before, so glad to hear you guys liked the quality. </p> <p>@SAHM0811: Oh I hope we get some pics to use from the photog before a month! I would like to send them out ASAP!</p> <p>@matador84: @mrs. bird: Thanks! I will check those sites out!</p> <p>@Sammyfab: @mrsjyw: Yeah, he is! :) I really like Minted and Tinyprints qualities too! I'm going to keep an eye out for coupons too... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-announcements-1#post-592933 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:37:22 +0000 heffalump 592933@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did the cheapo route. 100 free Vistaprint postcards :) we also sent out about 100 and I just didn't have a ton of money with a new baby..... And that way I could just design my own. I don't remember how long it took, but it was awhile because first we had to get the pictures from the photographer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-announcements-1#post-592922 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:26:49 +0000 mrsjyw 592922@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Tinyprints, 65 cards/env for $65! Shipped! </p> <p>Ur dh is so excited for K's arrival! So swt!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-announcements-1#post-592917 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:21:32 +0000 Sammyfab 592917@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Your DH is so sweet!! </p> <p>We ordered from minted and I was really happy with them. I ordered 75 and it came to $140-ish with taxes and a coupon code (I forget for how much but they send you a code when you sign up). We got lots of compliments on our birth announcement and the paper quality! The only crappy part is that I live in Canada and Fedex's brokerage fees suckkkkkk! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-announcements-1#post-592914 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:16:30 +0000 mrs. bird 592914@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>obviously i haven't printed specifically birth announcements, but we used cardstore.com for our christmas cards, photo cards on nice card stock, not the flimsy photo paper, and they save our address book and ship right to the recipient (included in the price!) and they put real stamps and printed the addresses nicely on the envelopes (i was worried that they'd look tacky like junk mail, but they looked nice) and they often have coupon codes so our christmas cards ended up costing less than the stamps would have... CRAZY! i would totally recommend them and you could put the addresses in now so they'd be all ready for when you're ready to send. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-announcements-1#post-592912 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:06:32 +0000 matador84 592912@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a girl design them and she did a FANTASTIC job. Everything custom and overnight shipped. I only ordered about 40 but got 55. What you order depends on price. I did double sided, valentines on one side announcement on the other. I just emailed the pics to her and my idea and she put it together. I also had her design stationary for me. </p> <p>You can find examples of some of her work here. <a href="http://www.thecurryinvitations.blogspot.com/?m=1" rel="nofollow">http://www.thecurryinvitations.blogspot.com/?m=1</a></p> <p>I'm not affiliated with her at all, she has just done work for me and done an excellent job. I don't know if I can post the link but if its a problem ill take it down! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-announcements-1#post-592911 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:05:41 +0000 SAHM0811 592911@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Shutterfly has great quality! We ordered about 40 I think and spent less than $75 if I recall correctly. Our newborn session took place at Day 7 and we got our pics around Week 3 or 4. Announcements went out around the time she was 1.5-2 months old I think!</p> <p>ETA: I think I used a coupon too... From the Similac Strong Moms promotion. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-announcements-1#post-592909 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:04:16 +0000 littlecasita1122 592909@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I ordered ours from Shutterfly - they were printed on thick paper with a matte finish so they were pricey. But I had a $20 off coupon and then found another coupon code for free shipping and a % off the total. Altogether we spent $110 for 65 of them. </p> <p>Honestly announcements are pricey no matter what site you use unless you go with a basic photo card printed on photo paper. It stinks! I also checked out Tiny Prints and Minted but the design I liked best was on Shutterfly.</p> <p>I did my own newborn photos so I justified spending the extra $ on the announcements. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-announcements-1#post-592903 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 19:56:41 +0000 rachiecakes 592903@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>your DH is so sweet! Tell him to make a spreadsheet list with all the addresses - seriously! I wish I had done this before DS arrived. It took me foreverrr to get announcements out with a newborn, haha</p> <p>I just ordered them from a photo site online (shutterfly?) It was under $50 for about 50 of them. I did my own photo though. I wish I had had the idea to get a newborn photographer beforehand, I totally dropped the ball on the fun, keepsake things. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birth-announcements-1#post-592828 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:57:45 +0000 shopaholic 592828@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>* I have to preface this by saying how adorable my DH was the other night. He asked me, "Do we send out birth announcements once Kaitlyn is here?" And I told him, "Yes, we're going to use the pricey Newborn photography pics we paid for!" He seemed pleased and told me "You should give me the envelopes so I can start addressing them all." :D So cute right?! But of course, we'd have to have them ordered already to address them, so it won't happen now. </p> <p>That led me to look into some birth announcements on Minted.com and they are like $1.63/each! I don't want Costco-quality cards, but we'll probably order at least 100 cards, so I think Minted is so pricey! </p> <p>If you did photo birth announcement cards,<br /> 1) Where did you order from &amp; about how much were they?<br /> 2) How long did it take for you to get your pics, order, and get the announcement cards?</p> <p>Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/celebration-cigars-or-cigar-wrappers#post-430000 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 17:48:12 +0000 shopaholic 430000@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh man! Etsy is still pretty pricey $25 for 16 wrappers! But I think I can figure out how to make some on my own looking at them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/celebration-cigars-or-cigar-wrappers#post-429848 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:25:15 +0000 shopaholic 429848@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tororojo: Oh no, DH likes his good cigars so the bubblegum route won't fly. But GREAT idea on the Esty custom order thing! I'm going to check that now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/celebration-cigars-or-cigar-wrappers#post-429833 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:14:53 +0000 tororojo 429833@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't have any cigar experience, but you could always do the bubble gum ones if you're looking for a better price! :) Have you checked etsy for templates/someone who will design them for you? I've had tons of luck with custom orders from sellers there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/celebration-cigars-or-cigar-wrappers#post-429799 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:02:03 +0000 shopaholic 429799@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH wants to give out those celebratory cigars (I.e. "It's A Girl!") They are kind of pricey individually and not such great quality/brands. We were thinking of maybe just buying the bands that go on the cigars or making our own? Anyone do this and have a site that they can recommend or templates? </p>