https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 17 Oct 2026 14:39:39 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-out-did-you-order-your-los-1st-birthday-party-invites#post-1572986 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 14:47:09 +0000 Adira 1572986@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We ordered ours about 2 months before and had them printed through mpix.com - they were AWESOME quality. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-out-did-you-order-your-los-1st-birthday-party-invites#post-1572983 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 14:45:38 +0000 jetsa 1572983@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rahlyrah: @lawbee11: No idea on when to order but I really like catprint for small printing jobs. I used them for my wedding save the dates. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-out-did-you-order-your-los-1st-birthday-party-invites#post-1572977 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 14:42:26 +0000 blackbird 1572977@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I ordered about 6 weeks early, mailed them out about a month early....and I opted to have the designer print them. It was just easier for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-out-did-you-order-your-los-1st-birthday-party-invites#post-1572946 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 14:30:35 +0000 Bookish 1572946@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH is a graphic designer, so he will be designing/printing them for us. I just gave him some inspiration yesterday, and I've given him a deadline of June! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-out-did-you-order-your-los-1st-birthday-party-invites#post-1572943 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 14:29:48 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1572943@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rahlyrah: kinkos will have nicer paper options than staples!</p> <p>I designed Chloe's a few months in advance then had them ready to be mailed about 6 weeks before the party date. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-out-did-you-order-your-los-1st-birthday-party-invites#post-1572933 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 14:25:42 +0000 chopsuey 1572933@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think I ordered DS' 1.5 months in advance. Had them printed at Office Depot (cheap!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-out-did-you-order-your-los-1st-birthday-party-invites#post-1572926 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 14:22:08 +0000 Ra 1572926@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I ordered ours last night from etsy. I'm not sure where we should have them printed. Following for recommendations! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-out-did-you-order-your-los-1st-birthday-party-invites#post-1572800 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 13:31:36 +0000 sumer08 1572800@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I ordered our invites about 3 months before (I'm a little OCD, ha!) from a shop on Etsy. They printed invites for me, then mailed directly to me. It was nice not having to worry about printing on my own. I mailed them out to our guests a little over a month before. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-out-did-you-order-your-los-1st-birthday-party-invites#post-1572799 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 13:31:11 +0000 Smurfette 1572799@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: We did it at 2 cause we thought that she would have been moved up to the toddler room and on one nap a day. She wasn't, she just was in transition. Started full time in that room the following Monday. So DH took her that morning to get coffee and pick up the cake, so she took a cat nap in the car. Then we put her down at noon for a nap. She woke up around 130, so she was exhausted after the party but there was so much going on that she wasn't cranky or anything. Everyone stayed till 530-600. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-out-did-you-order-your-los-1st-birthday-party-invites#post-1572793 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 13:29:17 +0000 mrsjyw 1572793@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>2 months before, friend designed and printed all invites and envelopes. sent out a month before. no issue with his two nap schedule. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-out-did-you-order-your-los-1st-birthday-party-invites#post-1572787 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 13:27:58 +0000 lawbee11 1572787@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: Good point re: nap schedule! What time was R's party? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-out-did-you-order-your-los-1st-birthday-party-invites#post-1572743 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 13:14:55 +0000 autumnlove 1572743@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A month before and I had them printed at Office Max </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-out-did-you-order-your-los-1st-birthday-party-invites#post-1572734 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 13:12:52 +0000 Smurfette 1572734@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We ordered ours 2 months before the party. Only cause my friend designed and ordered them and she was due early Mar. So in case he came early, I wanted everything off her plate since she didn't charge us. </p> <p>I would hold off though cause her nap schedule could change by then and you will want to schedule the party around that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-far-out-did-you-order-your-los-1st-birthday-party-invites#post-1572724 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 13:09:29 +0000 lawbee11 1572724@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm in denial that my LO is going to be 1 in a few months. I know I need to buckle down and figure out invites. I think I know which ones I want to order. It's just a digital file from Etsy that I have to get printed somewhere. </p> <p>How far out did you order invites/get invites printed?</p> <p>If you had a digital file, where did you get them printed? </p>