Paper Source

This is for the Naperville store, where I went to purchase all the paper for my invitations. We did a pocket-fold invite with a response card/envelope, directions and accomodations card. Both times I went to the store, the staff there was very helpful and had great ideas for me. They helped me find the right shade of ivory that I needed and checked the stock of certain items to make sure I had enough of what I needed. Prices were reasonable because my sisters, mom and I put them together ourselves. They ended up looking beautiful and we received lots of compliments on them. Much better quality and more personalized than anything I could have ordered online. Also purchased paper from here for our menu cards. Quality is great and this was the perfect solution to my months-long search for invitations!

We picked out our invites from the Paper Source invitation books. Nothing exciting, kind of plain but still contemporary looking (this is where we wanted to be tighter on our budget).
Pros: great selection, flexible on different colors, paper choices and layout. Invites arrived quickly. Working with the graphic artist via email was simple.
Cons: Super expensive after all fees, charges and shipping. A number of our invites arrived flawed and because they were sealed when we received them we did not look through them, we just left them sealed. There were dark particles embedded in the paper (not naturally), smudges in the ink and in some of the areas the ink was faded. We did not notice this until we were stuffing envelopes. At the end of putting our invites together we had about 20 unusable invites. At this point it was too late to order additional cards so we had to use them or we would come up short. For the price we paid we certainly did not receive the value. I expected more from a professional paper company.

Paper Source gave me so many options for invitations. I went with colors that tied into my entire theme. I was also able to get my place cards and menu cards through them. It was a one stop shop. I had one meeting and completed everything. My mom and I were so impressed and pleased with the quality of the invitations. The staff at the Lincoln Park store was very helpful throughout the entire meeting. We actually did the rehearsal dinner invitations through them too.

After shopping around we decided to make our own wedding invitations but didn't really know where to start. I found so much help from the girls working here that making our own invites was actually really fun (although a bit tedious). They were also a big help with making programs, menus and thank you cards. I will say that I don't really think making out own invites saved us any money though, this store is pricey and addictive.

I actually made my own favors and invitations but I shopped a great deal at PAper Source. I LOVE their papers and ideas. I suggest going there with an idea of how to make your own invitations and then figuring out what size papers and tools you need with a salesclerk. They were very helpful. Yes, the papers and supplies were expensive but a decent value with regards to outsourced invitations.

Paper Source is a great place to get all the supplies for your invitations and save-the-dates! I put our invitations together and was so pleased with how they turned out! The sales women were so helpful when I was trying to decide what to use!