Paper Source (San Jose)

All the bridezillas were super excited to hear that Paper Source finally opened this past week. I know because I'm one of them, and I was already in line to buy my invitation envelopes.

Paper Source is a great place for wedding paper goods like:
-DIY wedding invitations (they have kits, too)
-wedding escort cards
-guest books
-favor boxes
-archival quality pens

Also, for the lay folk:
-paper flower kits
-pretty stationery
-gift wrap sheets
-DIY gift card kits
-unusual books

I particularly love the Japanese papers they use. So pretty!

HUGE store. Much bigger than the San Francisco stores (and also not as crowded). The staff is super friendly and helpful. Very large selection and very clean.

Thanks to Paper Source, my husband and I were inspired to go the DIY route. We went in the store during one of their wedding workshops and learned about embossing! We didn't even know about it until then! We learned how easily things can be made/decorated and one of their invitation sample was the real inspiration. We made numerous trips there. The staff is very helpful and their supplies and choices/quality of paper are incredible. Thanks to Paper Source, we made/decorated our own invitations, RSVP, programs, placecards, and favor boxes. Can't believe how great it came out!

In addition to all the beautiful DIY items, I purchased my invites and STD's here. Great and helpful staff :)
My invites were thru their letterpress program and I give them an A+++

So glam and unique, thank you Paper Source!

The process was straightforward and we couldn't be more pleased with the results. I thought that the invitations were a bit pricey, but the quality was high. As a graphic design enthusiast, invitations were something I was willing to spend a little extra money on and I was not disappointed -- Paper Source has a great color palette and their selection of papers and letterpress fonts is nice, too.

Be sure to check out their samples for inspiration, and you might want to come prepared with the text you'd like to see on your invitations and reply cards (written out but also already proofread by any inquiring minds) to save time.