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You can really make your invitations stand out with colored envelopes. Pick an envelope that matches your favorite design, or ask for your design colors to match your envelope – your choice.

If your envelope choice is dark, we can include a white gel pen with your order so that when you write names and addresses on your envelopes they show up real nice.

Does The Post Office Like Colored Envelopes?

I used to think that if you used a dark colored envelope you had to put a white address label on it, then write the address in dark ink. But after calling the Post Office I learned that as long as the address is readable you can write it in any color. If you asked me this question in the past and I gave you the wrong answer, I apologize.

P.S. Match the color of the design or ask us to match the invitation design to your favorite envelope color (no extra charge for color matching at Poly Graphics)

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How to address an envelope is something that you usually learn in elementary school in the United States, but if you don’t send mail often you can forget.

There are 3 parts to a properly addressed envelope.

1. the address that the envelope is going to (To address)
2. the address that the envelope came from (Return address)
3. the stamp

Here’s how to lay them out on the envelope:

1. Put the To Address (where the envelope is going) in the center of the envelope.

2. Put the From Address (the sender… you, I’m guessing) on the top left corner of the envelope. You have an option on the return address to put it on the front, top left corner, or on the back, on the envelope flap. Either way is OK.

3. Put the stamp on the upper right corner of the envelope.

When addressing the TO address, use of Mr./Mrs./Ms. is appropriate for an adult You can optionally use the title “Master” for a young boy, “Miss” or “Ms.” for a young girl. Or, for fun, use “Princess” or “Scallywag”.

P.S. Poly Graphics offers printing of your return address on the back flap of  invitations, announcements, and note cards. The font used for your return address matches the font on your invitations.

P.P.S. If postage prices are getting to you, all designs at PolyGraphics.com are available in post card size, which has less expensive postage. Just ask for postcards when you order.

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When ordering invitations from Poly Graphics you have a choice of two different types of paper.

Our normal smooth paper or our linen paper.

These photos give you an idea of what the texture is like for each of these types of paper. These are zoomed-in photos – the smooth is much smoother to the touch than this photo looks. And the linen paper has the “woven” look that you see here, but the weave is not as big as it looks in this photo.

The linen paper is nice, has a nice feel, and comes with matching envelopes. Linen invitations and linen note cards cost 10% more than smooth invitations and smooth note cards. The linen paper and linen envelopes cost more to stock, that’s the reason for the 10% upcharge.

Each type of paper is also available in white or ivory (off-white, or natural) colors.

Let us know which you like best for your invitation order.

P.S. The linen paper works great for both formal invitations and informal invitations. We’ve done kids laser tag party invitations on linen paper and they look great.

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All orders placed at Poly Graphics include these for no extra charge:

1. Free Proofs
2. A personal web page to review and approve your order
3. 24 business hours* or less draft preparation
4. Ability to fully customize your order – fonts, colors, graphics – all can be changed the way you like them.

Invitation and note card orders also include:

1. Free Envelopes (and we always add an extra or two)
2. Proofreading to make sure you include date, time, place, and RSVP information for each invitation
3. High quality card stock (no flimsy paper)

Be careful when shopping for your party invitations – not all online invitation merchants include these items in their price!

Happy shopping,

*The business days at Poly Graphics are Monday thru Friday, with exceptions only for major United States holidays. If you order on a Monday your order will be ready to review within 24 hours – or on Tuesday. If you order on a Friday your draft will be ready before the end of Monday.

We sell invitatons that look and act like Cell Phones. Just don’t try to text or make a call with them!

A party invitation that looks like a cell phone

These are a bit thinner than real cell phones. We can print any message on them that you like – in real english or in shortened texting words like “u r invitd” – make up what you want to say and we’ll draft them up for you.

These invitations are available in just about any color you want – see our cell phone invitation page for more details.

Cell Phone invitation in envelope

Our daughter picked these out for her birthday party invitations. One of her guests liked it so much that she kept it and played with it long after the party was over.

All text, graphics, and colors on this invitation, and all our invitations, can be changed to the way you like them. Try Poly Graphics – we’ll take care of you.

There are three different kinds of flaps on envelopes.

Business, Pointed and Square. Pointed and Square are also known as  “Baronial” and “A”

Pointed or "Baronial" (BAR) Envelope

Square, or "A"

Business Envelope

Envelopes are described by their size and flap.

For example, if you wanted to buy pointed flap envelopes for 5″ by 7″ invitations, you would request an “7 BAR” envelope.

If you wanted a square flap envelope instead, ask for an  “A-7″ envelope.

Poly Graphics uses a 7 BAR envelope for most orders. We also have an upgrade to an  A-7 lined envelope, with linings available in Gold, Silver, and Red.