Saving time and saving money do not always go hand in hand-where you save on one, you often splurge on the other. I might suggest however, that for some things, the compromise is well worth it, depending on what is more valuable to you. If it is money that you seek to save, there are a lot of DIY ideas out there, some of which utilize your God-given talents and do not require you to purchase many materials, if any. Take, for example, writing your own invitations, or at least addressing them...while the time commitment is relatively large, the money you can save on a calligrapher, etc., can make it well worth your while.
Don't like your handwriting? The alternative is to ask friend or relative who's handwriting is particularly neat or unique to write the invitations for you-either at a less-expensive rate, or in exhange for your undying gratitude (I prefer the latter). Recently a good friend of mine asked me to address her wedding invitations and I gladly accepted. Even though she and her fiancee had a large number of invitees, I found time on my lunch breaks, while watching television in the evenings, on weekends while sipping coffee (oh so carefully around the envelopes, of course) and intermittently during slow times at work-and before I knew it, they were done! I took pride in knowing that I had saved my friends some money and that they would choose me to be a part of this important piece of correspondence. Additionally, the process became part of my wedding gift to them; they valued my time and effort, and that gift is more memorable than any serving dish I might have picked out the day before (as is my style).
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