New and Blue

If you need Save The Date magnets, look no further. New and Blue did a great job on our STD magnets. The magnets were perfectly produced, shipped perfectly, and the customer service is great. My daughter and I were very pleased.

I ordered save the dates magnets from New and Blue. My overall experience with working with them was great. It was EASY creating my save the dates from their website. I found a design I wanted and was easily able to change the fonts and colors in order to get the perfect look I was going for. Also, when I emailed them with questions/​comments, they were extremely quick to respond. They were not only prompt with their responses, but were also very professional.
Nevertheless, I was disappointed with the end product. My save the date magnets look grainy and faded, which is unfortunate because we had multiple photos on them that we loved but felt were ruined. My photos no longer looked crisp and vivid. In fact, the product as a whole looks a bit cheap. I ended up sending out these save the dates for the sake of time, but I doubt I’ll order anymore materials from them again.
In sum, while I like New and Blue for their flexible/​easy-​to-​use website, and great customer service, I disliked the quality of the product I received.

We worked with Tatum at New & Blue in Vancouver, WA for our wedding invitations/​RSVP cards and thank you cards. She was GREAT to work with! She made sure everything was how we wanted it, and our orders were delivered on-​time with no errors of any kind. Specialty paper with sparkle flecks? No problem. Customized gold envelopes? Done. I can’t recommend this place enough and wouldn’t hesitate to use them in the future.

I used New and Blue to create holiday magnets in 2014. They turned out amazing; the staff are friendly and work quickly. I will definitely be using their business again!

Wonderful transaction for photo gift tags! Professional, responsive, a joy to work with!

I can’t say enough about this company. Professional, timely, helpful are some of the words that come to mind. Special thanks to Erin and Amy for assistance with the proof sizing specs. I called New and Blue this morning and it took them all of 1 hour to call me back and give me practical and useful advice for measurements that would enhance the photo magnet I’m trying to achieve.
Just a word of advice to anyone who is researching printing companies; Don’t use Magnet Street. I wasted a full week just trying to achieve what New and Blue did in 1 hour. Magnet Street refused to help me; They just kept trying to push me to let their designers create my (already created) file for an additional $ 25.
The New and Blue site allows users to actually see the bleed and cut areas, whereas the Magnet Street site does not. This makes it more challenging for users to get the exact measurements (with the bleed) correct, and therefore increases the chance that you’ll pay for Magnet Street’s team to «help.»
Thank you, New and Blue. Can’t wait to update this review once I get the finished product.

I was so happy with my save the date magnets when they first arrived — they came out great and were reasonably priced. However, a few months later and I’m so bummed. The color simply does not last and they now look awful! My mom’s kitchen gets a lot of natural light, so when it first happened to hers (after only about 3 months) I wasn’t too concerned that it was an issue with the product. But then I noticed it happening on two others which get VERY little sunlight and are next to other save the dates/​invitations that are not faded in the least. It’s so embarrassing to see our faded, discolored picture next to older yet more vibrant ones. If you need something to last for just a couple of months in the winter you’ll probably be fine, but for anything longer than that or over the summer I wouldn’t recommend this product. Wish I’d gone for a higher quality paper product.

Bought my save the dates off their
site. After ordering them I got really worried about the quality and whether doing a custom magnet had been the best idea.
Well, they came really fast and they were perfect. The magnet quality is great, all the colors are as good as they looked when I designed it. I ordered the envelopes and flat cards with slits to put them in which was helpful. I looked quick before including them and didn’t see any comparable prices ordering them separately. They also had a ton of options for colors for the envelopes etc, which would have been cool, but I just got the white cards and envelopes.
I definitely recommend using them for your save the dates!

Received my invitations within a few days. They are beautiful and look very clean cut. The staff was very friendly and the process went by without a hitch. I knew what I wanted from searching their website. She knew exactly what I wanted when we went in. It’s by appointment only, which is wonderful because there were no other people in there trying to pick out invites. I would recommend this business to a friend of family member. Easy to locate in downtown Vancouver by the big Catholic church.
I would also like to mention that their pricing is very fair for invitations, especially when comparing other businesses in the area.

I really enjoyed my experience with New and Blue. I worked mostly with Elizabeth. I worked with her on Save the Dates, the Invitations, thank you cards, table stories, table tents for games around the wedding I had set up, table numbers, etc. We worked together for well over a year on all these things-​occasionally I worked with another coworker of Elizabeth’s when she was out of town and a deadline was close-​I have to say each other person I worked with was just as great as Elizabeth, she had briefed them and they were up to speed when I called to discuss details-​I might as well have been talking to Elizabeth!
I love/​d my stationary! It was truly exactly what I wanted. When I met Elizabeth the first time I had a very specific vision for the invitations-​she worked with me and they turned out to be exactly what I wanted-​no compromising on my end! (And I got tons of people commenting on how great the stationary was-​it all matched and flowed so well from the Save the Dates to the Table numbers!)
One thing that I should mention, that I was quite impressed with is during the time Elizabeth worked with me I made a huge move-​from PDX to Las Vegas. This was super stressful and I was so concerned with how this would affect planning things for the wedding. Elizabeth made the distance painless-​she was on top of our emails and phone calls. She calmed me down when I was freaking out about deadlines (probably loosing my sanity as brides do towards the last couple weeks). I had everything in my possession way in advance, so stationary ended up never being a stressful vender. I am still so grateful to her for this!
Their pricing is very reasonable. Of all my costs (and brides to-​be you know some venders throw big quotes out there) New and Blue was never too expensive or breaking my bank. I actually was surprised at times how affordable things were-​especially my invitations which were three layers! And they have an option to put your invitations or save the dates together-​so if you’re in a time crunch this is quite helpful.
I highly recommend New and Blue-​they were such a wonderful experience!

I had such a good experience with New and Blue! I first researched their site online and found that they have a local store in Portland (now in Vancouver). I met with Elizabeth at the store and she was amazing to work with, right off the bat. She made the whole process of dissecting the wedding paper necessities a breeze (save the dates, invitations, thank you cards, programs, table cards, table numbers, menus, etc). They were reasonably priced (we shopped around after the initial meeting) and had a tremendous selection.
Once we decided to move forward with new and blue, Elizabeth was my go-​to and my main point of contact. She made the whole process so easy and worked with my busy schedule– for the second round of products (menus, programs, etc) we basically did it all online and she interpreted my vision perfectly. For the final pickup, she actually delivered to my house! (she lives in my neighborhood– we ran into each other at brunch once! I doubt she will be doing personal deliveries to everyone; esp. the online orders across the country, but you never know!)
Overall, the experience with New and Blue, specifically Elizabeth was fantastic. It was a much needed weight off my shoulders during the stressful period of wedding planning. Go put your order in immediately!

I have mixed feelings when it comes to New and Blue.
Pros:
–cute shop and Elizabeth is super nice!
— the invitations and thank you cards came out AMAZING!
— the programs came out really well… after multiple reprints (see below)
Con (and this is huge):
— they do not provide much support at all with proofs. Elizabeth put together rough proofs prior to printing, but there were so many mistakes and formatting issues. I feel like my husband and I had to REALLY go through every single letter, because it seemed like New and Blue did absolutely no revisions of their own. As it was, they printed our programs with some pretty significant errors, e.g., incorrect order for parents, so we had to pay another couple hundred to reprint.
Bottom line: go to New and Blue for your printing needs, but you’re on your own when it comes to editing! I’d still use them again, because the products were awesome. I just wish the process were easier.

I can not say enough good things about this establishment! For some reason, save the dates and invites completely stumped me. I wasn’t finding what I wanted online and when I did, I found it so frustrating not being able to personalize it and the last thing I wanted to do was call someone to do it over the phone.
I took a chance on this boutique and I am so happy with the results. When my fiancée and I first walked in, I completely felt at peace. We worked with a wonderful woman name Elizabeth. As I tried to describe what I was looking for, she pulled different vendors and invites. When that was not working, we focused first on the save the dates and the rest was history! Once I found the save the date, the invites practically picked themselves.
It was a truly great and seemless experience. Elizabeth was on top of things and very responsive. The save the dates came in earlier than expected. We are going back in May to finalize the invites. I would highly recommend working with them!

I used New and Blue for my Save-​the-​Date magnets. I completely designed my own and just used their template and ordered them online from them. Not only was it simple to upload my image for them, but they sent me back a proof right away. Once I approved the proof, I had an email the next day saying their printer noticed that one of my colors was bleeding into another. They took a picture and sent it to me to see if I wanted to keep it as is, or they gave me an opportunity to change it a little, which I did. This was especially thoughtful because it says on the disclaimer that once you approve the proof, you can’t submit any changes. The next day I got a notice that my magnets had shipped.
Not only was Chelsea in their custome service department fast, super nice and very helpful, but the prices were extremely reasonable. I would definitely buy through them again. I am making my own wedding invitiations, but if not I would definitely consider going through them. My fiancé and I were very pleased with our magnets, and have been told by all our friends that they turned out awesome. I am very happy that we used them for our magnets! :)

our plan was to slip off to a little island then come back for a u.s. tour as our respective families are fairly scattered and trying to plan a big event in boston involves taking out a second mortgage and selling a pint of blood a day every day for a decade.
a little google for «cheap wedding invitations» (c’mon. who wants to spend thousands on these things?) led to new and blue, which offers a full line of nuptial goodies from magnets to cards to favors.
the save the date magnets came off without a hitch. 3 different parties = 3 different magnets. browsing through their suggested designs was easy, uploading our own photo was a breeze, and customizing the design with different typefaces and ink colors was not a problem. we received email proofs of the magnets within a couple of days, approved them, and got the magnets within about a week.
the invites were more of a problem. again, 3 parties so our order was complicated — two styles of invites, 3 fonts, 3 rsvp dates. while we could proof them online before submitting the order, getting actual proofs was an extra charge and, because i’m cheap, we declined the option. when we received the order, we were short some envelopes and missing one of the rsvp cards.
customer service was great, but apparently orders submitted online go directly to their printer and the customer service folks can’t see the actual order. problem #1. problem #2 is that that i couldn’t pull up the online proofs of my order to tell the rep exactly what i was missing (and i could not remember all of our rsvp dates — my bad). problem #3 is that the item numbers on my shipping manifest from the printer didn’t match the item numbers on my receipt from new and blue so i couldn’t direct the rep to the specific items i was missing — i had to describe them to her and she, in turn, had to describe them to the printer which led to a reshipment of items i already had.
after getting duplicates in my reshipment, i called back again and a few calls later, everything was sorted out, i got everything i ordered (and then some), it was all correct (after shipment #3), everything was able to go out on time, and all was right with the world.
better coordination with the online order and printer would have led to a better experience for me. a receipt from new and blue listing item numbers for each invitation, envelope and rsvp card ordered and a shipping manifest from the printer with matching item numbers would have let me identify the specific items missing in the first shipment, eliminated the reshipment of duplicate items, and saved a second customer service call and third shipment.
overall, though, i’m happy with new and blue and would use them again. we got what we needed for a great price and, though they were inexpensive, nobody died licking the envelopes.

New and Blue was ok. They have a good amount of wedding stuff, but I thought a lot of it was cheesy. I found way more stuff on
that was more unique and way cuter.

New and Blue is just WONDERFUL! They have a multitude of beautiful designs for wedding invitations and had no problem finding just the right one for my daughter. We then had them make up a small card to place in the favor bag. The cost for both items was very reasonable which is a Godsend when planning and paying for a large wedding. But my rave review does not stop here… Everyone was so helpful and pleasant even though I had and gave them very little time to do all of this. I can not recommend them more highly.

I am updating my review of New and Blue a little bit. While some of the experience with the place was not so awesome, the owner responded promptly to my review and tried to fix the problems we had. I appreciated that immensely… that reflects good customer relations, for sure. Further, in the heat of wedding chaos, I may have been a bit harsh in my review. I want to recognize some positive aspects of the experience that I neglected before. First, New and Blue was very helpful with the initial design of the invites… this said honestly from the perspective of someone who didn’t know much about what I wanted. Second, our consultant did respond quickly to all of our re-​proofing requests, which were many.
Suggestions for future customers: be sure to read all the fine print, even though most people usually don’t. And ask several of your friends and family members to be proof-​readers, because you will need their help.

I had a special order with New & Blue and I can’t begin to say enough wonderful things about them. They made it SO EASY to select and order the PERFECT invitations for my wedding! The staff was great to work with, very knowledgeable about the products they carried, were able to answer all of my questions and the invites were exactly what I wanted!
When I had to follow up with their customer service regarding adding to the order, they were more than accommodating and really helpful. In addition, I had some items to return and found their return policy to be very generous, especially considering many stores only allow returns within 7 days.
I can’t say enough positive things about this store… truly a Portland treasure!

I was referred to N&B by a friend. We were, and until August 16, still are, planning a wedding. We first ordered Save the Date magnets with our photo and the important information. After proof-​reading it and after having the crucial «whose name goes first» discussion, we had them made. They arrived exactly as ordered, vivid and vibrant. I was also impressed by the way they were packaged and shipped with no wasted space, minimizing postage fees and packaging material.
Everyone loved them.
When it was time to order the invitations, we again chose this site. The selection of different invitations was incredible, but we finally managed to choose the one for us. Again, after diligently proof-​reading, we got exactly what we ordered.
It definitely should be noted we forgot to order extra outer envelopes to account for my inevitable printing struggles with my disobedient PC printer. They sent the extra envelopes right away, FREE OF CHARGE.
When people got the invitations and asked where we ordered them, I was glad to tell them.
We have custom party favors on order and are currently shopping for groomsmen/​bridesmaids’ gifts.