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    <periodOfReport>2005-02-02</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
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        <issuerName>FAVRILLE INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>FVRL</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>Alloy Corporate 2000, L.P.</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>480 COWPERS STREET, 2ND FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet1>
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            <rptOwnerCity>PALO ALTO</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>94301</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <isOther>0</isOther>
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    <reportingOwner>
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            <rptOwnerName>Alloy Investors 2000, L.P.</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>480 COWPERS STREET, 2ND FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet1>
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            <rptOwnerCity>PALO ALTO</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
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            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>1</isOther>
            <otherText>Joint Filer</otherText>
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    <reportingOwner>
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            <rptOwnerName>Alloy Partners 2000, L.P.</rptOwnerName>
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    <reportingOwner>
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            <rptOwnerName>Alloy Ventures 2000, L.P.</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>480 COWPERS STREET, 2ND FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>PALO ALTO</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
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            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001317258</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Alloy Annex I, L.P.</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>480 COWPERS STREET, 2ND FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>PALO ALTO</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
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            <isOther>1</isOther>
            <otherText>Joint Filer</otherText>
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                <value>Common Stock</value>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Series B-2 Convertible Preferred Stock</value>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value></value>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Series C Convertible Preferred Stock</value>
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                    <value>Common Stock</value>
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                    <value></value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The shares are held as follows:  4,204 shares by Alloy Corporate 2000, L.P. (&quot;Corporate&quot;), 7,213 shares by Alloy Investors 2000, L.P. (&quot;Investors&quot;), 1,792 shares by Alloy Partners 2000, L.P. (&quot;Partners&quot;), and 34,982 shares by Alloy Ventures 2000, L.P. (&quot;Ventures&quot;).  Alloy Ventures 2000, LLC (&quot;Ventures LLC&quot;), is the general partner of Corporate, Partners, Ventures and Investors.  The managing members of Ventures LLC are Craig C. Taylor, John F. Shoch, Douglas E. Kelly, M.D., J. Leighton Read, M.D. and Tony Di Bona.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Immed.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Not applicable.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">1-for-1</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">The shares are held as follows:  42,043 shares by Corporate, 72,129 shares by Investors, 17,930 shares by Partners , and 349,824 shares by Ventures.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">The shares are held as follows:  48,246 shares by Corporate, 82,771 shares by Investors, 20,574 shares by Partners and 401,438 shares by Ventures.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">The shares are held as follows:  37,333 shares by Corporate, 64,050 shares by Investors, 15,921 shares by Partners and 310,641 shares by Ventures.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F8">1.086614-for-1</footnote>
        <footnote id="F9">The shares are held as follows:  28,837 shares by Corporate, 49,474 shares by Investors, 12,298 shares by Partners, 239,947 shares by Ventures and 228,198 shares by Alloy Annex I, L.P. (&quot;Annex&quot;). Alloy Annex I, LLC (&quot;Annex LLC&quot;)  is the general partner of Annex. The managing members of Ventures LLC are Craig C. Taylor, John F. Shoch, Douglas E. Kelly, M.D., J. Leighton Read, M.D. and Tony Di Bona and the managing members of Annex LLC are Craig C. Taylor, John F. Shoch, Douglas E. Kelly, M.D., J. Leighton Read, M.D., Tony Di Bona and Daniel I. Rubin.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>All Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership of shares of Favrille, Inc. stock held by the other Reporting Persons herein, except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interest therein, if any. The filing of this statement shall not be deemed an admission that, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise, any of the Reporting Persons are the beneficial owners of all of the equity securities covered by this statement.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>See Exhibit 99</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2005-02-09</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
