Unique Save-the-Date Cards That Won’t Break the Bank
Posted by Amber Angelle on February 4th, 2010From the engagement party to the bridal shower to the wedding ceremony, wedding invitations can end up costing you the GDP of a small country. A great way to pocket some of that money is to find creative alternatives for save-the-date cards. Below are a few tips on crafting inexpensive reminders that are truly unique.
Personalized Notes
If you’re the type who prefers a letter to a poke on Facebook, then why not design your own save-the-dates? You can find card stock online in every color from sea-foam green to strawberry. Paper-Source has a great selection of cards you can buy in bulk, as well as cards in various textures and shapes. As for the design on the card, there are some adorable wedding- and celebration-themed ink stamps (think champagne flutes, wedding cakes, etc.). You can also have a stamp made with your future monogram that is something you can continue to use even after your wedding planning days are through. The final touch: hand-write your wedding date details.
Geographical Reminders
A clever way to remind family and friends to mark their calendars for a destination wedding is to send post cards. Getting married in New Orleans? Give your guests a taste of what the wedding will be like with a post card of beignets and a café au lait. There are tons of post card options to choose from such as vintage, landscapes and tourist attractions. There is a great selection of cards on Zazzle.com for pennies each. I guarantee they won’t end up in the trash after they’re read.
Entertaining Messages
Your wedding is an event and a memorable way to convey this is to create save-the-date cards that mimic concert tickets. There are a number of free templates on the web. You can design them any way you please, simply add your own wedding date info and photos (You may want to exclude a price of admission though!). For the finishing touch, print the tickets on paper with perforated stubs.
Have other ideas for low-cost, creative save-the-dates? If so, we’d love to hear about them. Feel free to share your thoughts in the comment section below!
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Some great ideas for brides…I especially like the “theater ticket”…
STD cards — if used — and invitations to the wedding put your rite-of-passage into “real time & space” — so choose from the heart, yes?!!
CP
I like the idea of doing bottles of wine with the labels made for the couple. Maybe a little expensive, but a great keepsake that you know other people will use.