AWESOME Save-The-Date!
January 29th, 2008 @ 1:23 pm by Mrs. Onion
I interrupt my wedding re-cap to bring a smile to your face and to encourage you to think outside the box. I loved our save-the-dates, don’t get me wrong. But they were very traditional — they matched all our other stationery. I wanted to encourage you brides-to-bee (pun intended) with a sense of humor to not take your save-the-date’s too seriously.
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Mr. Onion got the mail a few days ago and paused at something, then said “OOOOHHHH” and handed it to me with a smile. Mr. Onion’s cousin and his fiance are getting married this summer and it was their save-the-date. When I asked the the bride to tell me a little more about it, she said they had the picture taken while in Florida (at Disney MGM I believe) and it was digitally done for them right there.
I hope this is an inspiration to you all — be creative and have FUN with your save-the-dates!! It’s on our fridge and makes me giggle whenever I look at it. Thanks for sharing cousin-in-law Onions!
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10 Responses to “AWESOME Save-The-Date!”
hehe, these are fun!
I love doing something fun for STDs, because sometimes, you don’t have to follow a color scheme or wedding theme! For me, I changed my mind 347234 times, so doing a fun STD made it possible for me to not have to try to make so many decisions so early on. 
I agree that save the dates should be fun!
We used an online template for a magnet that looked like a photobooth strip with 4 photos. The first 3 were fairly standard ones of us, but in the last picture I’m wearing a wig with pigtails and my fiance is wearing a fake moustache and a top hat. Everyone loved it
We know a lot of engaged couples planning weddings for 2008, so we wanted to get our STDs out early. This was a good way to get them out without having to decide on colors or a stationary suite yet. And it helps set the tone that we want our wedding to just be a big party where everyone can have fun.
My fiance and I have that same exact picture!! We took it while… um, not sober, in Vegas. That is such a cute idea for a STD!
Nice! Haven’t seen anything like it before!
Man, I hope the printer I didn’t use* reads this.
*the one who said “this is not a standard save the date size. You must reformat it to…”
soooo funny! That’s great!
Our wedding date, 08.16.08, as our favorite NFL team embedded in it. Therefore we plan on using this as a theme for our STDs.
Also, he’s sure to never forget our anniversary! :0)
Love it! But if it were me, I would’ve thrown in an ewok!
I did a double take when I first looked at it– you can definitely see the family resemblance between Mr. O and his cuz!
[...] This past weekend Mr. Onion and I attended his cousin’s wedding at Wickham Park, a beautiful venue in Connecticut. You may remember them from their engagement photos or their fan-freakin’-tastic save-the-date. [...]
Miss Onion, NYC/Burlington, VT
Age and Occupation: 26, PR & Marketing and Jazz Singer
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 27, Data Analyst
Engagement Date: April 2, 2006
Wedding Date: September 2007
Blogging Since: July 11, 2007
Venue: Restaurant in Burlington
About Me: I didn't think I'd be "that girl," but I am having so much fun planning our wedding (mostly by myself). I'm a PR and Marketing Director for a major jazz festival and camp by day, and by night, a romantic jazz singer and bride-to-be! I hope all my research can help other brides in their planning.
I was just discussing save the dates with my bf (soon-to-be-fiance) and we have two really cute and fun ideas that we’re considering. We both definitely agreed that the save the dates can be really fun, can incorporate a shared interest that might not be appropriate for the wedding (such as a favorite sport or movie), and can (and should!) be totally different from the more proper/formal invitations. I’m glad to see that other people think so, too!