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Miss Dumpling, Las Vegas Age and Occupation: 27, Finance Fiance's Age and Occupation: 34, Real Estate Engagement Date: March, 2008 Wedding Date: March, 2009 Blogging Since: August 26, 2008 Venue: Catholic church ceremony & golf course reception About Me: I grew up in the Deep South, and while most people say I have a thick southern accent, I tend to think it only comes out when I need to use it. Living in Las Vegas has definitely been an adventure and Mr. Dumpling and I are loving every minute of it! We are planning a traditional Catholic wedding ceremony and a reception with lots of DIY! We might even get Elvis to show up! I'm a HUGE Beatles fan, love The Office and can't wait to become a Mrs.!
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Will You… Save the Date?

September 15th, 2008 @ 3:06 pm by Miss Dumpling

Before Weddingbee, I had no idea what a save the date was. Does that make me a big dummy in the wedding world? Probably. But then I got schooled and quickly decided that we just could not get married without STD’s! (Overused joke… but still funny!) I started blog stalking to find something fun to send out for our save the dates, but nothing was jumping out at me.

Enter Mr. Dumpling. He’s known for being the more creative half of this couple, so I wasn’t surprised that his idea was totally legit! Mr. Dumpling is half Chinese, so he thought it might be a good idea to incorporate some of his heritage into our STD’s, since a lot of our reception will feature my Southern roots.


First, we ordered custom fortune cookies from Good Fortune Cookies. For $40, we got 300 cookies, individually wrapped, and featuring a custom message with our names, wedding date and wedding website.

Mr. Dumpling wanted to trick our guests into thinking they were getting a piece of fancy jewelry, so we ordered these velvet ring boxes online for about $0.65/each. In order to fit the fortune cookies in the boxes, we had to take the inside out.




Some of the cookies were shaped… weird. So they *might* have gotten crushed a little on the bottom. Not freaking out. Repeat: Not freaking out. :)


See?

Next up: The envelopes. This was the really cheap part of this project. We got these at Office Depot on sale for $20 for a box of 250. I’m glad we got the big box because I messed up about 50 envelopes with my Gocco!


I used my Gocco to put our iStock design onto each envelope.


OK, so the design didn’t exactly come out perfect, but I was happy! Plus, I meant for the ink to be splotchy- it’s supposed to be “vintagey.” ;)

I started out thinking I would emboss our return address on the back, but since this was such a lengthy project, we went with pink labels from Paper Source.


Image from Paper Source

When our guests open the ring box to reveal a fortune cookie, they’ll see a tag wrapped around the cookie that reads “Will You……….”.

I printed the tags on Paper Source Luxe Blush card stock and cut them using a paper cutter. Easy! Well, minus the emergency trip to CVS for Band-Aids. Be careful when using a paper cutter - especially the cheap kind! :)

And the finished product…..

After opening the cookie, they’ll find a custom fortune that reads:

Save the Date

March x, 2009

www.dumplingsweddingwebsite.com

I have to hand it to Mr. Dumpling - this was his idea completely, and I think it will leave our guests wondering about whats’ in store for our wedding.

Has there been one or two projects you left completely up to your sweetheart? How did it turn out?

36 Responses to “Will You… Save the Date?”

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Mrs. Lovebird says:

these are too cute~!!! I think the only project Mr. Lovebird helped me on was the Guinness bottles to ask our groomsmen.

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everrocks says:

that is definately the most original and cool STD i have ever seen! good job!!

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Miss Hot Cocoa says:

These are fab! Mr. D gets honorary bee status!

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Nstar says:

Wow, these are soooo original!

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hbowar says:

That’s a great idea! Mine look silly compared to yours!

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Miss Cookie says:

So original! Love them!

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BriLJL says:

INSPIRED!! I love it!

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shannamt says:

What a fun idea. Very clever Mr. D. Save the date’s were a new idea to me too. Did the recipients get it when they got the cookie in the mail?

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Mrs. Tiramisu says:

I love these! What a creative idea!

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AbbieOinCO says:

What a unique idea… and they came out so cute!

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Miss Sea Breeze says:

Brilliant!!

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MnkyGrl says:

I love this idea, but just out of curiosity, how much was the postage for these?

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Marie-Eve says:

Great idea, very creative. I thought this post was funny, because my fiance, who’s, you know, interested in the wedding but not nearly as much as I am, also totally took charge of the STDs… He’s really good at Web graphics and is working on them right now. So far I’m really pleased with the results. We’re marrying in NYC as a destination wedding, so he’s creating some vintage looking NYC postcards, which we’ll mail from there the next time we go for a more authentic look…

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ErinMarieMack says:

I love it! What a unique and fun idea!

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Leesuh says:

Love the idea!!! How did the fortune cookies taste? hehe.

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AliCherri1 says:

OMG I LOVE this! So unique and special!

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Jess says:

Wow! So creative! I love it when couples go with the craziness and make something awesome!

I spent a long time trying to figure out a creative Save the Date idea. My idea became so crazy, it got so expensive and heavy. But damnit, they look fantastic and I’m proud of them.

How did you mail these and how much was postage?

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Mary says:

How much does the postage on something like this cost?

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Miss Avocado says:

These are SO fun! I am jealous that Mr. Dumpling is so completely involved in the planning. Props to him!

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Rachael says:

gah, these are so freakin’ adorable!!!

i can’t believe how well it all turned out. i tried to picture it all and it just wasn’t working. you two are so creative, i LOVE it!!!

so, am i gonna get one of these puppies in the mail? hmmmmm?????

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Miss Pomegranate says:

Soooooo ADORABLE! I love this idea! Kudos to you Miss D !!

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tea says:

those are super cute! great job mr. d!

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Miss Candy Corn says:

wow that is so unique and your guests will be so so impressed! plus, mmm fortune cookie.

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Mrs. Margarita says:

i love it - it is so unique and cool miss dumpling!

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Miss Dumpling says:

@Miss Hot Cocoa: He already talks about how he is a blogger on WeddingHornet….its a totally made up site that his crazy self talks about to think hes as cool as a Bee.
@shannamt: Yes, they got the ring box with the cookie inside it….and the fortune said Save the Date and our details. @MnkyGrl: The postage was like $0.90 USD
@Leesuh:they werent anything special….=(

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zombiebride says:

what an awesome idea! i love it!

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maritessb says:

so cute and original!

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jr says:

your save the dates are creatively delicious :)

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Miss Espresso says:

I LOVE your STDS’!!! Your guests are gonna eat these up! Literally :)

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alaud41 says:

OMG. LOVE these! Very creative!

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Stephanie says:

That is, hands-down, the best Save-the-Date idea I’ve ever seen. I hope you’ll come back and post about your guests’ reactions to them!

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Ambrosia says:

What a freakin’ great idea. I wish I was Chinese just so I could steal this! Oh and maybe not 24 days from our wedding. ;)

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MissRaspberry says:

LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!!!

I might have to steal the idea for our wedding if you dont mind!!!

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nejireta says:

super cute!

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Miss Taffy says:

Such an awesome idea!!! Your guests are going to love it! :)

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Miss Dumpling Miss Dumpling, Las Vegas Age and Occupation: 27, Finance Fiance's Age and Occupation: 34, Real Estate Engagement Date: March, 2008 Wedding Date: March, 2009 Blogging Since: August 26, 2008 Venue: Catholic church ceremony & golf course reception About Me: I grew up in the Deep South, and while most people say I have a thick southern accent, I tend to think it only comes out when I need to use it. Living in Las Vegas has definitely been an adventure and Mr. Dumpling and I are loving every minute of it! We are planning a traditional Catholic wedding ceremony and a reception with lots of DIY! We might even get Elvis to show up! I'm a HUGE Beatles fan, love The Office and can't wait to become a Mrs.!