The Cheapest Save the Dates Ever!

The Cheapest Save the Dates Ever!

September 17th, 2008 @ 1:49 pm by Ms Fondue
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We originally weren’t going to send out save-the-dates. We weren’t getting married on a holiday weekend. Most of our guests live in-state, and the ones that didn’t knew about the wedding already. It would have been better to spend the money on parts of the wedding that were more important to us.

That is, until the idea of emailing the save-the-dates came to me. As our invitations cater to the more formal side of our wedding, why not use the save-the-dates to display the quirkiness of it?

So we broke out our digital camera and took pictures of our Miis from our Nintendo Wii. Then we used Photoshop to create a graphical file, which we posted in an HTML email and sent out to our guests.

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Voila! These were completely free save-the-dates! Granted, a few people didn’t get them because of their lack of internet access, but they were all immediate family who know about the wedding anyway.

Have any of you sent out email save-the-dates?

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39 Responses to “The Cheapest Save the Dates Ever!”

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heavnzbrat

super cute! we did save the date emails too and it was convenient. Urs looks fabulous.

9/17/08 @ 2:00 pm (reply)

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wintersprincess (message) 107 posts, Blushing bee

I just have to tell you, this is THE best idea ever! My fiance is a gamer and would love this!!!

thanks a ton for the inspiration!!

9/17/08 @ 2:05 pm (reply)

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ynichole (message) 212 posts, Helper bee

I looove this idea!

9/17/08 @ 2:05 pm (reply)

Guest

how did you turn it into a html email?

9/17/08 @ 2:13 pm (reply)

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yelli

Yes, can you post a how to for us non tech-savvy people?

9/17/08 @ 2:18 pm (reply)

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Miss Meatball (message) 624 posts, Busy bee

I’m in awe of your techno-crafty-cuteness.

9/17/08 @ 2:29 pm (reply)

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jacki

those are so cute!

9/17/08 @ 2:29 pm (reply)

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lulubelle (message) 173 posts, Blushing bee

Those are adorable! Have you seen the custom Mii cake toppers? They are seriously tempting me.

9/17/08 @ 2:34 pm (reply)

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lucylu

Adorable! Something my video game obssessed other half will like!

9/17/08 @ 2:35 pm (reply)

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Trebuchet (message) 121 posts, Blushing bee

Awesome! We’re doing the mii cake toppers - the artist is super nice.

9/17/08 @ 2:42 pm (reply)

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9/17/08 @ 2:48 pm (reply)

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Starry-Eyed Barefoot Bride

I think that if you dont NEED to send out the Save the Dates - then what you did is the PERFECT way to go! Not everyone gets email or didn’t really get the mii - so what? It was free and fun! (and green!) Rock on chicka Fondue - rock on.

9/17/08 @ 2:50 pm (reply)

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zoe

Aww, cute! I love how Miis so often really look like the ppl they’re modeled after. XD Nice touch with the “Wii are getting married!”

9/17/08 @ 2:50 pm (reply)

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Mr. Mango (message) 146 posts, Blushing bee

i love it! the wii pictures are priceless

9/17/08 @ 2:53 pm (reply)

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StrawberryBaby (message) 307 posts, Helper bee

So cute!

I was just wondering where you got the background and how you used it in Photoshop!

Thanks!

9/17/08 @ 2:56 pm (reply)

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Chocolate joy

this was a great idea! this total read chic geek!! and i think it was a perfect touch to email them. my fiance and I are video game geeks and i designed a pacman and mrs. pacman “the kiss” for our save-the-dates magnets. I posted them my blog stop by when you get a sec…

9/17/08 @ 2:57 pm (reply)

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Miss OceanBeach SF (message) 181 posts, Blushing bee

@Me and @yelli: Sure! Most email programs have an option to send as HTML (or Rich Text). It’s hard to do an exact tutorial without knowing what email client you use, but in Thunderbird 2.0, it’s under the Options menu when you are composing a message under Format. In Outlook 2003, there is a dropdown on the toolbar where you can choose HTML, Rich Text, or Plain Text.

@lulubelle and @Trebuchet: We’re also doing the Mii toppers.

@StrawberryBaby: It’s actually the image of a stamp I got from Impress Rubber Stamps that I’m using my various paper products. I turned it into a pattern and then used the Fill tool to fill the background in with a pattern. I can post a tutorial about this, if you’d like!

9/17/08 @ 3:03 pm (reply)

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Miss Hot Cocoa (message) 2,077 posts, Buzzing bee

I love your save the date email — so cute and full of personality. And environmentally friendly to boot.

9/17/08 @ 3:15 pm (reply)

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Miss X

So adorable, personal, and just all around fantastic!

9/17/08 @ 3:18 pm (reply)

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Mrs. SKI

Holy crap this is the coolest idea ever!! I almost wish we hadn’t already sent ours out. But we have a lot of elderly and non-tech savvy people coming and I can already hear them asking “Who are these people things on your Save the Date? What is a Wii??” My grandmother didn’t even figure out our StD had a magnet on the back until I told her that the big black heart on the back was a magnet. She thought it was just for decoration!

9/17/08 @ 4:24 pm (reply)

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