Weddingbee Blog

So I think I’ve finally made a decision about what kind of save-the-dates to send out. This has been a tough one for us because originally we didn’t want to send STDs. (As high school health classes now use “STI” instead, I think we’re safe to use “STD” as the standard way to refer to save-the-dates.) I thought they were a waste of paper, and since our goal is to have a “green” wedding, the more we can cut out, the better. But I started to think about the fact that we’re getting married on a Friday evening, which means people will appreciate knowing the date in advance—especially if they need to request vacation time at work.

We’re definitely sending STDs now, but it took us a while to figure out exactly what we wanted them to look like. The Dude and I love music. Correction: I love music; he worships it. So what better way to pay homage to something we both care about than a music-poster inspired STD?

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I love the simple layout of the one above–and isn’t that faded font cool? Let’s try something with a little more color:

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I love the vintage feel of this next one:

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This last one is sooo the Dude and me–well, except for that weird petrified rock thingy.

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We’re probably going to make them ourselves on my Gocco, so the design will need to be simple. Luckily, the Dude and I have a friend who is pretty handy with Photoshop. We’re hoping to commission him to help design our STDs. Check out some of the posters he’s created:

No way I could make either of those on a Gocco, but you can see how good he is at designing posters. Now we just have to ask him for this little favor–I think that’s a job for the Dude!

Can you guess what my original idea was for our STDs? I’ll give you a hint: it was incredibly nerdy.