Ways to Save the Date

Ways to Save the Date

August 20th, 2009 @ 2:33 pm by Mrs. Dew Drop
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Waaaay back when (or maybe around five months ago), I was already starting to feel so, so behind on my wedding planning. Do real people actually manage to get their wedding planning done early?

That spurred me on to thinking about what exactly we were going to do about our save the dates. I knew I wanted to send them out—a reasonably large number of our invitees are from out of town. But, as usual, I was having trouble making a decision.

Since we were so, so behind, of course we hadn’t figured out what we wanted our invitations to look like yet. This meant that we couldn’t just go with matching save the dates.

Okay, so what to do? Mr. DD and I were trying to find something simple that could go on a magnet. Those were pretty much our only criteria.

So, I put on my wedding research hat and pulled out my laptop.

Here are some ideas I liked:

Ways to Save the Date : wedding save the dates Heart03

A simple but cute heart motif save the date by Float Paperie via Oh So Beautiful Paper.

Ways to Save the Date : wedding save the dates Calenda03

A whimsical calendar design by Cheerupcherup. (Mr. DD was a big fan of this one.)

Ways to Save the Date : wedding save the dates Tree02

Another calendar with a heart “carved” on a tree via Merriment Design.

Ways to Save the Date : wedding save the dates Bookmar01

A bookmark save the date by chewing the cud via Elizabeth Anne Designs. Exciting, because both Mr. DD and I love to read, but this wasn’t exactly something that could go on a magnet…

Ways to Save the Date : wedding save the dates Cutout01

An adorable idea from baczx’s flickr photostream. But the cutouts didn’t seem very magnet-friendly, either.

Ways to Save the Date : wedding save the dates Misslat01

Photobooth style from Mrs. Latte.

Where did you look for save the date inspiration? Do you have any favorite designs from around the internet?

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20 Responses to “Ways to Save the Date”

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Miss Bruschetta (message) 5,565 posts, Bee Keeper

Hehe, the “cut out” pun made me smile. I really like the calendar one Mr. DD enjoyed as well!

8/20/09 @ 1:45 pm (reply)

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thefuturemrsjewell (message) 1,829 posts, Buzzing bee

i love the first one. all great options though!

8/20/09 @ 1:52 pm (reply)

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Miss Scissors (message) 7,343 posts, Bee Keeper

I absolutely love these save the dates:
http://www.stylemepretty.com/2009/08/11/save-the-date-idea/

From the ones you posted, I really like the first and third one.

8/20/09 @ 2:05 pm (reply)

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Soon2BeeMrsLewis (message) 695 posts, Busy bee

I always love the one that is like the “giving tree”… i know there is actually a link i have somewhere saved in the midst of all of my things that has a free template for that save the date. pm me if interested!

8/20/09 @ 2:06 pm (reply)

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mimi06d (message) 646 posts, Busy bee

We are using the Giving Tree save the date you posted. I found them on Merriment Design a few months ago and I absolutely love them.

8/20/09 @ 2:08 pm (reply)

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ChiDIY (message) 184 posts, Blushing bee

I absolutely love the first one! And, lucky me! They are local!

Thanks for posting

8/20/09 @ 2:14 pm (reply)

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loveardently (message) 85 posts, Worker bee

calendar #2 is cute, but i like the design on #3!

8/20/09 @ 2:30 pm (reply)

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ladybuglove (message) 740 posts, Busy bee

they’re all really cute……i really love mr. & mrs. latte’s!

8/20/09 @ 2:42 pm (reply)

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Stiletto_Fetish (message) 19 posts, Newbee

I purchased my Save-The-Dates from Alaina (Cheerupcherup) and she was great to work with. She has some really cool designs.

8/20/09 @ 2:58 pm (reply)

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mary-alice-me (message) 1,864 posts, Buzzing bee

I really like the bookmark ones! I can see why you’d prefer a magnet though, they’re so practical. I also like the tree one.

8/20/09 @ 3:20 pm (reply)

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vintage2010 (message) 2,257 posts, Buzzing bee

The FI wanted to do a postcard for the save the date since we are doing a destination theme. I thought that was pretty clever of him since he hasn’t been stalking wedding websites like I have. We took our photos this past weekend and are now working on the postcard. Getting closer to being done! Whew!

8/20/09 @ 5:21 pm (reply)

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Miss Labrador (message) 1,805 posts, Buzzing bee

I love love love the “Giving Tree” one! Reminds me of good times as a kid!

8/20/09 @ 5:43 pm (reply)

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David

I had never heard of a save the date card until my American friends announced their engagement. We loved the idea so much we brought it across the pond. We had fridge magnets printed with the date and location and they went down very well, they were very much in demand before the wedding as they were a total novelty for our wedding guests.

8/20/09 @ 6:20 pm (reply)

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honeymyheart (message) 764 posts, Busy bee

i’ve always loved photo booth inspired save the date cards and save the date maps. we went for a map

8/20/09 @ 6:57 pm (reply)

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D.Marie (message) 2,484 posts, Buzzing bee

I love doing photo booth pics like the last picture that would be cute for us! The birdie bookmark is so cute! I found postcards on our venue’s site of the historical mansion so were going to use those for Save the Dates!!

8/20/09 @ 10:49 pm (reply)

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Sage (message) 728 posts, Busy bee

I LOVE the save-the-date magnets from Etsy seller mpressdesigns. http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6285061

Oh but if anyone decides to order these, can you wait until after I do, please? Seller is backlogged. Hahaha!!!

8/21/09 @ 1:21 pm (reply)

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Miss Poodle (message) 3,387 posts, Sugar bee

I love the 3rd one! so cute

8/21/09 @ 7:17 pm (reply)

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Catalitical (message) 27 posts, Newbee

I am such a sucker for the photo booth picture magnet! If photo booths weren’t so horribly expensive in the Boston area, I was totally thinking we’d do that for a Save The Date and have an actual photo booth at the reception. I like tying things in as much as possible, so what design elements do you foresee reappearing as you go along? Maybe it’s just one little embellishment, a smidge of curlicue or something that can show up in/on your Save The Dates and make a cameo in another way…?

We’re going to try for a Save The Date that might not make sense to anyone else *but* us… It’s in the design process now (meaning I keep thinking about it and thinking about it, since I’ll actually be creating it), and it will combine a really fantastic quote The Man spouted during one of our earliest wedding planning powwows, with design elements that I hope to repeat in our wedding invitations. It’s going to be geek meets fall. It’ll be cute, and although some people won’t get it, most will. And bottom line, it’ll make *us* laugh!

8/24/09 @ 4:53 pm (reply)

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Miss Buttons (message) 5,046 posts, Bee Keeper

I LOVE the third inspiration pic…it looks just like the Giving Tree…I loved that book as a little girl (and well, I still love it today!)

8/27/09 @ 4:14 pm (reply)

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How to Be An Expert Procrastinator » Weddingbee » The Wedding Blog

[...] Decide none of them will work. Inform your fiance that you’re going to make your own! Step 2: Look online for inspiration on making your own save the dates. Repeat this step frequently until you’re completely confused [...]

8/30/09 @ 5:11 pm (reply)