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Oh my gosh, I recently had the best weekend ever!! I took a trip from Austin to Dallas to put together our save the dates with my bridesmaids. It started out a little rocky due to the inclement weather Texas was having.
And a typical three hour drive took six hours. But it was all worth it. First off, they surprised me with a delicious spread of food (um… by the time we took a picture we had already eaten quite a bit). Bridesmaid Amy even searched and found vegetarian bacon for me for the yummy salad!
And then, they surprised me with a taste test of the 3 signature cocktails we were considering. Yum!
Bellini-tini:
Mojito:
Cham Cham:
We all tasted each one, and still couldn’t decide which drink to choose, so we might have to do this again. 
After we’d eaten more tortilla rolls than we cared to count and had a few cocktails, we were ready to start the assembly of the save the dates. We each took on a task.
Sister Fro Yo addressed all the envelopes:
Bridesmaid Amy stuck all the magnets on the moo cards:
Bridesmaid Kim secured the ribbon around the magnet and the save the dates (I don’t have a photo of this, but she also made cocktails):
Mommy Fro Yo stuffed the save the dates in the envelopes:
And me? Well, I sort of bounced around from one chore to the next—cutting magnets and ribbon, securing the ribbon, and stuffing envelopes. I also made sure that everyone was happy with a cocktail.
So, do you want to see the finished product?
The moo card magnet:
The back of the save the date:
The total package:
Ta da!! I’m SO happy with how they came out and cannot say thank you enough to my wonderful bridesmaids. They were such an enormous help and so thoughtful. I swear, I have the best bridesmaids. I feel very lucky!!
So how did you feel about your save the dates? Did they come out just as you’d hoped for??
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Oooo, I love the finished product — what an impressive DIY! 
love how they turned out! Way to keep your helpers happy–cocktails and all
Those are very cute..and how fun to be able to get your girls together to help you!!
So freakin’ cute! I love them!
The final element to our STD is almost done, so sooon I’m going to have to get down to business and put ‘em all together. I’ll need to enlist the help of my ladies : )
Love love love them!! We’re about to start doing ours, and I’m so inspired by your cute package!! Cute! 
your save the dates are super cute! you all did a great job. and what a fun reason to party.
I figured this would be a task that I’d accomplish on my own… I never thought of making it a party! What a great idea, thanks
Very cute! And love how your bridesmaids & family helped out.
Love it! Those are fantastic! We did magnet STDs and my local bridesmaid (all the rest are scattered to the four winds…) and I sat on my couch over wine and gossiped about sorority life while putting the STDs together. It’s a fun memory. (:
they’re great!! and seems like you had a great time making them!
Aw those came out so well! I cannot *wait* to have “friend time” masking as “making stuff time”… I’m 400 miles away from my best friends and cannot wait to make the trips home to get their help! I’ll be able to see them so much more!
Those are so adorable!!
And, even though it’s only 9 a.m., the pics of those signature drinks are making me crave a good happy hour!!!
@Sage: Oh those drinks were good. We did get a little heavy handed by the end of the day and our productivity slowed considerably, but it was so fun!
Way to embrace team work! I realized late in the game that my girls loved being able to help with the little tasks that get tedious after a while, and that everything is more fun with a few girlfriends and a few cocktails!
Those look great. The drinks sound delicious … I love a good mojito and I may just have to try the other two!!
I am not a DIY girl, so I just went with an option from wedding paper diva, but I love them! I love your save the dates…cute! you may have inspired me for my invitations.
By the way…that bellini pic made my mouth water a bit..lol
oooh those are so cute! Awesome work, and the party looks like a blast!
Those are great! I love that you have a team of people to help you out… I’m DIYing it all myself
Those are fantastic, what a great way to get them done.
@sugarchamp: I used this template to create the moo cards http://dawnm.com/fresh/2008/06/moo-minicard-templates-for-pho.php and didn’t actually order them from moo cards. hope that helps.
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Miss Frozen Yogurt, Dallas
Age and Occupation: 28, Special Projects Coordinator
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Equity Trader
Engagement Date: March 19, 2009
Wedding Date: April 2010
Venue: Marie Gabrielle, Dallas
About Me: I was born and raised in Texas, and have lived in several of the cities across the state, but I currently reside in Austin. I went to college in Boston and have a special place in my heart for the Northeast. I love reading, shopping, wine, reuniting with college friends that are scattered across the country, reality TV, trying out new recipes, and attempting all the DIY projects that come along with wedding planning. I'm a "bleeding heart, save the world type" and thankfully my job allows me to work on legislation and policy to help out those in need. I met Mr. Frozen Yogurt in a bar, though he doesn't even drink! And now we are planning a modern yet vintage wedding in Dallas while dealing with the trials and tribulations of first time homeownership.
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