Save the Dates: The Big Reveal

Save the Dates: The Big Reveal

January 21st, 2010 @ 8:38 am by Mrs. Buttons
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OK, so I left you in “Save the Date: suspense… sorry! The drama ensued with the address labels, but thankfully we were able to get ourselves out of the weeds and work out a system.

Now, I’ll show you what these bad boys looked like!

Here is our little setup: my trusty Google doc spreadsheet with addresses (yes, they are color coded in blue for Mr. Buttons’ guests, and pink for mine…), the magnets, glue dots, the cards and envelopes (clearly), and the ink pad/stamp.

I printed the envelopes while Mr. Buttons attached a glue dot to the back of the magnet and placed it inside the card.

I painstakingly placed each adorable little bird stamp in the left corner of the address. I had originally wanted to order a custom monogram stamp; but when I went to Michael’s one day…this bird stamp was waiting there for me!

I may have had a glass of wine or two during the process…

And… here you have it folks! A little peek at the finished product… I’m so glad that they are complete!

So much for anonymity… haha…

The next day, Mr. Buttons and I headed to the post office to drop them off… I was so sad (yet relieved) to see them go!

Gotta love the awkward blue trash can in the picture…

See ya, Save the Dates…

Were you relieved when you got your Save the Dates out? How far before your wedding date did you put them in the mail?

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35 Responses to “Save the Dates: The Big Reveal”

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Miss Stripes (message) 1,063 posts, Bumble bee

Yay! I love that photo of you guys- so cute! These turned out super!

1/21/10 @ 8:44 am (reply)

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Cole B (message) 1,364 posts, Bumble bee

Those are super cute!

1/21/10 @ 8:48 am (reply)

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Mrs. Deviled Egg (message) 1,250 posts, Bumble bee

They look great! Mr. Buttons gets some major brownie points for helping you!

1/21/10 @ 9:08 am (reply)

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lilyfaith (message) 5,478 posts, Bee Keeper

Those look amazing! I love the picture you chose.

1/21/10 @ 9:09 am (reply)

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Kellyk

cute! where did you get the cards printed?

1/21/10 @ 9:17 am (reply)

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Miss Cardigan (message) 8,645 posts, Bee Keeper

They look great! How exciting to finally have them sent off!

1/21/10 @ 9:38 am (reply)

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

@Miss Stripes: @Cole B: @lilyfaith: Thanks! That is definitely one of our favorites! We have it framed as well.

@Mrs. Deviled Egg: He’s a good guy, that Mr. Buttons

@Kellyk: We used Vistaprint!

@amanda.lynn: Sigh…of…relief!

1/21/10 @ 9:51 am (reply)

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Miss French Fries (message) 2,218 posts, Buzzing bee

They turned out great! I remember being relieved when I sent mine too. I can’t imagine how I’ll feel when the invites are actually sent!

1/21/10 @ 9:54 am (reply)

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lauralou852 (message) 516 posts, Busy bee

I was SO relieved (as I’m sure you remember!) - I was so ready to finish that project and move on to something else!

1/21/10 @ 10:03 am (reply)

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Miss Pencils (message) 1,027 posts, Bumble bee

these look great buttons! I love that little stamp!

1/21/10 @ 10:10 am (reply)

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KMSull (message) 6,442 posts, Bee Keeper

Awww these look super, super cute! I love that they’re a card instead of the normal flat STDs

1/21/10 @ 10:23 am (reply)

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fancygirl (message) 230 posts, Helper bee

They’re very cute! Just popped mine in the mail and def relived that they actually got done and are now out of my hands!

1/21/10 @ 10:26 am (reply)

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Mrs. Emerald (message) 1,062 posts, Bumble bee

Aww, those are beautiful! Isn’t it a great feeling to get them out of your hands?

1/21/10 @ 10:38 am (reply)

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Miss Hot Wings (message) 2,213 posts, Buzzing bee

So cute! We mailed ours to OOT guests about 1 year out. Super early isn’t it? Oh well.

1/21/10 @ 10:41 am (reply)

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Mrs. Mouse (message) 5,844 posts, Bee Keeper

They’re adorable!

1/21/10 @ 10:45 am (reply)

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Miss Pug (message) 3,753 posts, Honey bee

yay! so cute!

1/21/10 @ 10:53 am (reply)

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traceylynne (message) 54 posts, Worker bee

Same wedding date and just sent mine this week!! I’m so relieved.

1/21/10 @ 10:58 am (reply)

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

@Miss French Fries: Gah, the invites…I’m currently working on those…haha…

@fancygirl: I was happy to get them out the door for sure! Glad yours were a success!

@Mrs. Emerald: I was happy yet sad, since I knew that many would probably get thrown away…but I have extras for myself!

@nelzbels: Wow - you were really on top of it!

@traceylynne: Wow! Nice…we sent ours back before Thanksgiving, since most of our guests are OOT and need to start looking for accommodations!

1/21/10 @ 11:21 am (reply)

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SweetSavannah (message) 178 posts, Blushing bee

They look amazing! Good job! We got our Save the Dates out about Dec. 10th… our wedding is June 5th… It felt SOOOOO good to get them out… but now I am stressing about addressing all of the formal invites! HA! I have ordered the postage for them at least… hehehe but I really should sit down and start addressing them, as it will take me a long while– 130 to address! ack!

1/21/10 @ 11:30 am (reply)

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Violachap (message) 677 posts, Busy bee

Very cute!!

1/21/10 @ 11:35 am (reply)

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