Save the Dates: Decent

Save the Dates: Decent

January 27th, 2010 @ 9:46 am by Mrs. Ribbons
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gratuitous picture of my cat

We mailed the first batch of save the dates a few weeks ago, which oddly made the wedding feel very real. Oh sure, I have a wedding dress in my closet and thousands of dollars floating around in the form of deposits. But for some reason, these little cards printed at Kinko’s feel like the most official thing we’ve done.

So, they’re not perfect. They were printed on 90lb card stock, two to a letter-sized page. I used a rotary cutter at Kinko’s to give the cards a full bleed effect, but unfortunately, my little measurements were off for some cards and thus some patterns look a bit different. I really didn’t care, though. This was not something worth stressing about.

Here are the details: I designed the chevron pattern in Illustrator (with a tutorial forthcoming) and laid out the invitation in InDesign. The smudged writing in the corner is actually our wedding website.

I have no cute picture of the save the dates with their envelopes because that was something I also didn’t care about. I used plain white - not even using nice paper - envelopes. They are not lined. I would’ve lined them, but I’m saving myself for the invitations!

The only reason I thought save the dates were remotely necessary was the fact Bloomington is at least three hours away from most guests and a plane ride away from the rest. Now, I could have easily sent an email to let people know, but the siren call of a design opportunity was just too much.

Our save the dates aren’t perfect. But for $27 and a few hours on the computer, I’m fine with them.

Are you a perfectionist when it comes to DIY?

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18 Responses to “Save the Dates: Decent”

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

i love how your cute little kitty looks like it’s about to pounce on your save the date. i love the color you used for the chevron pattern. seems like it was quick and easy, and you did a great job with them!

1/27/10 @ 10:22 am (reply)

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Miss Hamster (message) 4,045 posts, Honey bee

I think they look great - and looking forward to the Illustrator tutorial!

1/27/10 @ 10:31 am (reply)

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Miss Spaniel (message) 6,792 posts, Bee Keeper

Save the dates were the first “official” feeling thing we did, too. They look cute!

1/27/10 @ 10:33 am (reply)

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krissycake (message) 4,160 posts, Honey bee

I love how clean those look!

1/27/10 @ 10:42 am (reply)

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Violachap (message) 677 posts, Busy bee

like you pointed out, you needed to let guests know, and this was a quick, cheap, and easy way to do it! We’re planning on save the dates, but we haven’t decided whether it will just be something like you did or go with an engagement picture… we’ll see.

1/27/10 @ 10:48 am (reply)

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newportnuptials (message) 21 posts, Newbee

I like them. The graphic border looks great.

1/27/10 @ 10:55 am (reply)

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msashleymarie (message) 616 posts, Busy bee

I agreeeee. Sending out the STDs made everything feel very real!

1/27/10 @ 10:58 am (reply)

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Miss Sewing (message) 2,701 posts, Sugar bee

I like them, and <3 full bleed! I especially like how you put the wedding webby address along the chevron

1/27/10 @ 11:05 am (reply)

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Miss Cheeseburger (message) 1,020 posts, Bumble bee

I like them! I think they ARE perfect

1/27/10 @ 11:29 am (reply)

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Miss Ribbons (message) 2,018 posts, Buzzing bee

@Miss Pug: She was pouncing on them, or more precisely on the lens cap dangling from my camera I have a hilarious picture of her lunging at me.
@Miss Hamster: It’s so unexciting, be prepared
@krissycake: I’m an advocate of white space!
@Violachap: The funny thing is, I don’t think most guests understand the concept!
@Miss Sewing: That was my favorite part

1/27/10 @ 11:56 am (reply)

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

Those are freaking adorable! They look great!!!!

1/27/10 @ 1:17 pm (reply)

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Miss Pinot Grigio (message) 1,410 posts, Bumble bee

I think they look great! I love that the website blends in with the chevron motif. Very creative.

I’m also super happy to see another Hoosier on Weddingbee! Even though you went to IU. I won’t hold it against ya. (Go Boilers!)

1/27/10 @ 1:17 pm (reply)

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Miss Nachos (message) 1,733 posts, Bumble bee

They turned out great! I did the inserts for our save the dates on regular good old fashioned copy paper with MS Word. I wasn’t too concerned about them either, they did their job.

1/27/10 @ 4:47 pm (reply)

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