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Since we decided on envelopes, we had to figure out a way to address these puppies. There was no way I was handwriting anything. And, I surely did not want a boring label. So I searched for ways to create a wraparound label. I mean, they are all over the place, but considering we wanted to mail these out pretty soon, I was working with a short timeline. Which, in turn, left me with very few choices.

My mom had purchased what she thought were Avery 5160 labels (you know, the traditional, 3 across, 10 down labels). When she opened the box, they were the 2 across, 10 down type. So basically, longer that the 5160 labels. How convenient? I picked them up from home one night, and downloaded the Avery DesignPro program. I was not about to figure out if Photoshop could do a mail merge of about 200 addresses, and Word only gives you so many options in terms of design. DesignPro, is like the easy, free version of Photoshop with a mail merge.

So, with a little magic and inspiration from our Save the Dates design, I crafted a wrap around:

Boy, did this make the addressing process entirely too easy.

I already had everyone’s address in an Excel file, so it was a matter of merging the two files together. Taking off the labels (and stamps) from their backing sheet, and sticking them on the envelopes!

After a marathon sesh of label/stamp sticking, we were ready to mail them off!

How did you address your save the dates?

P dot S, I promise the reveal is coming!