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Our Save the Dates are complete and have been sent!
When we were figuring out what to do, I turned to Weddingbee for inspiration. Through different bees on the site, I realized I wanted to incorporate a few things: tie in our theme/color scheme (navy and white with starfish accents), create a look that is simple, clean and classic Newport, incorporate some fun/humor, and special details. I think we did a pretty good job of getting the exact look we were going for.
We decided against calligraphy for the envelopes. Our wedding is a little more casual, so we didn’t want super fancy save the dates. We’ll save calligraphy for the invitations to make them a little more formal.
I created envelope liners using the Paper Source templates. I absolutely love envelope liners. I feel like they are an added surprise when you open a letter/note/invitation.
We wanted our save the dates to be informative with a personal touch. We included a “mission statement” explaining the importance of our wedding location, as it is a destination for most of our guests.
We made sure to include accommodations suggestions. The main reason we decided to send save the dates was to get the hotel information to guests. Hotel blocks end by the time our invites go out, and we want everyone to have the chance to get rooms that are convenient and hopefully a little cheaper. We also included our wedding website, which has information on restaurants, activities in the area, and information for wedding events.
We also added in magnets. Mr. Starfish really loved the idea of magnets, and I loved that we got to include photos from our engagement shoot. I say photos plural, as we couldn’t decide on one design and ended up with five magnet designs. We sent out specific ones to different groups.
And here it is all together:
The mission statement and information cards were completely created in Microsoft Word with some embossed elements. I think sending them out makes it all more real!
Photos used for save the dates taken by: David Bibeault
Did you make your own save the dates? What was your favorite element?
Love them!! What font did you use for the “Save the Date” part?
Love the starfish element! It really brings the whole Newport theme together!
how did you make the address labels for the envelopes? i think that’s what we will be doing for the STDs.
We didn’t make-em, make-em, but we stamped the back of the envelope (all 106 of them) with a handmade stamp from Etsy with our names on and feathers and such. I liked the imperfection of the stamp, while having it still look polished.
I didn’t make my STDs, but I did buy my own colored envelopes and did some neat address labels. I used a PDF that Martha Stewart had for placecards and then cut and pasted the addresses from the mail merge. I did a font that matched the font from the STDs so they looked cohesive. It was a little time consuming but it ended up looking awesome.
So cute! We used black envelopes for our invites.
BTW, I thought of you the other day when I was shopping at Target and saw all this Starfish jewelry in their display cases!
Those are adorable! I love the liner!
We want to do save the dates as cute little DIY button magnets but we are still playing around with the guest list so I’ll probably be a bride that gets those made and out late (like the week before the invites go out) unless I go the route of postcards.
i love the starfish envelope liners!! So cute! And they tie everything together!
I love the starfish liners that is so cool and an unexpected touch. And another big thank you, I have been looking for a place to do a wedding website and your STD magnets told me where to look! Inspiration and hints are all around us! Thanks!
I love your envelope liners and all the info and well everything! It’s super fanastic! Well done! 
@olivermasiello: It’s actually a stamp form papersource! I embossed it.@BusyBride2Be: The address labels were purchased through papersource. They have an online template you can use to make the labels. Super easy.@labrat: I love the button idea!
@Miss Lace: I feel like I see starfish everywhere I go now that I’m a bee, although I’nm sure there was just as much before, and I just didn’t notice it, but whenever I see things that match other Bees icons, I think of them too
@Christine_M: I know a ton of sites do them, but I loved using mywedding.com, you can add personal pages and it pretty much has everything you need and it’s free!
Very nice job! I love the envelope liners, the envelopes, the addressing and the information pages. Awesome job coordinating everything…looks so professional!
These are adorable. I love the starfish theme…how appropriate!
Ah, I didn’t get the “Get a Room” thing from your last post but now I see…Get a hotel room…Silly Miss Trail Mix! These are fantastic!
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Mrs. Starfish, Boston/Newport Age and Occupation: 25, Operations Assistant Fiance's Age and Occupation: 25, Sales Engagement Date: October 8, 2008 Wedding Date: October 2010 Venue: The Atlantic Beach Club About Me: I'm a perfectionist who is a planner at heart. I don't do well with surprises. I love planning, crafting, Newport RI, family and friends, and most importantly, Mr. Starfish---all of which will be big components in our October wedding in our favorite little city by the sea.
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