The STD That Didn’t Make the Cut

The STD That Didn’t Make the Cut

November 29th, 2010 @ 2:00 pm by Mrs. Giraffe
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One of my favorite comments I’ve gotten on a post was something along the lines of, “Wow—three posts about STDs, and you haven’t made a decision yet. If you don’t make one soon, you’ll never be ready by May!” It made me laugh because it’s so true, but it also made me smile because, I swear, Mr. G says something along those lines to me every single time we’re talking about wedding projects.

But, yes, it’s true, I’ve talked a lot about STDs. Invite- and STD-inspiration posts are some of my favorites to read and follow (and I’m sure there are others like me) so, in the words of Mr. Mathers, I ain’t quite finished yet.

Our actual save the dates aren’t quite ready for their Weddingbee debut, but today I wanted to share an STD that didn’t quite make the cut. Our wedding guests won’t get to see it, but I wanted to share because this little guy grew on me for a little while. (That, and I love following people’s design processes).

I designed this at the point where I didn’t want a magnet and I was obsessed with the 9″ x 4″ size—and I was obsessed with that size for a good couple of weeks.

The STD That Didn't Make the Cut : wedding chicago save the dates Stds

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Mama Giraffe kept asking me why my name was bigger than Mr. Giraffe’s…I swear, it just happened that way. I totally didn’t plan it…Really…

Also, I feel compelled to point out that I have another version of this one where “Shoes and Socks” got replaced with “Batman and Robin.” We probably would’ve gone with that one if we had to choose (but only because “Wolverine and Adamantium” didn’t have the same ring to it…).

I’ve actually made sure to save all of the designs we didn’t go with just so I could scrapbook them later.

Anybody else going through a million versions of their save the dates?

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18 Responses to “The STD That Didn’t Make the Cut”

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

ADORABLE. I love that! I can’t wait to see what you actually went with.

11/29/10 @ 2:01 pm (reply)

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Miss Knitting (message) 1,072 posts, Bumble bee

I really like this one! What a great idea.

11/29/10 @ 2:25 pm (reply)

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jillocb (message) 197 posts, Blushing bee

Love the STD but love the Wolverine geek reference more.

11/29/10 @ 2:25 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Trail Mix (message) 6,329 posts, Bee Keeper

That is super-cute! Now I’m very excited to see what you went with if it’s deemed better than that one in your eyes!

11/29/10 @ 2:26 pm (reply)

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JillBill (message) 425 posts, Helper bee

Kudos to you for even considering putting Homer J. and Marge on… I am pretty sure 75% of our STD recipients (at least) would have a big fat confused look on their faces at that pop culture reference.

11/29/10 @ 2:42 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Glasses (message) 2,741 posts, Sugar bee

Waaaaaay cute!

11/29/10 @ 2:48 pm (reply)

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Stephanie 40Geezees

I love this!!

11/29/10 @ 3:06 pm (reply)

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mclove (message) 102 posts, Blushing bee

To answer your last question, YES - I’ve literally got 18 STDs sittin’ in a Wedding folder on my desktop that are screaming, “Pick one of us by next week because we need to be printed and shipped like yesterday!!” AND IT’S KILLING ME.

It makes me want to say eff it and just send a blank piece of paper with only the essential information and no design whatsoever… but I couldn’t possibly do that could I?

Love the one that didn’t make the cut. Love your obsession with graphic design/ampersands/quirkiness.

11/29/10 @ 4:23 pm (reply)

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Miss Cinnamon Bun (message) 1,100 posts, Bumble bee

Yes, I have tons of designs for STDs and even more in my head. I’d forgotten how much fun I can have playing in photoshop!

11/29/10 @ 4:27 pm (reply)

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KayMeiBee (message) 156 posts, Blushing bee

We ended up with 5 different versions that we couldn’t pick between, so we just got all 5 printed and each guest will get a different one! Sadly, we won’t be able to do that with the invites…

11/29/10 @ 5:30 pm (reply)

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Ms Cheetah (message) 1,188 posts, Bumble bee

LOVE! Can’t wait to see what you went with!

11/29/10 @ 5:43 pm (reply)

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littleweddingbits (message) 38 posts, Newbee

That STD is adorable! I can’t wait to see what you actually went with if this is one of your rejects!

11/29/10 @ 10:07 pm (reply)

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photographernico (message) 527 posts, Busy bee

Yes!!! to the million versions. I have pages of thumbnail sketches and Illustrator files with slight variations (that no one else sees). Having a design background is not always a blessing!

11/29/10 @ 11:13 pm (reply)

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tea (message) 7,295 posts, Bee Keeper

um, can i have this? this is AWESOME!!

seriously, i want to use this. this is too great not to be used

11/30/10 @ 1:32 am (reply)

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jordynrose (message) 6,351 posts, Bee Keeper

These were cute!

12/1/10 @ 4:01 pm (reply)

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Mrs. French Fries (message) 2,218 posts, Buzzing bee

These are super cute!!

12/9/10 @ 3:38 pm (reply)

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