Minted Winners!
May 22nd, 2008 @ 5:22 pm by Mrs. Bee
The votes have been tallied and the winners in the Minted/Weddingbee Save the Date Challenge have been announced!
First Place - The Happy Envelope
Go, Go Gadget Gocco!
May 20th, 2008 @ 3:00 pm by Miss Cookie
I always knew I was going to design my own invites. I worked as a graphic designer for a theatre company to put myself through college. And since I am a little bit of control freak, I knew couldn’t farm the invitation out; I had to design them myself.
Vote on Minted.com!
May 5th, 2008 @ 6:03 pm by Mrs. Bee
Remember the 3 weddingbee readers that won custom photo save the dates in the Minted.com giveaway?
66 different designs were submitted for the lucky couples to choose from! They’re gonna need your help wading through all the wonderfully creative submissions, so please go over to Minted.com and rate the designs! The winning designs will also be on sale at Minted.com at the end of May.
I’ve had a ton of fun seeing each designer’s vision for the 3 adorable couples below. I can’t decide which ones are my favorite! Check out the 63 other designs here! 
Save The Date - It’s For Real!
April 24th, 2008 @ 12:20 pm by Miss Pineapple
Mr. Pineapple and I finally put together our save the dates, using our engagement photos. I wanted to get them out a little sooner since most of the guests will be out-of-towners, but I think 6 months before is definitely still reasonable.
Lesson learned:
I made way too many of everything. I have a bunch of extra monogram magnets. After sealing all the envelopes I wish I would have put two magnets in each one. The cards are bigger than I originally envisioned and the magnets barely hold them onto the fridge. I am also worried that people will not realize there is a magnet in the envelope and they will get thrown out. An alternative would be to make stronger magnets, but it was too late for that one.
Here is the whole kit n’ kaboodle:
The front:
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Monograms & Magnets
April 23rd, 2008 @ 10:32 am by Miss Pineapple
I am a fan of the trend to send magnets as your save the date. I like that people can just throw them up on the fridge and they won’t get lost in the pile of junk mail. On the other hand, I can’t help but think they can look kind of cheap, I love love love paper.
So, I decided to combine the two. I am making paper save the dates and little magnets to send along with them. The magnets were the first actual project that I completed. I was anxious to get something checked off the list!
Photo Keepsake Save the Date Cards
April 21st, 2008 @ 3:40 pm by Miss Cherry Pie
Our artist friend Cathy, the same one who will be marrying us, also gave us the incredible gift of helping create our Save the Date Cards. Because she works with paper, she has a ton of paper stockpiled in her Montana studio and offered to supply all of our materials and printing for free!
We hadn’t yet decided on a wedding theme or colors, so we decided to keep our design simple. I created a minimalist text template in InDesign with all of our information:
You Better Save It!
April 11th, 2008 @ 11:00 am by Miss Hydrangea
The date that is! We finally got our Save the Dates out the day before yesterday, hence my lack of posting this week. I went back and forth for weeks over the design, and, finally, settled with a simple monogram and a simple Save the Date. The monogram will be constant throughout the wedding. I decided that less is more and wanted to keep it simple, classic, but still have a personal touch to all of the paper for our wedding.
Oh Boy, It’s Really Happening!
April 10th, 2008 @ 6:06 pm by Miss Peacock
Our Save the Dates are in the mail! It’s really official. Mr. Peacock and I are getting married. This proves it:
Super Late Save The Dates
March 20th, 2008 @ 5:59 pm by Miss Hydrangea
I’ve been on the ball with everything for this wedding. Ahead of the game, way too early at times, but never really late. Until my Save the Dates.
I kept putting off designing them (and they weren’t even intricate) and when I FINALLY decided on what I wanted and chose where to get them printed, I realized that they will get here with less then 6 months to go. Then I still have to account for addressing and the time it takes to deliver them.
Is it super late that my save the dates will get to everyone with only about 5 months until the wedding? Most of the guests that will have to travel to be at the wedding have the date, so I don’t think that it should be an issue.
I hate being improper, but the time just got away from me. I definitely have learned my lesson and will be doing all things paper as early as I can before the wedding from this point forward.
From most of my wedding planning lists that I’ve accumulated during our engagement, they say to send them out around the six month mark. When did you all send out your save the dates?
For The Love Of All Things Paper, Will You Please Save The Date?
March 5th, 2008 @ 4:35 pm by Miss Cupcake
My original wedding timeline had me sending our save the dates back in January. Well, a month and a half late ain’t bad, right?
I spent a ridiculous amount of time on these save the dates, so our guests BEST be saving the damn date if they know what’s good for them!!!! 
After slaving over the design and assembly, I finally put these bad boys in the mail this week, and I couldn’t be happier. Drumroll please…..
