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As you may have noticed, it is becoming more and more common to receive a Save the Date card in the mail before the actual wedding invitation. Does this mean, now that you are engaged, that you should be sending out Save the Dates?
It’s not a bad idea! If you are planning a destination wedding, or if your wedding will take place during a holiday, Save the Date cards are especially helpful. But, no matter what kind of plans you have for your wedding, your guests will appreciate the advance notice.
Save the Date cards can be mailed out as early as you want, but make sure you have given your guest list some thought first, and make sure you mention that an invitation will follow. Then, make sure that everyone who gets a Save the Date card also gets an invitation.
Keep your Save the Date cards very simple. All you really need to include are your names, date and location. One fun idea is to send out magnets with the information printed on them. That way, a guest can put it on their refrigerator so they don’t forget!
Generally at most weddings there will be a guestbook to sign and write a note to the bride and groom. Instead of having just a guest book to sign try to make things a little fun and incorporate photos with the book. No doubt there will always be a photographer at the wedding but this way it is a little more personal and when you take the pictures there can be a box etc to put them in and when the wedding is over the bride and groom get to see what everyone got up to! The guests can also write a message under the picture they take in case they forget to fill out the guestbook.
Another great idea is disposable cameras placed on each table.. I found a great website that sells cameras and you choose the design on the camera. Best Cameras has a wide range of designs that you can order with specially designed bride and groom cameras. I think this is a great idea and you will have so many memories from all your guests!
Our friends over at The Wedding Lens (put in link) have taken this into the digital age. Your guests can take shots on their digital cameras and then you give them your personal wedding page to upload all their photos. Then you actually get to see your photos rather than hoping that you come across them on facebook.
I was surfing the internet today and came across these amazing invitations by Vera Wang at FineStationary.com. I love patterns and colors she uses that will stand out from the rest and set a distinctive tone for your special day.
Of course if these are not your cup of tea and you are looking for a more traditional invitation, Vera Wang has those too.
Looking for a way to personalize your invites? Why not try adding personalized postage stamps. Zazzle offers over 200 already created engagement and wedding stamps which can be bought in sheets of 20 in three different sizes. They also offer several different shipping rates so you can be sure to find the ones that will work best for your invites.
For something a little more personal you can go to the USPS in the states or Canada Post and upload your own pictures onto stamps. That way you can have exactly the picture you want gracing your wedding invites and thank you notes.
