Ways to Save the Date

As I’ve said many times before and will harp on again I’m sure, the Save the Dates you send are the first things your guests see and they truly do set the tone for the wedding.  Stationery will always be my first love, so I took special care to make sure that my Save the Dates clearly expressed how I wanted my event to look and feel.  But there are many options, and you certainly don’t have to go as formal as I did – this can be the time to play and have fun! 

So how should you tell your family and friends to Save the Date?  Save the Dates can give as little or as much information as you desire, but at the bare minimum give your guests the luxury of your names, the date, and the city so that travel information can be made, if necessary.  Keep the Save the Date fun, if you like, but in your theme and colors.  You don’t want to look back later and have a beautifully matched stationery set and a Save the Date that just doesn’t fit in.

Having a destination wedding?  Purchase or create cute Save the Dates that look like airline tickets, like these from Ceci New York:

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A theatre wedding deserves a DIY Playbill, like this one made by Weddingbee’s Mrs. Snow Pea:

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Beach wedding?  How about a message in a bottle?  You can even find bottles that are mailable!

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Image courtesy of Favor Ideas

Cute, cheap, and easy – photo booth Save the Date magnets:

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Image courtesy of Magnetstreet

If your wedding is bold, go opulent but fun, with these fur-covered belted creations by Paper Girl:

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You can celebrate your culture(s):

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Image courtesy of Ceci New York

And if you want a postcard, do something like this amazing, fun, and SO original one!

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Image courtesy of Ryan Masuga

I hope this inspires you! 

E.