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Those are SO cute!!!!!!
I think there are probably several ways to go about it... I did ours in Illustrator, but if you don't have a coloring program, I'd try taking a screenshot of Google Maps. Type in the address of your ceremony site and zoom in until it and your reception venue all fit in one frame. Then print that picture out. Next, get a sheet of tracing paper and only trace over the main roads — Highways, boulevards, etc. I'd do them first in pencil and then go back over my line with a thicker marker, so the line is smooth. If you have pretty hand writing, write the streets in. Otherwise, scan the image back into the computer and try typing in the streets with a program like paint or something.
Any other bees have recommendations? The tracing way might be a big headache...
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Yayy these are really great tips! I don't have illustrator, so I'm going to give the Power Point tutorial a shot. I consider myself pretty computer savvy and even I didn't think to do it that way.
THANKS <3
this is my map and i did it with the same link that jojobananas used. it was very helpful. it took me a lot of time but it was worth it
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Now I'm really stoked. My map is done! I think I'm not going to bother labeling the locations because the addresses are listed elsewhere on the invitations, and the street names are labeled. What do you think?
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@ Uskadelig Just have to say that I love the sample map you attached! I go to KU and love Lawrence and my wedding's in Wichita! :)
I used the same tutorial and used Powerpoint for my map as well!
Do you have access to Adobe CS products? I took a screenshot of a map and traced it in Flash, then copied the flash file into my illustrator program (where I was making the invites) - it was real simple (though you need to know how to use those programs).
@Jenbrandner: That map looks great! Did you end up making it yourself?
I was going to share mine that I did on PowerPoint to but no need now. Yours looks great!
Thanks Lauralou! My fiance and I met at KU and absolutely love it there. Too bad we couldn't all squeeze into Danforth Chapel... :)
Good luck with your wedding! You're on the home stretch!!
i see you already figured it out but just for other brides- i did a screen shot of google maps and traced it in illustrator. was very simple and didnt take me long. i AM a designer but i still think that it was a pretty simple thing! good luck ladies..
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I did the same thing as a lot of other ladies on here. I took a screenshot of a google map and traced it in Illustrator. It took me a while to do it since I'm still learning Illustrator to a certain degree, but I love how it came out!
Everyone else's maps look so great too! This DIY map is one of the most helpful tips I've gotten from the Bee. The Illustrator ones look fantastic!
@Charm: Yes I made that all myself. :) Later on I added the names of the venues wrapped around the outside of the bubbles. It was a neat effect.
I love these custom maps. I fell in love with them after seeing one here on the beehive somewhere (can't remember which one it was) that had little drawings on it as well. A friend of mine offered to do the drawing for me, I can't wait to see what the endresult will look like!:)
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I want to make a map like one of these to tuck into my invitations, but I'm not sure how to make it look good. Any help??
http://www.snappymap.com/