Wedding Humor Needed
more by Sparkles
Photo Sharing for/from wedding guests
Programs
more in Paper
HELP! Adobe experts I need your font help!!
We get to have a honeymoon!  But where?
more in Boards
Engagement Sessions

Save the Date Design

posted 3 years ago in Paper
  •  
    1.
    Member
    706 posts
    Busy bee
    Sparkles    ~*A June 2009 Bride*~   Ca

    I was wondering for all you tech savy brides (&/or your grooms) what is the best way to design a post-card save the date? I am really hoping to use digital pictures we have taken on our SLR over the years- and put four pics scattered on the front...One large photo with two or three over laid along the side or bottom...

    • Originally I was considering using a website to upload the pics-- Any recommendations? (I have heard of using the USPS shutterfly...)
    • But then I thought about just designing one... I have heard of people using power point? Is it designed on power point then the file uploaded elsewhere?
    Anyone have any tips on how I can make an eye catching, color popping multi-photo card using a particular design tool?  Save the Date Design :  wedding diy save the date Icon Confused

    Can you share how you designed your save-the-date with photo files you used? 

     
    2.
    Member Icon
    Member
    307 posts
    Helper bee
    StrawberryBaby    August 22 2009  

    I used Photoshop.  I was able to crop my engagement photos and resize them to to the size I needed.  I used a different Layer for each photo, the background, and the text.  

    You can see a sample of my STD on my blog at:  http://www.xanga.com/strawberrybaby78 

    I just submitted the file to Vistaprint for processing.  If you are using VIstaprint, be sure to start off your Photoshop session by making your file the right size.  I was off by a tenths of an inch and wasn't able to resize without warping my photos so I had to start again.  (Probably could have tried to figure it out, but that would have taken me longer)  

    Good luck! 

     
    3.
    Member Icon
    Member
    128 posts
    Blushing bee
    ChrissyM    9/5/09   NJ

    I actually did STD magnets, not postcards, but just wanted to share a warning about VistaPrint -- I've heard that often they try to scam buyers by automatically signing you up for a "rewards" program that charges your credit card every month. We used them for our magnets and they turned out really great, but we used Bank of America's ShopSafe function when we placed the order just to be safe. You might want to consider doing the same if you decide to use vistaprint and your bank/credit card offers a safety feature like that.

     
    4.
    Hostess
    7,536 posts
    Bumble
    Beekeeper
    bellenga    July 31, 2010   Georgia

    Zazzle has alot of cute ones..you can just edit them or customize.

    www.zazzle.com

    I am also going to have this wonderful woman design my invitations and she does some save the dates that are GORGEOUS and can have a pic in them too.  She's reasonable also.

    www.groffsgraphics.com

    Her name is Heather and you can also find her on etsy.

    I have on one of my older blog pages (I think 1 or 2 pages back..long blog on my pre-wedding planning and lots of style stuff) some of her work too. 

    www.xanga.com/atlgabelle 

     She is in process of doing a trial run on an invitation.  I am soon to be engaged, but am just awaiting it on the hand..

    check her work out.

     
    5.
    Hostess
    7,536 posts
    Bumble
    Beekeeper
    bellenga    July 31, 2010   Georgia

    sorry, it's on page 1 at the bottom of my blog.

     
    6.
    Hostess
    7,536 posts
    Bumble
    Beekeeper
    bellenga    July 31, 2010   Georgia

    here's a link to one of her gorgeous designs:

    http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=15099430  very reasonable.

    There are also some good designers on etsy if you're not in the DIY mood.

     

     

    Reply

    You must log in to post.





    Visit our sister sites eHarmony
    Online Dating
    eHarmony Advice
    Dating Advice
    Project Wedding
    Wedding Songs
    JustMommies
    Pregnancy Calendar
    Copyright 2004-2012, Weddingbee.com
     

    Find your vendors on Weddingbee

    Real reviews from brides in your area!

    Favors by Weddingbee

    • Favors by season

    Shop Now ยป

    Find Registry Find Registry Find Registry

    More
    User Posts Today
    MissBoPeep 77
    hisgoosiegirl 44
    beargoose 44
    akp0702 41
    Mrs.KMM 40
    ndreighton 38
    stardustintheeyes 36
    BetterSherm 35
    Beckster329 33
    Gemstone 31

    Paper

    User Posts Today
    BetterSherm 4
    LindsayB 3
    SweetVanity 3
    KCKnd2 3
    Kym080412 2
    Dandelion D 2
    Beckster329 2
    MissDonnaAnne 1
    Fall_In_Love22 1
    eagle 1
    More