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I love Mrs. Mascara's save the dates. But at this point, you may want to skip the save the dates and start working on the invitations :) I think you're supposed to send out the invitations 3 months before the wedding date, so it wouldn't make much sense to send a save the date now.
I agree to skip them and work on invites, mine are going out in April for my July wedding so im working on them now
Well even if I skip the save the dates, I still have to do a out of towner's package and that is 85% of the guests.
I'm having about 110 and (yes I'm crazy) decided to heat emboss all of my paper. Is it taking a long time? Yup. In my opinion though, totally worth it. Can you find a rubber stamp that replicates a similar ferry boat to the one you are being married on? Another option might be an anchor - I don't know how nautical you will be with all of this, but an anchor embossed overlapping the edge might be pretty.
These are my 100% DIY save the dates using this method:
I went so far as to buy a Gocco printing system. I've like the results so far but I wanted more of a raised effects. My plan is to try adding embossing poweder to the drying gocco ink! I only have to do 30 so I am not too worried about the process.
Anyone else doing Gocco?
wow christalynn, these are awesome!
I would also say to skip the STDs and include any out of town info with the invites themselves, maybe send the invites out sooner than you would have otherwise...at this point, I don't think it's too early for you to send out invites
I'm so torn! I can see the logic in skipping the save the dates, but I still want to do something as an "announcement." There is a lot of people we haven't told yet and I like the suprise factor that the save the date/ announcement will give. Ugh.....
But I can totally see that I can just add an extra out of towner's packet to those who need it as a suppliment to the standard invite. Just hanging on to the crazy lady....
Let go of the crazy lady! I know it's tough... I think everyone has their crazy lady moment. Mine I'm still holding on to - which is that I won't go dress shopping after a crap first time experience.
I would definately go with embossing. I'm sold on it - it looks so pretty! Time consuming but I'm willing to bet I get great feedback on mine even outside of WB (you ladies always have great feedback!)
I don't have any experience with the Gocco. Do you know if the heat embossing can be done with it? Or does anyone else know how that would work?
It seems like you could still do a STD if you could get them out by the end of the month. So your STDs would go out like an announcement in early April and then you could send the actual invites in mid-May. That wouldn't be too bad if it is feasible. If not, I would do like others have suggested and skip the STDs and focus on the invites. I am interested to see if embossing Gocco designs works.
I am totally with you on hating the dress shopping thing. Since I we are having a very low key wedding I don't want a huge wedding dress. So once I decided to go with a bridesmaid gown in a bridal color the shop I had been using as totally blown me off. The sales girl totally disappeared, couldn't get anyone to tell me about turn around time, or swatch colors, or anything.
Why does the wedding industry have to be so nasty! What goes around comes around.
I was too 'big' for the dresses at David's - I'm a street size 14 right now. Instead of actually getting me dresses that they could fit me into wiht clamps (i.e. bigger ones!) they tried to stuff me into gowns that were too small and I felt horrible about myself and my weight. BUTTTTT that is another topic it and of itself...
With regard to the Gocco, if you have experience doing that I'd say go for it. However, the embossing with heat usually uses a watermark or glue stamp to adhere the powder before you heat it. Will the Gocco ink stick to the powder?
Honey, welcome to my world. I have lost 20 lbs but I have another 20 to go reach my target weight. And being tossed infront of full length mirrors isn't a huge help. I think you should give David's another chance. It is a huge help to try on LOTS of different cuts of dresses in your size, or a little bigger. Always feels nice to think you have to order a size smaller... And if you get there and your sales girl is still tossing you dresses too small do what I did and find a sales girl who is about the same size you are, trust me there will be one. It wil make a difference.
Gocco ink is actually oil based and is very sticky and takes hours to dry. I'm not sure how it will react to a heat application though. Finger crosses that the reaction will not be FIRE.
HAHAHAH! I love the whole praying it's not explosive! that made me morning... So after you play around with your idea on the Gocco, will you come back and post? I'd love to see what you come up with.
Back to your whole "should I or shouldn't I" with the STD. With your wedding still being July, you are 4 months out. Is there ANY way you can get these done and mailed by next Monday? More I thought about it, if you can get them sent out fairly quick, I'd go for it.
So if you had any plans for the weekend change them and make a date with your Gocco :)
Well I think I have all my elements that I want to use. I am in l.o.v.e. with this stunning handmade paper I found at AC moore. Not sure how I want to use it though!
Fo the invitations I am thinking of backing or for an inner pocket style envelope. I love the white on white with lot of texture.
**big tip: for anyone that is going to be doing a lot of heat gun work. Get a scrap piece of 1/4" dry wall to cover your work surface. It is cheap and fire retardant. You can use regular masking take to seal the edges to make it dust free.
Wow, I just re-read my comment above, what am I - a pirate? Shiver me timbers, that made me morning!
Oh thanks for the tip on the drywall! Make sure when you do the embossing though you are using an actual embossing heat tool and not a hair dryer--as some have tried--it won't work. Quick hot heat is the best and don't dwell over the image too long, the embossing powder will start to mush together and ruin the look.
I know you love the idea of s-t-d's but really, you are so close to the invitation time to send them out! I actually have read multiple times that you shouldn't send out invites more than 6-8 weeks out because then people will 1) forget to RSVP, 2) RSVP and then forget, 3) will totally forget entirely. Have you started working on your invites at all? If so, those take a lot of time and you'll need that instead of working on s-t-d's.
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Ok, so these save the dates should have gone out ages ago but you know how things go. I am printing them myself, but I want them to be unique and memorable, all with a touch of the whimsical. No problem right? But it keeps getting cheesey.
We are getting married on an antique ferry on the Elizabeth river and then we are doing a very "father of the bride" circa 1950 reception. I'm crafty and we only are sending out 30, so I can do somthing a little complicated or detailed without going nuts.
So what save the dates have yous seen that were awesome!