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Wedding Map Help

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    HiLife    10/18/2008   Wisconsin

    Help!  I am becoming the DIY queen with little or no expense in almost everything I've created for my big day.  Now I'm stumped on maps, is there a fab program out there for little $$ that will let you add cute icons and landmarks?  Insistent on doing myself, call me a control freak if you will, but we (both FI and I) are truly enjoying all the work we are putting into our celebration.  Any suggestions?

     
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    EK    October 12, 2008   Seattle, WA

    If you just mean an online map, use weddingmapper.com

    If you mean a map insert you're making to put in your invitations, try google images. 

     
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    soon2bmrsp    7/4/08   NJ

    Try Photoshop elements, AppleWorks (on a Mac) or even Word. I used PhotoShop, but it's pricey. 

     
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    reilabird    August 9, 2008   Orange County

    here is mapbio on theknot.  it's been useful to a few brides i know.

    http://community.theknot.com/cs/ks/user/page.aspx?username=MapBio 

     
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    rebecca    September 13, 2008  

    I used Illustrator and traced over a screenshot of a map from Google Images. You can get a free trial for 30 days from www.adobe.com. 

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    becca8908    8/9/08   Midwest (getting married on Long Island)

    Weddingmapper.com also has a DIY guide for printing after you make a map on their site.

     
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    LeahB    September 27, 2008   Live in Lancaster, PA. Wedding in White Plains, NY

    Mrs. Hibiscus did a whole DIY tutorial post on this: http://www.weddingbee.com/2007/05/04/diy-invitation-map/. Seems easy enough If you have powerpoint, then it's free!

     
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    rmr      

    I used the weddingmapper.com step by step directions and it turned out great! It was really easy to use too!

     
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    jenjen08    9/27/08   San Clemente, CA

    Not sure if you are good at drawing, but FI drew our  map with cute little pictures and landmarks.  Then he scanned it into photoshop to clean it up and added wording.  It turned out great and its very personalized to us.

     
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    HiLife    10/18/2008   Wisconsin

    Wow, thank you all for the useful information.  I think I'll try the do it yourself and into photoshop OR powerpoint, hadn't thought of that one.  Will let you all know...  and thanks again, what a fab support group.

     
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    amjdvm    6/21/08   Philly burbs

    I am by no means a pro DIYer, but I found the Knot link listed by reilabird to be pretty easy to follow.  I was able to make a simple map in Word relatively painlessly.

     

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