Post # 1
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Newbee
So here’s the scoop. My honey is in Afghanistan, and wont be back until like 4 months before we’re getting married (sob). We didn’t have time to have engagement pictures taken before he left… so we don’t have any GREAT pictures to use for our Save-The-Date Cards.
However, we do have this picture, which was taken when we were visiting Washington DC with his family (originally the Washington Monument was in the background, but I got rid of that because I thought it detracted). So what do you think of using this photo as a STD? It’s obviously not a perfect lovey-dovey photo of the two of us, and we’re bothing wearing sunglasses, but it’s about the best I could find of us together.
Also, what do you think of my design?
Or… should I just create a STD that eliminates any sort of photo of us all together?
Post # 3
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Bumble bee
I would only suggest blacking out the side of the picture the wording is on. Because its a little difficult to see the white lettering.
BUt other than that i think you did a great job!
Post # 4
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Newbee
What about more like that? I used a gradiant to darken up the left side a bit. I think it makes the text much more visible. I was having a problem with that… tried changing the color/font of the text, etc. But your right, it really came down to darken up the background a bit. I think it helps a lot… without looking too weird. Better you think?
Also I just noticed it says our date is 2012 and not 2013. But that is an EASY fix. 😉
Post # 5
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Helper bee
I think the picture is fine! We decided to move our wedding up a year so suddenly we had no engagement pics yet and everything was turning dead for the winter! What are you putting on the back? I love the fonts but maybe if you just had the names and save the date on the front it would be easier to find a good spot so the letters stood out? We had good luck prinitng ours at Vistaprint, btw!
Post # 6
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Bumble bee
@mrsmilam13: YES much better!!!! Excellent DIY!
Post # 8
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Newbee
Glad you ladies like them. I like them… but then again, I made them, so you can never be to sure if it’s just your personal fondness for them (and particularly for the people in them) or if they’re actually nice looking! 🙂
Post # 9
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Bumble bee
They are so beautiful!!! I love the font!
Post # 10
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Buzzing Beekeeper
I think it’s a great picture to use! I, personally, don’t like the faded corners of pictures, but they seem to be popular, so if you like it then I think it’s fine. And I can read the texxt much better on the second photo.
Post # 11
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Sugar bee
I really like that, the second option more than the first though.
Post # 12
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Newbee
Thank you ladies :). I think the vinginette helps me get away with the fact that I had to darken the left side of the photo–which is the only difference between the first and second photos–in order to make the text more legible. But I am SUPER excited about your overall enthusiastic responses about them. It makes me think maybe I just don’t like them just because they’re… mine. 🙂
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