How to get cute and simple Save-the-Dates without the high price tag
Tom and I were thoroughly in love with our engagement photos! We used Making Memories Portraits in Fort Myers, Florida. Jenny, owner & photographer, was wonderful and made us feel really comfortable throughout the process.
Some of our favorite shots...
We knew we wanted to include one of our engagement pictures in our Save-the-Date to give the guests the hint that our wedding would be outdoors and laid back. I began researching different places to make Save-the-Dates and was surprised by the high prices! I originally wanted to do some type of magnet that people could place on their refrigerator. The cheapest magnet I could find was about $2. Since we were planning on 80 save-the-dates, it would $160 plus shipping. I could NOT justify paying that for save-the-dates. I began looking around on various printing websites such as staples.com, cvs.com, etc and eventually found that vistaprint.com offered the best prices.
Since we were mailing out several save-the-dates, we decided we could save money by sending postcards. I spent days looking through the vistaprint.com's selection of postcards. I finally decided on a style called "Modern Monogram." It allowed me to customize the colors to fit our wedding. I spent a few hours customizing the postcard to ensure that everything was perfect. With vistaprint.com you need to triple-check your work. They do not check for spelling errors,etc. so how you submit the project is exactly what you will get.
I ended up ordering 100 Save the Dates on sturdy paper for $32! Yes, only $32. It was my first time using vistaprint.com, so I qualified for discount and then had a coupon code for an additional $5 off. Overall, we were extremely happy with how they turned out!
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