Handcrafted Save the Dates

Why not just send a mass email as a Save the Date? It seems to be a trend right now. My family just went to a wedding and called it "extremely traditional" even though an email save the date was part of the package.

I don't see why if you are expecting people to travel to your wedding, you wouldn't take time to make a save the date. It isn't an option, in my opinion. Not making one just seems to be a way to cut corners and save time.

Our save the dates are gorgeous. I am so pleased with them. We handmade each one together. I came up with the prototype after hours upon hours of save the date research. Save the dates have a lot of options. Sentences, no sentences, pictures, no pictures, venue announced or not, time announced or not, etc. As long as it has the bride and grooms names and date of the wedding, the save the date can be considered a save the date.

I do not recommend handmaking save the dates if you are trying to cut costs because you may end up buying a lot of supplies that you do not need and having to redo things you have already done. Handcrafting save the dates was not cheaper (at all). After looking online, you can order 250 white save the sates for almost the cost of what we made ours. So it is pretty comparable to make your own, and a lot more personal to make them. We ended up making 4 trips to Michaels and ordered envelopes and something else for the save the dates over the internet.

Do I recommend every bride make her save the date? Yes, actually. I do not understand the lack of tradition with the save the date emails. Learning to schedule time together is part of a marriage; schedule some time to work with your fiance and do a craft together. I can almost promise you that you will laugh so hard you will cry at one point. It was a a fun experience. I will post pictures this weekend when I know people are starting to receive them in the mail! Enjoy the engagement if you are engaged!

On to the hand crafted invitations....