Creative Save-the-Dates!!!

Originally, Save the Dates were sent out as simple cards that said, very simply, "Save the date of Saturday, July 1st, 2009, for the wedding of Ann Love and Mark Jones." A simple card is still one of the most popular ideas. Unlike the strict rules that are put on the Wedding Invitations, you can do just about anything you want to with your Save the Dates. Use the opportunity to add bold colors or fun, unexpected graphics on your cards. Clue guests in to the "theme" of your wedding or the colors that you will be using. It is popular to put a calendar on your card that has the month of the wedding with a red circle around the date.

There are so many cute things you can do with a "Ticket" themed Save the Date. You can have concert tickets made up on your home computer or through an online order like the one pictured in red here from party 411. Instead of a concert ticket, what about a ticket like the ones they use at the fair? Have some printed up with your wedding information and include a roll of "tickets" with your save the date card. This one in orange says "Our Ticket to Love." Be creative and come up with your own saying that makes a clever play on words.


For a Destination Wedding or a wedding where a lot of people will have to fly to get to the event, consider having mock travel documents made up. The Boarding Pass pictured here is from Custom Paperworks, and you couldn't ask for a more original and fun idea! Also consider a fun passport to love! If you want to make your save the date "passport" several pages long, you could include a small map of the area, directions, and even information on the destination city included.

Find a traditional photo booth where the pictures come out in strips and have some fun! You can make cute signs to hold up as each shot is taken, saying "Save" "the" "date" or anything you want! "We're" "Getting" "married" with a final card that gives the details would also be very cute and creative!

I found this great example on Flicker, where they manipulated their photo to have their pictures in black and white with their wedding colors in red and aqua. You can reproduce these and fold them to make a small card. Another possibility would be to include the photo strip in a larger card.

i thought this one was super cute! i know it's a bit girlie.... but if you used a classic font and did knots instead of bows... it could be nice.

more traditional stuff from martha stewart. i like the one on the bottom the best.


this was probably one of my absolute favorites. where your "chosen engagement picture" could be on one side of the post card with the little mini envelope on the other side. with the mini save the date! too cute!