My best friend in the entire world, Katie, got married a few months ago and I have to say, it was one of the best weddings that I have ever been to. Katie has this sense of style about her that is so unique and personal. She is crazy and quirky, but she is also extremely family oriented and loyal…and her wedding was just that.
Before I share with you the photos from the wedding though, I wanted to post a picture of her engagement shots that we used to create her Save the Dates. They are so stinking cute, you are going to looooove them….
All photos by Carissa Byers
Ummm, yeah. How great are those? For some of her engagement shots, Katie convinced the manager at this vintage theater to change the billboard for her to reflect her save the date info. For the actual save the dates, we bought some super heavy letterpress style paper (with just a touch of texture) and cut it down to 4 x 6″ pieces. We printed the top photo on one side (using our home printer, an Epson R180), then set up the back as a postcard with basic information on the left side and the address on the right. It was SO easy and SO unbelievably cute.
We probably spent a total of $100 on supplies, the engagement photo was done for free because Katie bought a complete wedding package from the photographer, and the postage was less because we sent them as postcards. Pretty great, huh?
Stay tuned though…this super chic, but affordable theme stayed true through the entirety of Katie’s wedding and I have lots of pretty pictures to show you!
Comment by Nicole on 20 February 2008:
!!!! I grew up going to that theater during my childhood! Thanks for the flashback (and the super cute pictures!)
Comment by Kat on 20 February 2008:
I love how she’s chasing the groom in the first pic. So cute. Can’t wait for the other pics!!
Comment by Wendy on 20 February 2008:
*squealing with delight!* I love this idea…very clever!
Comment by tina on 20 February 2008:
I don’t know what impresses me more — the Save the Dates or her skills of persuasion.
Comment by elegant bride on 21 February 2008:
is there anyway we can see the actual save the date? I was thinking about doing the same thing myself but wasn’t sure how the picture would turn out. If you could, I would GREATLY appreciate it.
Comment by abby larson on 21 February 2008:
Let me see if I can find one and take a picture of it…I’ll let you know:)
Comment by Megan Bailey on 21 February 2008:
I love this idea! What a unique save the date! I would also love to see the actual card as well!
Comment by Karen on 21 February 2008:
These are great! We just did our own photo save the dates and made them into postcards through iPhoto. We photoshopped the picture and sent it to Apple and they made the postcards. It was really easy and inexpensive, only $1 per card.
Comment by Lauren on 21 February 2008:
so cute! Just out of curiousity- did the black letters spell out anything significant to the couple or were they just that- black letters. I’m intrigued.
Comment by Angie on 10 March 2008:
I noticed the letters spelled out a word that I choose not to type.