Save The Dates

I'm finally getting around to working on our save the dates. I know, I know. My calendar says I wanted to get them out last month and Justin told everyone we were getting them out late January. Oops!

The main thing holding up making them was we werent in agreeance of the style of save the dates we wanted. Justin wanted to do a postcard with our picture on it. Problem with that idea is, we dont have many pictures of us that we could use and we havent done our Epics yet either. I wanted to do something a little different. Something less expensive and time consuming. I'd rather spend time and $$ on the invitations since people will hold on to those a little longer.

So with that in mind, I started drafting a few ideas based on things I had seen online and in the stationery magazines I've received in the mail. Justin finally agreed on one design after I explained the vision in my head.

This morning I ordered my supplies so that we can get these babies put together and in the mail to our guests. finally!!!

So what did I get?!?!

First, I wanted to design our own stamps. So I went to Zazzle.com, found a design that I liked and customized it. The finished product:

Then I headed over to Paper-Source and ordered the paper products I need to put them together. I like the #10 size because they are a little different than the normal envelope size. I also want to play with our 2 colors -- purple & green (or beet & leaf according to Paper-Source).

I'm thinking about mixing up the envelope and notecards so that its a little more eye appealing.

Did it take you forever to get your ideas together for your save the dates, like it did us?