The final pieces of the Save-the-dates arrived :) So guess what we'll be doing all weekend!!! I was really excited to crack the box open and see how the edited versions turned out. Not to mention all of the other fun goodies that were in the box, all practically free!
This is a big ol' thumbs up to vistaprint and their awesomeness! Anyone else feel super excited when they finally had something to hold in relation to their wedding? I haven't seen my dress since the day I purchased it, so these little magnets and postcards makes me feel like it's actually finally happening. Feels all tingly!
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Showing posts with label save-the-dates. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Second save the date magnet!
Whoops :) I really didn't mean to let the time slip by since my last post. I actually just started back to school right after the new year and the time vanished. This is probably a really bad sign for my wedding planning!!!
Anyway, as promised, here is my other save the date magnet! I actually decided not to do the plain white one with the calendar. I ordered mostly the blue and green one from the previous post and then only enough for our friends of this one:
I decided that this one is best for those that know us well, and not for the "more traditional" older family members. This is one of those really old pictures from a few years into our relationship, but I've always felt like it really shows us (even if I am a little tipsy!). Plus, I just think it's funny :)
A note about vistaprint: I actually ordered a set of magnets and postcards and received them. When I got the magnets, the last letter on our website was cut off on several of them. I "chatted" with a customer service rep online to find out what the deal was and to look into the "100% guarantee". The conversation was very pleasant, and it was discovered that when I uploaded my picture, it was "outside of the dotted line". Now, I had no idea that the dotted line was where it would cut the image. There wasn't any note about that anywhere. It appears that the area outside of the dotted line is the "bleed area". This is where there is flexibility. Whatever is inside the dotted line will be on the magnet no matter what. Anything outside is the cutting area.
Now, I kind of thought, crap, that's my fault, so now I am going to be out money and time and effort, etc. etc. In actuality, they not only fixed the problem, they fixed my pending orders, AND they are sending me another batch of the first ones and corrected versions of my other ones. Pretty sweet. Now, I spent quite a lot of time on the phone for this, and they will be arriving later than I hoped....which stinks for getting them out by Feb 1 as originally intended, but they will be right. Also, they let me tweak some of the issues that I noticed on the first print (such as the writing being a little smaller than I wanted) before "reordering them". Plus, I still have the original batch, with more than half of them perfectly fine! Good job VP!
Anyway, as promised, here is my other save the date magnet! I actually decided not to do the plain white one with the calendar. I ordered mostly the blue and green one from the previous post and then only enough for our friends of this one:
A note about vistaprint: I actually ordered a set of magnets and postcards and received them. When I got the magnets, the last letter on our website was cut off on several of them. I "chatted" with a customer service rep online to find out what the deal was and to look into the "100% guarantee". The conversation was very pleasant, and it was discovered that when I uploaded my picture, it was "outside of the dotted line". Now, I had no idea that the dotted line was where it would cut the image. There wasn't any note about that anywhere. It appears that the area outside of the dotted line is the "bleed area". This is where there is flexibility. Whatever is inside the dotted line will be on the magnet no matter what. Anything outside is the cutting area.
Now, I kind of thought, crap, that's my fault, so now I am going to be out money and time and effort, etc. etc. In actuality, they not only fixed the problem, they fixed my pending orders, AND they are sending me another batch of the first ones and corrected versions of my other ones. Pretty sweet. Now, I spent quite a lot of time on the phone for this, and they will be arriving later than I hoped....which stinks for getting them out by Feb 1 as originally intended, but they will be right. Also, they let me tweak some of the issues that I noticed on the first print (such as the writing being a little smaller than I wanted) before "reordering them". Plus, I still have the original batch, with more than half of them perfectly fine! Good job VP!
Friday, December 31, 2010
Save That Date!
Woo Hoo!! Not only did I achieve my goals of creating a fun and brightly colored save-the-date, but John loves them too! I had inspiration from a save-the-date I had come across in my searches a long time ago, but I didn't have the original image. I had sketched out a rough mock-up and couldn't even remember what the first one looked like. Anyway...drumroll please....
We are going to use vistaprint to print postcards and then add magnets as well. The magnet will actuallly be placed over the "Save the Date" section at the bottom. I have drawn up 2 magnets so far that I like:
I basically looked around on all the sites out there and found pieces of magnet std's that I liked. Once I got the ideas, I spent some time working in powerpoint to draw out what I was thinking. I plan on doing a third magnet that will be a bit of "play on words" for our younger, non-traditional friends. I'll share once I do!!
Has anyone else created their save-the-dates on their own?
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