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While standing in the check-out line today I picked up the most recent Martha Stewart Weddings magazine to flip through. The first page I flipped open to I saw the most amazing idea – lace doily envelope liners! I immediately purchased the magazine and raced home to read what Martha’s newest idea was!

These doily envelope liners make the perfect DIY project for your wedding! They look great with a neutral colored invitation, or I thing they would look equally beautiful with a bright colored paper peaking through. I found easy instructions from Martha Stewart Weddings to make these liners.

To make, lay a 9-inch square doily face down, with a corner pointing toward you. Center invitation on top. Fold up bottom point, then side points, and finally the top. Insert into envelope. You can buy doilies in different sizes based on the size of your invitation. I found a 9-inch square butterfly doily from Artifacts Inc. I also found some square paper doilies online here.

I would love to find somewhere that sold lace envelopes! If you know of any let us know!

-Lauryn

It seems these days that people are getting save the dates in the mail almost weekly, and you don’t want yours to get lost amongst the others. So what can you do to set your save the dates apart from the rest? With a little creativity, there are a ton of fun options out there for save the dates. Some of them may be expensive, but not all of them have to be, and some of these you could even do a DIY version of!

Row 1

1. SCRATCH OFF – I love the idea of a scratch off save the date. . .it is similar to a lottery scratch off ticket, and is an interactive way to tell your guests when your wedding date it!

2. LUGGAGE TAG – What a great idea for a destination wedding! This save the date doubles as a luggage tag, and is a cute way to announce your pending nuptials.

3. PUZZLE – This is another interactive save the date. To find out all the details, guests will have to solve the puzzle.

Row 2

1. DOVE CHOCOLATE – Dove Chocolate can customize wrappers to say your message. I think this is such a great, unique way to announce your wedding. . .and I’m sure recipients will appreciate the free chocolate!

Row 3

1. AIRLINE TICKET – This is another great idea for a destination wedding. The save the date is printed to look like an airline ticket, definitely gets creativity points!

2. HANDKERCHIEF – I love this idea for a country themed wedding, it is a dainty way to announce your wedding, and helps set the tone for your theme.

3. BOOKMARK – Everybody loves a good book, and we all need bookmarks! Guests will be reminded of your impending wedding every time they open their favorite book.

Row 4

1. DISH TOWEL – I love this idea! It may be a little pricey, but I think you could easily create this as a DIY project!

2. BABY PICS – This is a little more of a standard save the date, but I love the 3D elements of the ribbon and baby pictures, and it’s more fun then a standard engagement photo!

As you can see, there are definitely some unique save the date ideas out there. There is also the standard, but of course practical, magnet options and sticker options for your calendar.

So what was the most unique save the date that I found?

That would be Erica and Sam’s 164 Days until they tie the knot save the date. This New York couple came up with a very creative save the date, comprised off laughs and lots of TMI. This is a cute, although time consuming way to share a little information about yourselves as a couple with your friends and family. To read the entire save the date card click here.

- Lauryn

As I was reading through BridalBuds last week, I came across this post by Plumeria Bud about invitations from Printable Press and I thought it was such a great idea! They have a ton of unique designs to match your event’s theme and style or they can customize an invitation that better suits your personality. And now for the best part, once Printable Press has designed the invitation set, you get the PDF so you can have them printed online or at a local print shop or even print them yourself at home!

Pleas note: Printable Press is not taking new orders until May 1st.

Heidi Kallett, President of The Dandelion Patch, was kind enough to join the WeddingWire Staff for lunch last Friday afternoon. We had a great time learning about the many facets of Heidi’s business and wish her the best of luck in 2009! 

With two locations in the Northern Virginia area, The Dandelion Patch is the perfect place to find beautiful invitations, fine papers, and gifts for any ocassion.

Milkmaid Press is having a sale on their letterpress wedding invitations. From now until December 20th, 2008, you will receive 10% off your entire order and free shipping when you order a complete letterpress wedding suite of five or more pieces! They allow you to choose your design from their existing templates or you can have their experts customize a design for you. Take advantage of this great deal!

Over the course of your wedding planning, there is a lot of paper that is typically used.  Save the Dates and Invitations are the common, but you may also be printing Bridal Shower invites, ceremony programs, table number cards, thank you cards and possibly others.  When thinking green about all this, look into using high-count recycled paper and soy or veggie-based ink.  Perhaps even some DIY projects using a natural ink is another idea.  Also, don’t be afraid to simply cut back on mailings.  Using Online RSVP functions on your wedding website is a great way to cut back on paper and postage (as prices for stamps go up next month).

So be sure to ask you paper company about using recycled or natural materials for your wedding paper.

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