Saturday, January 22, 2011

Save~the~Dates

Our Save-the-Dates are officially complete and ordered!

80 postcards + shipping/handling = $45.57

To save money, I went ahead and edited the picture I liked in Picasa 3 (photo editing program). In the program, I added all the text you see in the picture, then saved it as a jpeg file.

I did this before uploading it into my Walgreen's photo account, so I could avoid the extra charges of using the pre-made templates at the store. I had two options.


1. Photo cards with pre-printed Save~the~Date phrases (80 cards = $52)

2. Photo post cards (80 cards = $63)

So, given these factors, I opted for option #2.
  • More creative with the picture on the post cards.
  • Didn't have to use the pre-printed phrases which is cheaper!
  • Coupon for 50% off!! Those coupons e-mailed to you are so useful!
  • Could pre-print a message on the back of the postcard giving more details.
  • Stamps are cheaper
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Original Budget: $1000

Venue: $400
Dress: $100 (Parents paid for it.)
Save-the-Dates: $46

$1000 - $446 = $554 to go


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