Concert ticket save the date magnets are beloved!

People feel excitement when they get concert tickets, and they remember that feeling when they see a concert ticket themed save the date.

I, Angela, the designer here at STDO, have a secret about one popular save the date ticket magnet.  This one:

I made this save the date design near the end of 2015 for a couple based on a photo of an actual ticket that they sent me.  And... they didn't even go for it.

But this design was just so awesome, I thought that I'd take a photograph and put it up on the website anyways.

Well, turns out a lot of other people like the design!

Since then I've seen some similar ticket designs, but, it's still hard to match the print quality and thickness of the magnets STDO makes.  They aren't crazy thick, but they are certainly a cut above DIY.

(feel free to email angela@savethedateoriginals.com if you are interested in a mailed sample magnet).

That isn't the only popular save the date magnet in the ticket section the website, but it was a surprise how popular it would turn out to be.

On the subject of concert ticket save the dates, here is another recent favorite of mine:

This is actually a version of one of the ticket designs on the website:

But as you can see, the original idea of more of a nice, simple broadway feel.  This couple upped the concert factor and it turned out awesome.

This is way STDO still likes to accept requests for experimenting with designs.  The results can be fun.  Of course, that's also why design proof turn around times are usually 2-3 days.  If I stuck to only requests of exactly designs that were already posted, sure, it would be faster.  But that's not how I roll.

Ticketmaster Save the Date Magnets

Ticket save the dates are very popular here at Save the Date Originals, even with restrictions against using actual team logos.

This post is to show off a ticket design that many ask about - a save the date ticket that looks as much as possible like an actual ticketmaster ticket!

Check it out:

Colors can be adjusted for each couple's wedding.

This "ticketmrs&mr" ticket is about 6x2.25 inches.  Can be ordered alone or with white envelopes (that come with free clear sleeves too).  Check out pricing for that magnet size here:
http://savethedateoriginals.com/magnetpricing5.php

Contact angela@savethedateoriginals.com to place an order.

Sweet 16 Broadway invitations

One of the recent projects I am featuring is for a sweet 16 party.  This customer had previously ordered a personalized version of a ticket save the date magnet design (this save the date) and wanted invitations that would match.

This party invitation design is red, white, and black.  The main feature of the design is the red curtains on the left, which imply a concert/play/broadway/theater theme.  This invitation is about 8x4 inches.

I don't offer a lot of lined envelope options, but it just so happens that there were red lined envelopes of the right size available, so who could resist.

Click on the image for the pricing page.

Ticket Week: 7

Ticket save the date magnets are very popular here at Save the Date Originals.  This week, blog posts are featuring new ticket ideas & variations that people have had me (the designer) working on this year.

Featured ticket number 7 is a 3x7 inch magnet design.  3x7 inches is obviously a little larger than your usual ticket.  So why go with 3x7 inches?  You go with 3x7 inches when you need the space, be it for a fancier design, fancier font styles, more space for wording, or, you just want a nice large print of a photograph.

This particular save the date design is a modified version of one already on the website.  This version is a save the date for a 10th year wedding anniversary.  With this size, we were able to fit all of the wording, along with some text inside that inner border. 

The best thing about anniversary save the date magnets is getting to use a wedding photograph!

The quote over the photograph is: 
"An anniversary is a time to celebrate the joys of today, the memories of yesterday, and the hopes of tomorrow…."

Ticket Week: 6

Ticket save the date magnets are very popular here at Save the Date Originals.  This week, blog posts are featuring new ticket ideas & variations that people have had me (the designer) working on this year.

Featured ticket design number 6 was a fun new theme.  Customers have asked for concert tickets, football tickets, movie tickets, basketball tickets, broadway tickets, baseball tickets, and there is even a golf scorecard design.  A Kentucky Derby themed save the date design was a new request.  (Horse racing).

Quite appropriately, the wedding itself will be in Kentucky.

This save the date design is the popular 2.5x6.5 inch magnet size.  It includes the photograph, a racing horse, and a horse shoe with a rose.

Ticket Week: 5

Ticket save the date magnets are very popular here at Save the Date Originals.  This week, blog posts are featuring new ticket ideas & variations that people have had me (the designer) working on this year.

Number five is a new 2.25x6 inch photo save the date ticket design.  This is also yet another new magnet size.  Pricing would match up with the 2.25x5.5 inch and 2.5x5.7 inch magnet sizes, posted here.

This magnet design is fairly simple.  A photograph, the "seat row section" wording to add the ticket-like feeling, and a cute wordplay for baseball in that the couple is going to "step up to the plate".  There is plenty of room for the featured photograph.

Ticket Week: 4

Ticket save the date magnets are very popular here at Save the Date Originals.  This week, blog posts will feature new ticket ideas & variations that people have had me (the designer) working on this year.

The fourth ticket design is also a save the date, but for a surprise birthday party, not a wedding.  This ticket is a variation on the TicketMT1 magnet design.  This version is still 2x5.5 inches, so to make room for more wording, we scrapped the photograph.

The guests are notified, shushed, and awaiting more details in the forthcoming invitations.

Ticket Week: 3

Ticket save the date magnets are very popular here at Save the Date Originals.  This week, blog posts will feature new ticket ideas & variations that people have had me (the designer) working on this year.

The third ticket design is a new version of the 2.5x6.5 inch TicketMT11 magnet design.   This design was originally a baseball ticket design...  now it becomes a hockey ticket design.

One of the fun things about tickets is the various cute wording plays that people come up with for different sports;  In this case we have a couple that is "going for a goal".

Ticket Week: 2

Ticket save the date magnets are very popular here at Save the Date Originals.  This week, blog posts will feature new ticket ideas & variations that people have had me (the designer) working on this year.

The second ticket design features this week is a variation on an existing save the date ticket design.  The original ticket (TicketMT2) is fairly neutral with regards to exactly what team it would represent.  And though the design features a football graphic, that football could just as easily be switched to a baseball, hockey stickers, bat, or some other sports related item.

The new version of the design is similar, still for a 2x5.5 inch magnet, but is meant to clearly show some Houston Texans spirit.

This ticket was another example of trying to find a way to incorporate the team imagery without using any logos. In this case, horns, a star, the helmets, and the colors, do the trick.

Ticket Week: 1

Ticket save the date magnets are very popular here at Save the Date Originals.  This week, blog posts will feature new ticket ideas & variations that people have had me (the designer) working on this year.

The first new save the date ticket design is based on a football ticket.  This couple went to  Auburn University, and wanted to show off some team spirit along with their photo and save the date info.

This ticket is mostly brown and white, but there is a bit of the orange and blue Auburn University colors.  This is a good example of a ticket design that closely mimics an actual ticket, but, without the use of any trademarked logos.

This ticket design ended up at about 2.6x5.7 inches.  Pricing for this magnet size would be the same as that which is posted on this page:http://www.savethedateoriginals.com/magnetpricing5.php

Once more with the ticket theme!

Ticket themed save the date magnets continue to be fairly popular.  Not just sport tickets, but also concert and travel themed tickets.  This post introduces 4 new ticket save the date designs.

First, we have a 2.5x5.75 ticket design.  It is a larger version of another 2.5x4 inch ticket design that is currently posted.  This version offers up more space for a photograph.

Second, we have a 5.5x2.25 ticket design, meant to more closely follow the look of an actual concert ticket design than any of those currently posted on the website.

Third is another ticket that is meant to look more like a concert ticket than a sports ticket.  This one is sized at about  6x2.75 inches.  It is similar to both the TicketMT6 and  TicketMELT3 designs from the website, a new version with a size larger than the TicketMT6 design and smaller than the  TicketMELT3 design.  The red curtain is a part of what makes this version of the ticket more flavored towards a "premier", movie, "red carpet", or concert theme.

And now fourth we have a 7x3 inch magnet design that is modeled a bit after an airline ticket.  This is the only new design that is made for a size currently priced out on the website- all of the other new designs are also new magnet sizes.  This design fills up the given space with a variety of elements, and, includes a spot for a couple's photograph.

If you love ticket save the date designs, stay tuned... for there are undoubtedly more ticket designs to follow.

Sports Themed Weddings

Sports themed save the dates are something I have blogged about several times. There is more to say about stationery for that theme, though, beyond save the dates! You didn't think people stopped with their save the dates, did you?

Now, as you might guess, the next thing on a couple's mind after they order their save the dates is... invitations!

I offer a larger ticket design for invitations:

But also to be added soon is this new 5.5x8.5 inch invitation design:

It is a nice clean layout with two jerseys. The red back-flap printed envelopes add the excitement factor. The envelope says "The game is on and you are invited!"

Next, we have a pocketfold invitation:

Again, a fairly simple design, all things considered, with a solid baseball sports theme.

Beyond the invitations, you start to get into stationery for the wedding itself. There is a post about sports themed table #'s somewhere on this blog. This photo, however, is of ticket escort cards:

*Escort cards are a little different than place cards. Place cards are placed *at* the tables, and people wander until they find their place cards. Escort cards are on a table near the entrance. A guest picks up their escort card, and this card tells the guest which table number to go to.*

In this case, the envelopes are written with the guest's name. They pull out their ticket, which tells them where to go.

These new sporty ideas are all due to customers coming to me and asking about a new idea.

Now, what about after the wedding? Well, I have no photographs of a sports themed thank you card for you yet, but, you know they will come along to this blog sooner or later.

Event Tickets- Birthday Addition

I've posted many times now about event & sport ticket save the dates. How about a change... a birthday event ticket invitation! Customizable with any colors or any age, with a personal photograph. (And, well, you could have one made for any event).

Check out this 2.5x6.5 inch event ticket:

Notice something new? It's the envelope. A special long flapped envelope that allows for an extra touch. The envelope itself is also printed with "EVENT TICKET". This wording is also customizable.

The ticket itself could be a card or a magnet.