Football themed pocketfold invitation

There were actually already a couple of sports themed wedding invitations on the Save the Date Originals website, but, both were baseball related.  It was time for some football love, and thanks to a recent customer, a new wedding invitation is now on the website.

For those customers going for the touchdown, I present a 5.25x7.25 inch dark green pocketfold invitation with a football and two helmets in the design.






The 4x5.25 inch response card is also set up to mimic a football field just for extra fun:

This pocketfold set comes with white response and outer envelopes.  Like all the invitations, of course it could be modified with different wording, colors, envelopes, etc.

Check out more info here:
http://www.savethedateoriginals.com/details/invitations/INVPOCK5.php

New year, new family reunions

One of my favorite projects this month was a simple 2.5x4 inch save the date magnet for a family reunion in New York.  The main feature is a tree made out of words: Genealogy, family, children, teenager, parents, brother, etc.

Pricing for this magnet size can be found here:
http://www.savethedateoriginals.com/41x26_MagnetInfo.php

And if the design isn't on the official Save the Date Originals website yet, just submit your email address through the Contact form on the website to get started on a personalized version of this design idea.

Rose calendar save the date

This design comes from a recent save the date magnet project where we actually went with a pink rose instead of red rose.  The design idea is fairly classic, with a rose, a calendar, and the important information one needs to know.  Added to those classic elements is... a little bit of bling!  There is a fabulous ring placed on the rose in the photograph that was used.

This design is about 4x3 inches.  Soon to be added to the website, for now this design is featured only in this blog post.

Santa is a Timelord

Parents, it is time to stop hiding it from your children.

Santa is a Wizard

Parents, it is time to stop hiding it from your children.

(Just a little fun!)

Vacation!

Save the Date Originals will be on vacation December 22nd-30th.

Orders placed in the week before the vacation started will have an added week to their production time.

Design work will continue up until 3 days before the departure date.

If you'd like a notification when STDO is back to work, you can submit your email address on this page:
http://savethedateoriginals.com/vacation.php

When to send save the dates for other events

Another question that comes up a lot: When do you send save the dates for a birthday?  Or for a Halloween party?  Or a Bar Mitzvah?

You didn't think people only sent out save the dates for weddings, did you?  Actually, people send out save the dates for a variety of events.  If you are planning something far in advance, it's going to be a big bash or important life event, or you want people to be able to schedule time of work... well, those are all the reasons you might send out a save the date.  Be it for a wedding, a first communion, a milestone birthday, or major wedding anniversary.  School reunions & family reunions are also common events that people will send out save the dates for.

For weddings, there is a fairly clear timeline on when to send out save the dates:

But for these other events, sending out a save the date a year in advance might be considered over-doing it.

The timeline is a little shorter for these other events.  You usually send out an invitation for a wedding 2-3 months in advance.  But for other events, you might only send out the invitation 1-1.5 months in advance.

You wouldn't really send out save the dates for a wedding 3 months in advance.  But it does make more sense to send out save the dates 3 months in advance for one of these other events.

In conclusion: It depends a little on when you are sending out the actual invitation, whether the event is going to require hotel bookings for a number of guests, and whether it's on a major holiday.  What I can say is that if you are thinking about sending a save the date for something like a big 60th birthday bash, 3-6 months in advance is a good timeline.

For a big family reunion in the summer, sending out save the dates with holiday cards tends to work well.