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Postcard Invitations
As part of our plan to reduce our impact on the environment, we had to think hard about out wedding invites. Sure, the most environmentally friendly way to do it is to send out evites, but I’ve always loved receiving the beautiful wedding invites from my friends in the mail. There’s something antiquated and traditional about getting an invitation (or anything other than bills, for that matter) in the mail.
The compromise: send out postcard invites. That way we can reduce the amount of paper that would go towards envelopes and RSVP cards (and their envelopes), and maps, and registry info, and so on, and so on. The problem with a postcard is that there is little room for text, so the invite has the basic minimal information, and then it directs people to our wedding website for more information.
This sounds easy, but being totally technologically un-savvy, I didn’t really know how to turn these ideas into an actual postcard. Enter: Kim Sparks. She is one of my super-duper bridesmaids (who happens to be getting married this summer as well!) and a brilliant graphic designer.
We basically gave her a picture we liked (us in a canola field near Canmore) and she came up with several different versions of our invitations for us to choose from. Kim puts so much thought and care into everything she does and it showed with our invitations. And that fake “stamp” on the front of the postcard? She went on Facebook and found pictures of our profiles, which she traced to make silhouettes of our heads! Isn’t that creative of her? Plus, she was able to find a printing company that carries post-consumer paper and vegetable-based ink!
Now we just have to make our website! Any suggestions on easy-to-use sites?
PS: If you need a great graphic designer, Kim Sparks does free-lance work. Her email is: sparks.kimberly@gmail.com.
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So how did you guys pick a wedding officiant? That’s one of the last things that we need to do for our wedding and the dates coming up so any help would be really appreciated!
So I checked out the different sites, and decided to go with mywedding.com-mostly because it was free, but also because it was super easy to use and despite everything being templated, there are still lots of ways to make it personal. Check it out: http://www.mywedding.com/carrieandgergely
I like the postcard idea! We also opted out of response cards. I feel like it’s a waste of paper and there are much easier ways to respond. We made our website on http://www.theknot.com and used their online rsvp tool. Their seating chart is a really good tool as well. Check it out.
I loved your invite! It’s so vintage and I have to say, receiving it in the mail was half the fun!
What a great idea! We’re not doing RSVP cards for similar reasons – just doing them by phone/email. It’s way more convenient and environmentally friendly for everyone.
I really liked the site Jessyca used for her wedding (Luxury Bride) – we tried it and it was LOTS of fun but unfortunately you had to pay if you wanted to keep it for more than a week :(
Do share when you find a good one! :)
Thanks for the show of support for the postcard invites! I really like them, so I’m glad others do too!
WOW! Ok, so the consensus is mywedding.com is the way to go…Thanks for the suggestion!
Wow! Great invitations! I loved getting postcards when I was younger – too bad I don’t get them anymore – so I adore your genius invites. Great picture of the two of you working, so cute!
I unfortunately didn’t like the site I used so I think I’ll try mywedding.com next for my static website but use wordpress when I need to communicate with my wedding party.
I used mywedding.com as well, very simple to use and you can customize to your needs. Love the post card invites, very classic design!
Oh, forgot to add, it’s FREE!
I LOVE http://www.mywedding.com! Guests can RSVP online and all that fun stuff, I’ve had MANY compliments on our site!
love love love your wedding invite/postcard! Very unique and eco friendly, way to go!
As for a website, i went with http://www.mywedding.com simple and very easy to use.