Things We Love - Unique Wedding Save the Dates

As we move into engagement season, more and more brides will be searching for unique ways to announce their wedding date and engagement.  Save the dates are becoming the popular choice with couples to do double duty as both their announcements and reminders.

Couples are taking advantage of their engagement sessions with their photographer and creating unique set ups that showcase the date of their wedding through props.  This idea is a great way to get to know your photographer better and create a one-of-a-kind save the date for your guests to have as keepsakes.

To help you get started with some ideas, we've put together a few of our favorite unique and innovative save the date ideas to inspire you.

Image Credits: Hand Stamped, Tree, Banner, Handkerchief, Ribbon Stamp, Post Card, Chalkboard Dog, Swing, Rocky, Chalked Shoes, Baseball, Balloon, Apples, Photo Magnets, Umbrella, Message in a Bottle

Reserving Hotel Rooms for Out of Town Wedding Guests

If you are planning a destination wedding, it’s a good idea to reserve a block of rooms with one or more nearby hotels. Most hotels will offer a group rate for weddings based on the percentage of blocks being reserved and if it's during a peak season . The hotel will give a code for your guests to use when calling to book their own room and typically require the reservation is made several weeks in advance.

You may include detailed information with hotel recommendations and costs on save the date magnets 12 to 6 months before your wedding.  Or once you receive the majority of RSVP’s included in your wedding invitations, reserve a block rooms for your guests and send informal cards with your recommended hotel accommodations.

My sister planned a beautiful winter wedding this past December and even though she did not have a lot of out of town guests, she did reserve a block of rooms at a near by hotel. I am glad she did because the weather forecast did not indicate 8 inches of lake effect snow that began to fall during the wedding ceremony. The block of rooms she reserved were quickly filled by the time the reception started.

Renee'

Time to Send Save the Date Magnets for Winter Holiday Happenings

Although fall has just begun, it's time to start thinking about the holidays including Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Eve. It's not too early to make out the guest lists and send out your invitations.

Any time I receive a party invitation, I usually see it once and then it seems to disappear into the junk mail collective. That's why save the date magnets are such a wonderful idea for inviting everyone to your holiday party. These magnetic invites won't disappear into oblivion because they will cling to the refrigerator, a filing cabinet, or any other magnetic surface that's always in view.

What's that? You've never heard of save the date magnets? Save the date magnets are thin, flexible material, custom printed with important event details like dates, times, and what to where. They are available in a variety of sizes depending on where you shop. The most common size is around 3 inches wide by 2 inches tall; the size of a business card.

Save the dates do double duty as invitations and reminders; not to mention the fact that they also make great picture and note holders and usually hand around for a long time. I have to admit, I have quite a few magnets on my frig, holding pictures of my nieces, grocery lists, and other important notables.

Sure it's only October eleventh, but before you know it, everyone will be flocking to the grocery stores and gift shops, preparing for the holiday season. Don't let your party or family dinner get overlooked. Send your save the date invitations out now.