A Fridge Can't Fit in a Mail Box

Okay, Hive, stop and think for a second. You know all those super cute magnet STDs that we talked about last time and are all over the wedding world? Well, how do you send them to your guests?

I mean, surely you can't stick a magnet to a fridge and then pop that sucker in the mail box. Image how much postage you would need!

If we choose to go with a magnet STD (which is the way I'm currently leaning, and have been for 3 days now which is currently a record), I think I have an idea of how we'll send them, but I think its a legitimate question to ask. I mean, you can just drop the magnet into an envelope, smack an address on top, and send it on its way. Can you?

Magnet Street Weddings has "carrier cards" that coordinate with the magnet STDs you can purchase from them.


I'll show you an idea of what I thought was really cool, though. A Bride posted her STDs on the Mint Design Blog. This bride combined the best of both worlds by creating a large 'normal' sized STD with a matching magnet. The magnet was made extra cute by tucking it into a vellum coin envelope. Don't believe my word about the cuteness? Well here, see for yourself.



Has anybody found a good way to package/send your STDs? Please share!

Save the Date: Put it On Your Fridge

I know, I know, I need to make up my mind. We're running out of time to get these STDs done (or umm started).

Unfortunately, I'm horrible about making up my mind! I change it daily about all this saving the date buisness. I'm kind of worried I'll end up just turning out crap because I've waited so long to get this done and I'll just have to make something rather than have nothing. Eep.

Okay, all those negative worrysome thoughts aside (where they belong), here's what crazy hair brained scheme I've cooked up now: Save The Date Magnets!

I know, I know, its not a new idea; people have been doing it forever, but for some reason, I never considered it until now. If I was being totally honest, I'd let you know that I'd never considered it until two days ago when I actually had a dream about Save the Dates. . . yes, I'm that obsessed.

Regardless of how the idea occurred to me; now I'm kind of smitten with it! I mean, what does a person do when they get an important STD in the mail? Put it on their fridge!

And of course, since I'm totally a VIP, people would totally find a magnet to stick mine on the fridge, but this way we're including those poor folks that don't have spare magnets lying around.

No, you don't have to take down your Survivor Pool off your fridge to use that magnet to hold up my STD or take down Little Jimmy's first A to put Mr.G and I front and center. Why you ask? Because my STD will all ready be a magnet! What could be more convenient than that (besides the ability to both eat and sleep at the same time)?

So, without further adu, here's some Magnetic Save the Date Eye Candy for you. . . and for me, because I swear I'm going to figure this thing out soon.

These first few are all from Totally Wedding Magnets. Visit their site to see plenty more options.

I really want to add a calendar somewhere because, hello (!), people better be Sharpie-ing us in on their calendar, so the next one has that covered.

Despite the fact that it looks like Kelly and Derek are posing for a high school yearbook photo (I mean, does that pose look natural at all to anyone? I don't think so), I like the design of the next one.

Okay, maybe I was too hard on Kelly, its not that bad of a pose.

Anyway, these next few are from Magnet Street Weddings. Again, visit their site for a ton more options. I also ordered a sample from these guys, and the quality was great, FYI.

Anybody else make Fridge Worthy STDs? Is there actual proof that they've made it onto someone's* fridge?

*Your mom's doesn't count.

Off to Save the Date!

Wedding trouble never hangs around,
when it hears these wedding bells sound,
Here I come to save the date!
That means that Mighty Giraffe is on the way!
Yes sir, when there is a dress to bustle,
Mighty Giraffe will join the tussle!
At the church or with the wedding band,
She's got the situation well in hand!

Okay so maybe the song didn't quite go like that, but that Mouse seemed to do it all! (source)

I bet if Mighty Mouse was trying to plan a wedding, he'd have his STDs figured out.

See, here's the thing, hive, I am completely incapable of making up my mind about pretty much anything (wedding related especially). Mr. Giraffe keeps reminding me that I need to get our STDs figured out and soon. See, I had finally decided that I wanted a photo save the date. Granted, that seems like a small decision since I have yet to decide on what I want them to look like (besides thinking that I had all ready figured it out).

The trouble is, our STDs need to be ready to go next month, and one month is not a very long time. It seems like even less when, oh, I haven't even started to design them, and we have to fit printing time in there as well. I try not to think about the fact that I'll need to order envelopes and collect addresses too (because if I do, I might freak out just a little).

And even more trouble? Well, my decision of doing photo STDs? Well, we're still waiting on our E-Pics from our photogs, and we're still waiting on our teaser shots from them too. See, those photos are going to be super rock start super awesome when we receive them, but until then, I think Mr. G is right when he says we should have a back up STD ready just in case we don't get photos in the next month.

So now, after looking at a bajillion photo STDs, I'm now collection inspiration for non photo STDs. Here are a few of my favorites.

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Did anyone else choose to do non photo STDs? Care to share? Because I could use some more inspiration ;-)!

Save the . . . Envelope?

So people get STDs in the mail all the time, right? And us future brides to be are known to spend hours drooling over hip and lovely ones on the internet, right? I'm sure it's all completely normal...

Even if its not normal, I have found an STD that blew me away. Few STDs have made me swoon like this one. It's one of the first STDs that I've seen that I've instantly fallen in love with.

The problem? I don't really like the actual Save The Date card. . . The cars doesn't do anything for me. Sure, I guess it looks nice, but I think it's just really not my style.

What makes it so amazing, then? The Envelopes! And it's so simple; I don't know why I never thought about it before, yo! I can't believe I've never even considered this idea.

The envelopes look to be standard business size (props for breaking out of the standard postcars/invite size) and they're made of vellum. The big kicker? The labels! The couple had an affliction for New Mexico (where they met) so the designer ordered vintage New Mexico maps off of ebay, and printing address on them so they could function as labels. Mmmm!

Commence drooling now! (Also, enjoy the full STD post, with more photos, here.)

One STD to Smile About!

I saw this STD on the gallery section of one of my favorite blogs, Weddingbee.

The user who uploaded the photo was Godzilla9505.
I thought it was too cute and wanted to share. View the original here. I love how couples personalize their stationary to match their personalities :).