Save the Dates

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We ordered our Save the Date magnets through magnetstreetweddings.com.
We are extremely pleased with how they turned out and definitely recommend the company!!

We decided to continue the swirl floral design throughout the other wedding paper items.


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We finally finished collecting addresses and printing all the envelopes.  It was sad to let them go, but we dropped off all the save the dates at the post office at almost exactly the 6 month mark (ok, it was 6 months and 1 day away)!  What a GREAT feeling to get that checked off!! :)  And yes, we mailed one to ourself. :)

Invitations

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We completely made our own invites and LOVE them! :)   All of the paper is from Anchor Paper.  We printed them with our own printer (Epson Artisan 710.. amazing printer!) and embossed the swirl design (stamp from Michaels) using clear embossing ink and light green embossing powder (both from Jo Ann).  Embossing is not as difficult as it appears and I like how it adds a little texture. 

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our invite & save the date
The invites took much longer to make than planned, but they were definitely worth it!  We had a lot of fun designing, printing, cutting, stamping, embossing, gluing, stuffing, and finally saying good bye to our beautiful creations!  Time to start receiving those RSVPs back! :)
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cutting invites with the help of Coco
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printing the inserts
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stamping and powdering
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Mark using the 'power tool' to melt/set the embossing powder
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stuffing the last invite

Rehearsal Invites

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As you can see we took inspiration from our ceremony invites. :)

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I love embossing!

Ceremony Programs

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Our inspiration...
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the result! :)
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In the middle of my 3 hour ribbon tieing marathon

Table Numbers

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Our inspiration...
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The result!  We embossed the green swirl like we did with the invites.
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Mark got creative with the camera before we finished assembling them

Escort Cards

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unfolded escort cards
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