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Our Picks for Where to Buy Save the Dates

Posted by tina | Posted in Where to Buy | Posted on August 22th, 2010

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Wedding Save the Dates can be purchased from many places both online and in local retail stores. Luckily there are many different great options ranging from economical to high end and various types available including some truly unique Save the Date cards, magnets, postcards, and photo cards.

To save you work, we have researched to find the best place to buy Save the Dates depending on your budget and personal style. Hopefully you can find one that is for you one of a kind. If you don’t see our vendor recommendations please click here and scroll down afterwards.

Wedding Paper Divas

Posted by tina | Posted in Where to Buy | Posted on August 20th, 2010

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Wedding Paper Divas is the leading premium online wedding invitations store and one of our favorite places for Save the Dates. They are part of Tiny Prints the company that offers custom designed holiday cards, photo cards, and baby announcements for all kinds of family occasions.

The company partners with well known and up and coming wedding invitation designers from across the country. Many of its Save the Date cards are exclusive designs not available anywhere else. While they offer Save the Dates they also have wedding invitations, bridal shower invitations and thank you cards.

Wedding Paper Divas offers Save the Date Photo Cards, Save the Date Magnets, and Save the Date Postcards. The overall quality of the wedding Save the Dates from Wedding Paper Divas is top notch. The company uses the latest digital printing technology which ensures high gloss photos and the perfect cards. They are also known for being able to process and deliver cards quickly in case you don’t have a lot of time. However, quality comes at a price and Wedding Paper Diva’s Save the Date cards are premium priced at typically between $1.25 to $3.00 per card. Some designs with letterpress or higher weight paper can easily be over $3.00 per card. Although you do receive discounted pricing with higher order quantities. Overall, from a price vs. quality stand point we still think Wedding Paper Divas offers the best value in terms of Save the Date cards.

Another positive is the high degree of personalization allowed. For most designs, you can choose different fonts, font colors, customize messages, and even edit photos to include sepia highlights or convert color photos to black and white. This really let’s you make custom cards. Wedding Paper Divas offers both traditional Save the Date Cards as well as Photo Save the Dates.



One unique service Wedding Paper Divas offers is complimentary photo touch ups on every card. Their in-house designers can brighten or sharpen images and even remove red eye. They will of course contact you to discuss any changes before they are made. I know they can even “hide” small blemishes like acne or a unsightly pimple.


Modern Love Save the Date Card

Plum Blossoms Save the Date Card

Sand Dollar Save the Date Card

One of our favorite designers is Turquoise Creative that creates the Happy Branch Save the Date photo card. The designs are stunning with beautiful pastel colors and clean lines and simple fonts. Many of the designs offer the ability to add a custom photo that is printed as part of the card. And of course you can customize the content including the message and the date and venue of your wedding. To see more of our recommendations for Wedding Paper Divas Save the Dates check out Our Favorite Designs.

Our Favorite Save the Date Designs

Posted by tina | Posted in Our Favorite Designs | Posted on August 19th, 2010

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There are literally tens of thousands of wedding Save the Dates designs from a multitude of companies. We know it can be overwhelming when you have so much to plan already for your wedding! Trust us that it helps to find the designers that match your personal style. If you can do that then it is much easier to find the perfect Save the Date card. To make it simpler for folks we always update our compilation of our favorite card designs from top designers in the section below. Find the perfect designer that most reflects your own personal style and taste. Enjoy! Scroll down to see our favorite designs.

Sarah Hawkins Designs

Posted by tina | Posted in Our Favorite Designs | Posted on February 13th, 2010

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Sarah Hawkins Designs started out with Sarah just designing wedding invitations for her family and friends. Eventually, the demand for her designs grew and her part-time hobby became a full-time career. First, designing wedding invitations and birth announcements for local brides and new parents, then growing the business by selling baby announcements online. Sarah lives in Pittsburgh and has done work for such clients as Tiffany & Co., Heinz, and PPG. Sarah’s stationery designs have been used by many celebrities and featured in many magazines.

Love Stamp
This Save the Date card takes the classic US postal mail theme and turns it into what I consider one of the most memorable Save the Dates available. The eco-friendly italian made paper acentuates the design and a rich red coloring highlights you and your fiancés names.

Floral Flurry
The Floral Flurry wedding Save the Date card is a contemporary design with beautiful magenta flowers on a green background. If you want a Save the Date that will stand out this could be the one.

Reef Romance
The Reef Romance wedding Save the Date card is playful design that features a school of fish in aquamarine turquoise. The fish are contrasted with a white background which I adore. If you prefer the card also comes with green or orange fish.

Ann Kelle Designs

Posted by tina | Posted in Our Favorite Designs | Posted on January 14th, 2010

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Kelle Boyd of Ann Kelle Designs has always had a love of art and drawing. At age 9 she was a self confessed “fashionista” designing her own line of kid’s clothes and dresses. In 2006 she finally made the leap from a career in public policy to full time designer. She describes her style as “simple, sweet, and sassy.” She is inspired by simple things in life like ties, spring flowers, ice cream, and even the sweater vest she wore in the grade school.

Smiling Squares
If you want a photo Save the Date card that really lets your pictures shine this could be the one! I like the teal and gray boxes that flank the pictures. It’s also printed on Italian made eco-friendly paper.

Oh Joy! Studio

Posted by tina | Posted in Our Favorite Designs | Posted on January 10th, 2010

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Joy Deangdeelert Cho is the designer behind Oh Joy! Studio. Before stepping out on her own in 2006 she worked for the Cynthia Rowley Swell line at Target. Joy says she gets her inspiration from textures, patterns, and the beautiful colors that she sees everywhere whether it be in nature, architecture, or even clothing.

Charming Couple
While the date in a Save the Date card is certainly important. I personally think the fact that you and your fiancé are together as one couple is most important. So the “and” is key. This card from Oh Joy! takes this to heart with a big and bold yellow ampersand that emphasizes your new commitment to each other. It really pops out amid the turquoise background.

Coloring Cricket

Posted by tina | Posted in Our Favorite Designs | Posted on January 03th, 2010

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Coloring Cricket creates cards exclusively for Wedding Paper Divas. The designer Christine Welch is an Iowa based designer who grew up in the Northern Sierras a backdrop of natural elegance that she incorporates into her Coloring Cricket Save the Date card designs.

Snowy Love
This is a perfect card to celebrate the winter. It features a midnight blue background that is highlighted by white snowflakes and dots. You can create a personalized Save the Date card by adding in 3 different pictures of you and your fiancé. Whether you are having a winter or summer wedding it will warm the hearts of your guests this winter.

Tandem Bike
The Tandem Bike card is sweet and stylish featuring an old classic two seater bike for you and your sweetheart. It comes in 3 colors including pink, pumpkin, and emerald. I prefer pink but the emerald green is lovely as well. How cute is the save the date banner that is flying from the back of the bike seat?

Paper Source

Posted by tina | Posted in Where to Buy | Posted on January 02th, 2010

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If you are lucky enough to live in California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, Oregon, Texas, or the Washington D.C. area and you want a great Do-it-Yourself solution for Save the Date cards then visit your local Paper Source Retail Store. The company was started in 1983 and sells fine, handmade papers from across the world. They have a very diverse selection of colors, pre-cut and packaged cards, envelopes, and accessories. This allows one to really customize invitations that speak to your individual style.

If you buy in a retail store location they have Save the Dates that can be laser printed or letter pressed depending on your preference. However, there is an additional fee for these services. And unlike buying online you won’t necessarily be able to get a instant proof of your design to view. That being said the staff at Paper Source are very friendly and knowledgeable and it helps just to get their opinion and input as you plan you invitations.

If you prefer to buy online or do not live near a local retail Paper Source store then you can also buy from
Paper Source Online. They have a great selection of custom printing Save the Dates online. Unlike some other companies you can not see an online proof of your design with your custom text or pictures. For most cards you can choose flat printing or letterpress.


Feather Designs

Posted by tina | Posted in Featured Cards, Our Favorite Designs, Product Reviews | Posted on November 14th, 2009

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Feather is by the same designer as Petite Alma as seen on Tiny Prints. It offers a higher end more refined line of wedding invitations that use more complex techniques to make exquisite Save the Dates.

Stylish Script
If you want a classic black and white card then this design by Feather could be perfect. It features cursive script at the top and simple serif font for your names, the date, and location of your wedding. I especially like how the “save the date” cursive script is written almost as if it was written with an actual water brush with the dark and lighter areas. Who says that black and white is boring? Please do keep in mind that this is a square save the date card and so postage via the united states postal service will cost extra since they can not be machine scanned. This square envelope surcharge typically costs about 20 cents per card in addition to standard postage. So it can be a significant extra cost so please keep that in mind.

Stem Silhouette
This delicate design by Feather features a bird on a branch in the center. The drawings are cute and basic and the choice of fonts really complement the bird and branch.

Paper Poppies
This is a save the date card that gets a ton of great reviews. It features translucent poppies in wonderful colors including medium pink, deep plum, or pumpkin. It’s a modern card that has a bold style. The couples’ names are printed in matching font color to the poppies. Also, if you like the Save the Dates you can get matching envelopes, thank you cards, wedding invitations, and more.

Natural Wildflower
The Natural Wildflower wedding Save the Date card is a classic, pure and simple. It features a breathtakingly intricate wildflower with such texture that it looks like the genuine article. It comes in a brown, orange, or red color palette and features cursive lettering for “Save the Date”. It’s hard to go wrong with such a great design.

Jenny Romanaski Designs

Posted by tina | Posted in Our Favorite Designs | Posted on November 07th, 2009

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Jenny Romanski is the founder of Hello Little One. The tagline of which is “develops hip stationery for the modern family”. She is a graduate of Boston College and also the Massachusetts College of Art. Jenny has partnered exclusively with Tiny Prints and Wedding Paper Divas to offer her designs. Jenny prides herself on using hip colors, modern layouts, and most of all unique patterns that are unlike anything else. Her designs always have a perfect balance of color and freshness.

Date Boxes
The colors of this wedding Save the Date card are just so bold and bright. I love the green with the shades of pink for the actual date of your wedding. The focus of the card is just the date of your wedding, which really is the purpose of a Save the Date card. So with this card it is mission accomplished.

Posh Perfection
If you prefer the focus of your Save the Dates card to be a wonderful picture of you and your fiancé then this could be the one for you. It allows you to select a custom picture and accents it with elegant white lines that go along the bottom of the card. Just make sure to pick the perfect picture for your Save the Date.

Merry Branch
I am a big fan of floral print Save the Date cards. They just seem to bring out the spirit of a wedding in my mind. Especially when you are having a spring or summer outdoor wedding. This design by Jenny features a floral vine along the right side set on a purple background. It also comes in an orange or brown background.

Signature White by Wedding Paper Divas

Posted by tina | Posted in Our Favorite Designs | Posted on October 10th, 2009

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Wedding Paper Divas has a line that they call Signature White that features some basic but exquisite designs. These designs allow you to take a lot of the creativity and put it in your own hands by customizing your Save the Dates with personal pictures. One thing to note is that for these designs Wedding Paper Divas designers will check the resolution of your pictures that you submit. However, they do not edit or touch up the photographs using photoshop or anything similar. So make sure you have quality checked your photos beforehand.

Photo Squares
This Save the Date card is basically just a 3 by 3 grid of photographs. But the great thing is that you can select 8 of your very own pictures to remind your guests of the special date. This really gives you the chance to show off your own personal style and personality because as they say 8 pictures is worth 8,000 words!

Lady Jae Designs

Posted by tina | Posted in Our Favorite Designs | Posted on September 23th, 2009

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Lady Jae is a couture paperie and wedding invitation design studio started by Lisa. While they make custom invitations and announcements they also provide some fantastic Save the Dates for Wedding Paper Divas. There site is about to get revamped so be sure to check it out in the future. They also make some adorable tin boxes that can make darling lunch boxes for your daughter or favorite niece.

Watercolor Wonder
This is a unique Save the Date card that was supposedly inspired by a cool ocean breeze blowing across the Pacific Ocean. The unique green and aquamarine accents twist along and strike the S in Save the Date. It’s also printed on recycled paper so in addition to being a beautiful card it is better for the environment.

Painted Periwinkles
If you want a Save the Date card that captures the elegance and beauty of a impressionist water color painting then this is exactly for you. There are beautiful plum colored touches that appear as soft brush strokes of paint that give it a whispy, summer feel. Another great design by Lady Jae.