One of the biggest things every wedding has to deal with (with the exception of celebrities) is a budget. I was extremely lucky in that my parents threw Dan and I an amazing wedding with little cost to Dan and I, but I still had to be cognisant of the budget and make smart decisions. Did I want to spend more on flowers or photography? Did I want to splurge on my dress and scrimp on the accessories? Would it be a kick ass DJ or band? Did I want to cut the food and drink budget for great wedding invitations? There are so many little bits and pieces that start taking chunks out of a wedding budget and because I knew I wanted to throw an amazing day of party, I figured I needed to save money on some more frivolous items. The first major cut, doing any sort of fancy Save the Date.
I was amazed at how much each individual save the date costs. Not only are you worried about printing them, but postage for a big wedding adds up fast. We all currently live in the age of technology where party invites come via Evite or Facebook, not the mail and while I knew I would send out wedding invitations (I saved money there using my computer design skills to make my own - more to come on that another post), I figured Save the Dates could easily be emailed!
I quickly did a search on Etsy for Save the Dates as I had not yet undertaken designing my wedding invitations, and came across a great vendor in Australia who designed a great graphic Save the Date with our specific wedding colors and all for a total of $5. Seriously $5 is all I spent on my Save the Dates and I still think they turned out great.
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