Delish!

So I was trying to brainstorm with Chuck about ideas and options to stray away from the "traditional" Save The Dates for the wedding and ran across the idea to purchase postcards from our destination and send them as the Save The Dates. Postcards save money on postage (4"x6" is cheaper than standard postage), and it doubles by being a "vacation souvenir", and announcing our wedding location. Super cute idea... I kind of wanted something vintage looking. "Old School San Diego" was what I was after... like 1950's- ish.

Well, then we ran across a website that allows you to either design your own or use someone else's design to have custom postcards printed. At more than $1 per postcard, it was ridiculous, but we were still wanting the destination/vacation feel. Do we latched on to the "vintage" idea similar to the I Love New York (actually I heart NY) t-shirts and novelties. Using a similar concept, I designed a super fun postcard for us to have printed.

After meeting with my design (business) printer yesterday, he said that I may not like the outcome as much as I think I will, and reminded me that just because I designed the postcards doesn't mean that this idea was unique to us... additionally, since we are having a small wedding that we could definitely design something really unique and personal.

So I went back to the idea I had a while ago with a design that included a personal picture of us and a picture of the shores or the pacific in the background. I sat around rolling the idea around in my head for a few hours. I went on Martha Stewart Weddings Website to look at ideas for all of our paper products... just for a few ideas.

But then, BOO YAAH! Something clicked! I realized at that moment that the entire purpose was to act as a "souvenir", to give the feeling of a "vacation", and to be fun, whimsical, and out of the box! So, I thought (though I know it had been done before) what about a Boarding Pass?!?! I texted one of my best friends to see what she thought... It's a hit! But how do I get an example to start from? And how should I format this?

So I made a "call" today... it went something like this: "Hey Google, what's goin' on? I'm looking for a sample boarding pass. Oh, really? Cool, I'll check that out!" And that's when I found the most adorable sample/template for invitation/Save The Date boarding passes!!!

I don't want to give away my secret, but if you go to the website, you too can find the idea. I will give you a scoop of the dish... She also had "Passport" invitations which were totally c-o-ute! You can find them here: Aylee'sPassport Invitations

It's like Maggleby's Muffins in the mall... the unexpected, comes with a most amazing and delicious surprise inside! (want to know more about Maggleby's Muffins? ask me someday)

This was like the coolest day...

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