You will want to make your wedding save-the-date cards unique, personalized and cool, and also to reflect the theme and colors of your wedding, because these save-the-dates are the first point of contact between you and your guests-to-be with regards to the style of your wedding.

There are seriously too many ways and means to go about creating a save-the-date. Whatever means that you decide to choose, make sure that it is fun, and I’m sure people will want to be there on your wedding day! Here are 10 save-the-date design ideas to get your engine started:

1. Using bright and bold colored save-the-date design ideas will help to create an everlasting impression in your guests’ minds. This can reduce the possibility of them forgetting about your important day among their busy schedules and hectic travelling.

2. It is advisable to include pictures and colors which are relevant to the location of your wedding celebration and date (or the season it falls on).

3. Your save-the-date can be complicated like a puzzle set or as simple as a 2-sided postcard. It is all up to you, because it’s going to be your big day!

4. Seriously consider photos taken after the both of you got engaged. They show your guests what life is like for you and bring them one step closer to understanding your personalities as a couple, especially if you haven’t been meeting them up for quite awhile.

5. Ladies will tend to favor sending out save-the-date cookies, but do make sure that there is a slip of paper which they can keep to mark down your day. You don’t want them to munch your date down and totally forget about it.

6. Save-the-date stickers are also a good choice especially if they are small enough to fit into your guests’ calendars or appointment books. Don’t forget your bright colors to catch their eye.

7. Just having your names and wedding date on refrigerator magnets is also a common and popular way of a save-the-date.

8. If you like things pretty, do a customized printing fan, or even better – a pinwheel.

9. The ever popular way of creating a mini calendar month is an all-time favorite. It has a mini three-hole punch to it, with the dates you’ve chosen circled or decorated.

10. Photo strips are the latest trends now, whereby you have lets say 4 photos with funny faces. In each of the photos, you might want to hold up a sign or just print the wordings on, for example: 1)We are getting hitched! 2)Save the date 3)11 November 2011 4)See you there!

Save-the-dates do not have to necessarily cost a bomb. You could pick up predesigned cards from a local stationary store, or purchase them online, then personalize them with your own signature which is very sincere too. You can also print wordings out onto stock cards available at your local paper store.

If you do have the budget for better save-the-date design ideas, you might want to go to a professional wedding save-the-date designer. They would have cards that are specially made for you.

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