So, he has asked you to marry him. He wants you to be his Forever-After love. You are so very excited and while it’s new to both of you, your mind is in a whirl of thought. Though the wedding is still many months away and you haven’t even planned what sort of ceremony and reception you want to have, you have picked out the date. In fact, you did that the very night you accepted his proposal . . . sitting there at the cozy candlelit table, romance all around you, and it was just natural to decide at that time when you would say, “I do.” Your beloved wanted to run right to the altar but common sense prevailed and you, of course, reminded him that ever since you were a dreamy-eyed little girl, you wanted a real wedding, with all the trimmings.
That settled it. He would give you just about anything you want right now so with the date on the table and selected then and there, the two of you, together, now will begin the overwhelming preparations for that big day. With the help of parents, other family members, and closest friends, your wedding day will indeed turn out to be absolutely perfect.
Before all that planning begins in earnest, though, there is one step that is smart to take care of at the top of your list—you must make sure all of the people you wish to have there to share that moment with you will save the date of your wedding on their calendar. How best to ensure not a single intended guest misses out?
A relatively new item on the market these days are the save the date magnets. These fantastic magnets not only help you get into the planning mood by giving you an opportunity to design them exactly as you wish, they also become the very first of all of your wedding mementoes, a physical something which arrives ahead of the game for folks to keep and remember you by for years to come.
How do you create your own save the date magnets? Online print companies are prepared to help you put together the exact design you want, along with the perfect wording of your choice. Visit the site of the online print company—make sure you use one you have either done business with before, or which has come to you by strong referral. Browse their selection of artwork and if you find exactly what you want, follow their steps to upload your personal details. If you would like to add your own image—say, that favorite photo of you and your honey—it’s an easy step that will enrich your message.
Another nice touch, if you’d rather not use a photo, is to show a calendar of the month of your wedding with the date circled. That, along with the company’s artwork, finalizes into a classy and very identifiable save the date magnets.
Text . . . magnets aren’t traditionally large and are not created to hold a lot of detail. save the date magnets, in particular, are meant to briefly announce your upcoming event and ask those special to you to make sure they do not plan anything else on your wedding day. Wording can be as simple as, “Mary Smith and John Black are getting married on May 31, 2009. Please save the date. Invitation to follow.”
This gives recipients all the information they will need to mark that date. They can block their calendars and be prepared for all the details, knowing those details will be forthcoming as soon as your planning evolves. And, to boot, everyone will have their own very first keepsake. Maybe they will place it on their refrigerator and remember you each and every time they take a walk through the kitchen, anticipating the upcoming event with nearly as much excitement as you.
A wedding is often a truly momentous event. Why would some couples hire an “event planner” if this weren’t true? And this can be the case for those in attendance as well as it is for you. Generating building excitement before the fact is a good idea and if it’s all done just right, by the time the date arrives guests will be truly excited to get to the venue and happily state that they are friends of the bride or groom as they prepare to be escorted down the aisle to their seats.
What better way to start building that excitement than to send everyone on your intended guest list a save the date magnet? Maybe some of them don’t even know you’ve been moving close to that “I do” moment. Imagine their surprise when they open the envelope and find your save the date magnet enclosed. That magnet gives them something tangible on which to hang their anticipation, and they will carry a smile with them for days afterward.
It’ll all be in your design. Make sure you are happy with the final save the date magnet presentation—artwork, any photo you may use, text selection, colors, and even font. Remember that you are creating a piece of art, something physical which people will likely hold on to for some time, so you’ll want it to be as visually-pleasing as possible, and as personal as if you were standing there talking to that other person.
Seriously consider creating save the date magnets for your very first personalized wedding keepsake. Chat with your beloved and come up with just the right look, and then jump right on it. If you are assured of your guest list, the rest will come naturally as you begin your planning process. Above all, enjoy . . . the day, month, and year on that save the date magnet will be the beginning of a grand new life for you, to be shared with the one person in the world you love above all others. Make it your perfect day, in every way!