Save the Dates: Official Reveal

They're official! Our Save the Dates have been sent!

After toying with mounting them on cardstock, then scraping the idea entirely, simplicity won out! Funny enough, they are what I initially didn't want: a "boring" magnet in an envelope. Fortunately, they fit perfectly snugly in the envelope, and the wrap-around label and matching stamp looks polished without going over the top.

For the design of our wrap-around labels, we were torn between the chandelier and soft lace designs. Ready to see which we chose?

We opted for the soft lace for a few reasons. One, we are using lace as a subtle element of our wedding style. My dress has lace applique, which will be replicated on our wedding cake, and also we are using lace from my Aunt's veil on our ring pillow. But ultimately, we decided to save the chandelier to use it our formal invites. (Read: we didn't want to over-use chandelier details.)

Here are the close ups:

 

I'm so glad that I had the help of our invitation designer on these! I don't think I could have come up with something quite as polished looking on my own. Did your Save the Dates vary from your original vision? How far in advance did you send them out?

Secret Fact: These actually went out in early March.