Our Salve The Dates
Wanted to percentage our Save the Dates alongside you lot guys! Blocked off *some* information on the carte du jour for privacy reasons but all the same wanted to percentage them alongside you lot because I'm obsessseeeddddd.
Unlike the existent invitations, I had a pretty exact persuasion inwards my hear close what I wanted for our salve the dates. I experience similar forever agone I saw this watercolor map in addition to actually brutal inwards dear alongside the idea. But overall, I wanted the carte du jour to expect similar a postcard from Nantucket: the map on 1 side in addition to the information on the other. It turned out to survive quite a procedure but I'm over the satelite alongside how it turned out.
First things first, I needed a custom map. There are SO many artists out at that topographic point who exercise these right away -- some actually good, some actually not. I spent days searching for someone that was good, had the watercolor expect I wanted in addition to who was reasonably priced. You'd survive surprised at how many people are charging $800+ for something similar this! I wanted a map but mayhap non that badly lol.
After my eyes went cross, I flora Emily of Feathered Heart Prints on Etsy and realized she was but what I was looking for. I started stalking her other run in addition to stumbled upon this Marthas Vineyard map she made in addition to knew this was the girl!
Then I talked it over alongside Andrew to brand certain he was on the same page in addition to set out the options for our Save the Dates (truth survive told, he did not see the vision I had inwards my hear in addition to wasn't convinced this was going to expect proficient at all). Emily makes watercolor prints but likewise computer made ones that are but every bit cute (and less expensive). Andrew liked the reckoner made ones when given the choice in addition to I liked the watercolor in addition to he eventually said that he didn't help plenty either agency therefore watercolor prevailed!
From there, I filled out a quick shape alongside the map places in addition to images in addition to Emily in addition to I had a quick telephone phone to beak over logistics, timing in addition to the map itself. She asked all the correct questions, explained the procedure in addition to said she'd own got a crude oil sketch to me every bit the adjacent step. On top of beingness actually good organized, she has this actually bully portal that she sends everything through. You tin orbit the axe accept a closer expect at the design, brand comments in addition to changes in addition to approve the pattern there. Super easy!!
So hither was the showtime sketch (you may notice that quite a chip has changed since then!):
From at that topographic point she started ikon the layers. I was next along on Instagram in addition to saw these popular upwardly on stories in addition to was similar omg that is our house! that is our hotel! this is our map!! It was actually fun to see. How she does it, is she paints the images individually, scans them in addition to and then puts them together on the computer. This makes for easier changes, to a greater extent than exceptional in addition to I'm certain some sanity on her cease non having to repaint the whole matter each time!
Then nosotros saw the whole matter come upwardly to life! After a showtime circular of edits, nosotros ended upwardly alongside this:
And 1 concluding circular (changing 2 nipper things) nosotros finalized our map! I therefore dear that she incorporated my band into the map -- it's such a pocket-size exceptional that actually was therefore special to me. I dear my band therefore much hahah!
From there, I started working alongside Minted to create our actual Save the Dates. We went alongside the Hepburn style later to a greater extent than in addition to to a greater extent than searching. Fun fact: it's real rare these days to honor a salve the appointment without a layout for an actual paradigm of the 2 of you. But (and this is what I dear close Minted) you're able to actually customize everything they own got on their site.
I picked Hepburn because I liked the layout of the information side in addition to I knew I needed something horizontal. It was actually slow to customize in addition to motion font/text/formatting to a greater extent than or less on the site. From there, I placed an lodge in addition to talked virtually alongside a Minted designer alongside my to a greater extent than custom wishes for the card. On the "back" at that topographic point was alone an choice for a pocket-size photograph alongside text on the bottom but mentioned that I would similar for it to accept upwardly the whole card, sent her the raw file in addition to she made it happen!
We placed the lodge (with the add-on of these super cute custom stamps) in addition to had our cards inside the adjacent week. The procedure of making these was therefore slow in addition to actually form of fun -- I'm actually excited to move past times away along working alongside them for our marriage invitations!
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