Save the Dates!

So, after debating "magnets" vs. "postcards", postcards finally won because they are much easier (and cheaper) to mail out!! I designed our Save-the-Date postcards using Adobe Photoshop, and then uploaded them to a postcard template on VistaPrint.  It took me a total of 5 minutes. I also made cute address labels to put on the back of the postcards!

I have had great experience using VistaPrint in the past to print promotional postcards. I'd suggest googling coupon codes if you decide to use VistaPrint - I ended up paying about $3.50 for the address labels (including 15-day shipping) and $6.50 for the postcards (including 15-day shipping)!  So this was definitely way under my wedding budget. I can't wait to see what they look like when they arrive - below is a preview from my photoshopping!

Engagement Photos - Preview!

Despite many threatening clouds, we were able to take engagement photos on June 26th! I'm attaching a few of my favorite ones that I've already editted!

The bad news: While I really wanted to take pictures at Progressive Field in Downtown Cleveland, we decided not to go downtown because the weather was "iffy". Also, about half way through our photoshoot in the park, my dad's camera battery died.

The good news: Our pictures in the park came out so great, that we didn't let the bad news bring us down! I loved our pictures from the duck pond and Squire's castle in the Metroparks - both great locations for taking engagement photos! And with a little photoshop, the cloudy weather didn't affect the pictures much at all!