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DIY Save-the-Dates, movie poster save-the-dates, photoshopped save-the-dates, vintage save-the-dates
My fiance and I love classic films and I wanted a way to incorporate films into our vintage wedding. Since one of my wedding dress inspirations is Claudette Colbert’s dress from “It Happened One Night”, it was apropos that I use the film poster for my Save-the-Dates. We will also be using film posters from 20’s-30’s films as our table numbers, so it will all meld together wonderfully along with doing a little foreshadowing.
I photoshopped these myself, which is a program you’re going to need to practice A LOT in order to come up with similar results. I’ve been photoshopping photos in similar ways for about four years, so I have plenty of practice and was able to whip this up in under an hour. Once I had these designed, I printed them out on white cardstock and cut them to about 5×7″ size and then placed them in foil-lined white envelopes along with a business card sized magnet. With the exception of the magnets (which I bought at Staples), I already had the supplies (which were leftovers), so it wasn’t a costly project.
I sent my Save-the-Dates out in November, roughly six months before my wedding. As per wedding etiquette, these only went out to people who had to travel (out-of-state guests mostly), my bridal party, immediate family, and since I had a few extras – close friends. My entire guest list will receive their wedding invitations (which will also be DIY) about eight weeks before my wedding, in March.
Our Save-the-Dates a' la "It Happened One Night", photoshopped by me
The original movie poster
(I’ll post some more pics later of the finished project along with the stamps I used on the envelope)
Very cute idea for save the dates. I like. I like.
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Hi,
I came across your adorable save the date while doing a google search, as I want to do something fairly similar with a vintage poster. How did you obtain the original image for photoshopping?
Marissa-
Thank you! Just do a google image search for what you’re looking for and choose the largest size you can find. It won’t work as well with a smaller image.