May 22, 2007

• Postcards from Paradise

  A few months back, I stumbled upon a great idea for our out-of-town guests that we could include in our little gift bags. Essentially, you address a postcard to yourself, stamp it, put it in an OOT bag and ask your guests to send them back to you with memories of their trip scribbled on the back! (These “postcards from paradise” are a popular wedding staple on the Destination Weddings message board on TheKnot)

  
  (images courtesy of knottie zoegirltx2)

  I really enjoyed the idea, but I decided I would only add it to the list of projects if I could bargain it down to Starbucks prices. Then, I could magically skip a day of coffee guzzling and feel no guilt whatsoever… and thanks to VistaPrint and some imagintion, I did just that! I ordered 100 standard size postcards for the grand total of $5.24! Ok…so maybe that’s a frap & scone, but still a good deal! Everything about the postcard was free, except for the shipping (sign up and register for one of their webinars for links to the best deals that really are completely free!).

  I decided to make a fun postcard that our guests could not only send back to us, but also send on to others or keep as a little memento… and after searching through hundreds and hundreds of images, I think I found the right one:

  The front:
  (a Polaroid image of Asilomar beach I found on Flickr.com with text added in Illustrator)
  

  The back:
  (Self-Addressed with proper credit given to the photographer in the middle of the card)

  

  They turned out really well, but I did have a bit of a “brain fart” when I decided to print all of the postcards with our address on them. I think I’ll just resolve the issue by putting a white label on top and not thinking about it…  oh well! Each guest will get two of these in their OOT bag…. and hopefully our mailbox will be overflowing with memories when we return from our honeymoon!

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