save the date, save the trees

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I recently received a comment on my Eco-Friendly Wedding Invitations post that introduced me to a "green wedding" etsy shop. It's called Save the Date * Save the Trees. The shop sells digital Save the Dates. I think this is an absolutely brilliant idea and the shop is filled with lovely designs.

Not only are you saving money on stamps, you are saving yourself time and helping the earth by saving trees. You simply choose the layout you like, purchase that design, email your information and you approve a jpeg file. Then you are supplied with a digital save-the-date file that you then email to your guest list. You will actually receive 2 files - one for emailing {72 dpi} and one high-res file {300 dpi} for printing if your guest doesn't have an email or if they don't check their email often.

The digital save the date's are easy on your budget too at only $13.50 per design (summer sale designs are $11.50 each).

Weekly Wedding Tip

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Wedding Travel Guides
"Welcome out-of-town guests with a customized travel guide full of your recommendations for restaurants, shops, museums, nightlife, and places to pass the time between wedding events. A laser-printed listing, mailed ahead or left in their hotel room, is perfect."

Here's a great idea if don't want to create a travel guide yourself - Beau-coup now offers blackbook city guides that are exclusive to their site. These guides are pocket sized and include detailed maps and carefully researched information on the best restaurants, cafes and nightlife. These guide books are perfect for welcome baskets and at Beau-coup, you can personalize your guidebook with your names and wedding date on the cover. Currently, there are 6 titles to select from: New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Chicago, Miami and the their popular Jet Set Guide which covers New York, Paris and Los Angeles. You can choose your font and the placement of your text to make your own special edition.

Of course, your options are unlimited if you choose to create and print your own travel guide for your wedding guests. I love handmade guides that are tied together with ribbon like the samples shown above. Adding a scalloped edge to the guide pages will add an elegant finishing touch. Will you be providing your wedding guests with a customized travel guide? I'd love to hear your ideas.

Handmade programs and guides as pictured:
Left: from clared23's flickr gallery
Right: from Lana Stewart's flickr gallery