We have finally figured out a save-the-dates solutions. Having been warned by various reputable sources that nobody cares about save-the-dates,* I decided this was an area where we could cut costs. Even DIY save-the-dates mean paying for postage, printing, spray adhesive, and ink. Eff it!

I can't show you our save-the-dates because the design is a pretty close takeoff of something my dear Photoshop-proficient maid of honor and my awesome graphic designer friend found online. But it's jazzy and western-inspired, and the text pretty much looks like this:

Mouse
& He-Mouse
Are Getting Hitched
Date
in
Tucson, Arizona
SAVE THE DATE
Invitation to Follow
www.mouseandhemouse.com

They did this cool setting sun thing with sunburst lines everywhere. It's exactly the sort of fun and bright thing I like, and the save-the-date setting for it is great (much less pressure from Mama Mouse to do something formal than there will be for the invitations themselves).

So, we're sending a PDF file of our save-the-date to all the people who are internet savvy enough to receive it by e-mail. This leaves, out of our 150-person guest list, 13** people who still need hard copy save-the-dates. Luckily, I happened to have the right size photo paper in a drawer, and some card stock left over from a Christmas gift project two years ago. Print, spray with spray adhesive, glue this to the back:


And you're all set with cute, bright, shiny postcards. Total cost: $3.92 for spray adhesive, plus the cost of an x-acto knife,*** cause I already have postcard stamps in my drawer. Ha!

* Which I will NOT be calling STDs, thank you very much. No chlamydia allowed in our postal system, people.
** Okay, 11 plus one I will probably eff up somehow and one to save. I save everything. I'm a hoarder.
*** Other costs:
1. The talent and work of dear dear friends.
2. Accidentally gluing my fingertips pretty substantially and overcooking dinner while trying to get the glue off. If this happens to you, skip the nail polish remover and go right to the exfoliating scrub. My hands are sooo exfoliated now. And still slightly sticky.