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Sweet + Simple Save the Dates

06/08/2011

Here’s another sweet kraft paper save the date.  Vicky and her fiancé live in Brisbane, Australia but are planning a wedding in the English countryside, so they felt the need to send their save the dates well in advance of their fall 2012 wedding.  Vicky is a graphic designer and printed the save the dates herself on her trusty Gocco.

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From Vicky:  Being a graphic designer I have always had a passion for paper and typography so now I get to bring them together and start designing my own wedding stationery.  As a British citizen currently living in Brisbane, we realised the need to send our save the dates as soon as possible to give people enough time to save up and arrange a trip to the other side of the globe.  We will be married at home in the English countryside and we want everything to be simple and personal.

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When it come to the design I wanted kraft paper and envelopes.  I hand printed every single ‘save the date’ on my Print Gocco.  I had so much fun and now I can not wait to get started on designing the invitations… no rush really as the wedding isn’t for another 15 months!

 

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Thanks Vicky!

Photo Credits: Vicky Hairsine

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posted by Nole   /   filed under save the dates   /   7 Comments
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7 Responses to “Sweet + Simple Save the Dates”
  1. Vicky Hairsine says:
    06/12/2011 at 8:55 PM

    Hey thanks for all the lovely comments, I got my gocco off ebay from Japan there were loads to choose from and it arrived within a week so I was very impressed.

  2. Katie Josephson
    Twitter: katiejosephson
    says:
    06/09/2011 at 8:37 PM

    I am also a graphic designer who is starting to work on her wedding suite. I love the simplicity of these invites, but most of all I love the idea of using a Gocco! Do you have any idea where one can buy a gocco for a reasonable price these days?

  3. chelsea says:
    06/09/2011 at 1:54 AM

    LOVE! I am a sucker for hearts:)

  4. patience
    Twitter: isavirtue
    says:
    06/08/2011 at 1:11 PM

    i love that you included photos of the cards all together. i find that such a beautiful thing. when i make a lot of envelopes and paper all it once…i like to gather it together and take a picture or just stare at it…i imagine vicky might have felt the same way when she was done printing!

  5. Wendy
    Twitter: WeswenDesign
    says:
    06/08/2011 at 11:54 AM

    So simple yet so sweet.

  6. Shannon
    Twitter: shannon_crabill
    says:
    06/08/2011 at 11:10 AM

    Lovely!

    I agree, simple and personal is the only way to go sometimes, especially for something as personal as save-the-date cards. They look like they came out so crisp and bonus points for designing AND printing them yourself. I’ve always wanted a Gocco!

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