This simple save-the-date incorporated a photo of the couple, taken while on a family trip to Italy.

This couple took meaningful photos and used Print Icon to turn them into postcard save-the-dates

Just like a Cracker Jack box, this stationery comes with its own tiny toy: a spinner that reflects the playfulness of your relationship.

Upon opening their envelopes, your friends will be blown away (pun intended) by the surprise inside: balloons printed with the details of your day, attached to white cards bearing simple instructions.

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Open this card, and the details (literally) come spilling out.

Guests will be starry-eyed after discovering this artful save-the-date in their mailboxes. This "Over the Moon" design lets everyone know how many moons will pass before your wedding.

Simplesong Design

We're all about personal touches, but penning 100 save-the-dates seems excessive, even to us. Instead, write your message once, scan it, and send the PDF to Print Icon to have it made into a photopolymer plate. Then replicate it with the L Letterpress machine.

This real couple's save-the-date featured an illustration of a shark, to hint at the couple's soon-to-be-shared last name, Sharkey.

This album-inspired save-the-date is the perfect introduction to an eclectic wedding.

A custom cartoon of the couple, inspired by old romance comic books from the 1960s, included personal touches that friends and family would recognize.

Think outside the envelope -- not all save-the-dates need one. Case in point: this poster-like message.

The ultimate in interactive fun, this custom scratch-off style comes with a penny in a glassine bag tied with twine.

Swiss Cottage Design

Customizable paper blocks printed with your wedding date will undoubtedly secure a spot on your loved ones' calendars.

This real wedding save-the-date looked like a pint of ice cream, a nod to the couple's tradition of getting after-dinner frozen treats on the island; inside, the carton held saltwater taffy to get guests in the mood for the oceanside affair.

Custom-printed matchboxes are a cute alternative to the classic card. They wink to the fireworks guests will see as you exchange vows, and double as keepsakes they can use long after the big day. Download the clip art, and send the file to ForYourParty.com to have them made.

Instead of sending traditional save-the-date cards, make it easy for guests to "pencil in" your wedding date with customized writing tools perfect for the job.

Guests are sure to remember your wedding day if all they have to do is peel and stick a reminder to their calendars.

Remind guests of your wedding with every page they turn. Print them on lightweight card stock, five per sheet, and trimmed to 2-by-7-inch strips. Punch holes; add store-bought tassels. Mail in glassine envelopes with card stock inserts bearing the address.

Hosting a laid-back bash with a focus on sipping and supping? These custom-printed napkins suggest an afternoon or evening spent with a cocktail in one hand and hors d'oeuvres in the other.

The real wedding save-the-date is an illustration of the Brooklyn Bridge merged with the Golden Gate Bridge. The connector platform was a pencil that announced "Dana and Erik are getting married!"

Choose an image that you consider emblematic of your wedding and turn it into a save-the-date for guests to admire on the fridge with precut adhesive-backed sheet magnets.

A custom-printed golf tee sits pretty in this letterpress save the date, presented in a lined box filled with wood chips.

Atheneum Creative

Find vintage illustrated seed packets for the state flower of where you're getting married. Then, fashion a cute card to frame it. To add the packet, cut four diagonal slits (1/2 inch is long enough) on the card, so that you can tuck in the corners.

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