Designing your own "save the date" cards

Sure, you can pay money to have someone else design and print your save-the-dates...but what fun is that?

We just got our engagement photos back, so I've been playing around on picmonkey.com. The site is incredibly easy to use once you get the hang of it.

For the save-the-date pictured above, I simply uploaded my photo, added a white rectangular overlay, then faded it so that the background of the photo still shows. Next, I added text. Voila--a quick, frugal, save-the-date option!

Now, I have no idea if this is the one I'll actually use. I'm just getting started! I have tons of pictures to look through and decide what I'd like to use. Thankfully, picmonkey.com is free and easy to use!

My plans are to print four of these per page, then print a postcard design on the back. That way, I'll get four per sheet, and only have to pay postcard postage--easy.