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Four pockets hold info cards.
From The Sterling House.

What's more useful when planning a trip than a personalized luggage tag with a pre-printed date and destination?

For sports-loving couples, including one high school coach, A Carolina Wedding created these custom designed faux game tickets. Graphic details can focus on the favorite sport and even preferred team colors.

Multi-panel fold-out card has plenty of space to address the many logistical details: Airline bookings, hotel reservations, car rental, in addition to the wedding plans. The examples above are all available from The Sterling House.

Seashells and similar motifs are popular on announcements for beach, island and destination events. Twine ties the two pieces of this die-cut sand-dollar and starfish card.

Ribbons are a favorite feature on many save-the-date cards, continuing the 'tying the knot' theme.

Bold colors and flamboyant patterns liven these announcements, which have a rich, formal style. All on this page from Mindy & Angie's Fine Papers.

Grommets and ribbon help keep many-part cards from becoming scattered

Several layers of contrasting papers, or multiple printed sheets in one large envelope, are typical of this season's notices.
Right: from
A Carolina
Wedding

Top left and right: From Occasions

Rebus card is a playful reminder of chidhood word puzzle. From The Sterling House.

Custom-designed
card from A Carolina
Wedding plays on two
metaphors: string on
the finger to remember, and 'tying the knot' as a symbol of marriage.

Ribbons and bows are a favorite decoration on this year's save-the-date announcements. Left: from Occasions.

Starfish card, below, from
The Sterling House.

If you're looking for a more elegant, formal way to an- nounce your seaside wedding plans, the multi-layer cards above feature ocean motifs. A notecard, right, is a simpler variation. Above and right from Occasions.

Fun die-cut shapes of shells, fish and flip-flops are great for letting guests know they should start planning a trip to the beach. These designs are available from The Sterling House.

Your guests will remember you while having a drink; or think of your wedding while weeding.

Seed packets have space for announcement on the front, complete details on the back.

Seed packets
from Cape Fear Images.

Memo pad can help keep track of all must-do events.

The ideal save-the-date notice is something your guests will keep at hand so they don't forget to make the necessary plans for traveling to your wedding. What the examples on this page have in common: All are useful, so they'll stay in sight . . . and your plans won't go out of mind.

Messages that stick:
Magnets of all sizes and shapes from The Sterling House. Chocolate coins with foil wrappers, from Cape Fear Images, appeal to a sweet tooth.

Double their pleasure: Give friends something to chew on as they pencil you in, with these personalized gum wrappers.

Cordon Bleu keeps you in first place in their minds.

Most of the items on this page from The Sterling House