Y’all, our Save the Dates are HERE!! If you’re thinking, “What? You just got engaged, how can you possibly be this on top of wedding planning?” then you obviously haven’t met my fiancé. One of his most amazing qualities is his determination, effort, and drive when a job needs to be done. While I am dreaming up the vision of the wedding (and all the fun things leading up to it), he is right there beside me making sure all the logistics are in place. It’s absolutely no surprise to me that he wanted a venue and date set STAT so we could get on top of the other vendor bookings, and when that’s taken care of, the save the dates come shortly after.
I was so excited to partner with Zola to bring our vision for the Save the Dates to life. Even though Brent is incredibly on top of everything, there’s also so much to be done, so choosing a site that made things simple and easy for us was necessary! I also knew I would be pretty picky about the design, and Zola has tons of gorgeous paper suites and a huge variety of colors and themes to choose from so I could make sure we found one that went with the photo we wanted to use. We went with the Abbey Portrait design. You can also make tons of drafts with different designs and go back later to compare.
We also took advantage of the FREE sample pack of cards so we could see in-person what the paper quality and feel would be like. It was so easy to use! I went with an eggshell paper and the classic square shape. During the draft process, it was really cool to see that so many of these designs match Zola’s free wedding websites, too! Zola has made the planning process so much easier by having all of these wedding planning tools in one place.
After the design was finished, the ordering part was just as easy. Zola offers free guest addressing that fully integrates with your guest list (meaning you don’t have to visit other pages to fill in guest addresses, it auto-fills the envelopes for you) — so it’s so much easier than other sites. You can choose to have them printed without addresses if you want to do so later. We had them addressed for us. Anything that will save us some time and effort is going to keep us sane throughout the planning process!
When we got them in the mail, we were so happy with the final result. How gorgeous are they? I wanted something chic and simple to showcase the photo, and they turned out just like I imagined. It’s so exciting to have something printed with our wedding date on them! If you’re looking for the best site for Save the Dates and wedding invitations, definitely check out Zola. Be sure to use the code PAPER30 for 30% off your order!! I know that when it comes to weddings, savings are so important to keep that budget in check. Are you planning a wedding? Can’t wait to see your save the dates too!
Photos by: N.Mickle Photography
*This blog post was sponsored by Zola, all opinions are my own.