Library themed Save the Dates

After searching Etsy and Pinterest for inspiration, the same library themed save the dates kept popping up. I wanted to do something different; something I hadn't seen before.

There's your check out card styled ones, that highlight important dates in your relationship:

I love the handwritten look of the last one. At first, I was considering do a save the date in that style.

Then, there are your bookmark save the dates:

All images found on Pinterest.

All super cute for a library themed wedding, but not unique enough for me. Then I saw Kelly Clarkson's save the date, that was similar to the bookmark style, and said "Bookmark the date," and a light bulb went off! Of course, "Bookmark the date!" I don't know how that didn't come to me sooner.

We had our engagement photo shoot right around the corner, so I envisioned me and the fiance, sitting on a bench, reading books that said, "bookmark the date" on one book, and "04.26.2014" on the other. A bonus would have been to have the dogs on the bench also (which didn't happen, of course). I wasn't sure my photographer was going to go for it, because she doesn't normally use props in her shoots, but she was totally on board!

So, I set out searching around the house for books that would be big enough to have the words on the outside that would be legible in a picture. I have 3" stencils from A.C. Moore that I use for all kinds of banners.

Here's the finished product.

And here's the full image.

Photos courtesy of the fabulous Ashley from Wide Eyed Studios

The dogs didn't completely cooperate, but I love how the pictures came out! 

I used the second image above for our save the date, and used PicMonkey to add words and a banner to a different image. Since I don't know how to use Photoshop, PicMonkey is my go to for photo editing. The site has lots of different features, even in the free version, including everything from different filters, fonts, banners, and different accessories. It is so easy to use!

Hope this helps to inspire other library brides out there!

Introduction

Hello Blogging World!

I know there are tons of wedding blogs out there, but I wanted to create one specifically for my library wedding. I haven't found too many places with ideas for library brides, so I wanted so share some ideas that I've come up with.

My wedding reception is at the beautiful Free Library of Philadelphia.

 

 They are currently renovating the terrace where they generally have weddings, but my fiance and I liked the lobby so much that we wanted to have our reception there.

Here are my fiance, Jon, and I at our engagement pictures with the ridiculously awesome Ashley of Wide Eyed Studios. If you are ever in the market for any type of photo shoot, I highly recommend her! She has that "eye" for pictures and always captures the best shots!

And of course I had to show off my two pugs! The fawn one is Lola and the black pug is Chunkie Monkey. I could go on and on about them, but I'll spare you.

I look forward to sharing my ideas with you! Up next...Save the Dates!

Note: the blog name is a play on my last name and not because we're getting married in a brick house.