As a photography lover, I want to be able to see the photos that our guests are able to capture at the wedding. They are scattered in many different locations and can capture different angles, scenes and moments that our photographer won't be able to get; because lets face it, they can't be in every single place...as much as I wish they could be. ;)
Back at the beginning of the month I sat down and designed our Flickr cards from scratch. Because I'm poor and can't afford Photoshop, I used PowerPoint. I have discovered that working in PP on a Mac opens up a lot more editing options than you have when working with it in Windows. Here's what I came up with, the first image is the front of the card and the second is the back. Remember you can view the images larger by clicking on them.
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(Source: yours truly)When I sat down to design the cards, I had no vision as to what I wanted them to look like. I was just going to play around a bit, maybe come up with a few different options and see which one I liked most. This was my first and only design and I just love how it came out!
The tree design came from the kiss the groom. They have this thing called The Kissing Tree...you should really go check it out! It's a generator that places your text in the heart on the tree. So cool! I found it on another brides blog a while back but I can't remember which one, I loved it instantly and made a lot of trees.
For the Flickr card though I had to use a photo editing program to erase what the kissing tree placed inside the heart. The text I wanted there wouldn't fit using their site so I did it myself. It's kind of hard to read in the image but in the tree it says "Kristal & Charles May 1, 2010". And the top quote says "A great photograph is a full expression of what one feels about what is being photographed in the deepest sense, and is, thereby a true expression of what one feels about life in its entirety. ~ Ansel Adams" I've seen lots of flickr cards with the popular quote "A picture is worth a thousand words" but I wanted something different...hence the Ansel Adams quote.
I'm still undecided about how I'll get the cards to my guests and if I'll embellish them with any purple ribbon but I have time to figure those things out. If you have suggestions though let me know!
What do you think of my card design? Have you created a DIY project with no vision in mind and totally fell in love with your first attempt?
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Idea 1) Place them in the programs. Idea 2) Place them in front of each seat at the table at the reception.
ReplyDeleteThe first would probably be easier since you don't want to be spending the extra time placing them the day of.-Patti
Yeah putting them in the programs is most likely what I'll end up doing. We're not going to have a full meal at the reception and we're also not getting tables for everyone to sit down because lots of people don't. So it wouldn't work to put them at the tables and since it will be outside I'm afraid they'd blow away in the wind.
ReplyDeletelove this idea! No matter how good your photographer is, there are always great pics taken by your guests. What a great way to share! http://bride-to-bekatyd.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteRight you are Katy! That's why I feel in love with this idea when I first came across it! For some reason, I'm not able to leave a comment on your blog. Sadness!
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