How to make photobooth save the date cards #Invitation DIY#invitations#photo booth#save the date#tutorial#video Updated Oct 12 2015 (Posted Sep 3 2008) Ariel arielmstallings Since the photobooth "save the date" cards I featured a while back were so popular, I figured it was worth sharing this video showing you how to make your own. Reporter Name * Reporter Email * Original text Enter the original text here. Edited text* Enter your suggested copyedit here. Notes You can add a note for the editor here. * Required information. Fix Typo Ariel Author of the Offbeat Bride book, Ariel acts as the publisher of all the Offbeat Empire websites. She lives in Seattle with her son, and if she's not reading or writing books, chances are good that she's dancing or happy-crying. Subscribe to her newsletter to get the behind-the-scenes stuff. PREVIOUS Grocery store wedding photos NEXT New England custom design and couture gowns from Seams Show/Hide comments [ 7 ] It doesn't even have to be as complicated as that! My fiance and I did this by just printing out on plain white paper in a readable font on two sheets "Save the Date" and "10-10-08" and held them both up in all four pictures making different faces. We just went to the local movie theatre (where there was a photobooth) paid maybe $3 and had our picture. We scanned it, then uploaded it to Kodak.com and had little cards made — it was $60 and some change for 100 cards and envelopes. And voila, done! Everyone loved them, and it was a great way to capture our personalities at that moment while conveying a message. BTW, I love this blog — it's given me hope that a sloppy emo punk like me can still have a fabulous wedding. Reply All I got to say is POWERPOINT! I love it,I am using it. yoou can do so much on it that it is crazy! My fiance and I have decided to send powerpoint wedding invites complete with mini soundtrack. and to those who don't have computers or internet. (yes they Exist) we are making a scaled down version of the P.P.S on word, printing it on card stock and sending it by snailmail. Reply Ok I LOVE this idea! And for those of us who are not as crafty, the video was a huge help 🙂 Now I just need to convince my BF (yeah, no ring yet – but the location and caterer are booked!) to do this. He is a bit camera-shy. I love this because you can send these via snailmail (GREAT idea to use Kodak, Tabs!) or just scan the photos and send via email, which I think we'll do to save a little cash. Yay! Reply […] here, from one of my favorites- Ariel at Off Beat Bride- is a video detailing how you can make your own and you can check out the written instructions from Martha here. From My Aim is True Possibly […] Reply Macs come with with an application loaded on them called Photo Booth that lets you take still pictures through your webcam with various effects. Reply Looks great and personal. I hate that we don't have those photobooth's in the UK :(, ours only print 4 copies of the same shot, and not even in a strip! *sigh*. Awesome for those who can do it though. Reply Where is the video? : ( Reply Join the conversation Cancel Reply Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Sign me up for your offbeat awesomeness newsletter! No-drama comment policy Part of what makes the Offbeat Empire different is our commitment to civil, constructive commenting. Make sure you're familiar with our no-drama comment policy. Biz owners & wedding bloggers Please just use your real name in your comment, not your business name or blog title. Our comments are not the place to pimp your website. If you want to promote your stuff on Offbeat Bride, join us as an advertiser instead.
It doesn't even have to be as complicated as that! My fiance and I did this by just printing out on plain white paper in a readable font on two sheets "Save the Date" and "10-10-08" and held them both up in all four pictures making different faces. We just went to the local movie theatre (where there was a photobooth) paid maybe $3 and had our picture. We scanned it, then uploaded it to Kodak.com and had little cards made — it was $60 and some change for 100 cards and envelopes. And voila, done! Everyone loved them, and it was a great way to capture our personalities at that moment while conveying a message. BTW, I love this blog — it's given me hope that a sloppy emo punk like me can still have a fabulous wedding. Reply
All I got to say is POWERPOINT! I love it,I am using it. yoou can do so much on it that it is crazy! My fiance and I have decided to send powerpoint wedding invites complete with mini soundtrack. and to those who don't have computers or internet. (yes they Exist) we are making a scaled down version of the P.P.S on word, printing it on card stock and sending it by snailmail. Reply
Ok I LOVE this idea! And for those of us who are not as crafty, the video was a huge help 🙂 Now I just need to convince my BF (yeah, no ring yet – but the location and caterer are booked!) to do this. He is a bit camera-shy. I love this because you can send these via snailmail (GREAT idea to use Kodak, Tabs!) or just scan the photos and send via email, which I think we'll do to save a little cash. Yay! Reply
[…] here, from one of my favorites- Ariel at Off Beat Bride- is a video detailing how you can make your own and you can check out the written instructions from Martha here. From My Aim is True Possibly […] Reply
Macs come with with an application loaded on them called Photo Booth that lets you take still pictures through your webcam with various effects. Reply
Looks great and personal. I hate that we don't have those photobooth's in the UK :(, ours only print 4 copies of the same shot, and not even in a strip! *sigh*. Awesome for those who can do it though. Reply