Here are our DIY STDs. Since I am on a tight budget I have decided to DIY as much as possible. These STDs were sent out in October since 90% of our guest list will have to travel quite a distance to get here. If you haven't guessed, we have a Harry Potter theme for our wedding as we're both serious geeks. Here is how I made them if anyone is interested 
I bought the envelopes from Staples for $9.99 for a box of 50. I tea stained the envelopes myself and dried them out on a laundry rack. I made the design for the STD myself in photoshop, but you can use a similar (and free!) program available online called GIMP. I got the design printed as 4x6 photo prints at Costco at 20 cents a print, I printed fifty and it cost me about $10. I also bought all the stamps at Costco as they're cheapest there if you're buying bulk. I bought the wax stamp and sealing wax on Amazon. The kit was $29.99 and came with three sticks of wax. I had to buy additional wax which cost $12.99. I bought rolls of magnetic backing at the dollar store and I needed two rolls to make these at $1.25 each. All together my STDs cost me about $65.00 It would have cost a small fortune to have these professionally done. I wanted to share (my excitement of course!) so others can see what's possible with only a little creativity, ingenuity and small budget
DIY save the dates
