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I'm making this but with shadows instead of black boxes

Yes, i totally get what you mean about keeping the white space all the way around. I was being a little sloppy since I'm trying so many things. I need to center everything more. I'd like to see the one you made. I'm redownloading the trial of lumapixs to see if I can make it just how I want it. I think I will return to tangerine too. Do you like tangerine with brown or dark blue like it was originally?

I think instead of black outlines around the pictures I need to put in shadows. I'm going to play around with lumapix more & see if I can do that.

Looking better??

I'm playing around with my colors. This is probably a backwards way to determine my colors, but I only care that they are bright (and don't look too much like university of texas colors). Not that I care so much, but I know guest would pick on us if they were. I'm not having bridesmaids or bringing my own decorations, so our colors won't play such a big role.

Here is a powerpoint file with my logo if anyone wants to adjust it. I'm not stuck on these colors either. I wanted a tangerine color, but I don't think I was able to get the color I was imagining. I also have to avoid it looking too much like burnt orange, because we went to Texas A&M. I haven't picked out wedding colors. Really my logo will be the only thing in my color. I don't want a particular color, but I want it to be bright & festive. I'm playing around with colors now & I'll post it. Oh, & if anyone wants it, feel free to use my logo template. Morganslogo.ppt

Quote: Originally Posted by NurseSarah What size postcards are you ordering? Probably the standard size 5.47" x 4.21". I like that they are almost 4x6 so people could trim them a little & stick them in a photoalbum. That's what I do with stuff like that I get in the mail.

Quote: Originally Posted by NurseSarah If it was me, I might either lighten up the blue background like Paula suggested, or go with white- then your logo will stand out more. Or, you could make a darker logo (also easy in Lumapix) to go with this STD. I don't remember for sure, but I think you can upload a completed project .jpg to vistaprint, and therefore use your own fonts. I think there is a size limit to the upload though, so make sure your finished project is small enough. Does that make sense? Another layout idea (to keep it simpler, and make your logo stand out more) would be to just to 2 large pics (I like the first two from the left the best, just my opinion) with your logo in the middle, and text underneath it. I'm thinking that by the time this prints out as a postcard the pics are going to be pretty small, and it might be better to emphasize a couple of them and see them well. But, if you leave it the way it is, it's already good. If you don't make any other changes, I would just make the picture on the upper right align with the one underneath it, and do the same with the 2 middle photos...it will look more balanced that way. Just a couple suggestions! So true! I bet everything will look really small. I wanted to do a test print, but I'm not on the computer hooked up to a printer. Here are links to the pictures & my logo if anyone feels like playing around with it for fun. I'd really like to include the picture that is on the upper left side b/c I really like that one. The picture that is top center is also a favorite. But they are both tall, so if it would be more interesting to have a tall & long picture then probably the one in front of the pond would be the best. http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p...ngmonogram.jpg http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p...s/Picture1.jpg http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p...s/DSCN1598.jpg http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p...s826.07024.jpg http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p...s826.07049.jpg http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p...s826.07058.jpg

Quote: Originally Posted by PaulaV HI Morgan! I really like the pictures you ended up choosing. My one suggestion would be to lighten up the blue background because your logo looks a little bit faded out. Good suggestion. Thanks! I was thinking my logo looked a little faded, but wasn't sure what to do. I can also brighten my logo. I might try both options. I think my dots might need to be darker around my logo.

I changed the website text so it would stand out without needing a dark box behind it. I'm still playing around with the font for that. I want to keep it easy to read, but I don't want a plain font.

I'm thinking about using a photo collage for my STD. Any suggestions to improve it? I was thinking shadows around the pictures, but I don't think I can do that in powerpoint. I'm playing around with lumapix to see if i can recreate it with shadows. I was planning to order these as post cards through vista print & type a message on the back. Can you use your own fonts in vista print or do you chose from theirs? I wanted to make it look handwritten like a post card. Can I upload this on vista print as 1 image? Oh, the website is fake b/c my FI doesn't want me to post our website url on the internet.

Quote: Originally Posted by brecluse Don't think I ever added my website to this so here it is: Wedding Websites - Alisha & Matt - Welcome I liked the weddingwindow set up. I was slightly frustrated by how little you can customize, but then I had to remind myself that I was trying to save myself time and didn't need to be monkeying around with the code. Nice website. How does rainfall of envelopes work? Do they charge a fee??

Quote: Originally Posted by lucky k72 I want to take Spanish lessons and I'm a little embarrassed to say....but learn to ride a bike. i never learned. Jay is going to teach me so we can go on bike rides together. These are two things I want to learn- Spanish & how to ride a bike. I've been thinking about buying some CDs to listen to while I drive. I know that's not the best way to learn, but I'm only wanting to be a little conversational. I learned to ride a bike when I was younger, but I fell off one on the side of a road when I was 14. A friend honked at me & I got startled & fell. I put the bike in the back of his truck & I've never been on one since. My school has just started loaning bikes like library books. I'm thinking about getting one & trying to ride again. Did you go to any places in RM where you could do the zipline without riding a bike to get there? All the tours I've looked at so far require a bike ride. Another friend who has fallen off a bike & not got back on will be at the wedding. Funny, we are not scared of the zipline, but scared of the bike ride.

Quote: Originally Posted by dragonfly No we switch houses, us and 3 other couples. We try a new recipe each time and we always try a bottle of new wine, as well as some of our favourites. It works out that we have 3 dinner parties each a year. It is sooo much fun. It makes us get together with all of our best friends, the hard part is other friends hear about our dinners and want to join us. I tried to start a supper club where the host made the entree & everyone brought a side. Then you brought copies of the recipe to pass out. The first one went great, but no one has offered to host the 2nd. It was also too hard to keep the group size manageable. My hobbies change all the time. they are usually random, but I start each new hobby with massive amounts of enthusiasm. Right now I'm hooked on making video montages & taking pitures of things in nature that look like letters of the alphabet. Both ideas from the forum. I always enjoy anything to do with pictures. Photoshopping them, making calendars, ordering prints, removing red eye, framing them, putting them in albums, etc. I'm currently organizing a beer tasting party. Sort of a hobby. I like to workout & hike. Watch TV shows on DVD. Swing dance. Plan the wedding. Listen to books on my ipod. Playing on this forum usually takes most my free time.

starry eyed surprise- crazy town

Quote: Originally Posted by royfa I know songs with the word "star" in it but I can't remember the title or the artist.. Try googling a line of the song in quotes. You can usually find out who sings it this way.

Star- erasure Erasure - Star Lyrics star- bryan adams wishing on a star- beyonce shooting star- elton john star spangled banner shin on- jet The Lyrics Are Below There was an alternative song in 2006 that was about stars. I wish I could think of it. It's right on the tip of my tounge in that annoying way that songs can be. I think it's by one of those groups with a short name. Jet, The Killers..but it's not them. Someone like that. What is this for?

I say go for it. I love creative invites. I don't think older guest will think they are tacky. I actually think they will enjoy them the most. I made some crazy invites for a wedding shower that I was worried some people would hate. Once they went out I got a bunch of phone calls from people saying they were so cool. The older ladies liked them too. They were in clear envelopes so the addresses were written on colorful paper inside. I think as long as the invites are clear & easy to understand, people will like them & appreciate your creativity. My former boss got an invite that was a plastic box full of water and plastic fish. You read the invite through the water. Unfortunately something went wrong with hers & the water was dark brown & smelled bad. It was hard to read the invite through it. But she still thought it was awesome because it was so original.

Funny how so many of us think alike. Maybe that's why we chose DWs in the first place. I plan on having a BBQ at a park sometime a month or two after we get back. The thought of having a formal AHR makes me feel sick the same way thoughts of a formal wedding does. I only have a good time when I'm relaxed so I only want to plan relaxing events.

Are you staying at an AI? If you are, why not just have dinner there together? I would say otherwise just skip a welcome dinner & do something different. I think it would be fun to get a cooler of drinks & meet at the beach at sunset.

I don't think it's a good mother of the bride dress either. An easy way to suggest it's not the right dress to your sister, is to say you are worried the print won't photograph or film well. I don't think it would. Stripes can look funny on film, so I'd worry about wavy stripes a lot. I think it's a cute dress, but it's also not something I'd pick for a big event. She'll be photographed a lot. It should be special. I also think it looks like a young style. If you mom is young or looks young it could work.

Quote: Originally Posted by BayBug I am wondering if anyone did their hair on their own. I am planning on having my hair just pulled back into a bun and that is that. I've thought about it. I was going to get one of these http://www.sallybeauty.com/shop/2230/463505 & try making a big chignon. I need to wait until my hair has grown out to practice. I don't know if I can make the front soft enough. I don't want it to look slicked back. I wear my hair up everyday, so I don't want it to look like just another ponytail day. I'm in a wedding in Jan, so this will probably be how I wear my hair for that. I stopped paying for updos after the 3rd time I was a bridesmaid. If I like it enough I might do that for my own wedding.

#9 is actually a little different than #1 in the last poll. He didn't like #1 (from the previous poll) so I made the new poll & added in some new pictures. I haven't played with it, but I'm pretty sure i can lighten #7.