I got one of those vistaprint groupons and ended up paying 17 dollars plus shipping for 50 save the dates, and the place cards as well!
Since I have so much time, I think I'm going to stalk groupon for more of those deals, and order my invites bit by bit.
Also, my absurdly strict venue just agreed to my genius plan, that I thought they would veto. FI and I don't want to make guests sit in the mid july sun (even after six) without water. We're already putting silk fan favors on each chair, but I wanted them to have water too. I didn't want to do water bottles, FI and I like to keep things eco friendly, so I came up with an alternative.
We're going to rent glasses and a few pretty water dispensers. We'll have different flavored waters (raspberry, lemon, etc.) so guests can get a drink to take to their seat.
I'm so excited that my venue agreed!