As you can tell by the business name, Save the Date Originals started out selling Save the Dates for weddings. Since 2004, STDO has branched out into magnets, invitations, stickers, and more, for weddings, advertisements, and other commercial or personal needs.
This website is run by Angela Bauter, and based in Milwaukee Wisconsin. Save the Date Originals is far from a local business- shipping to any state in the US and beyond the US (such as Canada).
What Angela has to say: "I was introduced to the idea of 'save the date' magnets by my sister. At the time, there were only a few websites offering save the date magnets. I would find the same save the date magnet designs being sold at different places, with little variation, and some hefty fees for editing the pre-set designs. After working on my sister's wedding stationery, other's asked me to work on projects for their weddings. Before long, I was getting design requests for all manner of projects."
"You can have me create custom designs for you, or at least edit my preexisting ones. I primarily started this business up to offer 'new' artwork and designs to customers. Naturally, the more customers I have, the less time I have for custom design work- but I am still interested in your idea. Producing intricate designs does cost more, but for simple layouts, I see no need to charge more. This website does not have a shopping cart yet, because I want to hear from and work out the final design with my customer before we finalize the order. So, please feel free to Contact me if you have an idea that you would like to talk about.”
Angela is enrolled at UW-Milwaukee as a Computer Science major, with a minor in business.
New products, so far, have been added to this website every once in a while; Sign up for the mailing list at the bottom of the front page.
Are you a facebook user? Check out the Save the Date Originals facebook page.
A special shout-out to a customer-turned-product-tester, Mary Jane Miceli; She is a software engineer, software tester, and has quality insurance expertise; In addition, she offers a variety of technical services. Check her out at her personal website.
