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Friday Find: Paperless Post

by Dina on March 12, 2010

book cover My friend and fellow Bat Mitzvah classmate, Pam Ferdinand, introduced me to a cool new tool for staying in touch.  She just wrote a fab new book, Three Wishes: Our True Story of Good Friends, Crushing Heartbreak and Astonishing Good Luck on the way to Love and Motherhood.  It’s a funny, sad, heartwarming story.  (I know ;I lived a small part of it)

Anyway, the invitation to her May 5th book-signing in Brookline  came via Paperless Post, which bills itself as custom online stationery.  Very clever idea. Of course, I think it’s great for wedding business folks.

You migh want to recommend it to your brides for save-the-dates, moving announcements, and more.  Their inventory of design styles is growing so I’m sure they’ll have baby announcements and such soon.The ideas are limitless.

Or, you could use it as a marketing tool to send your bride:

  • reminder notes for appointments
  • compliments
  • wedding suggestions/ideas
  • invitations to events
  • notice of sales (think photographer offer sale on prints)
  • ideas for first anniversary party (of course you’d design that)

How could you use Paperless Posts in your wedding business?

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Whether you want to be or not, everyone is price-conscious these days.  Even if you’ve got money to spend, you’re most likely thinking harder before you do.  Am I right?  That includes brides, I’m afraid.  The good news is having to be frugal has put the spotlight back on the true meaning of a wedding.  Things feel more heartfelt now.  More authentic and  rooted in who the couple is and not what they can spend.  Just my two cents.

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