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I am so excited to blog this invitation suite! You may recall Kate and Chris’s Save the Dates from a few posts ago. . . well, the invitations are finished and sent, and I am super proud of how they came out.
Since Kate’s wedding colors are apple green and chocolate brown, I used a vintage fruit crate for the inspiration for her invitations. I printed a barn wood pattern on metallic linen cardstock in a champagne color (gorgeous paper!) and created a gatefold to frame the invitation panel, which used a combination of chocolate brown text and a green apple graphic motif.
The back of the closed invitation, with the RSVP postcard and reception card tucked into the belly band.
The opened gatefold, showcasing the invitation panel with a chocolate brown cardstock mat. You can't really see the champagne linen metallic cardstock on the sides of the gatefold in the picture, but it is absolutely stunning in person!
Kate wanted the invitation to ride the line between traditional and modern, and to help with that, I created a postcard RSVP that could easily be personalized with each invited guest’s name. For meal choices, I used icons in order to conserve space on the card and add a whimsical touch. The front of the postcard repeated the vintage fruit crate label design that appeared on the belly band closure.
The RSVP postcard with space for personalization and meal icons. The white space left on this card is required by the postal service so they can add their labels and marks to it.
I included a simple Reception card using the same green apple motif and tucked it behind the chocolate cardstock belly band with the RSVP card.
The whole invitation package was outfitted with an apple green envelope – I printed the return address on the back flap in brown and created a set of wrap-around graphic labels for the mailing addresses. These labels were printed and sent to Kate and Chris with a template to add the addresses, and they printed and cut them to size themselves (and they did a great job!)
The mailing address label and apple green envelope. These labels were sent to Kate and Chris as full sheets of wood-grained stickers with blank areas for the addresses, and I sent them a template so they could print and cut them themselves. The barn wood pattern is the same one that appears on the outside of the gatefold.
Congratulations, Kate and Chris! Can’t wait for the wedding – it is going to be absolutely gorgeous!
3 Responses and Counting...
Katrina, The invitations are gorgeous, unique, and fun. The guests love them and Chris and I couldn’t be happier with your work. Can’t wait to see you!
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[...] is an unbelievably overdue blog entry! Kate and Chris (you may remember their Save the Dates and Invitations from earlier posts) had their beautiful wedding on September 5th, 2009, and I was absolutely [...]