A little more on invitations

I know that I haven’t written anything since Katherine and Chris’ wedding. I have had events since then. But, I’m pleading the holidays and bridal show season and… that’s it. So, on with the blogging!

It seems that I have been working on about 5 client’s invitations all at once. With this conversation coming up so often for me, I decided that I needed to put a few items on the blog.

I’m not going to go into the full etiquette of invitations. That would take FOREVER! Emily Post wrote whole chapters on invitation etiquette so please refer to the source .

What I am going to do is to attempt to show how invitations are an extension of the wedding. This will be a series of posts so stay tuned for more info to come. But, to kick it off, I thought I would continue in the Kat and Chris theme and discuss their unbelievable invitations.

From the previous post of their reception photos, you can see that we were going for a classic southern wedding. Formal, yet inviting. Fun and beautiful. So, when we were going through their invitation options it was clear that a classic and formal invitation was the only choice. What does that mean? Ecru card, gold gilded edges, gold initial motif, black engraved text. Perfection.

Photography by flipflopfoto.com

Invitation, response card and envelope. Photography by flipflopfoto.com

Invitation close up. Photo by flipflopfoto.com

Kat and Chris actually had two identical invitations. One invited just family to the ceremony because the church was very small. The second one invited all of their guests to the reception at the Taylor family home. Since this was a “home town wedding” (meaning the bride and groom both grew up in the same town), the only other piece in the invitation was the response card. The motif at the top of the invitation was used throughout the invitation. It was designed to honor their Catholic ceremony with the cross and then their first initials intertwined.

All of this was engraved onto a heavy ecru card that had gold edging. In a word – gorgeous. You can’t get any more classic than this. Seriously. I’m not expressing myself very well. I just love this invitation!

Now, the next subject really deserves its own post. But, I had to mention it here because it really completed the entire invitation suite. Calligraphy. It really sets an invitation a part. Calligraphy is truly an art and I have been blessed to work with some true artists. There are different styles and formality to calligraphy, so there is a style for every wedding! But, please feast your eyes on the finishing aspect of Kat and Chris’ invitations.

Photo by flipflopfoto.com

There is much more to come! Please stay tuned for more discussions of amazing invitation design. I promise, I’ll be good and post more often.