Following on the heels of my big announcement, I’ve sent out all but 2 invites so I guess it’s safe to share what they look like. I started out by going online to see what’s going on in the world of weddings these day. Green Wedding Shoes provided endless inspiration for real weddings, some of which are very non-conventional, which I love. I had my eye set on a bright yellow as being one of the colors but I was unsure what to pair it with. I wanted to keep it modern and playful since the venue is modern. And the location for the wedding ceremony will have a lower-intensity yellow in the background:
We’re using their Pre-Function room for the cocktail hour and reception afterwards. This room also has touches of the same yellow and a darker grey for the carpet on the slightly higher level. The first two shots are in the waiting area outside of this room and the last shot is the actual space we’ll be in:
As awesome as this space is, it’s been challenging to think about what to add to it to make it feel like a party. At the moment, I think perhaps some flowers and the people. Really, it’s an awesome space that speaks for itself.
Now about the invites…
So I wound up going to Michael’s and picking out some ribbon that I liked. The initial plan was to have the theme colors be yellow and green OR yellow and gray. Through the process, I decided that all three would work since one is a neutral (I apologize for these pictures in advance as they’re just quick snapshots from my iPhone):
From there, I devised the idea that I wanted there to be cute birds on the invites. I had found a pattern on iStockPhoto a longggg time ago that I adored and wound up coming across again. I used the bird and flower from that, tweaking it a bit. Keep in mind I had a week from conception to mailing to get these out the door. Normally, I’d just create my own illustrations from scratch, but time was of the essence! I decided pretty early on that I wanted it to be like a flip book. Here’s what I came up with:
Of course I took that one before I trimmed the bow…
For the map, I took a screen capture of two maps, one broad and one local. I brought them into Adobe Illustrator and created my inspired map on top of the originals. For the road signs, I Googled sign images and then did the same as I did for the maps. The roads I drew by hand.
The beauty about the way I designed these cards is that there was enough room to make the “thank you” cards fit on the same page, so my cards are all ready to go! You can see a shot of those on the right side of this picture:
Now, onto the wedding fan programs.
Really beautiful! I’m so happy for you.
Thanks!
Congratulations, Amie! Yellow is my favorite color, so I really love the invitations!
Yellow is the new black. I love it. I have a yellow handbag that the same color as the invites. I always get compliments on it.
Great looking invitations and thank you notes!
Much happiness to you and Larry!
Thank you Marty!
Beautiful! Best wishes for lots of happiness!
Thanks Poppy!
So gorgeous! Modern and romantic at the same time!
Yes, modern and romantic indeed. And rustic. And earthy. Everything I wanted and then some.
Amie, you are amazing! You will have great memories tweaked with your special brand of creativity! Best wishes!