Since I decided to take on the task of creating our wedding invitations, I figured what the heck, might as well do them all. To be honest, playing with Illustrator and coming up with invitations is actually something I look forward to…. a lot.
Because Mr. H’s family isn’t used to throwing a rehearsal dinner, I offered to come up with an invitation for it. And, since it’s one of those items I can knock out way in advance, I decided to get it off my plate.
Mr. H and I perused different stationers to get some inspiration and when I found this invitation at Wedding Paper Divas, Mr. H loved it. Mr. H showing excitement about paper is rare (ok, it never happens) so I tried to come up with something to mimic what he liked, but add the elements that I wanted.
(from Wedding Paper Divas)
I knew that I wanted to do tea length invitations, with the invite on the front and a map with directions from the church to the restaurant on the back. I also wanted a decorative envelope to match as well. To come up with the chandelier image, I asked our very own Miss Flamingo how she created the image on her awesome invitations. She was gracious enough to create the image for me (my Illustrator skills aren’t THAT great) with a sample photo I gave her.
Here is what we ended up with:
(Front)
(Back)
(Envelope)
They are now being printed, so I’ll update you on my printing source and the quality once we get them in the mail!
hahahahahahahahah ….why don’t we all just put chandeliers on our invites? 
Me, then Miss Flamingo, then you…we should start a club or something! Your rehearsal dinner invites (the main part) is the twin of the main part of my wedding invite - except black and white instead of white and black!
I’m getting desperate. Can you please tell me who your printing source is??
your rehearsal dinner invites are stylishly beautiful. great job! please keep us posted about the printing process and how the rest of this project turns out 
Looks great Miss Hydrangea. Happy I could help. And you know what there arent enough Chandeliers in the world. I would use them everywhere if I could 
Ms. H! Your invites arreee gorgeous!! I am soooo in love w/ your chandeliers!!
Can’t wait to see what other marvelous things you have in store!
I love these!! I actually ordered the same thing from Wedding Paper Divas for my rehearsal dinner because I have no clue how to make them myself. Just one question…what program do you use to make the little map on your directions section? Thanks!
Oh!
These are JUST LOVELY!!!
This one is for all you chandelier lovers.
I just commissioned a chandelier stamp from PaperNosh at Etsy http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=10290138. She loved the idea of selling her design so much she has made more and are available in a huge variety of sizes to fit your perfect stationary needs.
You might want to use this on your envelopes?
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=10290138
sorry the link did not work the first time b/c I got an extra period in it… this one should do it!
They look amazing… I am so inspired!
hey! I know this is an old post… but I was at Michael’s today and saw they have notecards with a similar (not quite as cute but similar) chandelier graphic in their dollar bin. Not sure about the quality but thought I’d give you a heads up!
Hi,
you invites came out amazing!!!!
what fonts did you use?
[...] previously wrote about the rehearsal dinner invitations that I made for our wedding. I was only able to post the proofs that I received from Vista Print [...]
Mrs. Hydrangea, Dallas
Age and Occupation: 26, Administrative Assistant
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 27, Network Analyst
Engagement Date: June 2007
Wedding Date: September 2008
Blogging Since: January 14, 2008
Venue: Catholic Church and Reception at The W Hotel
About Me: Mr. H and I come from very different cultures and backgrounds so I'm excited to plan our wedding with a balance of both traditions. My mom has always been a DIY queen, and I'm just now starting to get into it with a new house and a wedding to plan!
That’s lovely! How would you suggest someone with no background in design get started? I would love to do our own wedding invitations to save money (and I think it would be fun).