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We have a winner!

The overwhelming favorite from my post about our invitation mock-ups was design #4, “Rustic Bouquet” with a solid red Dahlia. And you know what? That’s great, because it’s the one we liked best, too!

Our designer sent us some paper samples and we spent hours mixing and matching. Finally, we decided. The invitations and RSVP cards will be cut with a deckled edge and letterpressed onto luxurious Rives BFK 100% cotton paper. The packaging for the invites will be made from Waste Not Paper in Khaki, Chocolate, and Red:

Our invite envelopes will be 5.5-inch squares in Khaki with a Chocolate Lining, and our RSVP envelopes will be 4-bar sized in Khaki, unlined.

Our designer will press the envelopes with a wheat design on the front and back flaps. We’ll have our addresses pressed onto the front of the RSVP envelopes and the back flaps of the invite envelopes, and then the guests’ addresses printed in the appropriate spots using Pantone-matched ink on a computer printer.

We originally wanted to send our RSVP cards as post-card, but the Rives BFK paper is too soft to survive the post-office machines. Instead, we’re creating two-sided RSVP cards with a complementary design. The front will ask the critical “multiple choice” questions and the back will feature a space for guests to share well-wishes or critical information:

Our designer suggested a variety of paper and ribbon sashes using our color scheme. We’re not quite sure yet which one we’ll choose, but I think they’d all look fabulous on the awesome enclosures she designed for us.

Our enclosure is designed to be both elegant and functional. It’s a typical tri-fold enclosure but instead of blank paper, it will feature information for our guests, including our Venue Details, Directions, Shuttle Information, Lodging, Registry, and Wedding Website Address. Here’s a mock-up of it will look like!

The top square is what the enclosure will look like closed, with a sash. Below is what it will look like with the sash removed and the top flap opened. The left side will showcase some wedding information. The right side may be blank with a letterpressed design, or it may have our wedding website information on it.

Finally, you can see what the enclosure will look like fully opened. The invite and RSVP card/envelope may be fastened with a clip to the back of the enclosure or with a removable adhesive.

Now we just need to come up with the final version of the text for the inside. I can’t wait to send these to print!

What do you think? Any more suggestions to guide us on our way?