Weddingbee Blog

I gotta keep it real, our invitations are so PIMP, they’re one of my favorite projects from the wedding thus far. Don’t get me wrong, our Save-the-Dates were extra-fly and unique, but something about our invitations just rocks my world in ways beyond expression. I think it’s because they really capture the energy of the wedding, and drive home to guests exactly what to expect out of our funky, eclectic, Magic Carpet Ride-themed wedding!

MAD PROPS to the gals at Elizabeth Anne Designs who worked as design consultants on these and patiently made every suggestion and note that we had come to life. Also BIG UPS to my girl Mercedes for her insane art skillz.

So, let’s get started. I’m dumb and didn’t take a photo of the envelopes before we ran out, but we used Stardream Jupiter A9 envelopes, just like our STDs. We decided to go with printed envelopes because we could use our symbolic Ganesh image and the cute font is better than our handwriting any day of the week!

This is what comes out of the envelope! We made these fabric pockets out of 2 saris I ordered from eBay for $20 each. You can’t really tell, but the pattern is all glittery and gorgeous - really, this fabric is quite stunning in real life.

I’ll post a tutorial on creating these pockets soon, but it was easy peasy and cheap as hell! I’m really proud of the way they turned out; we almost scrapped these fabric pockets because we thought they would be really difficult! I love that they’re sheer enough to see the text through. PS: I stored the pockets in a box with chai tea so they’d get a deliciously exotic aroma infused into them!

Here’s the main event - the 11×17 wedding poster! The border is a vector image of a Baraat: a traditional Indian wedding processional. The background is the same lotus vector from our STDs, and you’ll recognize our logo, as well. We really wanted to communicate the whimsical vibe of the wedding and get people pumped, so the wording was all carefully selected to do just that. I think we did a pretty wicked job, if I do say so myself!

(you can click to enlarge)

This is the reverse side of the poster. Mr. M loved TinTin comics growing up, so we used that style as a launching point for the design. We wanted to echo the STD image without just recycling it, and Mercedes did an amazing job of incorporating the style and making it uniquely us. Bonus: our little Paco bears quite a resemblance to TinTin’s doggie, Snowy.

The RSVP cards were printed on Stardream Opal cardstock, which is a gorgeous, shimmery and luxe paper. I wish the photos did it more justice. This is the front of the postcard:

And the back was MadLib style! Receiving our responses has been so much more fun because of everyone’s creative answers. We plan to display all the response cards at the reception cocktail hour for our guests’ enjoyment!

(you can almost see the shimmery goodness here)

We just love everything about them, and all the feedback from our guests has been incredible. Everyone agrees that they really capture our style and essence as a couple. We’re so proud of these babies, and especially thankful for all the hard work that EAD and Mercedes put into them.

So, there you have them! Invites, check!

What do you think?