Invites, Take 2

September 15th, 2009 @ 8:29 am by Mrs. Bunny

I really liked the way our invitations turned out, but if I could do it over again (and had a load of cash to spend on postage, or only 30 guests), I would swipe this idea.

Photographer Jessica Claire (known in the photography world for the invention of the Shootsac) DIYed these beauties for her own wedding.

I almost drooled on my keyboard when I saw them. No lie.

OK, she didn’t letterpress them herself, but hand picking and hollowing out each book? Gawd, I wish I would have had the emotional strength to tackle such a project during my wedding planning!

And imagine receiving one of those invites after being primed for excellence by one of these sexay-as-hell Save the Dates.

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I want to rub them on my face! MMMM … paper paper paper. Nom nom nom!

If you had unlimited time, patience or money, how would your invitations be different?

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25 Responses to “Invites, Take 2”

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krissycake (message) 2,087 posts, Buzzing bee

Those are very pretty - but I agree, it would have to be a small guest list, and I could just imagine someone like my grandma getting it in the mail and wondering why in the world I sent her an old book? =)

9/15/09 @ 8:34 am (reply)

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DC Anna (message) 480 posts, Helper bee

Oh my goodness — that’s an intense invite. But oh so beautiful, especially since I’m a sucker for books!

9/15/09 @ 8:53 am (reply)

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Miss Frozen Yogurt (message) 885 posts, Busy bee

I almost drooled when I saw them too. They are unbelievable!! Love them!

9/15/09 @ 8:53 am (reply)

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Miss Lamb (message) 478 posts, Helper bee

I agree! As soon as I saw these, I wished that I had thought of it, had the resources, and had the ambition. Beautifully executed! The thing I think that would be the hardest is collecting the right books and then being able to carve into them. It’s almost sacrilegious!

9/15/09 @ 9:09 am (reply)

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FlipFlopBride (message) 1,305 posts, Bumble bee

Wow…definately cool! A lot of work, but well worth it, I’m sure!

9/15/09 @ 9:27 am (reply)

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Lindz1701 (message) 96 posts, Worker bee

I love, I love, I love!!!!

9/15/09 @ 9:29 am (reply)

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missvintage (message) 157 posts, Blushing bee

Those are absolutely incredible.

9/15/09 @ 9:39 am (reply)

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alishaneva (message) 1,526 posts, Bumble bee

Oh.My.Gosh. These are amazing. I MUST make these for SOMETHING!

9/15/09 @ 9:50 am (reply)

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pvaulter718 (message) 1,604 posts, Bumble bee

oh my lord. yup, forget the almost part. I seriously just drooled on my laptop! She is one amazing woman. There is no way I had the emotional resolve to tackle these during wedding planning. Maybe if I had 5 years to plan?

9/15/09 @ 10:15 am (reply)

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alohababy28 (message) 192 posts, Blushing bee

I would never have the guts to destroy such gorgeous books, but my-oh-my! My heart BLEEDS for those! Yummy! I am planning something similar but way less luxe for my save the dates. I love the gift tag look, and to save a bit of money (since our std’s need to go out in December anyway) we’ll be slipping them in with the holiday greeting cards. Not the gorgeous paper confections I had in my dreams but the budget needs to get cut (and my to-do list as well!) so they got a major makeover!

9/15/09 @ 10:26 am (reply)

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Grey56 (message) 535 posts, Busy bee

I think they’re alright. I think some of the invites I’ve seen posted here are better. I DO like that the wax seal has a lock on it, since Jessica Claire’s “thing” is photographing locks. That also ties in with the key on the STD. But yeah….these aren’t for me.

9/15/09 @ 10:30 am (reply)

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Jessie516 (message) 4,039 posts, Honey bee

Wow, those are GORGEOUS!

9/15/09 @ 10:59 am (reply)

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Sophia

These are gorgeous. I don’t think she DIYed them, though - she said in a subsequent blog post that designer Kari Dyas made them for her.

9/15/09 @ 11:01 am (reply)

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Mrs. Bruschetta (message) 5,553 posts, Bee Keeper

Hollowed out books? How did I miss this?!

9/15/09 @ 11:03 am (reply)

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bunny (message) 533 posts, Busy bee

@Sophia: From what I understand, Kari did the letterpress, but Jessica and her friends and family hollowed out the books, added the ribbon and seal and pasted in the pocket. I might be wrong, though.

9/15/09 @ 11:08 am (reply)

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BaghdadBride (message) 346 posts, Helper bee

i don’t think I could ever take scissors or a knife to a book…even if it was thrift store or something. And as a guest I’d feel bad about what to do later with a hollowed out book. But the actual invites are very pretty. I bet she’ll have an awesome wedding after all the ones she has seen. Wonder who’s photographer hers…

9/15/09 @ 11:50 am (reply)

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Her photographer will be Jose Villa.

I like these invites for the fact that they are very unique, but to cut out that many vintage books is definitely not my thing…

9/15/09 @ 12:26 pm (reply)

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MissGuinness (message) 64 posts, Worker bee

AMAZING!

9/15/09 @ 1:21 pm (reply)

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ColorCoated (message) 951 posts, Busy bee

Yeah, I would probably rub them on my face too.

9/15/09 @ 1:59 pm (reply)

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Mrs. French Bulldog (message) 6,074 posts, Bee Keeper

I thought of you when I saw these on her blog! Aren’t they GORG!!!???

9/15/09 @ 2:04 pm (reply)

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Miss Moonbeam (message) 1,328 posts, Bumble bee

Hurting the books, kinda makes me cringe, but I think I’d get over it because of how gorgeous they are. I was drooling right along with you when I saw these the other day.

9/15/09 @ 2:45 pm (reply)

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