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Mrs. Dolphin, Gainesville, FL Age and Occupation: 24, Graduate Architecture Student Fiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Interactive Interface Developer Engagement Date: February 14, 2008 Wedding Date: May 2010 Venue: Plantation Bay Country Club About Me: I’m currently a Graduate Student at the University of Florida studying Architecture. I enjoy playing Scrabble with my Fiance, rooting for the Florida Gators, making any drink that involves a blender, cleaning (yes... I’m crazy), design... GOOD design that is, the new Pepsi with natural sugar, taking pictures, discovering new places in the U.S., and obsessing over doing (and designing) everything myself for our upcoming wedding!
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When I started working on our wedding invitation design (which I’m really super excited about!), I browsed the internet for invitation and RSVP wording. I came across quite a few really cute invites with fun wording and thought I’d share them with y’all. (Plus… a little sneak peek at what my little butt worked so hard on!)

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source: Ritzy Bee Blog
Something about this one reminds me of Dolphin Dad’s humor… I think he’d enjoy this RSVP card. :)

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source: Beast Pieces
While the wording on this ceremony program is nothing special, it is the way the wording is presented that is most interesting. No script fonts here!! {Hint: this may be a sneak peek image of what our invitations might resemble. Exciting? YES!}

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source: Honey & Bloom
A cute way to display meal choices!

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source: Honey & Bloom
This would look so cute on the front of a ceremony program.

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source: Luke and Saddie’s Wedding Blog
Candy heart wedding invitation? Sweet.

So… do y’all want a sneak peek at our wedding invitations I’ve worked so hard on? {Miss Dolphin imagining you screaming “YES YES YES!!!!”} Here is a tiny sneak peek (reveal forthcoming!).

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Do you see a daisy in there? Yup, that would be the beautiful daisy Mr. Dolphin made for our invitations in Photoshop. He knows they’re my favorite!

I’ve already ordered paper samples (pretty Stardream Metallic paper) from Envelope Mall and are waiting for them to come in. We ordered our envelopes for our Save the Dates from Envelope Mall and were very satisfied with the quality and price. Their prices are right in the range we are looking to spend for the invitations, so we are hoping their paper is the quality and weight we are looking for.

Mr. Dolphin and I enlisted the help of his dad in creating a map for our invitations. We sent him a few inspirational images… you will have to just wait to see the result! The map I have gotten the most inspiration from is by Amanda over at Swoon Over It. She makes the most beautiful maps at a great price. Here is one of her custom creations:

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source: Swoon Over It
Amanda’s custom maps start out at $99. Super cute.

Are you DIY-ing your invitations? Where did you draw most of your inspiration from? Did you have any help from friends and family?

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21 Responses to “Not Your Typical Wedding Invitation”

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dancergmu3
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dancergmu3 (message)  289 posts, Helper bee

I love it! I totally used the idea from RitzyBee, and since we are doing a luau reception, said instead of bells coconuts. So far people have really enjoyed our RSVPs! I love it! I can’t wait to see what you do!

 
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Ms. Library
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Ms. Library (message)  1,250 posts, Bumble bee

I love the first one! That’s hysterical!

 
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LBPhotography
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LBPhotography (message)  653 posts, Busy bee

I would totally enjoy the first one! It’s a really cute idea and it made me smile :)

 
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Jessie516
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Jessie516 (message)  5,480 posts, Bee Keeper

Love the sneak peek! We did DIY our invitations, actually my husband did them all. He designed the style to include some architectural details from our venue. The design motif had some art deco style tiles around the border based on the floor tiles of the building. It turned out really unique and gave the vibe of the wedding venue in a cool way.

 
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alivoo01
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alivoo01 (message)  2,622 posts, Sugar bee

First invite is hilarious!! And your teaser’s horrible - reveal already! haha!

 
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Mrs. Frozen Yogurt (message)  2,685 posts, Sugar bee

Can’t wait to see the rest!!

 
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mgli2006
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mgli2006 (message)  30 posts, Newbee

We did actually use the first one! It was so funny, and fit our personalities perfectly. PLUS, my last name happens to be Bell. We show draft horses (like the budweiser clydesdales) and so have held many sleigh rides growing up. So, each place setting at the reception will have a little sleigh bell for guests to ring for us to kiss.

The catch though, some guest just did not get it. I’m not sure if not everyone has hear the “I’ll be there with bells on” common phrase or what. They just ended up putting total number of guests.

Good luck with your RSVPs!

 
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Mrs. Pug
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Mrs. Pug (message)  3,753 posts, Honey bee

those invites are all very cool. cannot *wait* to see yours!

 
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Mrs. Espresso (message)  1,310 posts, Bumble bee

I can’t wait to see your invites! I really like your colors and fonts so far :)

 
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Miss Seashell (message)  1,713 posts, Bumble bee

I’m so excited to see your invites! I love your inspiration :)

 
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krissybee
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krissybee (message)  3,921 posts, Honey bee

oo i love the second. nothing like nice typography :D

 
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Miss Cola (message)  2,868 posts, Sugar bee

You are such a tease! Can’t wait for the full reveal!

 
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jordynrose
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jordynrose (message)  6,351 posts, Bee Keeper

Now you have me wondering what your invites look like. :)

 
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Miss Frog (message)  505 posts, Busy bee

That sneak peek was great - can’t wait to see the full suite!

 
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Miss Giraffe
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Miss Giraffe (message)  4,216 posts, Honey bee

That first one is tooooo funny!

 
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tea
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tea (message)  7,288 posts, Bee Keeper

oooh, i wanna see more please!

 
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mrspaetz
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mrspaetz (message)  3,805 posts, Honey bee

gaah! you’re so sneaky! can’t wait for the reveal! love those other invites you showed us!

 
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cnuptain
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cnuptain (message)  330 posts, Helper bee

The bells RSVP cracks me up!

 
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Miss Argyle
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Miss Argyle (message)  2,516 posts, Sugar bee

Love that program - might borrow that idea.

Love Amanda’s maps, too. She’ll be creating one for us (And, sadly, she closed up her shop just last week in case anyone is wondering).

 
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binza14
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binza14 (message)  341 posts, Helper bee

I thought about doing cute RSVP cards like that, but now that I’m getting them back, I’m SO glad we decided not to. People are having massive troubles responding correctly to our painstakingly simple, black and white options. *sigh*

 
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Mrs. Dolphin, Gainesville, FL Age and Occupation: 24, Graduate Architecture Student Fiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Interactive Interface Developer Engagement Date: February 14, 2008 Wedding Date: May 2010 Venue: Plantation Bay Country Club About Me: I’m currently a Graduate Student at the University of Florida studying Architecture. I enjoy playing Scrabble with my Fiance, rooting for the Florida Gators, making any drink that involves a blender, cleaning (yes... I’m crazy), design... GOOD design that is, the new Pepsi with natural sugar, taking pictures, discovering new places in the U.S., and obsessing over doing (and designing) everything myself for our upcoming wedding!

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