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Aww… and there it is! The set in all its glory (except for the blurring). This DIY “masterpiece” and absolute nightmare at times has literally taken me a year to dream up, design, create, and mail off.
General specs:
Let’s take a closer look, shall we?
Outer envelope…
Flip it over to see our faux wax seals…
Unseal the envelope flap to reveal the hand cut and taped envelope liners…
The front displays our faux belly band with a monogram of our first names.
Open her up and you’ll see…
Compare these with our more casual save the dates. I think the only thing that make these match are the paper choices.
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Our invitations are purposely mismatched. I had different goals for each. I wanted our Save the Dates to convey sunny San Diego summer fun. For our invitations, I wanted to convey to guests, “don’t forget your formal wear. Flip flops will not cut it.”
Do your invitations match your save the dates? Or did you have a different goal with each of them?
Our invitations don’t math our STD’s either - they “go” together though, you know? I love yours. They are beautiful!
Mine didn’t match either - when I sent out my STD’s, we hadn’t yet clarified our vision for the wedding. Our STD’s were fun, and our invitations were a bit more “on theme.”
These are freaking fantastic! I love the colors and the font you used! Lucky guests!
LOVE the envelope liners and the monogram. BEE A YUUTIFUL!
Amazing work, Hot Wings! I loooooove the envelope liners!
WOW–that is what you call an invitation suite! love it. you have so many nice touches, and they’re beautiful.
They look beautiful! The detaisl go so well together!
I love how they turned out! Our invites and STDs complement each other, but do not match 100%.
very nice! i think the STD and Invites still complement each other!
Wow, your invitations look just absolutely great. I would be so excited to be a guest and open one of those up!
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Mrs. Hot Wings, Chicago/San Diego Age and Occupation: 28, Professor Fiance's Age and Occupation: 32, Instructor Engagement Date: December 20, 2008 Wedding Date: August 2010 Venue: Ocean View Villas/Jasmine Seafood Restaurant About Me: I am a psychology grad student living in Chicago and planning my wedding to a fellow psych grad student. I am a Sunny So-Cal bred gal who trudged across the country to follow her love of psychology and ended up finding a partner in the process. I am overly passionate about anything I involve myself with. I am an activist, a foodie, a reality TV watching junkie, an over-analyzer, a photography obsesser, and am utterly cheesy to the core. This is a story of what happens when a boy and a girl meet, fall in love over academic dorkiness, and a shared love for life. We (mostly I) are planning our semi-destination wedding in my hometown of San Diego. We are excited to bring our families and friends together from across our lifespans to celebrate our future in a grand 400+ person culturally blended affair!
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