OK, maybe I’ m being a slight bit dramatic…but after about a month of working on all of the pieces that will go into the invites, I’m feeling a bit on the edge. I keep repeating to myself: This is going to save us money. This is going to pay off. Everything will be all right.
Image via Everything Fab
Mr. B peeks in and rambles something about not caring for the font on the RSVP…What do you mean, you don’t like that font?! I’ve been working on this for hours upon hours, and you don’t think that font is quite right?! AAAAHHHH! OK, OK. Stop. Calm down. Everything WILL be all right.
I need to stop over-analyzing and just go with my first instinct. I could spend two hours just switching around fonts!
Our invites started out in an identity crisis like the theme of the reception did. I wanted a rustic feel like this:
Invite by Typecast Press via Design Sponge
Or this:
Invite by Paisley Quill via Green Wedding Shoes
But with a whimsical, carnival-ish twist like this:
Invite by Thoughtful Day via 100 Layer Cake
It’s coming together in Photoshop…slowly but surely. Can you imagine a whimsical/carnival feel mixed with rustic/outdoorsy? Stay tuned—it’s coming along!
Whimsical and rustic? Music to my ears! Can’t wait to see how they turn out
“Whimsical/carnival feel mixed with rustic/outdoorsy”? I can imagine it! It makes me think of the movie “Water for Elephants.” Very dreamy. I can’t wait to see!
OMG I am dying to see your invites now! I love concept!!
These sound awesome! I can’t wait to see what you make!
YES I imagine it because its what I’m aiming for too!! I feel like you are speaking my language…Must be the Colorado in us 
Can’t wait to see what you create Balloons!
Ummm… I must be weird, because YES! I can imagine it!!!! I can’t wait to see what you come up with!!!
And, isn’t designing your own in Photoshop FUN!?! I had a ball doing ours!!!! I even took some artwork I’d done for the cover for our guestbook and used it in the invites! YAY!
I’m picturing a charming “county fair” feel. Whimsical and rustic and so cute!
I’ve found that stress always pays off in the finished product, so your invites should be amazing
Mrs. Balloons, Aspen, CO Age and Occupation: 24, Mass Communications graduate, Web Design student, & winery worker Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Engineer Engagement Date: July 10, 2009 Wedding Date: August 2011 Venue: The Sundeck at The Little Nell About Me: I'm a small-town Midwest girl planning an intimate mountaintop destination wedding complete with a huge DIY at-home reception. As an honors graduate fallen victim to the worst job market in history in my area, we're doing everything we can to still have the wedding of our dreams on a tighter budget. I currently enjoy working at a winery, but I'm lonnng overdue for a day job! I am: a big-time daydreamer, one of the pickiest eaters you'll ever meet, and a lover of pretty paper and awesome fonts. I'm a girly girl who loves to get dolled up, but also a country girl who loves to get muddy and go 4-wheeler riding. I also enjoy singing in the car, boating, going to concerts, the History Channel, carnival food, and going to watch St. Louis Cardinals baseball with my handsome engineer.
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