Bacon Pages: Paper Tease

Bacon Pages: Paper Tease

July 8th, 2011 @ 3:47 pm by Mrs. Bacon
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I’ve been looking at invitations since before we were engaged. We talked about everything from art nouveau inspired, filigreed, lush invites with swirls and romantic curls that we would draw ourselves to clean, streamlined, uber modern invites with pops of color that were designed by a stranger on Etsy. As the face of our wedding changed and the details were finalized, so did our vision of the invitations. We nailed down that we didn’t want anything formal or traditional or stodgy, instead we wanted something fun and unusual and different, but not casual or kitschy, but still epic. Excuse me, Miss Bacon, that’s a tall order for some paper goods—you really want your invitations to be epic? OK, epic isn’t the right word, how about substantial and suitably wedding, but ultimately, so totally “us”? Shockingly, we found the perfect invites!

Bacon Pages: Paper Tease : wedding chicago invitations stationery Firstl First+L

Ahhh!! They arrived!

We had to wait what felt like a decade (or what was really a month) before we could start sending these babies out. First we sent out the international invites since those take the longest, then we sent out the ones to our parents and the wedding party, as the addresses slowly trickled in, we’ve been sending out the rest off the invites and the last batch go out in the morning. I can’t hold off any longer, even though I didn’t really design them and I didn’t print them, they are probably my proudest wedding project to date.

Did you have a hard time picking out invites? How did you settle on the ones you picked?

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14 Responses to “Bacon Pages: Paper Tease”

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tea (message) 7,288 posts, Bee Keeper

oooh so pretty. i can’t wait for the final reveal!

7/8/11 @ 3:52 pm (reply)

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Magsalot (message) 463 posts, Helper bee

Honestly I looked for invitations for months. Something that I could set me apart and be a part of me. The thing is that we didnt want to splurge on invitations becuase of the mere thought of people just seeing them and throwing them out. i got some very classic simple and romantic invitations which people are now in love with. Turns out that simplicity is me all along.

7/8/11 @ 3:57 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Ostrich (message) 1,948 posts, Buzzing bee

i spy…a fabulous looking invitation. the glamorous border and bits of script i can see already has me breathless. it’s gonna be amaaazing

7/8/11 @ 4:00 pm (reply)

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Miss Seal (message) 1,179 posts, Bumble bee

*Squee* The little bits peaking out look beautiful! Can’t wait for the reveal!!!

7/8/11 @ 4:17 pm (reply)

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lisamarieloves (message) 446 posts, Helper bee

I did think that picking invitations was the hardest part. It was the first thing I started looking at, since looking online is so easy. But it wasn’t something I picked until recently. And I am still not sure if I picked the best option! Yours look fantastic though. I can’t wait to see more!

7/8/11 @ 4:20 pm (reply)

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Miss Pony (message) 4,171 posts, Honey bee

I love them already! I can’t wait to see them in all their glory!

7/8/11 @ 4:20 pm (reply)

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Miss Cannon (message) 457 posts, Helper bee

I have a feeling I know what ones you picked (because I was eyeballing them for awhile, too!) Can’t wait to see if I’m right!

7/8/11 @ 4:33 pm (reply)

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mandy72980 (message) 161 posts, Blushing bee

I too am ordering my invitations from Minted. I actually won a weddingbee contest to get my invites from Minted for FREE! I narrowed down which invites we liked but the final decision between two invites, the ones i liked and the ones the Mr. liked, could not be made. I loved mine but was not fond of his and he felt the same way. So how did we decide? We are doing a small family ceremony (about 50 invites) and a larger reception after (about another 50 invites) so we are using his invites for the wedding and my invites for the reception! It’s weird I know but it meets our needs! After fretting over the wording and the details the final copies are waiting in my saved projects on Minted but I am having trouble actually pressing the order button Can’t wait to see how yours look!

7/8/11 @ 4:45 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Tartlet (message) 3,207 posts, Sugar bee

Yummmm, I spy some delicious typography and detailing!

7/10/11 @ 11:37 am (reply)

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pink.sequins (message) 1,967 posts, Buzzing bee

Gorgeous! I must have over 200 invitation inspiration photos saved. I used theme, colors, and type. Strangely enough, my dress served as the muse for our selection. Can’t wait to see your invite reveal

7/10/11 @ 1:08 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Hyena (message) 1,881 posts, Buzzing bee

Can’t wait to see the rest! I’m loving the gray!

7/10/11 @ 10:02 pm (reply)

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PeacocksAndCandy (message) 158 posts, Blushing bee

Like you, I started looking at invites long before the engagement. Even with months of looking, I still had a very hard time picking out an invitation i really liked. I finally placed my order last week! It took me a long time and i finally found a designer on ETSY who was very patient and didn’t mind sending me hundreds of samples. I cannot wait to get the finished product in August!

7/11/11 @ 10:57 am (reply)

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