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I’m getting way ahead of myself, but lately I’ve been obsessing about wedding invitations. Why am I worrying about that when I haven’t even booked a photographer yet? Because I’ve been following Jessica Claire’s blog, and it’s pretty amazing. Jessica is a photographer who recently married and has been sharing her creative ideas. For her invitations she took a bunch of old hardcover books, hollowed them out, and placed her invitations inside. The finished product looked like this:
Amazing! (Image via Jessica Claire / Invitations by Kari Dyas)
Image via Jessica Claire / Invitations by Kari Dyas
Did I mention that these were handmade? (Image via Jessica Claire / Invitations by Kari Dyas)
Image via Jessica Claire / Invitations by Kari Dyas
Since I want to incorporate my love for books and overall nerdiness into the wedding, I desperrately wanted to copy her invitations. I went out and scoured used bookstores for cheap old hardcovers. But when it came down to it, I couldn’t bear the thought of slicing apart a book. Even if it is for an artsy project. I did want to do something with books, so I hit Google and found these beauties:
Penguin Hardcover Classics! (Image via The Penguin Blog)
(Image via Penguin Books UK on Flickr)
Gorgeous hardcover classics from one of my favorite publishers? Yes. Penguin is releasing more every day, but so far the titles include Sense and Sensibility (above), Little Women, The Divine Comedy, A Christmas Carol, The Odyssey, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Great Expectations, Treasure Island, and more. I have an idea of how I want to use them, but I’m not telling yet. I will say that I am definitely NOT slicing these babies up.
More on that later! Right now I want to share a wedding-invitation video I came across on Vimeo. It was super cute and almost swayed me away from my book idea. I also want to use the song in the ceremony somehow—it’s so beautiful.
Enjoy!
Josh+Amy - Wedding Invitation Video from Matt E on Vimeo
I am a huge fan of Jessica Claire’s invitations, too! They were one of the first photos in my inspiration file!
I can’t wait to see how you use the books! The covers are gorgeous!
I’m excited to see your invites and how you use your books. The video invitation was so cute! If I thought I could pull it off I would give it a try.
I recently sliced up a book for a wedding project, but I spent a long time in second hand store looking for books that would be really boring (and the right size for my project!)
Those are amazing invitations, but I would feel so guilty slicing up such beautiful books too!
That video was very cool. I’m excited to see how you will use those books! A book themed wedding is one of my fantasy weddings!
I LOVE those new book covers. There’s another collection of freshly re-designed classics to catch your fancy, too: http://www.penguin.com.au/search/results/clothbound%20classic
And though they’re a bit darker in color, a few more here too: http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/simpleSearch.do?simpleSearchString=fine+edition
Those are GORGEOUS! Imagine the postage, though - yeeks!
Absolutely gorgeous, can’t wait for the reveal of how you plan to incorporate those lovely books!
Those are so exciting, I look forward to the finished product!
I’ve been in love with those Penguin classics for a while.
Maybe you could make your invitation the story of you two and use the Penguin book covers as graphic inspiration.
That’s a great idea, but I have to agree with you. No way I could cut up a book.
I have some of those books! I think they’re soooo pretty. I couldn’t cut a book either..a fake book maybe or one from the trash - maybe…Can’t wait to see how you use books!
This is super neat! What a creative idea! I love that everything for invitation is organized and has compartments and it won’t all fall out on you.
Those invitations are so gorgeous! I definitely saved these in my inspiration file and with an unlimited budget these beauties would have been mine! Can’t wait to see what you picked.
Slice the books! SLICE THEM! So many books died for our wedding, and they didn’t mind. I figured if I was buying it for $0.50 from the library, it had had a good life already.
I did buy some pretty old books for about $5 each, but they were used whole for decor.
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Miss Warbler, Long Beach/Malibu Age and Occupation: 24, Quality Assurance Editor Fiance's Age and Occupation: 32, Handheld Administrator Engagement Date: December 7, 2010 Wedding Date: April 2012 Venue: Calamigos Ranch Malibu About Me: I’m a Korean BBQ loving, cheesecake enthusiast bride living in the LBC! By day I write and edit for an online search engine marketing company. By night I am a volunteer food taster of all that is delicious. I am fortunate to be marrying an amazing man who loves me and my quirky ways. I love food, books, indie music, and Harry Potter. We are planning a small, intimate wedding up in the Malibu Hills with our closest family and friends. With the help of my wonderful fiance, our loved ones, and red velvet cheesecake, our wedding will be glorious!
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