As I've mentioned, I adore paper. I love, love, love it. The process of selecting wedding invitations has simultaneously been overwhelmingly fun, and just plain overwhelming. It has also consumed more of my time than I care to quantify, but in the end I'm confident it will be overwhelmingly worth it!
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Too plain, but in letterpress it has an elegant simplicity.
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Replace the soft green with a light purple and I could be in love.
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Ooh la la!
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Gorgeous in person. Perhaps a little too kooky.
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Love the nature feel.
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Gorgeous mounting, gorgeous font, classically beautiful invitations.
Amidst all my searching I discovered PrintablePress.com. Check out these suites that can be customized (so picture shades of gold and purple):
"Victoriana"
"Filigree"
"Vintage Lace"
"Banquet in the Woods"
What's unique about this site is that you purchase the art work and then it's up to you to have the invites printed. The DIY'er in me loved this idea as I could mount the invites, line the envelopes, and maybe add a swarovski crystal or two all at my own discretion. The perfectionist in me was very nervous about this idea because quality of printing (and my own work) was somewhat left to chance.
The closer I looked at the bottom invite ("Banquet in the Woods") the more I loved it. It wasn't exactly what I had in mind, but it captured something about our venue, The Glen Manor House. If you recall, it's a mansion nestled among gardens and trees set along the water. The graphics of the lush tree and more subtle chandelier convey the woodsy elegance our venue emanates.
I kept looking at invites, but I kept going back to Banquet in the Woods. I endlessly weighed the pros and cons of printing and assembling invitations myself and ultimately my perfectionist side won out. I decided my DIY energy is going to be better utilized on more forgiving projects. So where does this leave me? Custom invites, with Banquet in the Woods as inspiration. ..but that's a whole 'nother post.
What was your inspiration for invitations? Were you brave enough to DIY them?
