That's the sound of forthcoming Wedding bells.
I've been working on creating invitations for my sister's wedding over the last few months. There were three different styles of things I had to produce:
- "Save the date" cards
- Wedding Invitations (for the 'whole' event)
- Evening Invitations
The first ones were relatively easy to get done - we agreed on wording, design and colour and they were simply printed onto postcard sized card, and sent out. The second ones have just been finished. These were a bit more fiddly, but not impossible.
We had a lot of discussion on the appearance and it was felt that torn mulberry paper was a strong theme. However, I didn't reckon on our printer playing up with regard to ink colours, or on the paper being so thin and fabric-like that it would fold up on several occasions. Thankfully there were not loads and loads to produce. I ordered all my materials off ebay and was really pleased with what I received.
The pearlised card and postcards came from THE PAPERBOX, the mulberry paper came from THE WEDDING SUPPLIER ONLINE and the ribbon came from PACKAGING WORLD. Additionally I already had some handmade paper which I incorporated into the mix.
At the moment I can't post pictures of any of the items because I've just handed over the invites for mailing. I've got the evening invites all printed up and am just about to thread ribbon through them. The only other things I'll be making - at a later date - are placecards, the table plan and the order of service cards. They'll all be in a similar theme. I already have the card to use, just need to determine which ribbon, and whether to use mulberry paper or print straight onto card.
Watch this space for updates!
