My friend Olivia and I were just talking over YM about how frequent we’ve been receiving wedding invitations from friends these days, and how many people our age are, at this point, settling down and starting their own families — another obvious indication that we, indeed, are coming of age.
While I don’t have any plans of tying the knot just yet (and this post has got nothing to do with getting married), I admit that I like browsing through wedding blogs lately because let’s face it, weddings (excluding all the marital shenanigans that come after the wedding) — the color motifs, the photographs, the flowers, laces, and ribbons, the diamonds, the giveaways, the letterpress-ed invitations — are just so pleasurable to look at.
Check out these two unique wedding invitations that caught my attention while weddingblog-hopping. Promise me you’ll read ALL OF IT.
Hannah and Lee’s Save-the-Date (Source: A Day in May):
“Confused, she opens it to read, ‘Will You Marry Me?’. Lee is on one knee. She says yes.”
And Jill and Matt’s Wedding Invite (Source: Share Some Candy):
“(Dinner and dancing and eternity to follow)”
I’m really digging the vintage-inspired wedding effect (okay, okay, I’m digging vintage, period). I find letterpressed invitations with layouts that look like they’re from some advertisement from the 70s so chic and classy. But vintage aside, I like wedding invitations that tell a story. There’s got to be more to a wedding invite than date, time, venue, map, and seat numbers, right?
Lastly, I’m not saying go and be inspired to get married. I’m saying, go and be inspired to do something out of ordinary. ;)
No doubt these wedding invitations are amazing but i don’t think that every guest of yours will find them appealing.
Love them! Could you give me opinions on this design along the same lines please?
http://www.twolittlewords.co.uk/our-designs/storybook
Do you have a recommendation for where you got yours printed? I designed my own love story save the dates but not sure where to go for printing.
wow! this is totally impressive! did you make the words? 2nd invite i’ve seen for a filipino wedding. mine might be the 3rd! :)
Hi Riz! I am wanting to get some information about these invitations–and how you were able to make your own! I just love the idea, and I really want to do something like this for my wedding. I can’t figure out how to contact you though.. What is the best way?
Hello Lauren! How can I help? :) You can email me at riz [at] chasingdreams.net :)
I get excited when i receive wedding invitations. sometimes i also make customized wedding invitations.-,*
sarap talaga magpakasal kung ganito ang wedding invitation mo… the 2nd wedding invitation is very gorgeous… nicely put.
thanks for bring love in the air. loving brings out the creative in you.
I know you said this is not necessarily about weddings, pero lately naiisip ko, pag kinasal ako ako (kung ikakasal ako) I think yung challenging part is planning on having a unique wedding. like having unique save-the-date cards, the invites, the reception, etc. Kailangan out of the ordinary, hehe.
ganda ng story nung second invitation! true love!!
Of course ikakasal ka noh. Heller. :P
I really love vintage/retro invites! I love letterpress a lot. It’s really beautiful. I tend to frequent wedding blogs and find amazing invitation ideas. I wish I had gotten my invitations printed.
I definitely would choose something like this over the tacky flowery ones everyone’s been handing out.
hi Riz! :) may utang pa pala ako sa iyo! :)
anyway, i love the second wedding invitation because (if it were true) it sounds like true love. hekhek.
Haha DA! Onga, it’s still reserved for you if you want it. But if not, merong naghihintay na gusto din bumili nun hehe.
I love this idea. :)
Definitely not run of the mill everyday save the dates/invites which, in a booming, huge business, everyone’s invitations start to feel and look all the same.
Or I’m probably just a sucker for love stories.
Or I’m probably just a sucker for love stories. –> Eto yun e. :)