It's Officially Wedding Season!

May is already halfway over (where does time go?!) and there’s been a lot to celebrate this month!  We celebrated momma’s everywhere last weekend, we had margaritas on the 5th, and it’s officially wedding season!  We love when clients come to us with the task of designing their wedding invitation package.  From the Save the Dates all the way to the thank you notes, we see our slice of the wedding pie (or cake) as an important tool in helping the bride and groom to hone in on their wedding vision.  The process is very similar to a branding project, helping a client form their identity and establish an essence and distinct look.

We recently worked with a client in developing their invitation package, complete with Save the Dates, RSVPs, maps, programs, and thank you cards.  The wedding venue, Voice of America MetroPark, is a casual, outdoor venue, and the client wanted the invitation package to be welcoming and casual, but also maintain a level of sophistication.  Succulents and simple florals, similar to those on the invitation package, were included at the venue on tablescapes, bouquets, and boutonnières.

Scroll through to see some of our favorite images of the invitation package.  We hope you love the final product as much as we do!

The "sweetest" Bat Mitzvah invitations

Overall showing the candy and sweets icon motif, fun colors, and bold fonts.

One of our favorite projects thus far has been these "sweet" Bat Mitzvah invitations.  It's not every day that you get to design for a 13 year old, but when you do, you can use fun colors, graphic motifs, and bold fonts.

Focusing on simplistic and bold design, the Bat Mitzvah invitation package challenges the notion of traditional invitation packaging.  The outside "envelope" unfolds, revealing two invitations; then flips over and shows the RSVP information.

With a non-traditional envelope, you have non-traditional how to's

While opening the invitation, one notices the song request on the reverse side of the "envelope."

The back of the "envelope" is also branded, showing the candy motif  as well as the lollipop "i" in Caroline's name.  The "envelope" opens to show the main ceremony invite.

The party invitation expands on the candy motif, shown here in various colors and applications.

The "envelope" flipped over to show the RSVP info on the left and a song request on the right.

The guest then fills out the RSVP information, refolds the "envelope," places a sticker on the back, fills in their address, and sends it back in the mail.

The bold typeface of the date became a reoccurring motif in the invitation package.

Return address showing the lollipop "i" in Caroline's name.

The bold color palette and simple typefaces keep a fun, consistent, graphic presentation all the way to thank you notes.  

Custom thank you notes with the candy motif.

The candy and sweets icon motif, the lollipop "i," and the fun colors all reinforce the Bat Mitzvah's theme, "Sweet Caroline."  This was one of our favorite projects to date, and we cannot wait to design more.