Category Archive

invitations

This is our massive archive of wedding invitation posts — but we’ve also got more specific archives like Invitation Porn orInvitation DIY tutorials, as well as archives dedicated to custom invitations, diy invitations, eco-friendly invitations, email invitations, invitation packages, AND our most popular archive: invitation wording.

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Skip the drama when addressing wedding invitations

I can’t handle addressing these wedding invitations.

Everyone says I should address it to “Mr. & Mrs. Man’s-First-Name Man’s-Last-Name” but it pisses me off — addresses like this completely blow past the female component of a relationship.

Any ideas for how to be true-to-self without trying to make an in-your-face statement?

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Chandelier trend

Chandeliers are showing up in indie weddings lately — and I don’t just mean literally. I mean sure, there was this amazing (and amazingly expensive) display from photographer Elizabeth Messina’s wedding. I also love these shots of chandeliers in trees. But chandeliers are also showing up on invites, like the handmade ones here the left […]

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The ultimate eco-wedding invitation?

How great would it be to apply this business card concept to your wedding invitations? Thanks to Scunshine for the idea!

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People know me by different names — what do I put on the invite?

“My real name is Michelle Jennifer, but i grew up going by jennifer and then when i was 20-ish my friends started calling me Rainbo. My fiance’s parents don’t feel comfortable with the Rainbo thing, so they call me Michelle. So when sending out invites, do I do three separate designs, one for each name?” No, here’s what you do…

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Gamer wedding invitation

How cute are these gamer invites for Hope & Jeremy’s wedding? It’s like pac-man, only with less ghosts and more love. This is like the antithesis to those lame-ass “Game Over” tshirts. And goes great with that Mario Bros groom’s cake. Ah, gamer luv! (Thanks to hopemeng for the photo!)

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Amber’s photobooth Save The Date cards

How much do I love these Save the date cards?!