A&J Invitation Suite
YEAR
2025
Role
Designer, Project Manager
Timeline
6 months
Tools Used
Adobe Illustrator, Figma, Qewie
Though not in my list of duties as Maid of Honor, I couldn't watch my best friend go through with having sub-par invites.
The bride gave me her budget, her inspiration, her chosen colors, and the information. From there, I went to work. I created a monogram and logotype that could be used repeatedly that combined both names into one and refined the given color palette to be suitable for print.
Save the Dates
The couple's engagment photos were given a quick treatment in photoshop to push the background behind and bring them forward so that there would be space for the logotype. The information on the back utilized the monogram and had the information short and sweet. Although I don't particularly enjoy having a QR code there, the bride requested one for accessibility. The cards were printed on cardstock with a soft-touch feel on the full image side.
The Full Invitation Suite
The invitation suite proved to be a bit more difficult, the bride had a bit of a smaller budget so in order to save where possible, all the individual parts were curated from various sources months ahead of time. I designed the individual pages and went to a local print shop to get them printed and cut. The monogram wax seals, vellum, envelope inserts, and ribbon were all sourced from different small vendors on Etsy. I found a shop that sold envelopes and provided printing services for addresses without an upcharge and chose to source the enveloped through them to save time. After the initial budgeting was done, there was a bit of room left in the budget for me to source retro USPS stamps from Ebay, and buy a bouquet of dried baby's breath that we would cut into smaller pieces. The wedding party met up and hand assembled all 250 wedding invitations by hand and we stayed within a budget of $500!
