As I mentioned last week, I am starting a new series of posts focused on inspiring invitations. I am in the midst of laying out our wedding invites. I am in a bit of a creative burnout and I definitely need something beautiful to inspire me right now.
To lead off, I want to share a few invitations from Saima Says Design that are some of my personal favorites. Her invitations are absolutely stunning without being over the top. The first invitation is Erin and Ted. Love the typeface: Burges Script.
My favorite snippet is the lettering used for RSVP. So fun and playful, but it still compliments the fancy script. It is hard to combine scripts and this invite does it to perfection!
The second invite from Saima is Mita and Piyush. On the grey envelopes, the red ink just pops! I'm hoping to feature grey more in the invites than I did in our save-the-dates. I also love the size of the save-the-date {left image}. I'm thinking I might want to forgo the traditional A7 cards {5x7"} and go with something a little more unusual. However, that size might not work well with the Gocco.
The Sujana and Jai suite from Saima has been one of my favorites for awhile. The accordion style would require some serious maneuvering on the Gocco, but for a wedding with a lot of information I think it looks beautiful AND organized.
Of course, I'm a huge fan of the chartreuse with the tan/gold envelopes.
The final suite, Melissa and Grant, is fab! It is only two-colors which is incredibly manageable with a Gocco. I'm always partial to as many colors as posisble, but I think this invite is gorgeous and sophisticated with just two.
My favorite part is the one color save-the-date! GORGEOUS! The careful, beautiful use of varying typefaces really makes it unique and you hardly notice it is only one color. Love it! So incredibly inspiring.
You can view many more gorgeous invitations in the portfolio at Saima Says Design.
All images © Saima Says Design.
I love those RSVPs. What an awesome script. I think my favorite is the first one.
Posted by: Abbie | October 13, 2008 at 04:02 PM
swoon!!! all so gorgeous!!!
Posted by: Erin @ Blue-Eyed Bride | October 13, 2008 at 06:05 PM
We decided to do our Save the Dates on the long half sheet (A10 I believe) as well, and it really adds to the piece. We went pretty simple design wise and I think the shape of the paper makes it seem so much more exciting :)
Posted by: Heather | October 14, 2008 at 10:54 AM
Whoah! Those designs are f-a-b-u-l-o-u-s!!
Posted by: Jessica | November 03, 2008 at 05:28 PM