I have long waited for the chance to share our wedding stationary designs with the world, knowing that it was going to be a great accomplishment and something worth boasting. ;o) It took Adam and myself a while to agree on the layout of the invitation, and then once THAT was finally accomplished, the challenge of creating the "perfect" rsvp postcard had to be added on, taking all the more time! If you don't already know, Adam is incredibly talented with computers and graphic design, but with this great talent comes great perfectionism. Admittedly, I was nagging at him from time to time, telling him to just "move on, it's fine!" because I was anxious to do this on the to-do list: design invitations and rsvp postcards
I knew from the get-go that we weren't going to go with some hum-drum pre-fab design; the DIY approach was agreed upon early in the engagement game, and I was both pleased and excited over the idea of expressing our creativity on the pieces of paper that would be sent to the home of every single guest. But we were pretty clueless as to how to make our goal turn into reality. All we knew was that we wanted to include a barn somewhere on the invite, and make the rsvp cards postcards because they make for cheaper postage! *rinnnnng riiinnnggg, money saving alarm!!!!!!* ;o) Once we had a rough outline of the invite design, we then found it difficult to find a printing press that would take Adam's jpeg file and print HIS design on THEIR paper. *Curses!*
Companies like Wedding Paper Divas failed us, along with countless others that came highly recommended or just looked good in general, but after lots of time and perseverance (and maybe with a touch of luck), Adam came across www.pixxlz.com---an eco-friendly printing company! That was another thing Adam and I knew we wanted to do: make our wedding invites as "green" as possible, because we are all about the love, the peace, and the three R's (reduce, reuse, recycle). This company proved to be two things: completely awesome and SUPER-DUPER affordable. We're talkin' ~150 invites and ~150 rsvp postcards printed for the low price of $105.00. No, I'm not kidding and yes, I know that is an incredible bargain. After reading in wedding mags that the average cost runs from $4 to $8 per invite, I can't help but feel like we're the luckiest S.O.B.'s this side of the Mississippi!
So, without further ado, here are the stationary masterpieces, designed by my beloved fiancé and printed with tender love and care by the amazing Regan Smith Clarke at pixxlz.com! :o)
* The front side of the rsvp postcard. I love it! It's so bold and funky-fun! And while it is a bit straight and to the point (i.e. "There is no way you can lose this, and please friggin' respond on time!"), we did include the word "kindly" so it's not totally screamin' in your face.... ;o) Love the font, love the colors, love the rustic-country touches mixed with modern funk.
* The back side of the rsvp postcard is fabulous too, don't you agree?? The meal preference icons were my idea, and we had a good laugh over the hilariously-stupid silhouette of a piece of lasagna (which was obviously replaced with a leaf to represent that it's the vegetarian option). The kids meal icon cracks me up, too! Stuck a polar bear postcard stamp on each of these puppies and DONE!
* The invitation is a 5.5" x 8" piece of cardstock. Adam was incredibly meticulous about the color gradation from yellow to orange to green, the rustic "wash," and the placement of the font. Speaking of font, we realize that it's not very formal...and that is EXACTLY what we were going for. The invitation should really reflect the time of vibe you are going for, and while we are mixing in bits of traditional American wedding, we are also uniquely making this special day our own and do NOT want our guests to think that they ought to be showing up in stuffy suits and ball gowns! The image is serene, the font is varied and fun; we went with a less-than-formal wording ( "Food and merriment to follow!" for example), and feel really good about this decision. What I ALSO feel really good about: This single piece of cardstock and a 4 x 6 rsvp postcard stuffed into a single large envelope only required a regular .44 cent postage stamp! No extra postage needed for being overweight or oversized, and no wasted paper with pointless inner-envelopes, velum flaps, ribbons, etc. YAY!
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