Monday, February 1, 2010

Anatomy of A Perfect Wedding Part 1: The Invitation Suite



I can't begin to describe how blessed I am to have planned this next featured wedding. Brooke & Ben are about as in love as two people could ever get. And their wedding was pure magic. Utterly breath-taking, sentimental magic. I can't describe it. I just have to show you. And I could not do that without the overwhelmingly talented Stuart Thurlkill of Eyes2See Photography. Wow. That's all I can muster right now.

There were so many meaningful details throughout this wedding, that it seemed really truly perfect. They began with this MOST perfect invitation suite designed by the incredible Erin Raspberry Napier of Lucky Luxe Couture Correspondence. I fell in love with a vintage hanky save-the-date concept and HAD to have it. Luckily, my bride agreed and so her mother set out to search for the cutest authentic vintage hankies to print on. They were mailed to guests and immediately set the scene for the ultimate romantic, vintage chic wedding. From there on, hankies played a major role in the wedding (more on that later!)
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Following the Save The Date were these beautiful letterpress invitations...


The Response Cards shown below were re-used as Escort Cards for the Reception. The apple tree featured in the suite represented many things: the earthy, outdoors that the couple loved, the fact that we were using apples from the Groom's family orchards throughout the reception in both the actual meal as well as favors, and it was a picture of what was to come for the guests as the reception was outdoors at the brides' family home, which was surrounded by enormous trees.


Finally, what really made these invitations special was the calligraphy, done by the unbelievable Jennifer Schmitt, and the real vintage stamps used on every envelope. Dreamy.



Up next... The Rehearsal Dinner

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