Wedding Invitations

This is the first entry of the year and the first part of our year long series of "Wedding Ideas and Chit Chat".

As a wedding photographer I get to see alot of weddding invitations. Mainly I photograph them for clients for inclusion in their custom wedding books (SoHo Books). Below is a brief discussion with samples:

This invitation was for a very tropical beach wedding in SW Florida. Palm leaves and foliage was a theme throughout the wedding and the invitation really set the tone well. Very simple, yet effective. For photo purposes the invitation should be colorful, and represent your wedding colors. The graphic on this invitation was very easy to scan and use as a theme throughout the wedding book.

This home made invitation is another cost saving example. The bride has glued small daisies (the wedding theme) on the invitation. Note that this will add postage to the mailing.
Beach weddings are very common in Florida and we see many variation of shells and ocean scenes. Although folder style invitations are nice, they add unnecesary weight and postage, and are difficut to photograph.

This invitation (below) had satin ribbon to hold the invitation card in place

Invitations with charms are very nice. Beware of the additional postage for mailing though, and pad the charm so that the envelope is not pierced. This couple (below) made their "Save-the-Date" card as a fridge magnet. Simply print your own business cards and adhere to the magnet. Lastly, the bottle post invitation is a great idea. This one was filled with fine sand and small shells. The invitation was printed on translucent paper, rolled up and tied with a ribbon. The bottle was plastic to make it lighter for mailing and more durable. This item has to be mailed in a box. Be sure to seucre the cork so that the sand does not seep out...

That is all for this enrty. All photography by Sarasota wedding photography PixelArt Photography. Hope you got some good ideas. Next week's post will be about Wedding Cakes.