For those of you who don’t know, I’m getting married next year! And this is fabulous for many reasons, obviously! But it’s also been a great learning experience for me. I know a lot about weddings from the prospective of a photographer, however, I’m also realizing just how much my couples are planning outside of their details with me. And for my fellow OCD planners, I don’t know how you do it without a lot of help from planners, wedding blogs, and previously married friends. I’m fortunate to know the right places to look for advice, so I thought I would share our invitations.
I don’t recommend taking on a project like this for hundreds of guests. However, if you’re having a small, intimate wedding, I say think outside of the 2-D box, and create something really unique for your guests.
Taking a save the date idea from Martha Stewart, and working it into our invitation, really got me thinking sculpturally. I then found doll suitcases, map stickers from Paper Source, and pearl business cards, for the bulk of the written information.
Now, onto the dress!
When you used the Martha Stewart template to make the paper planes, you said you used regular copy paper. Did the template fit the airplane to where it could fit into the suitcase, or did you need to resize the template?
What size (dimensions) were the business cards you used?
Was there a template you used for the paper airplanes? I’m wondering how you got the design on the edges and the words to fall perfectly for the folds. Also, how big a card or paper did you use for the airplanes?
where did you get all the stuff on the inside such as the paper plane and the card and maps?
I made the paper airplanes, then I designed the cards and had them printed on business cards, and the maps are stickers from Paper Source.
Beautiful! Where did you find the doll suitcases?
Thanks! I found the suitcases here: http://www.sew-dolling.com/accessories_sew_cute.htm The specific ones I purchased are now sold out (scroll to the bottom of the page) but there are plaid ones still available.
Those are awesome. Very creative! Congrats on the engagement.
OMG loves. Loves loves loves.
*thud* I just fainted from admiration and envy.
Congratulations! How wonderful and crafty. Who’s shooting your wedding?
AMAAAZING! : )