Invitations for my Winter Wedding

Did I mention I'm not the normal bride? I'm sort of a pain when it comes down to it. I spend a lot of time trying to explain my wedding thought process.

I want "wintery" but not "Christmasy". I want things to be cohesive but not to match. I want centerpieces with very little if any flowers. No roses, no lace, no ruffles, no wedding bells, no doves, no hearts.

Its not that I don't like those things... because I think they are wonderful. I love flowers, I do. I love weddings dripping with romance. I love the traditional wedding stuff when I go to weddings. Its just that I wanted something different.

I'll post about the bridesmaid dresses and groomsmen ties soon. The concept of not matching seems to be a sore spot for so many people. ~sigh~



So the inspiration point for this started with bare branches and candlelight like this and this. From there it grew and grew.

Dad really liked the idea of a pocket fold invitation so I used that as a starting point.



I had a really hard time photographing these because the paper has a sort of metallic sheen to it. The colors didn't really come out right. The sun was setting and the light was disapearing.



But it sure was pretty out!

The first 2 pictures are from the outside of the pocket fold.



The color of the outer envelope is called Gold Leaf, the chocolate brown backing is called Bronze and the paper itself is Champagne. I can't even remember what color combo this originally was but it was awesome that she sent us the set in our colors.

I changed the font of the names to something a little bolder and slightly more simplistic... and I made it blue for some pop.



The bottom pocket holds the response card and will also include the reception card. They even cut them so that they will stagger like I show in the picture. Fancy!



We actually changed the wording on the responses and included a place to list how many in the party. There was some discussion as to whether or not guests would understand what this meant. Is "toasting from afar" confusing?



One more thing... this was a sample and our names are not Rayann and Hunter.

Are you still awake?