Invitations Samples!

           This week in order to keep my mind sound, I ordered samples of some invitations.  The prices were so reasonable that I had to make sure it was not too good to be true.  I found them at My Gatsby, which is a "build your own invite" type of website.  You can pick the color, font, wording, and paper for the invitations.  They also have blank kits and envelopes if you are that ambitious.  All in all I find them to be a nice quality of paper and ink.  Although they are not super fancy, I do believe they fit my event.  Here are the goodies I got in the mail  

       Here are all the color samples available, and obviously any of the above invites will use one of the great blue hues.

Wedding Wednesdays: Some Invitation Love

    

       Over my long weekend, I finished Wedding Invitations by Jennifer Cegielski.  It was a very quick read that covered all aspects of invitations including ink, paper, envelopes, etc.  There is also some beautiful photography included as well as tidbits about additional stationary needed for a ceremony.  I could just ignore that since I have never been to a wedding with place cards nor do I plan to include them in mine.  The appendix in the back is fantastic since it include different wording methods as well as hints on addressing.  Can Emily Post really teach us how to address the scores of guests who are cohabiting and not married like they would have been thirty years ago?  What about same sex couples?  Luckily, the appendix has a few hints!  

      In the spirit of finishing the book, I have included some of my favorite invitations from Etsy.  

There is something sweet and unique about these invitations created by Hoopity

This classy letter pressed invitation would be great in blue and honors my French roots  

by Letter Press Light

This is so whimsical by Onereverie