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My invitation design!

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    BeachFanatic    10-2-10   New Jersey

    Hey guys! let me know what you think.. i spent my weekend working on this instead of my save the dates because I was way more inspired than writing out addresses...  They are going to be printed and layered on paper in a pocket fold..  still not sure what i will do with the outside.. maybe tie some rafia around it with a starfish tag.

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    1. My invitation design! :  wedding Img map.jpg (146.4 KB, 61 downloads) 2 years old
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    cardigan    January 7, 2011   Austin, TX

    Can't see the photo! :-(

     
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    BeachFanatic    10-2-10   New Jersey

    okay.. guess tabloid is too big!!

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    cardigan    January 7, 2011   Austin, TX

    Wow!!! I really like that alot! Great job!

     
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    BeachFanatic    10-2-10   New Jersey

    haha thanks! okay, i guess everything uploaded now!

    im happy i came up with the starfish look... originally i was gonna do seagrass but that would have been harder to carry out on everything... i can cut and paste that starfish all over the place.

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    RecessionistaBride    January 28, 2012  

    It's really great! The suite says "beach" without being too theme-y.

    Which design program did you use?

     
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    LittleOctopus    October 10, 2010   Raleigh, NC

    That's amazing!  Love the little circles...way to go being beachy fabulous without cramming sea life down our throats!!  Job well done, my dear.

     
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    BeachFanatic    10-2-10   New Jersey

    @recessionista- all illustrator..   thanks! thats what i was going for... we are get married on the beach, in the sand (my life long dream!!). I dont like the cornball beach wedding stuff out there...

    my colors are "sea glass." im having my bridesmaids where whatever they want as long as its the color of sea glass...

    im really excited about the design.. i showed it to FI and he's like "woooow you are so talented- that is soo us!!"

     
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    Swiss Miss to Bee    October 10, 2010   Fairfax, VA

    Very cute :)

     
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    toothfairyb    September 4, 2010   Vancouver, BC

    Love them! Well done! I've been looking for samples of the insert cards and yours are beautiful!

     
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    grace8367    September 6, 2009   Chicago

    They turned out beautiful- congratulations!

     
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    JoJo Bananas    August 21, 2010   Santa Cruz, CA

    Looks good! I love Zapfino.

     
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    KMSull    August 7, 2010   Lexington, KY (via Atlanta, GA)

    Those are really awesome! I'm so jealous of people that have some kind of graphic design talent, because I definintely don't.

     
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    mouse    September 11, 2009   Austin, TX

    Pretty--great job!

     
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    prairiegrl    June 12, 2010   Massachusetts

    Those are so nice!  I really like how the direction and events cards fit with the invitation!

     
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    ccranetobe    August 14, 2010  

    Oh so pretty, love the theme and the colors! great job!

     
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    crebre80    November 20, 2010   Baton Rouge, LA

    Love them!!!

     
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    whitesonnet    June 26, 2010   Detroit, MI

    I live the little bubbles! And that you clear up any potential uninvited guests by saying how many seats have been reserved for each invite. Great job!

     
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    BeachFanatic    10-2-10   New Jersey

    @jojo- i knoooow, i spent like 2 hours downloading new fonts and messing with things and then just ended up sticking to a mac standard : / haha it just seemed to fit so well though..

    Thanks for the feedback guys! i dont want to show a ton of people that im gonna invite because itll ruin the surprise... (i freaked out at FI when I saw him showing his aunts the STD over the holidays...) its nice to have somewhere else to go for it!!

     
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    BeachFanatic    10-2-10   New Jersey

    @KMsull- i went to school for it plus i spent about 2 years as an invite designer when i got out... so its actually been a crazy amount of pressure because i feel like people are expecting greatness..  its a lot harder to nail down a design with that hanging over your head.. i almost said "screw it" and went to my local papyrus but i figured i waited all these years... At my first job when i had down time i would just play with all the pocketfolds and dream up what MY invite my look like if I was the customer... haha

     
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    krissybee    October 15, 2011   :: chicago IL ::

    everything looks fantastic!!!!!... beach inspired and elegant!! you did an awesome job!

     
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    snobunyz24    October 1, 2011  

    Would it be possible to send me the file you used for the map? I am having my wedding atSurfrider and will be going to the mad hatter afterwards :)  Or, how did you do that?  Thank you

     
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    snobunyz24    October 1, 2011  

    how funny i just noticed your wedding was one year and one day away from mine as well

     

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