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Need help choosing invite design

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    irishgirl    May 2, 2009   Minneapolis

    My FH and I are having trouble deciding (agreeing) on an invitation design. So, I'd thought I'd ask the bees for help!!

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    Need help choosing invite design :  wedding invitation Option1

    Option #2

    Need help choosing invite design :  wedding invitation ?action=view&current=opion6Need help choosing invite design :  wedding invitation Opion6

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     Need help choosing invite design :  wedding invitation Option2

     

    Well, What do you think?? The invitation will be printed on a natural white paper and be part of an pocket invitation

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    irishgirl    May 2, 2009   Minneapolis

    Ok that didn't really work so well, huh?

    Option #1

    Need help choosing invite design :  wedding invitation Option1

     

    Option #2

     Need help choosing invite design :  wedding invitation Opion6 1

     

    Option #3

    Need help choosing invite design :  wedding invitation Option2

     
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    irishgirl    May 2, 2009   Minneapolis

    Blerg! How do you get them to fit!

     
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    EAQ219    May 22, 2010   Bethesda, MD

    Ooooh those are beautiful! Did you design them youself? I have to say I love all 3. Gosh I really don't know which one I would pick. Maybe Option 2? Or 3? Or 1? I don't think you can go wrong with either. If it were me I would write 1, 2, and 3 on pieces of paper and pull one out of a hat. Good luck!

     
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    missbean    August 23rd, 2008   Canada

    I don't know, but I like the second one the best!

     
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    irishgirl    May 2, 2009   Minneapolis

    Option #1

    Need help choosing invite design :  wedding invitation Option1A

    Option #2

    Need help choosing invite design :  wedding invitation Opion6A

    Option #3

    Need help choosing invite design :  wedding invitation Option2A

     

    Yay! I finally did it!!

     

    So now bees, tell me which one you like!! 

     
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    MsPopcorn    August 2007   Toronto, ON, Canada

    #2.

     
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    Kimbeerlee    11/1/08   New York

    I like #2!

     
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    MsJadey    10/09/2010   San Jose, CA

    I like #2 the best also.  #1 & #3 looks too busy with the addition of the box for the info

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    beelight13    7/19/09   Seattle

    i like #2. did you design them yourself?

     
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    swp02138    September 19, 2008   Los Angeles

    These are gorgeous.  I like #2 best also.

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    happymnbride    8/1/09   Minnesota

    They are all great...

    But, my favorite is number 2!!

     
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    MrsSpitzer    May 17th, 2008   Married in Boulder, CO from Los Angeles

    Number 2, Number 2!

     
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    irishgirl    May 2, 2009   Minneapolis

    Wow! Lot's of votes for #2!!

    Yeah, I pretty much designed these myself.  I found a leaf and flower design I liked on istockphoto and then pretty much ripped it apart! I didn't have time to draw the whole thing from scratch in Illustrator so I wanted to use pre-made pieces. I replaced all the flowers with clovers (to up the irishness!)

    I have matching STD's that I am printing on magnet paper. 

     
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    vyeta7      

    Number 3 is the prettiest and most original imo.  Number 2 seems to echo a lot of the designs I have already seen. Number 1 is too dark.

     
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    mlindsey    3/15/08   Los Angeles

    I agree with Vyeta, but I still like #2 best. It's the least busy of the three but I love the dots on #1. Regardless, you did a great job designing them yourself.

     
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    bluegreenjean    June 2009  

    I like #2, too!  I think it looks softer, a bit more elegant, maybe?  They're all pretty, though.  Good work!

     
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    jennred782    6/20/09   San Jose, CA

    omg those are great, I have been trying to find non cheesy irish wedding invites I love #2 I wish I was that creative are you willing to send your template

     
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    jules    08.30.08   LA

    I like #3 for its originality.

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    irishgirl    May 2, 2009   Minneapolis

    jennred, I can send you a template. What kind of file do you want?? I created them because we wanted a touch of irish on the invites and all the ones I found were over the top.

     I also have to say I get a completely different feel after I print them out. number one isn't really that dark. The background is 20% shade of the darker color and it prints out a sort of antique like color and really makes the copy frame pop! My FH likes the simplicity of number 2. 

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    ncbride    05/02/09   NC

    I vote for #2!

     
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    missm    09-27-08   San Francisco

    I love the shapes in #1 and #3, but with the centered text, the use of white space is a bit funky.  #2 is my favorite, as is.  #1 or #3 would probably be fabulous if you could adjust the way the text flowed in the space or adjusted the sizing of the frame to better fit the text.

    Overall, though - what fun invitation designs!

     
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    dreambml    4/12/08   Boston

    #2 is definitely more traditional.  But if you want something a little different, that looks like it is more one of a kind, go with one of the others.  Either one - the dots in the first separate the wording section a little better though.

     
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    irishgirl    May 2, 2009   Minneapolis

    Thanks missm!! You have just given me an idea! I'll try it out tomorrow and post new examples.

     
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    irishgirl    May 2, 2009   Minneapolis

    Ok...here is another option

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    Need help choosing invite design :  wedding invitation Invitation4new

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    irishgirl    May 2, 2009   Minneapolis

    Need help choosing invite design :  wedding invitation Invitation4newsm

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    BenJerrysBride    August 2009   Stowe, Vermont

    I vote for #2 because otherwise a little busy...

     
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    irishgirl    May 2, 2009   Minneapolis

    Ok...one last one. Since a lot of you said it was too busy..I darkened the background up so the white frame would pop out.

    Option #5

    Need help choosing invite design :  wedding invitation Invitation4dk

    I loved all your suggestions and I came to realize the different invites gave off different vibes. So, I think whichever one I choose will depend on the feel of the wedding. If I want it more elegant I will go with #2, but if I want it more funky I will choose one of the other ones.

    Right now I am looking at cardboard vases in a pyramid shape for centerpieces so I think that leans toward funky, but who knows what I'll end up with. I have a hard time making up my mind (if you couldn't tell)!  You should see how many different monograms I have made!

     
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    Cyd    July 17 and July 18 2009   Finger Lakes, NY / Thousand Islands, NY

    Still a big fan of #2 over here!

     
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    jennifer0031       California

    I like #2 the best

     

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