Post # 1
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Busy bee
Hive! I need help!
INVITE IDEA #1: Fiance and I found an invitation design we liked on etsy: Modern Bride Invite with Pom design. We liked the pom design b/c we thought it looked kind of modern and fun, and I really want to incorporate Green Spider Mums into my floral scheme.
We were all set to order it and then the lovely VivaLaViolette asked if we would want her to design something else and the wheels started turning. All along I’d wanted modern, fun invitations that will reflect our ceremony/reception….so we came up with these ideas that she would have to design:
INVITE IDEA #2: My first idea was to have her design a graphic that mimicked the lights and chandelier we are going to get married under, see link of my venue here: http://www.bergeventspace.com She commented that she didn’t know if the chandelier in 2D would be recognizable. This was my favorite idea.
INVITE IDEA #3: She then suggested (after looking at the image gallery of my venue) if we were using paper lanterns to decorate (which we are STRONGLY considering), that she design a paper lantern graphic to go on our invites…
INVITE IDEA #4: My last crazy idea (here’s a little background):We are getting married in downtown KC (where I am from) BUT we met and lived in Chicago for about 2 years before moving here. With that said, we are trying to plan an urban affair that we most likely wouldn’t have been able to afford had we still lived in Chicago….So, our wedding is kinda like KC meets Chicago. So, I had this idea after google imaging “skyline invitations.” I found this lovely letterpress invite that had the NYC skyline mirrored at the bottom, and thought: what if we had two skylines on our invite one of KC “mirroring” one of Chicago? Then I was thinking, what if I tried to have someone somehow lay the two skylines over one another (the one in the back could be shaded in, the one in the front could be outlined) at the bottom…What do you think? I suggested this to her and she said she could try it but didn’t know if it would be recognizable.
So…I need help. Which idea do you like? If you like the skyline idea, do you think it’s even possible? I’m not really very “creative” and don’t have a single idea about what is possible in the world of graphic design!!
OR do you insanely creative bees have another idea?!
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Post # 3
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Bumble bee
I love the idea of skylines for people getting married in a big city. It’s pretty magical/romantic looking- a city at night. It’s a great idea! Have you found any skyline views of Kansas City?
I found these: http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hs=HKo&q=kansas%20city%20skyline&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi
Take a gander- look at the great images you can just make a line drawing in photoshop or adobe. A graphic designer could just draw the outline of a skyline and put it into your invites :o)
Post # 4
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Busy bee
@AzinAugust — Do you think there is a way to incorporate KC AND Chicago’s skyline in the same design?
Post # 5
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Helper bee
I love both cities! I definetly choose the skyline idea. What a great way to incorporate where you have been and where you are now.
Post # 6
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Buzzing bee
i really love the idea of a chandelier invitation! I think it’s so chic! Let us know what you decide though!
Post # 7
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Helper bee
I was a Chicago bride-woot! So I like the skyline, but I think the pom IDEA is good (I don’t love the way the invite looks). Something with the silhouette of actual spider mums (they were my ma’s fave) would look nice-I like the rest of that first pom invite (just not the graphic), but I’m not partial to letterpress, so… Good luck!!
Post # 8
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Bumble bee
I was going to do the Detroit skyline for ours because we got engaged at the top of the RenCen, but I went instead with a pom style. I’m DIYing my invites though and the poms worked for me because they were an easy stamp to buy/use. Trying to DIY the same skyline w/o a stamp would have driven me crazy.
What about your colors? Mine are green/blue, so they lend themselves to flowers. But if you have a more masculine scheme (something with gray or black in it) then I would go with the skyline. I like the chandelier idea, but after looking at the venue site, I don’t think it would be recognizable either and a regular chandelier doesn’t look the same.
I vote skyline because it seems to reflect you and your Fiance best. (Seconded by the poms.)
Post # 9
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Helper bee
PS: I think A LOT of people are doing the whole (beaded) chandelier thing, so if you want trendy.. Colorful paper lanterns on an invite (bold primary-red, blue, yellow or fuschia and turquoise) would look nice too.
Post # 10
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Busy bee
I LOVE the chandelier idea too….but the etsy designer didn’t think she could do it. Should I contact someone else?
Our colors are Plum, Chartruese, and Pewter…
Post # 11
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Busy bee
Does anyone know a graphic designer who might me able to help me out w/out breaking the back for more than one design?
Post # 12
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Bumble bee
I really like the idea of having the two skylines. I think it would be a nice way of incorporating both cities into your wedding. I don’t really have any help as far as graphic designers, though.
Post # 13
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Helper bee
I think the chandelier could be done, either a line drawing of it, or to use Illustrator and have it live trace a photo of it. I tried it and it looked alright, but would need some tweaking. I agree that people wouldn’t really know what it is, but once they get to the venue it would then be recognizable. It’s basically a chandelier with a material stretched or shrink wrapped to it, so the line drawing could be of the chandelier underneath with a light overlay of what I’ll call the fabric. Hope this makes sense!!