Getting Started with Clear Acrylic Invitations Okay so transparent wedding invitations are having such a moment right now and honestly they’re not going anywhere. I had this bride back in spring 2023 who was absolutely obsessed with modern minimalist everything, and when I showed her acrylic samples she literally gasped. Like actual audible gasp. These […]
Getting Your Belly Bands Together Without Losing Your Mind Okay so belly bands are basically just decorative paper strips that wrap around your invitation suite to hold everything together and look fancy. They’re super popular right now and honestly they DO make invitations look more expensive and put-together, but assembly can be… a lot. Especially […]
Okay so engraved invitations are literally the most traditional printing method When couples ask me about engraved wedding invitations I always tell them straight up—this is the fancy stuff your grandmother would approve of. Like proper fancy. We’re talking about a printing technique where a metal plate gets carved with your design and then pressed […]
What Actually Is Seed Paper and Why Should You Care So seed paper is basically exactly what it sounds like—paper embedded with seeds that you can plant after you read whatever’s printed on it. For wedding invitations, this means your guests get your details, show up to your wedding, then stick the invite in some […]
Getting Your Travel Wedding Announcements Right Okay so destination wedding save the dates are honestly their own beast and I learned this the hard way back in spring 2023 when I had a client who sent out gorgeous cards with literally just the location and date, no other info, and then her phone was ringing […]
What Semi-Custom Actually Means So semi-custom invitations are basically the middle ground between buying a template off Etsy and hiring a designer to create something completely from scratch. You’re working with an existing design framework but you get to modify certain elements to make it yours. Think of it like ordering a pizza with your […]
Details Cards Are Basically Your Wedding’s Instruction Manual So you’ve got your main invitation sorted out and now you’re staring at this blank space wondering what the heck goes on a details card and honestly, I get asked this like every single week. The details card is basically where you dump all the practical info […]
Okay So All-in-One Save the Date and Invitation Combos Right so you’re probably looking at these combo packages because you want to simplify your life and honestly I get it. Back in spring 2023 I had this couple who were planning everything from another state and they were like “Olivia we cannot deal with multiple […]
What Embossed Invitations Actually Are So embossing is basically when you create raised lettering or designs on paper by pushing the material up from underneath. It’s the opposite of debossing which presses down into the paper, and honestly I used to mix these up all the time until a printer in Dallas corrected me in […]
Okay so gatefold invitations are basically the fancy two-door things that open from the center You know those invitations that have two panels that meet in the middle and open outward like little doors? That’s a gatefold. They’re honestly one of my favorite invitation styles because they feel so dramatic when guests open them, and […]