Okay so homemade wedding cards are having this massive moment right now Like seriously every third couple I work with wants to DIY their invitations or at least some part of the stationery suite. Which is great! But also… there’s so much that can go wrong and I need you to know what you’re actually […]
Getting Your Dholki Invitations Right Okay so dholki invitations are honestly one of my favorite things to work on because they’re SO much more relaxed than the actual wedding invites, but here’s the thing – people still mess them up all the time. I had this bride last spring 2023 who ordered her dholki cards […]
Start With What You Actually Need Okay so the biggest mistake I see couples make is designing their wedding cards before they even know what they need them FOR. Like, are we talking save-the-dates? Invitations? Thank you cards? Programs? All of the above? You gotta figure this out first because it affects literally everything – […]
Getting Your Haldi Invitation Design Right So the haldi ceremony invitation is honestly one of the most fun ones to design because you can go SO bright and playful compared to the main wedding invite. I had this bride back in spring 2023 who wanted everything super formal for her wedding but then we did […]
Okay So Your Friend’s Getting Married and You Need a Card First thing – don’t overthink this but also don’t show up with one of those generic drugstore cards with the weird cartoons on them. I mean you can, but if you’re reading this you probably want something that feels more personal, right? The whole […]
Photo Invitation Cards Are Actually Way More Complicated Than You Think So you want to put a photo on your wedding invitation and honestly this is where like 60% of my clients get stuck because they think it’s just slapping a picture onto cardstock but nah it’s way more involved than that. I learned this […]
Figure Out What You Actually Want First Okay so the biggest mistake I see couples make is jumping straight to Pinterest before they even know what they need. Like, you’re gonna end up with seventeen saved pins of letterpress cards that cost $18 each when you have 200 guests and a $300 stationery budget. I […]
Telugu Wedding Invitations Are Their Own Category, Trust Me So Telugu wedding invitations are completely different from what most people think of when they picture Indian wedding cards. I learned this the hard way back in spring 2023 when a client’s mother-in-law literally called me crying because the invitation didn’t have the right deity illustration […]
What Doodle Wedding Invitations Actually Are So doodle wedding invitations are basically invites that have this hand-drawn, sketch-like vibe going on. Think little illustrated flowers, quirky line drawings of the venue, maybe cute stick figures of you and your partner, or these whimsical borders that look like someone sat down with a pen and just… […]
Start With Your Timeline Because Everyone Messes This Up Okay so first thing – you need at least 4-6 months before your wedding to order invitations. I know that sounds like forever but trust me, I had this couple in spring 2023 who waited until 10 weeks before and we had to do rush printing […]