Category Archives: Style Guide

Eco Friendly Wedding Invitations: Sustainable Green Options

Okay So Eco-Friendly Wedding Invitations Are Actually Way Easier Than You Think The paper. Let’s start with the paper because honestly that’s where most couples get overwhelmed and then just give up and order regular invites. You want to look for recycled content paper—like 100% post-consumer waste is the gold standard but even 30-50% recycled […]

Gold Foil Invitations: Metallic Pressed Luxury Designs

What You Actually Need to Know About Gold Foil Invitations So gold foil invitations are basically the thing that makes people gasp when they open the envelope and honestly that’s why couples keep asking for them. The metallic pressed process creates this raised, shiny effect that you can’t get with regular printing and it catches […]

Monogram Wedding Invitations: Custom Initial Logo Designs

Okay so monogram wedding invitations are basically everywhere right now And honestly they’re one of those details that can make your whole invitation suite look way more expensive and cohesive than it actually is. I had this couple back in spring 2023 who were totally overwhelmed with their wedding planning and the bride literally texted […]

Transparent Wedding Invitations: Clear Acrylic Modern Designs

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 […]

Invitation Belly Band: Decorative Wrap Assembly Guide

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 […]

Engraved Wedding Invitations: Classic Etched Printing

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 […]

Plantable Wedding Invitations: Seed Paper Eco-Friendly

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 […]

Destination Save the Dates: Travel Wedding Announcements

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 […]

Semi Custom Wedding Invitations: Partially Personalized Designs

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 […]

Wedding Invitation Details Card: Information Insert Guide

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 […]