wedding stationery

somegroovychick · May 27th, 2009, 04:36 PM

we've all discussed wedding clothes, jewellery, shoes, underwear, venues, florists, makeup artist's, hairstyles, etc. in here, but there hasn't been a thread for beautiful wedding stationery.
how important is it to you, as a desi* bride, to have beautiful invitations and accompanying pieces (menu's, favour tags, seating cards, directions cards, etc.).
is it a large portion of your budget? would you like it to be? how do your invitations influence the overall look of your wedding? some couples use it as a jumping off point for their theme and décor, others use it to complement their ideas, and still others don't really care what they look like, so long as they go out lol which one are you? are there any particular invitations or stationery designers that you heart?

this is one i came across that i think its lovely- it is for a hindu/muslim wedding and i think i'm loving it partially because of the letterpress- Studio On Fire // Design & Letterpress Blog
letterpress is a hand-done technique of pressing the ink into the paper and results in this gorgeous, tactile piece of art.

for my own wedding, i designed the invitations and accompanying pieces for everything- invitations were very important as both of us are graphic designers and just needed to cover that aspect ourselves. the stuff we loved was either too expensive or just didn't exist in wedding stationery format, and i think in the end, i just preferred doing it myself.

*i say "desi" because most non-desi couples i know seem to take their wedding stationery a lot more seriously than we do haha, but of course non-desi brides are more than welcome to contribute to this thread!

Silsila · May 27th, 2009, 05:10 PM

well can I just say our SGC does amazing and classy invites for the bride to be......!

rabia3983 · May 27th, 2009, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by somegroovychick

we've all discussed wedding clothes, jewellery, shoes, underwear, venues, florists, makeup artist's, hairstyles, etc. in here, but there hasn't been a thread for beautiful wedding stationery.
how important is it to you, as a desi* bride, to have beautiful invitations and accompanying pieces (menu's, favour tags, seating cards, directions cards, etc.).
is it a large portion of your budget? would you like it to be? how do your invitations influence the overall look of your wedding? some couples use it as a jumping off point for their theme and décor, others use it to complement their ideas, and still others don't really care what they look like, so long as they go out lol which one are you? are there any particular invitations or stationery designers that you heart?

this is one i came across that i think its lovely- it is for a hindu/muslim wedding and i think i'm loving it partially because of the letterpress- Studio On Fire // Design & Letterpress Blog
letterpress is a hand-done technique of pressing the ink into the paper and results in this gorgeous, tactile piece of art.

for my own wedding, i designed the invitations and accompanying pieces for everything- invitations were very important as both of us are graphic designers and just needed to cover that aspect ourselves. the stuff we loved was either too expensive or just didn't exist in wedding stationery format, and i think in the end, i just preferred doing it myself.

*i say "desi" because most non-desi couples i know seem to take their wedding stationery a lot more seriously than we do haha, but of course non-desi brides are more than welcome to contribute to this thread!

SGC i would love you see ur wedding statinonery...any pictures????

PygmyPuff · May 27th, 2009, 06:02 PM

for invitation cards i like the website....................Pakistani Wedding cards , Wedding Cards Collection Pakistan

Niksik · May 27th, 2009, 06:14 PM

SGC, if you don't mind, could you post pics of the wedding cards you designed for your wedding? Thanks.

druggist · May 27th, 2009, 11:19 PM

I was thinking of making my own cards, for budget reasons.
There's this card stationary place near my house with lots of pretty paper and ideas too. The cards would have lots of texture to it.
The estimated price for the card and envelope (minus finding someone to type up all the text inside the card) was about $2.00
But since this didn't include R.S.V.P. cards, and the text as I mentioned, economically it comes out being roughly the same as a printed card I'd say.
So yeah, I'm not making the cards anymore, although it would've been fun.

Relatives have told me to get them made in Pakistan, but I don't know about that...I mean sure it'd be cheaper and you could possibly ask for any type of design I assume, but I'm worried about typos. All my relatives have had numerous typos on their cards, despite reminding the printer-people of the correct wording.

I do want R.S.V.P. cards and envelopes to send out with the main invitation...but I'm not so sure if I should have seat reservation cards, etc...I'm still debating the reserved seating option...
As for directions, I intend to just print them off of mapquest cut them up, and throw them in the envelope with the card.

mysti · May 28th, 2009, 12:36 AM

SGC wud love to see your work

druggist · May 28th, 2009, 01:01 AM

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Originally Posted by PygmyPuff

for invitation cards i like the website....................Pakistani Wedding cards , Wedding Cards Collection Pakistan

interesting

have you tried ordering from them?

PygmyPuff · May 28th, 2009, 03:29 AM

hi druggist,my mom is going to pak for all these preparations and she will visit them.I already designed a logo type .......for my nikkah which she will print on cards ,favour boxes the same logo will be used on pics album,movie and stage background...............

PygmyPuff · May 28th, 2009, 03:30 AM

inshallah

tigerlily · May 28th, 2009, 09:07 AM

It was really important that I get a simple and chic design with an islamic art influence, with attention to detail. I looked at cards in the UK, and found them all to be a little gaudy for my liking.

In the end I opted for getting them printed in Pakistan. Luckily the lady I enstrusted this job to has the same taste as me, so whilst I didn't pick the final design I was confident it would be to my liking, and in accordance with my instructions.

The cards arrived yesterday, and I couldn't have been happier! They really are a simple classy design, in cream and gold. It was hardwork getting proofing the invites, the printer sent me 3 drafts before I was satisfied.

The rest of my wedding will also be cream and gold themed with a hint of red, so they tie in perfectly. The menu's although being printed here also follow the same theme.

rabia3983 · May 28th, 2009, 10:22 AM

^pictures and store locations please

Khubsoorat Collection · May 28th, 2009, 10:49 AM

vhat a fantastic topic yaar!

rabia3983 · May 28th, 2009, 11:45 AM

Yahoo! Image Detail for http://static.flickr.com/2376/2453317490_e6fbf6b89d.jpg

check out this one...i really like it...wouldn't knw how to get it made

Sohni649 · May 28th, 2009, 12:05 PM

Vera wang has an amazing collection.......its pricey but sooooo worth it

somegroovychick · May 28th, 2009, 04:00 PM

silsila, lol! thats not where this was heading, lady *ahem* but thanks for the props

here are mine- our colours were green, chocolate brown, and ivory, and our flowers/theme were green orchids. i wanted something clean and modern and not too fussy.

- mehendi - i don't have a pic of the RSVP card on me, but it had RSVP emails on the left and a map to the venue on the right

- wedding

- ceremony programs

- favor 1 tag - this one said "Stay cool!"

- favor 2 tag - this one said "Thank you for sharing in our good fortune" - geddit? fortune? fortune cookie? huh? huh? i'm SMRT lol

- favor 3 tag- this one said "Enjoy!"

- seating cards

Sweetmoi · May 28th, 2009, 04:05 PM

^wow!

somegroovychick · May 28th, 2009, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by rabia3983

Yahoo! Image Detail for http://static.flickr.com/2376/2453317490_e6fbf6b89d.jpg

check out this one...i really like it...wouldn't knw how to get it made

that's very pretty and would be really expensive! i wonder if this was made in pakistan too.

somegroovychick · May 28th, 2009, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by tigerlily

It was really important that I get a simple and chic design with an islamic art influence, with attention to detail. I looked at cards in the UK, and found them all to be a little gaudy for my liking....

can we see them please? they sound beautiful!

Silsila · May 28th, 2009, 04:42 PM

haha i know lady, but ur work is amazing! So we need to discuss this!