We’ve got some great Christmas inspired wedding invitation design to show you plus the cutest Christmas wedding you have ever seen! first up, the design! When we first met with Erica about photographing their wedding we knew it was going to be something special. She would be getting married in December told us all about her ideas for a retro kitschy Christmas wedding with lots of pink and sparkly details. So when she asked us do design her wedding invitations and other paper details, we were so excited! Of course we started with the Save the Date. One of the major details for the wedding was romantic roses and bold saturated pink colors. I created this wreath of holly and roses with vintage lettering. There is even a little silhouette of the Golden Gate bridge, to get people excited about the location, San Francisco.

The back featured another big pink rose and website information.

When it came time to create the invitations, Erica and Andrew wanted something a little more formal with that same vintage vibe. I love the gold envelopes and the pocket fold enclosure.

Here is a close-up of the wedding invitation.

The front of the pocket fold featured a cute matching monogram.

Detail of the inserts. I really love the San Francisco map we created showing the ceremony, reception, and hotel.

Another favorite detail is the wraparound address label on the RSVP envelope.

We also designed a wedding logo incorporating the rose wreath form the save the dates.

We designed the covers for Erica and Andrew’s wedding programs. The bright bold colors were a big part of the wedding decor, so we created these beautiful pink covers with the wedding logo.

The last thing we designed for Erica and Andrew’s wedding were their escort cards. Erica’s idea was to have the name tags placed into gold covered chocolates. I designed these cute scalloped edge name cards. The back layers is a beautiful pink glitter paper. Here they are all set up at the wedding.

Coming up next is the wedding post! Oh my goodness, you are in for such a treat! This wedding was absolutely beautiful!

Don and Emily are such a wonderful couple. From the moment we saw them as a bridesmaid and guest at Matt and Diane’s wedding, we knew their love was something special. When we met with Emily and she told us about their own wedding, we were thrilled at the opportunity to be a part of it and get to know them better. Don and Emily were planning a beach wedding at Parajo Dunes, a resort along the Monterey Bay in Watsonville, CA. Lots of family and friends were renting condos and beach homes and even camping for the wedding weekend. Emily and Don really wanted to incorporate both a camping and beach theme, along with their color palette of navy with bright oranges and yellows. We created lots of cute camping-based illustrations for a fun, casual look. Let’s start with their Save the Date!

My favorite part is the old-stlye lantern with the heart flame. It was carried across through all of the design. Emily said it inspired some of the decor at the wedding, which you’ll see in their wedding post coming up next.

When it came time to do the wedding invitation, we went a little more formal, but still kept all the fun, colorful elements. We designed the invitation, RSVP, envelope liners, and super cute map.

“Can we get a witness?” Love it! We did a postcard RSVP.

I really love the map!

Here are some close-ups of the illustrations. Love the vintage camper!

This was a really fun suite to design! Stay tuned for Don and Emily’s wedding photography post later today!

I’m excited to share another invitation design we did for one of our summer weddings – Brad and Michaela! The style of their wedding was SO adorable, wedding photos will be coming up next! For their wedding invitations, Brad and Michaela were looking for something casual, vintage-looking with a touch of rustic. I love the western-style, bold look of the typography paired with the red and white polka dots.

Michael tied all of the inner components with red and white baker’s twine, a very cute touch!

A rustic map to help the guests find their way downtown!

Brad and Michaela even ordered folders for their Shot Spot and we printed them with a cute matching monogram on the front and date on the inside!

Stay tuned for their wedding photographs!

I am SO excited to share some new design we’ve created here at The Goodness! I say “new” lightly because I work on this months before I get to share them with you, but they are worth the wait! Mike and Morgan wanted something classic and modern, that matched the aesthetic of their wedding venue, The Citizen Hotel. It started out with an order for a monogram and evolved into wedding invitations, invitations for a separate reception in Southern California, escort cards, and thank you cards!

Let’s start with the first thing we designed: the monogram! Simple, classic type with a fancy ampersand. We went through quite a few to get the perfect ampersand! It’s the little details that count.

Mike and Morgan, then decided to get invitations done as well. We started with the monogram as a base and went from there. The crosshatch pattern and the “date dot” was a detail that we were able to carry through the entire suite.

Another of my favorite details is the little icons for meals on the RSVP. They came in handy when we created the escort cards! I also love the wraparound address labels on the RSVP envelopes that say, “Let’s Celebrate!”

Mike’s mom liked the invitations so much that she had me design another suite for the reception she was hosting in Southern California. We wanted to keep a similar look, but make them different. These overall had a lighter look to them and again we used the “date dot” and the tag line “A reception for the newlyweds.” throughout to differentiate this suite.

We were on a roll with all the design so Mike and Morgan decided to have us do their escort cards and thank you cards! The escort cards are my favorite! I love that we used the dot element and used the food icons from the RSVP to let the server know what each guest had ordered.

Here they are all set up at the wedding.

Morgan found the little chair holders (so cute) and made a sign that said “Please take your seat”.

We had their monogram printed on their photo folders for The Shot Spot. (our awesome photo booth!)

I LOVE the way that Mike and Morgan incorporated their monogram into the wedding favors. I’ll talk more about those in their wedding post coming up next!

After the wedding, we used one of their wedding photos to create these super cute matching thank you cards.

What’s even cooler, is when you have The Goodness do your wedding design, we get to make your photo stuff match too! These are the CDs for the photography. We even make matching DVD menus! Fun!

Wedding invitation, escort cards, DVD case for the photographs, RSVP from reception invite, and thank you card!

We had so much fun working on this design with Mike and Morgan! Everything turned out great! Next up we are going to share their wedding photos!

When Shannon approached my about designing her wedding invitations for their fall-time Massachusetts wedding on 10-10-10, I was so excited! You must check out their wedding photos, everything was so beautiful! Shannon and Chris wanted to incorporated that autumn feeling into their wedding by basing the design around an acorn – a symbol of good luck! The wedding venue was The Fruitlands Museum which celebrates the native people of Massachusetts. When I sat down to design them, sort of a folk-art feel began to emerge in the design and it worked perfectly!

Here is the invitation front and back.

Close up of the invitation front.

Here you can really see the acorn-infused folk art pattern I designed to use throughout the invitation suite. I isolated one of the acorn groupings for them to use as sort of a monogram.

Chris and Shannon decided to go with the wraparound address labels which are super-easy to print at home and look great.

The ever popular RSVP postcard — saves on stamps and envelopes!

Finally, the full suite: Invitation, envelopes with wraparound address labels, RSVP postcard, and information card. All pieces were printed on an extra heavy linen card stock that went perfectly with the design. Love it!