Mountain Wedding Invitations on Wood Veneer

I'm incredibly lucky to do what I do and I'm so excited to be a part of my good friend, Michelle's wedding. Not only do I get to attend this fabulous Crested Butte, Colorado wedding but I also was hired to design the save the date, invitations and reception stationery.

It all started with a photo Michelle and Colin took on their phone (see below). Colin proposed to Michelle in Crested Butte so it was the perfect place for their wedding and the perfect inspiration for their printed pieces. I took the photo and created an illustration for the save the date postcard and then changed it up for the invitation to make it new for guests.

The wedding invitation suite is comprised of an invitation printed on aspen (perfect for Colorado!) wood veneer. The response postcard, welcome card and website tag are printed on brown paper bag cardstock. Because there will be a bike parade to the reception, I incorporated a tandem bike illustration on the website tag. The website tag dangled from the jute twine that was tied in a perfect little bow in the front with the enclosure cards tucked behind.

Many times I wish I could attend my client's weddings to see how everything turns out. This time I get to and I can't wait to celebrate the union of Michelle and Colin! Now onto the reception stationery designs...

Features: Aspen wood veneer, Neenah Desert Storm 130lb cardstock, jute twine, computer printed calligraphy, custom mountain illustration, response postcard


The Crested Butte photo that was the inspiration for the illustrations used:

Save the date (back of the postcard pictured on top)

Back of save the date postcard: 

Invitation suite:



The enclosure cards:

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Photo Save the Date

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1960s Style New Year's Eve Party

Love the theme for this New Year's Eve party...1960s with a hint of Mad Men. The client didn't want any obvious Mad Men illustrations so we used wording to reference instead (i.e., "You be Mad to Miss It" and "Let's Party Like Mad". This party is going to be a blast (from the past)!

Featuring: Metallic pearlescent paper and envelopes, pocketfold, computer printed calligraphy on envelopes

Save the Date:
The Invitation Pocketfold:



Stationery design by The Inviting Pear (www.theinvitingpear.com)

Event Planner: Rachel, Swoop Events

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Save the Date...& Keep Austin Weird

You can't get more Austin than these save the date postcards that I designed. I love their engagement photos by Jake Holt Photography. You can just tell that this wedding is going to be fun!

Featuring: 2-sided postcard, computer calligraphy printing of addresses









Invitation design by The Inviting Pear (www.theinvitingpear.com)
Wedding Planner: Becky, Pearl Events Austin (www.pearleventsaustin.com)

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Destination: Austin, Texas

Because many of Tori & Nolan’s guests are coming from out of town, we wanted to highlight that the wedding will be held in Austin, Texas. I did this by creating a unique trifold, accordion-folded save the date, complete with a Texas state image laser cut from the cover to show a heart over Austin.


I also created “luggage tags” with their wedding website printed on it. Using purple baker’s twine, the tags hang from one of the panels (guests can easily take this off and put it on their refrigerator). I created a play on words by tying the baker’s twine in a knot and stating “We are tying the knot”.

Finally, on the back we included fun facts about Tori & Nolan’s relationship (such as their first date and where he proposed) as well as information about Texas.

Featuring: Laser cut Texas image (Austin Laser Art), silver metallic envelopes, luggage tag and baker’s twine


Front cover with Texas state laser cut out:



 Back of save the date complete with the couple's relationship details and Texas info:




































Invitation design by The Inviting Pear (http://www.theinvitingpear.com/)


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Inspired by Location

As a graphic designer, I'm inspired by a million things...fonts, color combinations, music...really anything! Many times my clients are also inspired by the venue they chose as their wedding location. I'm currently designing an invitation based on the beautiful window at One World Theatre in Austin, Texas. I can't wait to show you all how it turned out but the invitation set isn't back from the printer yet. However, I've gathered some custom designed invitations that I've created over the years based on location. Hope you enjoy!





























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The Inviting Pear is a graphic design and stationery studio, specializing in custom, made-to-order wedding invitations & stationery, birth announcements, holiday cards, and corporate logos & branding.

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