Next weekend, my girlfriend Terra will be having her bridal shower in Southern California. Her aunts graciously offered to throw her shower, but I couldn't help forcing myself into the paper goods situation by offering to do the invites. Terra gave me the freedom to do what I wanted with the invites- her only request being that I use some pink since she wont be incorporating the color too much into their upcoming summer wedding.
Sometimes it is much more difficult to focus in on a design when someone gives you carte blanche rather than being overly specific about they want, but luckily I stumbled upon this
fabulous fuchsia zebra paper from Paper Source which served as the inspiration for the entire invite as well as the envelope lining.
I absolutely love a double sided invite that leaves a little mystery when the guest first pulls out the invite from the envelope so I kept the front of the invite ambiguous with a simple "you're invited" placed upon a minty striped background. Using the bright fuchsia as the color for all the text, I decided to keep the main information on the back of the invite simple with a fun mix of
Luella font and
Reina font on a plain white background. I tied all the colors together by printing the guest's addresses in fuchsia and the host's return address in mint on the envelope flap.
I am so happy with how these turned out- especially the unexpected zebra paper! I love that they still feel girly and fun, but really capture a less traditional feel for a bridal shower invite.
