Invitations away!
Nearly a week ago, we finally finished and sent off our invitations. Since I'd blogged a lot about our decisions along the way, I wanted to show them off on our blog - with all of the identifying information removed, of course.
I made these myself in Adobe Photoshop. The invitation is from an old (1960s or 1970s) photograph I have of two swans (you get 3 guesses why the swans...):
The reception insert is made using a 1920s painting, "Where There's Smoke There's Fire" by Russell Patterson. I absolutely love the dress and the dainty cigarette holder!
Just after we finished these, another bride-to-be who's planning a 1920s wedding emailed me. She sent me an example of her 1920s-style invitations, and agreed to let me post it on my blog.
Her invitation is admittedly more 1920s-looking than my main invitation (although I think I made up for it with my reception inserts). However, a swan theme in my wedding has always been a certainty, which is of course the reason for the swan photo on the invitations.
Labels: wedding invitations
posted by Katharine Swan @ 11:26 PM
Also a full-time freelance writer, Katharine Swan conceived of a 1920s-themed
wedding when she found her beautiful 1929 wedding gown on eBay. She and her husband sleep in a 1920s brass bed, eat at a 1920s dining table, and live in a
1920s home in Denver, CO.
4 Comments:
I love your invitations - especially the insert with the cigarette holder. I'm having a 1920's wedding too, in May - some of your links have been very useful - thanks for sharing! I'm collecting links too, but mostly in del.icio.us - however I'm not having a traditional 20's wedding, more like a 20's party that happens to be our wedding.
Good luck with it all!
Thank you for your email! The 1920s theme is also heavier at our reception than the ceremony itself, although many of the manifestations of the theme - such as my dress and the bridesmaid dresses - naturally carry over to the ceremony as well.
I'm glad my blog has been helpful. Stay tuned - I have more to post in the next few days!
Where can I find the old black and white drawing of the couple next to the unicycle?????
Anonymous,
Honestly, I'm not sure. The invitation was emailed to me by one of my readers over a year ago. I'll see if I can get a hold of her for you though, and post back here if I find out anything.
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