Pastel & Embossed Destination Wedding
Pastel | Textured | Modern Romance
an invitation suite for a wedding at:
Private Residence, Oahu, Hawaii
Our bride wanted a soft and romantic feel to her wedding invitation suite, incorporating a pale french blue, buttercup yellow, and blush.
She also knew that she loved the embossed texture we’ve been showing a lot of lately, but wanted to create more negative space with hers.
We chose two main methods for elevating the overall design:
Linen bound folio to house the suite
and
Overall embossed pattern
The linen bound folio in a natural linen color was carried throughout the suite. We backed several pieces in the same linen and layered it into our menus as well.
You know how much we love embossing, so we created an embossing pattern based on the watercolor and embossed everything. Embossing is such an elegant and unusual way to add texture and elevate the overall suite.
We selected a thin silk ribbon in a light bush to tie the whole suite together. Each invitation was tied with a simple bow over the semi-transparent vellum layer with blush roses printed on it.
One of the design elements we wanted to work with was negative space. We do a lot of design work that has an overall embossed pattern, but for this design, we wanted to eco the asymmetry that the bride was using throughout the wedding.
The invitations had negative space in the middle with roses and vines tumbling in a semi-circle around the wording.
We also see the same asymmetrical design work on all the other pieces, my favorite being the reply envelopes.
We used the same asymmetry and negative space on the menus and place cards with bits of the floral pattern and vine work peaking in along the edges of the menu cards.
The place cards were a simple cards with different aspects of the floral embossing on each card, complete with blue calligraphy.