Tropical | Bright | Elegant | Linen
an invitation suite for a wedding at:
The Four Seasons, Oahu, Hawaii
We wanted to create a bold, tropical pattern that could be used throughout the paper and reception spaces in varying ways. We were aiming for tropical but wanted to create a feeling that was slightly more upscale and elegant alongside the more casual island feel.
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 also had to die-shapes created for this project - one in the shape of the island of Oahu, and one in the shape of the hibiscus flower we used throughout the suite.
The island was used as an insert for the invitation, as well as tags for our welcome bags. The flowers we used everywhere else!
Now that we have all our elements laid out, let’s talk about the invitation itself.
Elegant and on the simple side, our invitation was printed with the couple’s crest on top of bright white cotton. The invitation was then backed in a bright pink and the entire piece was embossed with an overall texture, front and back.
We then created our folios, which we shaped line envelopes. The inside of each linen-bound folio was lined in custom-printed mulberry paper to match the suite.
The left hand side held the stack of a reply card and envelope, reception card, and info card, all tied together with seafoam green grosgrain ribbon.
Our finishing details included a second color of vintage grosgrain ribbon, lots of linen, tons of texture, and an invitation that rewards you for interacting with it!
