Just as important as your invitation, the envelope sometimes gets forgotten about in the rush of addressing and mailing. When your guests receive their invitation in the mail, the envelope will be the first thing they see, therefore the envelope should show as much care and detail as your invitations. Here are some ways you can make your envelope extra special.

Wax Seals

Wax seals date back to the Middle Ages, and were originally used as evidence that a package had been tampered with, as you would have to break the seal to get the package open. These days, wax seals are decorative and come in a variety of colors and decorations to imprint in the wax.

Modern day equipment makes wax sealing easier than ever. Most craft stores sell glue gun sealing wax, which can be used in a hot glue gun. Another great way to get the look of sealing wax with less of a hassle is to order pre-made wax seals. These come already in the circular shape, much like stickers, which you then stick right onto the envelope. Wax seals will give any envelope a little more decoration and personalization.

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Invitations are not only an important part of your wedding, they play a major role in any party you throw! At Zenadia Design, we create couture invitations for any type of event, including bridal showers. The following invitation was designed for a Cinderella theme bridal shower.

Kaytie, the bride-to-be, is completely smitten with Cinderella. Her sister, the bridal shower host, said Kaytie would live at Disneyland if she could. With Kaytie’s love for Cinderella and all things Disney, we went to work designing an invitation Kaytie would simply adore.

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Welcome back to part III in our series of posts on Sari and Andy’s wedding invitation. If you are just joining us, please check out part II to see the invitation for this amazing celebration.

On to the celebration! Photographed by Eagle Photography, and coordinated by the incredibly talented Katie Tiffany of Tiffany Weddings, this wedding was all about glitz and glam.

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On to part II of our Hollywood Glamour theme wedding: the invitation.

After meeting with Sari and Andy and getting to know them, and taking a trip to the El Rey, I was able to create the perfect opener to Sari and Andy’s special day.

The invitation arrived in a red envelope, complete with vintage Hollywood theme stamps.

Open the envelope to reveal an invitation made completely out of black satin with white feather trim.

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Hollywood Glamour. A theme anyone could get excited about. So how exactly do you translate this theme onto your invitation? One of the most important aspects of your wedding, the invitation plays a very crucial role as the opener to your event. It has to be personal, unique, and able to get your guests excited about coming to the event. It also has to convey your wedding theme or style to its receiver.

In this 3 part series, we’ll show how the invitation design process moves from a conversation, to the invitation, to the actual celebration.

Sari and Andy were getting married in October, and wanted a Hollywood Glamour theme for their wedding. Being fans of vintage Hollywood, they wanted something chic and glamorous for their wedding invitation. Their reception was to be held at an old renovated theatre on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles. Built in 1936, the El Rey Theatre was the perfect choice for Sari and Andy. After meeting with and getting to know Sari and Andy, my first order of business was to visit the El Rey to obtain further inspiration for this lavish invitation.

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With all the hustle and bustle of a wedding, sometimes its hard to find time to figure out exactly what information goes on your paper products. When you work with a custom invitation designer like Zenadia Design, they can help take the stress off this area by giving you suggestions. I always refer my clients to Verse It. This is an amazing website, filled with hundreds of ways to word everything from your save the date cards to rehearsal dinner invitations.

Lets take a look at some of the things you should include on your paper products:

Invitations

Rather than state the obvious, lets take a look at a few etiquette tips:

- Whoever is paying for the wedding us usually listed first. That is, if the brides parents are paying you’ll want to say something like: Mr and Mrs Edward Smith invite you to the marriage of their daughter…

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Your budget is small, your wedding desires are large, so where do you draw the line when it comes to your paper products? Most wedding related expenses are necessary: the invitations, dress, photographer; these all play a major role in the celebration of a lifetime. To help you decide what paper products are a must at your wedding, lets take a look at some of the options.

Invitations

There’s no way around this one. If you don’t send an invitation to your wedding, no one will be there! At Zenadia Design, we like to think of your invitation as a piece of history for you and your family. Our company tag line is Zenadia Design: Creating history just for you.™ Therefore, we make sure your invitation reflects who you are and is completely personal. After all, when all is said and done, the only things you will have left from your day are the pictures, the video, your dress and the invitation. Make sure its something meaningful and special.

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Hello to all the EAD readers! My name is Heidi, and I am the owner and designer of couture invitation studio, Zenadia Design. I am so honored to be guest blogging this week on EAD, and am excited about all the fun and inspiring posts I have to share with you!

I always find it fun and interesting to get to know the people behind the design and blog posts, so I thought I would introduce myself before we get into the posts!

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