Invite input needed!

Tygirljojo

Ugh, I'm sick of working on the invites!  Input needed on design/style/wording....EVERYTHING!  I've spent the last 1.5 days working on it and don't want to move much further until I get some input.  I will be printing it in gold metallic ink on wine red paper (the lotus flower on the bottom I plan to have in a metallic lavender) on Gocco printer. 

Tygirljojo

And one more style option:

sarack

I really like it, have you tried the thing design in the corners in all of the corners? I just wonder how that would look, and maybe the lotus flower in the middle.. or inbetween your invite thing and the place name??

I think the wording is great. It looks lovely so far, can't wait to see what you do with that gocco printer, i don't exactly know what one is but i'm stoked to find out!

BrandyL10

I personally like the second one. The wording looks great! But if you are a person of symmetry, then you may want to stick with the first one. More balanced.
Hope this helps! They sound like they're gonna be beautiful!

ahuette

ditto Sarack with the 4 corners and lotus flower in the middle...just to see what it looks like, otherwise I think #1 looks great!

carrieoz_76

Only wording suggestion is that usually the year gets a separate line from the date.  I prefer the first one b/c I prefer symmetry, but that's just me. 

I ditto Sara - I don't know what a Gocco printer does, but am looking forward to seeing the final product!

niq24601

I like the off-centered-ness of the second one more than the first.

I can't tell since most of it's hidden, but is the address for the ceremony location the same size/type/style as everything else? Or is it different? I tend to like the invites where the address stands out a bit.

Tygirljojo

Hmm...so like this or should I try to get something in the corners still?  The basis for the design is partially the Thai temple roofline, but I could see if i could get something design wise into the bottom corners too.




Niq - the font for the address is the same size and style as the rest of the info.  So you think I should do it in bold or something like that?  I'm not sure if I want to introduce another font in the design, but bolding the address should be fine.

Tygirljojo

Carrie - sorry, wasn't trying to ignore you.   I tried the separate line thing...will see if I can get it to work, just making it tight with spacing in the design.

KST_

I'm not quite sure what's going on with the design in the corners - my eye wants to interpret the squigglies as half-butterflies. For the wording, to me "exchanging vows at their wedding" seems strange and semi-redundant. The wedding is the part of the exchanging vows, so I would just say "exchanging wedding vows". Also, I'm a big fan of putting periods at the end of sentences

ahuette

I like the design with the lotus flower in the middle best.

jennuinne

I think I prefer the second one, or the first if you can figure out something to add to the bottom to balance it out.  I agree w/ KST that exchanging vows at their wedding sounds akward. 

niq24601

Okay sorry for being totally fickle about this, but the latest design with the lotus part of the way up is nice too .

Tygirl I hear you about not wanting too many fonts/styles. One way you can bring a little attention to the address without doing too much is by not italicizing it. So that everything else is italicized but the address is in the regular font.

carrieoz_76

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[QUOTE] I tried the separate line thing...will see if I can get it to work, just making it tight with spacing in the design. :)
Posted by Tygirljojo[/QUOTE]
Yea, space definitely can be an issue.  I wonder if you can balance out the designs at the top of the invitations by moving more text down on the page?  If so, another line might not hurt.<div>
</div><div>I like your unique designs, and I'm impressed that you put this together in a day and a half!</div>

sarack

I really like the lotus flower higher up. I agree with niq that the address should be a different font, and one more line might help the bottom look a little heavier.

I love the idea of the thai roof and KST-that def looks like a butterfly but I think it looks awesome!

Great job!

Tygirljojo

KST - that's because it IS a butterfly.   Call me wierd, for some reason I just feel like I need something to tie in my invites to the wedding and I know Kelli is going to have some butterflies on the cake and I'm not opposed to them.

As for the font, what appears to be italicized is actually the normal style of that font.  Maybe I need to look for a different font?

Honestly, texting with Sara last night, she confirmed what I felt which is the invite is top heavy.  Mind you, this is even after I tried to thin the lines on the top a bit.  Part of me wants to scratch the whole style and just use the lotus flower design.  I don't need to use the Thai roof or butterfly part.  It'd be simpler and allow more room for the wording (not to mention my ridiculously long name!!).  What do you guys think?

jennyann28

I like your 3rd attempt with the Thai roof and the lotus flower not all the way at the bottom.  I've seen a lot of "top heavy" invites (in fact, if you go look at the kits at Michael's, they are almost ALL top heavy), so I don't think it looks abnormal.  I think the cultural relevance outweighs the top heaviness!  

Also, I am totally jealous that you have a gocco.

melissa82

I haven't read the other responses yet, so forgive me if I'm repeating anything.

I like the first one better than the second, but I think the design is too heavy and too large. Perhaps a bit smaller in the corners and make the lines in the design thinner. (I would actually like to see the design straight across rather than in both corners like that.) But it may look different when printed with the Gocco.

I normally don't like all ital text, but I do like this one. However, gold ink is actually the hardest for people to read, and red/orange tones are also difficult on the eye. Add in the fact that the ink is metallic and the text ital--I'm sure it can work but I would advise testing it out soon before you buy everything you need (unless you have already). I think on the invite panel itself it'd be fine, but I'm not sure about the other enclosures.

As far as the wording, I'd try "as they exchange wedding vows." It looks like there is an unnecessary hyphen in "two thousand ten." ("Two thousand ten" is correct, but adding the "and' is also acceptable, so it's just a personal preference.) I would also put the year on a separate line or omit it completely (etiquette says the year isn't necessary, as it should be obvious to your guests).

Hope that helps!

Tygirljojo

Hmm, good point on the metallic gold coloring for the font vs. other color - I actually was debating doing the wording in black or white.   Yup, I did change the wording on the wedding vows part, just did it after the 3rd attempt I posted up.

I'm still debating on design, but I agree, if I do keep that style, I will likely try to thin the lines (AGAIN).  And MAY try to do something on the bottom corners...we'll see.

Kahalagurl

I feel a little late in posting, but heres my two cents.

I really like the thai roof of #1. I think its very original/interesting border. I would be interested in seeing what it looks like with thinner lines, but i personally like how it looks as is. 

 Could u use the Lotus design in a monogram maybe? I think it may look nice at the top of the invite.  rather then the middle.

I think the top heavy look is fine as PP say. A LOT of invites are like that now and i think becuase there is a lot of white space in your design, it doesn't look unproportional.