Artistic eyes, help on my STD

temerityjane

I bought my STD design on Etsy. I like the design, I think this looks pretty good, but I admittedly have NO eye for color, art, or how ANYTHING looks.

This is the proof. Can anyone help me out and let me know if you spot anything glaring or that should be different?

It'll be a postcard from VistaPrint, so I'm going to put the website and stuff on the back.

PIP here:

Here's a link to a bigger version: 

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/w2q8p-VqbolJWmjHUi5GNA?feat=directlink

A quick glance over would be appreciated. Thanks!

WildRumpus

Looks good to me

akhensley81

Thumbs up!

BTW my birthday is the day before your wedding! Love it!!

louisvillebride21

I'm having a bit of trouble reading "invitation to follow" Not sure if its because its on Brinkleys leg or what. It could be easier to read in person though.

kkchisholm

I think it looks great. I thought you guys were sitting in a wagon at first.
It kind of looks like it says "save the dale" though.

FutureMrsTR

I don't have a very artistic eye, but to a layperson it looks really nice   I love Goldens and Brinkley is gorgeous, I'm glad you picked a photo with him in it.

Funny story - a friend who's wedding I'm in in Sept sent her STDs recently, her mom ordered them and whoops, they didn't have the date on them.  So she had to handwrite the date on all of them.

BecW2be

I like it! That photo is adorable! Here are just a few things I'd tweak, but only because I'm a freak.

In the circle, I'd make the & a bit smaller so it pulls your names away from the edge of the circle just a bit and offers a tiny margin.

Increase the spacing before the periods in the date or decrease the spacing after them so the spacing is more even.

The "t" gets lost in that font because the line weight is so thin, so anal-retentive me would propably go in and make that cross a little heavier, with a drawn line or something.

I'd make "formal invitation to follow" smaller and pull it down and a way from "Save the Date".

Again, this all means nothing! You could send it out exactly like it is and it would be awesome! These are just things I'd notice if I was doing the layout. Take them and use them as you wish, or throw them back at me and yell "Stop fucking with my awesome STD!!!"

atayk21

I thinki it looks great! And your dog is beautiful too!

temerityjane

Bec - Awesome, thank you so much. I really just don't SEE that kind of stuff. At ALL.

Everyone who commented on Brinkley - I KNOW, CAN YOU EVEN STAND IT?

Maybe I'll have her darken the text just a little little bit - that might make it more clear to read.

BecW2be

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[QUOTE]Bec - Awesome, thank you so much. I really just don't SEE that kind of stuff. At ALL. Posted by temerityjane[/QUOTE]

99.9% of all people don't see it either, I promise! No one will notice if you don't take any of my suggestions. So much of my job is doing things people will never notice, but that build a cohesive, solid overall look. It's kind of depressing, really. :)

I always feel when I list things I see on something that the person will think I hate it or that I can't find anything right with it. That's not it!!! I love your design.

rhodesign

ha! Bec I had the same things going in my head!

The photo is really nice, TJ! And your dog is adorable!