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Seeking Great Gatsby style Invites : On-line vs In Store (and where!?)
Hey everyone!
My FI and I are getting married in October, and we are having a Greaty Gatsby / art deco themed wedding at a museum here in town. Our colors are gold, black, and burgundy, and the ceremony/reception are both at the museum on a Sunday evening.
Our StDs are in the midst of being sent out and now I'm on the hunt for Great Gatsby like invitations. My best friend had found the template we used for the Engagement party (also GG-like) off of Etsy; and while I'm not opposed going down the route again I'd like to find out what has worked for others in the past, especially if you have done the GG style. The flowers, small cake with macarons, lighting, attire etc - it will all have that style and now I'm starting to stress over where to begin with the invitations.
I've started my search on WeddingPaperDivas, Minted, VistaPrint etc but open to anyone's insight or input, and whether they've had better luck with in store vs online.
Hope to hear from someone!
My FI and I are getting married in October, and we are having a Greaty Gatsby / art deco themed wedding at a museum here in town. Our colors are gold, black, and burgundy, and the ceremony/reception are both at the museum on a Sunday evening.
Our StDs are in the midst of being sent out and now I'm on the hunt for Great Gatsby like invitations. My best friend had found the template we used for the Engagement party (also GG-like) off of Etsy; and while I'm not opposed going down the route again I'd like to find out what has worked for others in the past, especially if you have done the GG style. The flowers, small cake with macarons, lighting, attire etc - it will all have that style and now I'm starting to stress over where to begin with the invitations.
I've started my search on WeddingPaperDivas, Minted, VistaPrint etc but open to anyone's insight or input, and whether they've had better luck with in store vs online.
Hope to hear from someone!
Re: Seeking Great Gatsby style Invites : On-line vs In Store (and where!?)
The Great Gatsby is a highly symbolic meditation on 1920s America as a whole, in particular the disintegration of the American dream in an era of unprecedented prosperity and material excess.
Fitzgerald portrays the 1920s as an era of decayed social and moral values, evidenced in its overarching cynicism, greed, and empty pursuit of pleasure. The reckless jubilance that led to decadent parties and wild jazz music—epitomized in The Great Gatsby by the opulent parties that Gatsby throws every Saturday night—resulted ultimately in the corruption of the American dream, as the unrestrained desire for money and pleasure surpassed more noble goals.
(Stick with Art Deco. The Great Gatsby is a terrible theme for a wedding.)
I paid $40 for the Etsy designs. And the print shop charged me $130. I had 5x7 invite, 4.5x5 accommodations card, 4.5x5 RSVP card, and business card sized wedding website/hashtag card and all the envelopes were included.
I felt like i got a great value by doing it that way and I had custom invitations! I received a lot of compliments about my invitations when I sent them out.
ETA: just make sure you choose a good Etsy shop with good reviews
Also I should add i had a total of 125 invitations printed out at that price. So $170 total for everything.
I've gotten several designs from Etsy and uploaded them to VistaPrint to be printed, and I've had a lot of luck...though you may find things cheaper at a local printer.
I'd suggest looking for Etsy shops with suites, as well as good reviews. A cursory search turn up this:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/268686102/art-deco-wedding-invitations-gatsby
Or this:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/182130452/art-deco-wedding-invitation-suite
Both have good ratings with plenty of reviews.
https://www.invitationsbydawn.com/shop/splendid-shimmer-invitation/
https://www.invitationsbydawn.com/shop/all-that-shimmers-pearl-invitation/
https://www.invitationsbydawn.com/shop/illuminate-invitation/
Zazzle.com is budget friendly.
https://www.zazzle.com/great_gatsby_1920s_art_deco_inspired_wedding_card-256260076078361210
https://www.zazzle.com/vintage_black_gold_art_deco_wedding_invitations-256356167675129529
I agree with other about "Great Gatsby" being a terrible theme for a wedding. Have you actually read the book?
Some of these wordings are terrible. Think about posting your wording here before ordering.
I've ordered loads of stuff from Etsy and I've had wonderful experiences.