Project: Wedding Invitation Package

Vintage travel theme invites guests to join in the adventure

Custom designed, hand printed, and hand assembled package reflects the personal focus of the wedding

Personal design to fit a personal event

Each piece of the invitation was handmade. The envelope was folded from a map showing the location of the island and sealed with a sticker illustration of a rope heart knot, which was used like a logo for the event (the couple tied a heart knot during the ceremony). The entire package was wrapped in a hand-printed belly band and tied with twine.

Inside the package was the actual invite, an rsvp postcard, and a booklet. The couple’s wedding was in a tourist area so every guest would need to travel. Because the location was chosen for it’s special meaning to the couple, the booklet shared their story.

Vintage Michigan postcards were used for the front of the rsvp, and every invite used a different image. The grooms mother created a collage of all the postcards as wall art, which each guest signed at the wedding.

envelope made from a map
The front of the envelope shows Mackinac Island, with address label covering part of Lake Huron
map envelope with sticker in shape of a heart with a rope heart-shaped knot illustration
The envelope was sealed with custom heart-knot stickers
image shows the entire invite package
The envelope was custom folded from a map. Package contents were wrapped in a stamped belly band and tied with twine.
invite package pieces layered on plain background
Invitation package includes invitation, booklet, and rsvp postcard in a cellophane envelope
small booklet cover
The cover of the booklet is cover stock hand printed with a wood pattern in metallic ink. A vintage 1970s wood toned label tape piece with "our story" is fixed on top
page with story, vintage map, and photo of the couple
First page of the booklet
large vintage map of the island, photos of the bride and groom, and story
The inside spread continues the story of why the wedding was held on Mackinac Island
the colophon describes the vintage travel theme, that the fake wood label tape came from the bride's grandfathers stash of 70s office supplies, etc
The last page has another vintage map. Inside the back cover is a colophon about the invitation package, held in place with map-themed washi tape
vintage tags with stickers
The invitation was printed on sticker paper and attached to vintage paper tags.
back of invitation tag
The map of Mackinac Island sticker wrapped around the back with details about the island
vintage inspired design
Back of the rsvp postcard
vintage postcard featuring the state of Michigan
Each rsvp card used a different vintage Michigan postcard for the front

Wedding favors were handmade leather luggage tags with an adventure theme. The tags are leather strips with designs burned using a wood burner.

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At the wedding, each guest received a luggage tag in the adventure theme. Each was handmade using a wood burner on leather