Invitation innovations
So I'm currently exploring wedding invitation possibilities. Being a graphic designer, I planned to design it myself, but now I'm having second thoughts. I mean, there are so many great options already out there so why bother?
But I've also been looking into nontraditional invitations and once again, I poked around YouTube.com. Look at what I found:
This is the coolest invitation ever. Oh, and if you want the back story on this couple, check out their amazing proposal.
This one gets points for creativity, although the technical qualities are very weak. If you're going to do a video invitation, make sure it's high quality.
This one is both creative and technically sound. This one has cute music and is sort of funny.
I don't understand this one, both because it's in another language and because the story doesn't really make sense, but it looks fun.
I sifted through tons of slide show videos. Please, for the sake of your guests, don't send a DVD full of photos of the two of you growing up! No offense, but no one really cares about seeing all those boring pictures except for your moms. Video invitations should be creative and high concept, not dull and painful.
Any other invitation options I should consider? I have to make a decision soon and I want to be well-informed!
Comments
I think the video invitations are a cute idea! However, I know that some of my family members would have a hard time figuring out what they were. I have a hunch that a few people I know would take so long to get around to looking at it that we would be celebrating anniversaries by the time that they found out that they were invited to our wedding.
My FI and I made our own invitations and save the date cards. I am really happy with the fact that they turned out filled with such love and warmth. They were a lot of work and at times I think I could have bought nicer ones, but we have had so much fun working on them together that they were well worth it.
Posted by: Heather | June 8, 2007 04:57 PM
Stephanie,
Thanks for the great post! These video invitations are a hoot! Video isn't really "us." I'm looking into doing something different and found:
www.aliadesigns.com who does all kinds of different stuff from silk to etched glass to you name it! Good luck!
Posted by: Roberta | June 28, 2007 03:35 AM