Courtney’s Wedding Invitation

Design

Jul 18

When my mom got engaged, I was delighted that she asked me to do the invitation suite. We landed on a delicate blue, inspired by hydrangeas and lavender, and added antique gold accents. This paper suite featured an RSVP card, pre-stamped response envelopes, hand watercolored envelopes (by my sister, Camille), and an information card alongside the main invitation. The main invitation was, of course, all decked out: two layers of paper for the base, a vellum trifold enclosure wrapped with a gold ribbon and sealed with gold wax pressed into a piece of dried lavender. It looked good. It smelled good. It felt good to hold. Whew! Y’all. This invitation suite: she’s a beauty.

a flat-lay of a gold beaded purse, brass inkwell, flowers, rings, and four paper components in white and light blue — *Kimberly Macdonald Photography*

Not included in this display—but still a part of the wedding set—was the invitation to the Friday afternoon party at my mom’s long-time dear friend Lynn’s home in Tiburon (if you know, you know…that the views from here are breathtaking). Each square was printed, then the gold stars were hand-painted on before adding the printed vellum layer with a ribbon tie at the top.

The catering from Just Relish was incredible, so the simple, classic style of the menu let the dishes shine on their own.

a long white menu with blue writing on a cream background with flowers and mint — *Kimberly Macdonald Photography*

a light blue envelope behind a vellum-covered invitation with white and blue paper, wrapped in gold ribbon with dried lavender pressed into a gold wax seal with mint and flowers around it — *Kimberly Macdonald Photography*

My sister—the apparent genius—had the idea to get my mom a Yves Saint Laurent lipstick with her new name engraved on it.

a light blue envelope, wedding invitation wrapped in vellum with a gold wax seal, blue RSVP card, and white information card set against a cream background surrounded by flowers and mint — *Kimberly Macdonald Photography*

a vellum-covered invitation with white and blue paper, wrapped in gold ribbon with dried lavender pressed into a gold wax seal with mint and flowers around it — *Kimberly Macdonald Photography*

Place cards and table cards were both watercolored by hand to match the envelopes from the invitations. Yes, Camille did all of the flowers. Did I mention she’s a professional florist?