Nautical wedding invitations of the summer

Before the summer winds down, I wanted to share some nautical wedding invitations I had the pleasure of working on this season. Coincidentally, both brides names were Lindsay and both had island weddings (one being on Martha's Vineyard and the other being on Great Diamond Island off the coast of Portland, Maine). The vision was navy, white and nautical. I had so much fun designing these pieces with the brides. I love how how each wanted to incorporate special touches whether it be the map of Martha's Vineyard (love maps!) or using touches of nautical knots to symbolize "tying the knot."

Martha's Vineyard Save the Date - Trifold

Lighthouse Save the Date

Nautical Map Save the Date

Lobster Invitation for Rehearsal Dinner

 

[Photos courtesy of Hobart & Haven)

My new helper: Meet Charlie

The word "helper" may not be exactly the right word... perhaps major distraction, master messer or new obsession may be more accurate. As you can tell, Charlie has the epitome of puppy dog eyes which make it very easy for him to get what he wants which usually consists of cuddles, constant attention or a never ending game of fetch. Nonetheless he is the newest addition here at Hobart & Haven and he may just inspire me to design a couple pet friendly note cards for the animal lovers out there. While some aspects of quality of life suffer like lack of sleep, floors that need a daily cleaning and triple laundry, there are also many aspects that are forever improved like the unconditional love your loyal pup provides, the pride you have over teaching a trick or command and the new dog owner friends you meet at the dog parks. THANK GOD for dog parks.

Packaging your wedding invitations

There are so many special touches you can add to your wedding invitations. One of my favorite jobs of the summer was this navy and green wedding invitation set that we tied up nice and pretty with matching green and white twine from Divine Twine (they come in a variety of colors and have so many uses). This bride also splurged on calligraphy from the talented Jenna Hein from Love, Jenna. I could stare at her handwriting all day long. It's just gorgeous. I also created matching wine bottle labels and escort tags that I'll be posting soon after the pictures come back. They were a hit!

Lobster invitation

Lobster rehearsal dinner invitation

I was psyched when someone asked me to create a lobster themed rehearsal dinner invitation for her wedding on Cape Cod. She also chose to use the same Eat, Drink and Be Married header as another one of the brides I've been working with. I thought the final piece came out really nice.
Even though we are entering the wonderful season of pumpkins, apple picking and leaves, there will always be something about buoys, lobsters and lighthouses that I can't get enough of. No matter what season.

Happy Fall everyone.