in the studio: mary beth & dan’s save the dates
I had so much fun working on Mary Beth and Dan’s screen printed save the dates, and can’t wait to see what happens with their invitations! Mary Beth and Dan met in high school, and now after 14 years of knowing each other, they’re planning a summer wedding.
Their home town, Akron, is the “rubber capital of the world” so we tried to infuse a bit of an industrial look with the Akron font. The save the date is structured like a fold-in, so that when it’s first pulled out of the envelope you get the brief details of the save the date, and when it’s unfolded you get Mary Beth and Dan’s story.
You can see this invitation and more of my work at Hello Tenfold!
Responses to “in the studio: mary beth & dan’s save the dates”
Nina
February 3, 2011 at 10:54 amglad the comments are back! i wanted to say how much i love this. great job, ellie! :)
emily
February 3, 2011 at 11:05 amthis is really sweet ellie!
anna
February 3, 2011 at 11:17 amthese are beautiful! The colors really pop.
Mary Kate
February 3, 2011 at 11:35 ambeautiful invites and the story is so sweet ; )
anna
February 3, 2011 at 1:08 pmhey! i reposted this awesome save the date on my wedding blog and it already has over 100 notes. I hope it’s ok I used your image, I linked and credited it all of course!
here is the link
http://weddingwhims.tumblr.com/post/3087816590/in-the-studio-mary-beth-dans-save-the-dates
mary beth
February 3, 2011 at 2:00 pmdan and i had such a wonderful time working with ellie on our save-the-dates. the responses from our friends and family have truly been priceless….such a fun way to kick off the festivities! thanks again, ellie!
twobrunettesshop
February 3, 2011 at 2:17 pmoooooooooh I LOVE these!
Ivana | Love Ardently
February 3, 2011 at 2:19 pmoh wow! i can’t believe you screen-printed those with so much type detail! awesome job ellie!
Design Fixation
February 3, 2011 at 3:02 pmI absolutely love your idea for folding the card to hide some of the information – genius! And while I’m handing out compliments… that color combination is just so fresh and inviting.
Laura Villarroel
February 3, 2011 at 3:47 pmBella e inspiradora!
nina / ash & anchor
February 3, 2011 at 4:42 pmSoooo awesome! Love them! And the story is soooo sweet too :)
Meg G.
February 3, 2011 at 5:31 pmGreat type Ellie! SO perfectly executed and super creative and fun.
Patti
February 3, 2011 at 6:01 pmThis is adorable. Love the story…very creative & memorable : )
Kate H.
February 3, 2011 at 7:14 pmI love the way you folded them to create a short and long version of the story. It adds a very unique touch – to your already unique and gorgeous design!
Tiffany W
February 3, 2011 at 11:04 pmthis is so sweet!
i was wondering if you could do a post on how you kept your collection of business cards.
i was hoping to get an album and use baseball card holders to hold my business cards in the album.
what about you?
Indounik
February 4, 2011 at 7:16 amNice work. Love the colours, the font mix and the inclusion of the story of how it all came to be.
ellie
February 4, 2011 at 9:13 amthanks everyone!
Ellen
February 4, 2011 at 10:32 amAhhhhh I’m from Akron, too! These are fabulous and it’s even more fun to see our hometown blasted on the interwebs!
Ali
February 5, 2011 at 10:11 pmLURVE!
Erin
February 7, 2011 at 4:29 amHello,
I’m IN LOVE with these.
I would love to know some of the typefaces you used
If your willing to give up your secrets to a fellow designer.
x
liz
March 15, 2011 at 1:38 pmThis is absolutely inspired! i love it!
Sydney Newsom
March 19, 2011 at 12:34 amWow! I know you had an awesome time designing these- they look amazing!! So, how many fonts combinations did you try until settling on the final selection? That’s the kind of thing that keeps me awake at night!
Elaine
March 30, 2011 at 6:55 amWow!! I love these invitations are gorgeous :)
Felecia-Tampa Photographer
April 17, 2011 at 1:44 amI love the colors- they are a really great combo. I think the changes in font and font size make it even more visually stunning and interesting to read! How is that that a font change makes the message more interesting? I LOVE it :) <3