4 Heirloom Touches to Elevate Your Bespoke Custom Wedding Invitations
I recently sent off a wedding invitation suite for a couple that loves American football. While we might not always think of our favorite sports team as having a place on wedding invitations, I had so much fun designing tigers and bears for the Cincinnati Bengals and Detroit Bears. Using watercolor and neutral colors, the final designs were elegant and charming! The couple decided to go one step further, selecting a wax seal and rusty orange ribbon to tie together the whole suite into an elegant, unique invitation. Adding these heirloom final touches to your invitation suite can add a level of sophistication and personality.
1. Wax Seals
Nothing says storybook romance quite like a wax seal. Wax seals can include your wedding monogram (read more about how I can help you design a custom monogram), small designs, or just add texture to your wedding invitation. To your guests, opening a wax seal on the invitation feels like they’ve been invited to something truly special and unique!
A wax seal adds sophistication and a beautiful final touch to your invitations.
2. Vellum Wrap
Vellum wrap adds such a soft touch of elegance, as well as the practicality of holding together all of the pieces of your wedding invitation suite (the rehearsal dinner details, RSVP card, and the invitation itself). This helps to make your wedding invitation feel a little more high-end, a little more luxurious, and it looks stunning when opened.
3. Ribbons
Ribbons are such a simple, beautiful way to tie together a wedding suite. The color and type of ribbon that you chose can add whimsy, romance, or stunning elegance. If your custom art has more neutral tones, a bright ribbon is a great way to add a pop of color.
A lavender bow adds a soft elegance to a simple black-and-white design.
4. Vintage Postage Stamps
This is one of my favorites - vintage postal stamps, like wax seals, feel like they come straight from a romantic fairytale. They suggest old-world charm and sophistication. A curated selection of vintage postal stamps can make your wedding invitation feel truly unique!
Vintage postage stamps are a simple but elegant addition to any invitation
Which of these add-ons would you want for your custom wedding suite? Or would you choose all of them?! I can’t wait to hear from you about your ideas for your custom wedding art and how we can make your invitations feel as special as your love!
