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Not THIS Silva… no, not me, but my cousin Roxanne. She got married to Rudolph, her high school sweetheart of 13 years (they had an on-off and sometimes long-distance relationship) two weekends ago and I, being one of her secondary sponsors (AND her cousin!), was only happy to help with wedding-related designs she needed. Now I don’t offer wedding design as part of my services for clients. That’s reserved for only my closest friends and family, at no charge. If you want to save a bundle on design costs for your wedding, you might want to start dating my male relatives as early as now. Hahahaha! :)
Aside from the Save the Date wedding e-card, I also designed my cousin’s wedding invitations. They didn’t want anything overly-girly and invites that were too formal-looking (embossed Bickham/Edwardian Script fonts, anyone?) , so this is what I came up with.
Due to restrictions on invitation printing, I was allowed only two colors to work with– dark brown and orange. The plant motif on the side is a modified free Photoshop brush/vector image. The invitations were printed for free by one of the bridesmaids whose family owns a printing press. Don’t you just love free stuff! It came out like this:
The invites came in this envelope bound by a satin ribbon with the wedding seal (which I also designed). The wedding’s color motif is green and orange.
Inside, the envelope expands to reveal the wedding details and a pocket containing the entourage list, map, and RSVP info.
Here’s a close up of the wedding logo/seal I designed which was used for various wedding collaterals like souvenir gift tags and wine labels.
The table setting with a wine bottle providing the table number.
The wedding seal and plant/foliage used on the wedding invitations also made their way to the couple’s photobooth pictures. They rented out an instant photobooth for the night where you can have your pictures printed out right on the spot.
My cousins and I (left, in orange dress) goofing off at the photobooth. Pose and Print also printed a large tarpaulin backdrop with my wedding logo design for the background.
Last but not least, I also made a five-minute audio-visual presentation (AVP) with the couple’s pictures which was played at the reception. Some screencaps:
The wedding was a big success. Every little thing was planned and coordinated down to the littlest detail which made for a truly beautiful celebration. Congratulations to Roxanne and Rudolph!
Rudolph and Roxanne – November 8, 2009
Photographed by Atty. Raymond Fortun – http://raymond42n.multiply.com
