Being an artist at heart, I absolutely love painting or illustrating crests, maps, monograms, and all things custom. But some brides would prefer to keep the invitation clean with just fonts, and have custom details on the envelope liners, belly bands, vellum wraps, or other cards (or none at all). The font choice really impacts the style of the invitation. Choosing the right font can be overwhelming, but as a graphic designer and typography “nerd”… I am here to guide you through it! During the initial phone consultation I discuss the wedding style, colors, and budget with the bride. This gives me an idea of the fonts that would work well, and I also suggest that the bride sends me some inspiration from Pinterest or my website to make sure we are on the same page. I have taken some photos of previous wedding invitations with only fonts to demonstrate some of my client’s favorite styles.
Classic Script + block print: this font has been very popular for the traditional bride. All of these invitations have the same font, with different variations in the printing and invitation size (also some of the capital letters are a “fancier” option, but it is still the same font).
We can add a custom envelope liner (or other embellishments) to the traditional invitation suite to make it more unique. I painted this mountain scene for a personal touch.
2. Formal Script- below are some examples of more formal swirly scripts. In addition to the font chosen, you can also see the difference in all script and mixing with script and block fonts.
5x7 invitation suite in taupe letterpress with a simple border
Traditional and formal script, medium size invitation, in taupe letterpress
5x7 size invitation suite, gold foil printing
5x7 invitation suite, letterpress printed in taupe, adding a card stock to frame and a ribbon.
Black letterpress, all script, medium size invitation
Charcoal engraved invitation suite on cream paper, medium size invitation, all script.
3. Clean + Simple- the following invitations feature a script font that brings a fresh, simple, slightly modern, yet still a very traditional feel to this suite.
4. Playful, swirly script + block fonts. This invitation is a fun script for the bride who wants clean and simple, but not too “traditional”. I added a hand drawn flourish of leaves with flower buds to break up the wording, which is also a way to add an illustration without it being too “much” (although I love illustrations, some brides prefer simplicity for the invitation).
5. Modern calligraphy font + block font. These invitations feature a modern font with block fonts. The first one is the same as the above invitation, which shows a whole different look. The second photo shows how different the black paper looks with a modern font.
5x7 invitation, white script on black card stock, digital printing
6. Hand Calligraphy- this is a beautiful way to have your invitation custom while still keeping it simple. This invitation is calligraphy (no fonts) and all script. The calligraphy style, just like the font, can transform the look of the invitation. Hand calligraphy is a custom fee, but it is so beautiful!
In another post I will talk about adding other embellishments and the different printing types, because all of these decisions play a big part in the overall invitation suite. Leave the design up to me, and I will walk you through the process…. I am here to make this part of your wedding one less thing you have to worry about!