I’m so excited to finally get this design on the site!
This was custom designed for my cousin Erin’s wedding which was just a couple weeks ago on September 17th. She and her new husband, Brian, were married at the Jefferson Beach Marina, then had their reception onboard the Ovation Yacht. We cruised the Detroit River all afternoon and it was just so beautiful and perfect. I was also honored to also be a bridesmaid in the wedding… at 7.5 months pregnant! I think I did OK, though! I just had sea legs for the rest of the day, and my balance was pretty off while sailing.
Anyway, when it came time to design her invitations, Erin is like a sister to me, so I knew I was going to take this as over the top as she would let me. : ) I thought the nautical theme was a given.
They were generous enough to give me full reign over the design, and trusted me to do whatever I wanted. This can be wonderful if you know you have the same taste, or a nightmare if you don’t. Luckily, the result was the best-case scenario where we had trouble deciding over three different, but awesome, variations on the design. In fact, I liked them all so much I’ve decided to add them all to our collection!
This first one is the version they actually decided to go with. Erin fell in love with the pocketfold enclosure and the rope, and Brian like the simplicity of the design. Our family got together to assemble them since there were so many pieces: from the main invitation set, to the enclosures, the envelope liners, the labels, postage, etc. We literally formed an assembly line of eight people, busting it all out in only a few hours. (If you had the luxury of time, but not a small team of people to help you assemble, it would definitely be worth spreading it out over a few days.) At least I didn’t force her to do the wax seals too! (haha)
You can view more of the Nautical invitation suite in our Collection here. I will have the other two variations posted in the next couple days. Congratulations again to the Erin and Brian! We’re so happy for you and so happy to have Brian in the family!!!
Enjoy!
