Time for the Save the Date

Now that it looks like I'm honing in on my color palette, I can start thinking about the next big task at hand - the Save the Date card. At first I was thinking of just doing it electronically to save money and paper. But the fiance wisely talked me out of this. It will be nice to have something tangible in hand to kick off the invitation process and communication to our friends and family. We are lucky to have a graphic designer friend design our invitations. Here are some wedding invitation ideas that caught my eye recently and that will work nicely with the color palette in play.

The first image is big, bold and graphic. I like how the date is the focal point, especially because I think we have a fun wedding date (7.3.10).

This next idea is for a save the date postcard. The postcard idea has merit because it avoids needing an envelope.

The next set of images are inspirations for the overall invitation suite. Ideally, I would love for the Save the Date to tease what is to come.

Beautiful, elegant, and artistic

(This site is a must-see - so many fantastically chic palettes and designs)

Source: EastSix

Beautiful, artistic, luscious graphics in line with my palette

Source: Momental Designs

Bold, crisp, modern and classy

Source: Peculiar Pair Press

Simple, clean, and high impact

Source: David's Bridal

Peacock feathers galore

One of the themes I'm considering for the big day is the Peacock theme. I've been seeing this in a lot of blogs but it would actually be meaningfully significant at our Indian wedding. Known for its beauty and grace the Peacock, which is the national bird of India, symbolizes beauty, prosperity, love and peace and is considered sacred. What a beautiful symbol for a wedding! Here are some lovely ideas I came across based on the theme.

Source: Momental Designs

Source: Karen Tran Florals (tons of stunning pics on her blog)

(love how they mixed the feather with a hot pink color scheme!)

Source: ThePartyDress.Net

(a clever and dramatic idea to keep the cake simple and put the feathers on display)

Source: OneSourceWedding

Source: The Fairmount Bride

Laura Kranitz hair clip

Lovely invitation designs

Here are some invitation inspirations that are fun, bold, colorful and wonderful eye candy. These are all from Momental Designs. Absolutely stunning work with vintage and exotic flair. Right up my alley.

More images to come...