Movie ticket themed wedding invitations

This post is about a design idea for a 5x7 movie ticket themed invitation set.

Naturally, there are are a lot of ways you could incorporate a movie theme for an invitation- this is just one idea!



This invitation is a white 5x7 inch card printed over with the design. With digital printing, this is actually the only way to get light text and a dark background- completely covering the card in ink.

Two drama faces hide at the sides of the ticket, and the rsvp card matches the invitation.

This project also turns out to be another good example of multi-lingual invitations. In this case, a second set of the invitations is in Spanish.

This particular design idea would also work well with a colored card stock. Below is a photograph of a yellow toned card printed with black ink.



If you wanted to carry the theme even further, you could actually have me cut out the half-circles at the sides of the invitation.

Twilight &True Blood Themed Party

I have worked on Halloween themed save the date and invitations in the past. They have all incorporated imagery you might expect- such as a haunted house, a pumpkin, a skull, or maybe a ghost.

A party theme that is similar, but more specific, is: Twilight and/ot True Blood vampire themed parties.



One of my recent customers decided to throw a party with this party theme. She found some awesome drink labels here, on HWTM's blog, that incorporate blood splatters.

But she wanted more than drink labels- she wanted favor tags, First Aid Kit labels, and invitations.

The 5.5x4.25 inch invitations were sent out with 5x3.5 inch response cards, and include a quote from Twilight. She will hand out mini first aid kits to guests to symbolize Bella's klutzy nature.

You might have noticed that her themed party was also her birthday party. Turning 30 might suck, but this party won't.


On a sidenote- check out this alternate 4x8 inch invitation design:

There really are a lot of ways to go for invitations designs in this "vein".

Spring cleaning: Baseball Table Numbers

STDO is getting ready to move locations in a couple of months; This meant that spring cleaning this year had to be very thorough. Consequently, I have run across all manner of save the dates, invitations, and other projects from over the years.

Check out this baseball themed table number:


Being sports illiterate, I do not actually know the who the baseball player in the photograph is. Each of the 20+ numbers featured a different famous player.

This table number is a tall folded tent card about 4.5x9 inches tall. The number is printed front and back. To ensure that the card stands up well, a join was added to the bottom. The join also folds, so that these are as much of a pain to store before the event.

It's clear: fun with see-through stickers

A variety of clear sticker sizes are actually available here at Save the Date Originals. Some circular sizes can only be ordered at a larger quantity (100+). But small rectangular or square see-through stickers are available in many custom sizes at fairly low quantities.

From address labels to envelope seals, logos to monograms, clear stickers are fun. Apply them to cards, envelopes, boxes, candles... you name it.



With clear see through stickers like these, your best option is actually just to go with a black-ink design. Because the background will be see-through, let your paper provide background color.

If you do want to go with a color print on your sticker, just keep in mind that you will want to apply the sticker to a white or light paper/surface. Why? White/light ink colors are actually not available. If you get yellow printed on your see-through sticker, it will be very hard to see when the sticker is applied to a dark background!

Envelopes

Another small portion of the recent website updates is: an updated and expanded list of envelopes.

A wide variety of envelopes are actually available, but were not well represented on the website.

White envelopes, colored envelopes, lined envelopes, textured envelopes, and translucent envelopes are all available.

http://savethedateoriginals.com/WhiteEnvelopes.php

Not all envelope sizes are yet listed. The colored envelope section focuses on the envelope size that goes with the popular 5.5x4.25 inch cards and magnets. This card size is popular for just about any personal event- save the dates, thank yous, showers, holiday cards, and more. Now customers can pick and choose from a number of envelope colors to accent their cards or magnets.

Also, check out the printed envelope section:
http://savethedateoriginals.com/PrintedEnvelopes.php

Skip the return address stickers and get that address printed on your envelope. Business? Get your logo printed. Sending wedding thank you cards? Get your monogram printed.

Save the Date: With Humor

Humorous and funny save the dates are always appreciated guests.

Check out this 4.1x2.6 inch design that features toilets. Yes, toilets.



This size is available as either a magnet or a card

Photostrip save the dates

One of the fun ideas that floats around for wedding save the dates is:

A strip of photographs. It reminds couples of when they hopped into a photo booth and made faces at the camera- goofing around and having fun.

Often people will want to hold up signs with "save" "the" "date" for their photographs. Sometimes this works well, but sometimes, I recommend that the couple have to re-write the words so that they come through nice and clear.

There are a couple of magnet sizes that kind of work for this idea: 2x5.5 and 2x8 inches.

There is a card size that works even better with this idea though- 2.75x8 inches. There is enough room for a nice border around the photographs and some wording in a fun font.

Minimum order quantity for this card size: 75.

Click here to visit the information page for this card size.

This size is not available as a magnet.


Check out what this customer had to say about her order:

"Hi Angie. I received the save the dates a couple of days ago. They are perfect! Thanks for all of your help!"

Save the Date: The equation

Below is a wedding save the date design that features... what looks like a math equation.



Quirky, fun, and for the math nerds who are getting hitched.

Even if your guests have not suffered through a math or physics class lately, they will get the gist of what it going on.

This is designed for a 2x5.5 inch magnet or card.

Boarding Pass

Here is an example of a boarding pass save the date design. The boarding pass idea is increasingly popular, right along with old-style movie tickets and sports tickets.

This design was printed on white card stock, and is about 4.25x6.25 inches. This size allows for a good amount of information and still leaves enough space to create a fun layout. This particular design features pink and orange colors, along with the faint image of a cruise ship. The star-seal sports a reminder about passports, something your guests would need to get settled early for a destination/cruise wedding.

One could get a similar boarding pass design on a plain flat card. But this example is taking the idea a little further. Complete with rounded corners, this card has a perforated piece that can be torn off.

As usual, if you are interested in the boarding pass idea but want to work out an alternate design with me, shoot me an email. Link to contact page.

Tickets

Save the Dates that emulate sports tickets? Can do. Check out the example to the left- Think Red Sox. This is another one of those projects that was created for a customer based on their idea.

In respect of copyright, instead of using the actual red sox logo, I can draw up something similar for a logo. Most couples will end up going with a baseball or football graphic for similar ticket designs.

The example on the left is about 2.5x6.25 inches, printed on a 100lb coated stock rather than the 80lb cover glossy card stock used for many of the cards on my website.

Addendum: I thought I would add in a quote from the email this customer sent me...

"...Just wanted to let you know we received the STD's in the mail the other day and they are FANTASTIC!! You did such a great job and were so easy to work with. My sister (the only one who knows we are doing them) loved them as well. It's going to be hard not to show them off until April 08! If you ever need any recommendation, feel free to use my e-mail..."

Update, December 2009: visitors, please see the newer blog post about these kind of save the dates here. Also, don't forget to check out the website (click on the logo at the top).

Update, July 2011: Yes, you can still get similar save the dates! Magnets or cards, with or without envelopes. The "TicketMT9" design is close to the posted one here. You can have me change the colors, photo, and wording for your personalized awesomeness.

Check out the ticket magnet section here:
http://www.savethedateoriginals.com/TicketDesigns.php

Those designs can also be printed as cards.

Also check out a few ticket designs on the save the date card page:
http://www.savethedateoriginals.com/SaveTheDateCards.php