Lakeshore Save-the-Dates

I recently had the opportunity to design a fun save-the-date set featuring an image of a lake and the surrounding landscape. For the illustration, I used a photograph I'd taken at the Krka National Park in Croatia as a guideline, and adapted it to be a flat two-color image using the pen tool in Adobe Illustrator. 

I loved working on this save-the-date set because I already knew the couple, and the project was kind of a unique case because they'd actually already gotten married last summer. They hadn't had time to have a big wedding then, so now they're planning one for this August, and the celebration is going to be in New York, in a picturesque location near Lake Erie. The save-the-date design highlights the cool venue for their event - and even though the image is not derived from the actual landscape they'll be at, the flat color of the picture makes the landscape generic enough that it could work for almost any natural setting.

Stacks of finished save-the-dates

Save-the-date with matching solid Cobalt Blue envelope

We created two different save-the-date designs - one that was sent to the out-of-town guests they wanted to also invite to a Friday night dinner and Sunday brunch, and one just for the guests invited to the big Saturday celebration in the park.

For the envelopes, we chose a solid dark blue color that matched the dark blue used on the stationery. I printed all of the addresses on white labels and attached a return address and guest address to each envelope for a professional look. Labels are a great way to address any stationery that have dark colored envelopes - otherwise anything you write on the envelope might not show up, and light colored pencils, paint pens, or markers can be more difficult for the post office to read. 

Finally, I picked out the USPS's "Garden of Love" postal stamp for the corner of each envelope. The blueish-green background went well with the colors of the stationery and envelopes, and I loved the flower designs. They fit well with the nature theme, and the petals of the flowers and birds had little heart shapes hidden throughout the garden, making them perfect stamps for these whimsical save-the-dates. :)


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