When planning a wedding, it's easy to get caught up in the big ticket items: venue, dress, food, etc. One thing couples may not think about right away is: invitations. Although it's a smaller part in the grand scheme of things, it's the first thing your guests see - the first taste of your style, your theme, and your personalities. It's actually a significant element, one that requires a lot of thought, a lot of creativity, and a lot of planning.
Our winners were lucky to win the Diamond Invitation Suite from the incredible Holly Thomas Design. The package they received included 5"x7" invitations with coordinating envelopes, RSVP cards with printed RSVP return envelopes, as well as coordinating menus.
Holly is dedicated to serving couples by, "providing graphic design services including monogram design, save the dates, invitations and day-of needs (menus, programs, signs)," she said, "I work with closely with my clients to create a design that reflects their personal and wedding style. I like to be relatable, have fun with my clients and not take everything so seriously...planning and designing should be FUN!"
Her advice to couples? "Stay organized, have a vision board, and don't be afraid to ask that bridal party for help," she said, "The wedding planning world can be a pretentious one, so try not to take things too seriously or personal style by subscribing to ALL the trends! Just keep it real! :)"
Holly loves winter for the "Holiday time - Christmas lights + Snow! Sunshine on a snowy day is a close second!"
If you want some seriously amazing, completely custom invitations, Holly Thomas is the place to go! Check out the photos below, as well the the styled shoot invitations in the gallery tab above.
Maire wrote some wonderful words about her experience with Holly Thomas, and the experience she and Tyler had designing their custom invitations:
"Having beautiful, unique, and one of a kind invitations was something I always wanted for our wedding. Invitations are more than just a simple invite, they give guests the first glimpse into your wedding experience. They artistically give hints of wedding colors, theme, design, and style. Holly from Holly Thomas Design is so incredible at creating just that!
When I first met with Holly, she came prepared and ready to get creative. She had a whole bag full of goodies. When I say goodies I mean, tons of example invitations in the styles and colors I was interested in, sample envelopes, sample paper styles, and all her brain full of incredibly artistic ideas! Her attention to every detail is what makes her work simply stunning.
I showed Holly some examples of the style of invitations Tyler and I were interested in. We discussed what I want and don't want. Holly took so many notes and welcomed all ideas! She offered great advice on how to word invitations, RSVP cards, and other invitation inserts. Holly was so sweet, knowledgeable, and just wonderful to work with. I was actually stressing out about how to word our invitations but she knew the perfect way to say what I wanted to be said.
I have absolutely no doubt Holly is going to create invitations that are absolutely stunning. How cool is it that your invitations from Holly are truly a piece of art?!"
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