Timeless Invitations & The Royal Wedding

Okay, so I have to admit it...I've been bitten by the bug.  The Royal Wedding bug, that is, and now I'm hooked!  I've taken an interest (along with the rest of the world) in the wedding craze of Prince William & Kate Middleton and will likely be glued to my DVR for the next week and a half being sure not to miss any little tidbit about the upcoming Royal nuptials on April 29th at Westminster Abbey.  Even though I'm not generally one for pomp & circumstance (at least not on the grand scale of our friends across the pond) I find all the extravagance of a royal wedding quite intriguing considering it is truly an historic event.  And naturally, I was very interested to see what a royal wedding invitation looked like!

Albeit a bit on the bland side for my personal taste, it is clearly reflective of the granduer & formality of the event itself.  All of this got me thinking about the place a classic, timeless wedding invitation still has in today's modern wedding.



{Image from Brides.com}

With so many choices in wedding stationery these days, anything goes.  From fun & funky, colorful, modern, retro, rustic or traditional, the sky's the limit.  But there is something to be said for a truly timeless, classic invitation like this one we created last year for Katie & Aaron, who were married at The Harraseeket in Freeport, ME. 



{William Arthur Invitation, Engraved & Blind Embossed}

 
Knowing they wanted a traditional invitation, we selected an oversized ecru triple panelled heavyweight invitation (by William Arthur) engraved in black using both traditional block & calligraphic fonts.  The blind-embossed duogram placed at the top, a combination of both the bride & groom's first initials, gave it a slightly modern twist while maintaining the classic look they wanted.  The result?  A remarkably stunning, yet simple invitation.  Looks like there is something to be said for sticking with a little tradition after all!


{Entire wedding suite including reception card & reply card}