Turkey Invitation Reveal!

I know, I already teased you once, but it finally seems safe to do our invitation reveal!

RSVPs have been coming in fast and furious. In fact, we've only received 3 "NOs" so far (all of which we knew beforehand) and our guest list has hit above 120...not including several of our bridal party members.

But more on that later...our invitations were designed by Two Paperdolls and, just like with our Save the Dates, we had a fabulous experience. From sending paper samples when we was wavering on details to shipping the envelopes first...can't say enough positive things. The paper products for our wedding were extremely important to me (and worth a splurge) and now, seeing the final product - I could not possibly be happier!

OK, I'll stop yapping now and show some pictures. Without further ado...the Turkey invitations!

Our letterpress invitations

The invitations are on thick white (pearl) stock and the letterpress colors are navy and blind - all the wording and numbers are in navy, while the special "additions" are blind. Can't see the additions? Let's take a closer look.

Blind elements: skyline at the top and an ampersand between our names (hate to blur)

For the response card, we wanted something a bit more "fun" than your traditional accept / decline. I asked Two Paperdolls to propose some options and Mr. Turkey and I liked their first attempt, especially since we've referenced the City of Brotherly Love in other places (welcome book, website, etc).

Again, navy and blind letterpress

A closer look to see the blind part

The return envelope (went to my parents, since they are hosting the wedding)

A custom stamp (using the "logo" from our Save the Dates) - there was one for the main envelope (85 cents) as well

We chose to have only 2 pieces in our invitation suite, having included both the ceremony and reception info on the main card. However, we still needed to direct people to our website for all the other info - accommodations, directions, things to do in Philly, etc. So, we found another use for our engagement photos and made Moo MiniCards.

I chose 6 engagement photos for the MiniCards (not duplicating the Save the Date images)

On the back of the cards we had our wedding website listed

So, how did everything come together? Well, first, I set up my assembly line. Each return card was labeled with a number on the back, corresponding to an invitation. Since I did calligraphy for each of the envelopes prior to the invitations arriving, I wanted to make sure I had indeed written out each one (like with the Save the Dates, I staggered my writing). The computer was used to make sure I was putting the right card in the right envelope and then I'd mark that the invite was assembled.

This was how our kitchen table looked for a few days

Each return card was laid against an open flap return envelope and then the Moo MiniCard was placed in the flap.

The closed flap "secured" the card

To ensure the card wouldn't get stuck inside the larger envelope and missed completely, I had the return envelope go in "head first". This way, when the guest opened their invite, if they dumped it out, the photo would fall out!

I realize I probably over thought this entire process

The suite was signed, sealed and delivered in a navy envelope with silver - white calligraphy. I'll do a later post on that (mainly around my fail in using a dip pen), but here's a little glimpse.

Recognize any of those addresses?

Yup, we're dorks and invited some "VIPs" to our wedding - Mickey & Minnie and The President & First Lady (I found the addresses on this post from Lioness). I wasn't 100% sure that we were going to do send these (after all, invitations were at a premium), but there were some imperfections on stamped envelopes due to ink issues, so...yeah.

And so, there you have it...our entire invitation suite. We're extremely happy with how they came out and have heard many glowing reviews from our guests!

How excited were you when your invitations went out? Were you paper product-obsessed?