Invitations should be ordered approximately three months before your event, giving you time to print (or have printed), plus shipping, assembling and addressing. Your announcements for November events should be mailed in September, six to eight weeks before the event date as a general rule.
For fall invitations, we used beautiful leaves for inspiration, using a heavyweight deep purple card and white overlay wrapped with a delicate rice paper unryu sash and metallic gold cording. A real skeletonized leaf was tucked between the sash and overlay for a unique look, standing out from typical flat cards ($1.46 each from Formal-Invitations.com, order at http://www.formal-invitations.com/ALS-EGGP-NUGC.html)
Continuing the leaf theme, we also like these dried lemon leaves, or salal for decorations (they also make a great wreath base). The salal leaves are on the stem, harvested at the peak of freshness then preserved to retain their flexibility and olive green color. The leaves are approximately 2″ to 4″ long on stems approximately 16″ long. 8-12 stems per bunch from Flyboy Naturals (on sale for $17 per bunch).
Eggplant purple wedding invitation with rust Paisley sash
Purple was the top color in our lastest color poll and we used it as a feature hue for this fall wedding color palette. Rich, dark purple is the dominant color, with rust orange as a secondary and metallic gold for accent. Using this formula, we created these wedding invitations from http://www.formal-invitations.com (82¢ each with envelope) using the heavyweight Eggplant purple and white overlay wrapped with the rust Paisley sash printed with a metallic gold paisley design. The overlay was printed with vintage monogram clip art ($16 also from Formal-Invitations.com, for a book of 812 letters and initials plus cd of scanned images) that could be used throughout the event. Bridesmaids would also look great in purple, carrying a bouquet of orange lilies or roses, accented with gold embellishments.
Eggplant Purple Wedding Invitations with Brass Medallion Charm 86¢
These regal purple wedding invitations were inspired by Instyle Magazine’s feature on this hot hue. We used the Eggplant purple heavyweight card and white overlay, embellished with a gorgeous solid brass filigree charm for only 86¢ each, with envelope, from Formal-Invitations.com. The brass medallion adornment gives a rich, luxe look for your special event and is sure to impress your guests.
Plum wedding invitations with Gold Batik Sash
We loved the combination of purple and gold shown in Glamour magazine and created chic purple wedding invitations using these colors. The heavyweight Plum card was layered with a printed white overlay and wrapped with a stunning Gold Batik sash, made from soft, crinkled, textured kozo/bamboo pulp paper and hand marbled in metallic gold, brown, rust and black. Luxury usually comes at a price, but these invitations are only 94¢ each from Formal-Invitations.com, including envelope made from 100% post consumer fibers.
