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New Design: Vintage Key Wedding Invitation Booklet

We’re continuing our vintage wedding stationery design with this adorable and romantic pinstripe vintage key invitation.

We love the swirly border, which is just the right mix of elegant and fun. We hope you like it too!

You can see ordering details in our Etsy wedding stationery shop. See the set in detail below:

Folded Booklet Invitation

Personalized cover introduces your invitation to your guests. Inside, neatly keep your RSVP and inserts together with a clever loop while the focus stays where it belongs…on your invitation.

RSVP

Layered reply card with response envelope matches the style and look of the main booklet invitation.

Return Address Wrap Labels

Stylishly dressed envelopes include your return address with labels that wrap your envelopes in coordinating design. Color envelopes are included, and we can even print your guest names and addresses on your outer envelope label.

Want to learn more? Visit our Etsy wedding stationery shop.

{All photos by Imbue You}

{ RePost } 40s Vintage Chic Style for Weddings

Posted by Imbue You in Create the Look

What do you do when you love vintage style but not necessarily the muted colors and lace details that often define a vintage wedding? May I present: 40s Vintage Sophisticate or Vintage Chic.

Think bold rich colors, simple use of color and exquisite detailing from fine tailored clothing. Influenced by one of my favorite eras for style, this look works great for city weddings and couples with a clean and modern taste.
{photo: Hair Bows Wonderworld}

With this look a little goes a long way. Square buttons and simple ribbon add vintage style with a clean modern look.
{photos: bouquet Square Root Floral Design via In the Now Weddings; cake: The Cloudberry Bakery}

Pinstripes don’t have to be confined to the groom and groomsmen. They can add classic details to your fashion and wedding decor. {photo credit top: Weddings by Two}

Sure, part of this look is all about attitude…but the clothes help too!
{photos: bridesmaid dress by Suzy Berry; fedora via Modern Bride Guide; wedding dress by Dolly Couture}

Even your wedding memories can be classic vintage, like using a vintage typewriter as a guestbook alternative or vintage photography. {typewriter photo via Ruffled; wedding photos: Weddings by Two}

{Written by imbueyouido.com, the blog of Imbue You and Imbue You Wedding. For more wedding and party stationery advice, get our free Wedding Style Guide. }

Healthier, Unique Apple Pie {Mondays are Sweet}

Posted by Imbue You in Desserts

Apple pie is classic, comforting and delicious. But that doesn’t mean you can’t shake it up a bit. I love the idea I found the Testado, Provado e Approvado blog for apple pie baked in a hollowed out apple.

These would be a huge hit on a dessert bar, or at a rustic or vintage wedding. Get the recipe here.

{Real Palettes} Margot’s Coral and Navy Vintage Wedding Invitations

Posted by Imbue You in Real Palettes

Navy continues to be a popular and interesting choice for wedding invitations, as seen in Natalie’s recent Asian navy and fuchsia wedding invitation. But when Margot came to me with coral and navy, I was intrigued. That was a new one, and I loved it!

Apparently, the uniqueness of the color combination was what drew Margot to the choice as well. “Because I hadn’t seen them done together before, and we wanted every detail of the wedding to be as unique as our relationship.” Margot says. “Green and pink were my first choices. I love the bright fun playful ambiance those two colors represent together.”

She admits she had help coming up with the palette.

“I am incredibly fickle minded, so admittedly I prefer loved ones to make these types of decisions for me!” she says. “I asked my maid of honor for her suggestion, and that was coral. And our wedding is taking place at a beautiful waterfront restaurant in Annapolis MD, across from the Naval academy with all navy umbrellas on the decks. So that is how coral and navy was born.”

{Designer Secret} Taking a color cue from your venue can be a great idea. Since you know the colors will look great in the space and you may have less to bring in décor-wise.

For her wedding Margot is sticking with these colors, and adding ivory.

“The bridesmaids are wearing coral, and the men are wearing navy blazers. And our flowers will be a mix of ivory and coral dahlias.”

Margot has some advice for picking your wedding color palette. “Google them, and if the inspiration boards that the professionals have put together for your color combinations make you smile, go with it.”