1. Select your wedding colours.
To help our couples pick their wedding colours, we have posted a
rainbow chart of colours, battleship styles. It is limited and should only to be used when you have a general colour idea, and not a super specific shade.
It's important to keep in mind that every monitor is different, and what you see on your monitor may not be the colour we see on ours.
2. what fonts do you like?
Fonts play a big part in the look and feel of a design. At times it's best to leave the font choice until you know the style of your design because it all needs to work in harmony, like a delicious casserole. Every flavour plays it's part in the end result. Here is a short
list of serif, sans-serif, script and decorative fonts.
3. design styles and elements
This is a tough one to voice for most people. There are just so many styles you can be influenced and inspired by, but to say what it is you like or don't like can be really hard. Here are some styles and elements that may help you.
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Organic : Refers to shapes resembling things existing in nature. Illustrations of leaves, branches, trees, flowing shapes and non uniform objects. (example:
Tree, Bush or Rocketship)
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Abstract : artwork in which distorted, unrealistic images are often used to represent the subject matter. (example:
Humour Me)
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Modern : very simple designs, using bold, sometimes subtle, imagery and enjoys asymmetry. Strong lines and balance is important. Less is definitely more. (example:
Deeper Shades of Blue)
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Geometric : using basic geometic forms, bright colors and bold outlines. This is seen in the Art Deco era.
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Sketch Art : a loose representative drawing of an object, using minimal tools. (example:
Enchanted Forest)
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Collage : applying layers to a design, which tells a story through assorted imagery and texture.
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Photography : Telling a story using photographic imagery. (example:
The Little Things)
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Digital Art : Using vector or pixel based imagery. There tends to be cleaner lines, atypical colour application and simpler representations of real objects. These illustrations can be used on it's own, which can be powerful, or placed in a beautiful rhythmic pattern. (example:
Little Blue Fern)
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Ornamental : made by a continuous line that forms highly decorative organic shapes. (example:
Fit For A King Or Queen)
4. Your invitation wording
We've written out a few fairly common samples of
invitation wording to help you get started.
5. the format
How do you want your stationery to look? If we're talking about your wedding invitation, how would you like it to fold? If we're talking about your table chart, how large do you want it to be? When it comes to your place cards, how are they going to be displayed?
We have a
format/folding guide for all your stationery needs. We are not limited to these options, but they may help inspire you.
6. The wedding theme
This should be further up on the list, but alas, it ended up being the last. Maybe because it isn't necessary to have a wedding day theme, but it can be sweet and fun to incorporate a story or theme into the big day. So many factors can effect your wedding day theme, such as location, your personalities, hobbies you enjoy or even adventures in your life as a couple. Have fun with it! Not everything in life needs to be serious, and doing something that makes you two happy is a million times more important than following the norm.
Here are a few
wedding design case studies that we have put together to demonstrate the process of choosing a wedding design and it's elements.
