DIY: Invitations

Here they are, the pictures of our finished invitations. I'm missing a few shots of what it looks like all put together, so I will add those to another post.

First, I'd to reiterate that our South African friend Claire designed the various pieces. We were in charge of printing, cutting and assembly. So technically, it's not a 100% DIY project, but regardless, it was a TON of work.

Here are the pictures of the finished product:

Here are the finished pocket-folds, twine, origami paper, RSVP cards, the invitation itself, the map and a how-to card with origami crane instructions.

The actual invitation

As you can see we carried the crane theme over onto our invitations by putting two cranes at the bottom.

the invitation, crane to-do and map

close up of the origami crane instructions

A few family members have let us know what fun it's been to try to make the crane. While obviously a lot of people are failing miserably, it has definitely served as a conversation starter! We've had a lot of laughs when people have asked if they need to complete a crane in order to enter the reception. Too funny ^^

close up of the pocket folds

close up of the map

While the map has the church and the reception labeled and a few major roads, it's more of a fun thing to look at than a useful item in the invitation. It just gives people an idea of the area. 

Here are a few shots of the invitation and my ring:

Not shown in detail is the small RSVP card that you can see in the first picture. The card instructs guests to RSVP by going to our wedding website or calling my mom. 

And that's basically it! They came out WAY better than anything we had ever imagined, and are absolutely thrilled. The response we've been getting regarding the invitations has been great, it feels good to know how many people appreciate our hard work and creativity ^^

I will post more pictures later of what the entire package looks like together. Stay tuned!