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East meets West Wedding Invitation

Siman & Xiuyan

We were excited when Siman came to us looking to create an East meets West wedding invitation that captured a feeling of elegant romance while also incorporated Chinese culture and heritage. We hand illustrated their location, a gorgeous estate in England, but in a traditional Qing Dynasty style. Throughout the invitations, we incorporated reinterpretations of Chinese historical motifs (from the laser cut latticework pockets, to an elegant qipao closure on the cover) in letterpress and a one of a kind, custom mother of pearl foil.

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The Details

Our invitations truly come to life with all the carefully considered details we weave into the fabric of each of our designs. Explore the details in this East meets West wedding invitation suite.

Chinese clasp closure on outside of folder Pearl foil stamped view of the couple's wedding venue Silver foil stamped lace design on an envelope liner Custom designed crest with Chinese zodiac animals Mother of pearl wedding invitation detail Letterpress and foil stamped enclosure cards Chinese text on delicate vellum paper Silver foil stamped custom designed crest Mother of pearl Chinese cloud ornament

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SKETCHES

We began the process with some different invitation configurations ranging from laser cut sleeves to folders and bellybands. Each of the designs followed the same design philosophy of merging Chinese cultural elements with western influences.

Pear foil and letterpress wedding invitation with a shimmer laser cut sleeve
East meets West inspired wedding invitation
Qipao inspired folder with lattice laser cut pocket

CUSTOM ILLUSTRATION

One of the focal points of the suite was our custom hand drawn illustration of the couple’s venue, the historic Luton Hoo Hotel. In order to have an accurate depiction of a Qing Dynasty painting style, we explored New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art asian wing and incorporated some of the signature period style details we learned about during our visit.

Custom illustration of the Lutton Hoo house in a Qing Dynasty style
Custom designed monograms inspired by Chinese art and culture
Designs inspired by Chinese furniture and historical art

DESIGN REFINEMENT

Once the look and feel are defined, we embarked on the process of extending the design to all the pieces in the invitation suite from rsvp cards to all the matching envelopes and details.

Custom designed envelopes and foil stamped reply cards

FINAL DESIGN

At the end of the creative process, after all edits and refinements are made, the full suite comes to life in the hands of our expert team of printers and craftsmen.

Luton Hoo Hotel wedding invitation
Luton Hoo Hotel wedding

The Wedding

Photograph above courtesy of Mayad Studios

Ready to get started?

We would welcome the opportunity to work with you and design your wedding invitations, save the dates and stationery! Contact us for more information and to schedule an appointment by phone or in person.

East meets West luxury wedding invitation