Whether you’re designing an invitation for your own wedding, for that of a friend’s or for a newly engaged client, the wedding invitations below will help with any search for inspiration you may be on. Some are fun and vibrant, some quirky, some classy. All are beautiful. And most of them have been recognized in either a HOW or PRINT competition—sometimes both.
11 Beautiful Wedding Invitations
1. Wegustine Wedding Invitation Series
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Whiskey Design, Kansas City, MO; www.whiskeydesign.com: Matt Wegerer (creative director/art director/designer), Micah Barta (illustrator), Austin Walsh Studio (photography), Drunk Copywriter (writing); Wegustine Wedding (client)
Wegustine Wedding was selected as a winner in both the PRINT Regional Design Awards and the HOW International Design Awards.
2. Bollywood Bash
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KLP Designs, Apex, NC; www.klpdesigns.com: Karen Manganillo (creative director/art director/designer); Ritu + Greg (client)
Bollywood Bash was a PRINT Regional Design Awards–winning entry in the South region. Enter your own work into this year’s Awards by May 1, 2017 for your chance to be featured online and in the magazine.
3. Kibota-Meshkinpour Wedding & Family Identity
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PS Design, Irvine, CA; www.psdesign.com: Petre Spassov (art director/designer/illustrator/photographer/copywriter), Rebecca Spassov (production), Czar Press (printer); Kibota-Meshkinpour family (client)
Kibota-Meshkinpour Wedding & Family Identity was selected as a winner in the HOW International Design Awards.
4. Nick Franchi’s Wedding Invites
Nick Franchi, Salt Lake City; www.franchipixel.com
5. Goldsmith Invites
Sussner Design Company, Minneapolis: sussner.com
This invitation design by Sussner was selected as a winner in the personal promotions category of a past HOW Promotion & Marketing Design Awards. Enter your own promotional design by March 13, 2017 to get the Early-Bird savings!
6. Tim + Julia
Jacqueline Johnson, Larsen, Wisconsin; jacqueline-johnson.com
This invitation design by Jacqueline Johnson was selected as a winner in the HOW Promotion & Marketing Design Awards.
7. Paola Wedding Invitations
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Ryan Hunter, San Francisco; dribbble.com/ryanhunter
8. Brandon & Michelle Wedding Invitation
Simon Lam, St. Louis; www.simonlamdesign.com: Simon Lam (art director/designer), Brandon Chuang (copywriter); Brandon Chuang, Michelle E. Parsons (clients)
This invitation design by Jacqueline Johnson was selected as a winner in the HOW Promotion & Marketing Design Awards.
9. Murante Wedding Invitations
Sussner Design Co., Minneapolis; www.sussner.com: Derek Sussner (art director), Tanya Naylor (designer); Lindsey Murante (client)
This invitation by Sussner Design was selected as a winner in the HOW Promotion & Marketing Design Awards.
10. Rock ’n’ Roll Pirate Wedding Invitation
Heather Cranston, Thunder Bay, Ontario: Vincent Perez, Everlovin’ Press (printers), Julian Berry, Ironclad Graphics; Jen Lai, Mike Thompson (clients)
This invitation by Heather Cranston was selected as a winner in the HOW Promotion & Marketing Design Awards.
11. Spassov & Spassov Wedding Invite
Petre Spassov Design, Fullerton, CA; www.petresdesigns.com
This invitation by Petre Spassov Design was selected as a winner in the HOW Promotion & Marketing Design Awards.
Enter Your Work by April 24
That logo-clad beer stein. That client-commissioned mural series. That invite for your best friend’s wedding. All are welcome in the HOW Promotion & Marketing Design Awards. All winners will be published in the Fall 2017 issue of HOW magazine (PRINT’s sister publication), and the Best of Show winner is awarded a Big Ticket to HOW Design Live 2018, where they’ll receive a gorgeous trophy on stage.
Hear from a past winner:
“Winning the competition gives us a platform for exposure, a place to share excellence, contribute to high industry standards and promote our work amongst our peers and clients.”— Boriana Strzok, founder/creative director, 5IVE