As mentioned in two previous posts, I'm designing wedding invitations for my cousin Heather and her fiance Shawn... such a fun project, for such great people! The red invitation I created earlier seems to be the winner, and we're now working on modifying it to suit their needs (please note the colour used below is for sample purposes only - unless I'm told otherwise the actual invitations will remain red & white). Two requests they had involved using less paper - less envelopes specifically. Can the wedding invitation and reply card be make to travel through the mail without envelopes? The reply card seems simple enough: postcards are sent without envelopes, so if the reply card were a postcard there should be no problem. That idea leads to a redesign though, as the reply card as originally sized wouldn't be accepted by Canada Post (too small)... and enlarging the reply card means enlarging the entire invitation, as the postcard was tucked inside. I'm concerned that the ribbon embellishment may need to be removed as well, since I doubt that it will "pass regulations" at the post office. The second challenge is still stumping me a bit... turning the invitation into a self-sealing envelope so it can be sent as-is. The folding isn't a problem, but I'm stumped by how to seal it so that it will 1) pass Canada Post regulations, 2) open easily for the recipient without ripping the paper and 3) stay closed throughout the mailing process. I'm taking the invitation as it stands now to the post office this afternoon to see if it would pass regulation, and we can make further updates from there.
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Sample photos:
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The front of the wedding invitation, complete with envelope-style fold and new heat-embossing instead of the original texture embossing.
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The invitation open, with the reply card tucked inside
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The reply card removed from its pocket - please note the ribbon is larger that what was used originally just to coordinate with the sample's colour (a yellow called "So Saffron") - I personally think the thinner 1/4" ribbon looked better.
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