Soon after Alejandro Paul of Sudtipos type foundry released his typeface, Affair, I was dying to use it in an invitation layout as it seemed perfect for such an occasion. Upon finding a good fit, I soon learned how incredibly difficult it is to use it tastefully without going dizzy from all of the ornamentals.

For this invite, we read up on the local flora of Yosemite National Park, and found an illustration of pinecone indigenous to the area. This became the background for the invite and, in another iteration, the illustration for the outer envelope.

As the wedding was a weekend event and required guests to commit to travel and a few days’ stay, there were several events planned for everyone in attendance. The reply card was designed so that guests could indicate their participation in any of the several planned wedding-related events, while a schedule of events card highlighted the weekends main events, and incorporated custom illustrations as visual assits. And throughout each of the pieces, the script typeface continually works off of and accents the more formal and spare sans serif. Looking at this piece again after over two years, I was struck by how it felt both graceful and playful, which feels fitting given the awe-inspiring setting.