This invite is a favorite from last year. Simple and contemporary layout in a cool grey and popping light blue. Lotus petals, drawn by the couple, were incorporated on the invite and outer envelope. I like the contrast between the flower and the typography—without the flower, the layout would feel much more austere and direct with its right-justification and asymmetry. With the flower, there’s just the right amount of soul, I think, to balance out that austerity. Especially helpful is the fact that the petals are stylized, with clean lines rather than “natural,” jagged lines with internal veinwork and stems. This allows more light, more paper, to show through the artwork and really create an active, projective composition.The reply card is an interesting piece, too, as we designed it to serve a dual purpose: reply card & information card, achieved by making the card a bit taller and throwing down a perforation. When recipients received the invitation, all they had to do was tear off the info card, mark down their replies, and mail the card back to the couple, then save the tear-off card for the day of the wedding. This does create a dilemma for the recipient, though: what to do with the info card until wedding day? Maybe we should have included a leather pouch and handydandy thumbstring for memory purposes…