We always love seeing how couples customize our designs, and Olivia and Andrew took our breath away with their version of Sedna. They kept the contemporary layout, but featured a warm color palette and added impressionistic artwork to elevate the look. This couple worked with our dear friend Staci of Sincerely Staci to create their modern wedding invitations with a painterly belly band.

Invitation

• letterpress ink: goldenrod
• fonts: ivy ora + mr eaves
• paper: bella smooth cotton 2-ply white
• card size: 8.19” x 6.19”
• envelope liner: spruce text
• envelope: white cotton text
• envelope addressing: spruce digital on the front and the back 
• job #: 76505

Belly Band

• digital ink: cmyk
• paper: 40# vellum
• size: f-8 vertical tall belly band (1.75” x 17.11” open, 1.75” x 8.24” closed)
• finishing: assemble with invitation
• job #: 76505

The typography is delicate, simple, and traditional, but right-justifying everything establishes a contemporary feel. Goldenrod letterpress ink is warm, inviting, and perfect for an autumn wedding. 

The invitation is lovely on its own, but the belly band is truly superb. The painterly artwork features a vibrant mix of hues. It’s expressive and has a pastoral vibe. Flipping the orientation of the belly band, so it’s vertical, adheres to the contemporary aesthetic, and it nicely fits over the left side of the invite, so all of the text is still visible.

The accordion-fold details card is fun, charming, and informative. Each panel features a curated motif to coordinate with the corresponding activity. The folding design ensures plenty of space for the full itinerary, yet it easily fits inside the envelope. The first panel boasts artwork similar to the belly band, keeping everything cohesive.

These modern wedding invitations with a painterly belly band are exquisite. Each piece is really lovely on its own, but collectively the suite is beautiful and charming, and we’re so happy to have been part of bringing this vision to life. Do you love the idea of a vertical belly band, featuring artwork in your design, or an accordion-fold details card? Work with one of our dealers to create your perfect invitation suite.