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Customize Your Wedding Invitations with a Venue Sketch

Custom Wedding Invitations· Wedding Stationery Guide

14 Sep

Trying to decide how to really customize your wedding invitations? A venue sketch is a wonderful option! Whether you’re getting married in your hometown chapel, a cathedral downtown, or a private estate, a custom illustration of the wedding venue is the perfect way to give guests a glimpse of your big day.

wedding invitations with a venue sketch

One of the first venue sketch invitations I created was this design featuring the Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Notre Dame, Indiana. The illustration of the Basilica is the highlight of this letterpress invitation suite! It’s featured prominently on the main invitation to the ceremony and printed on a tiny tag attached to the suite with a ribbon.

notre dame basilica wedding invitations

For those of you having a Notre Dame wedding reception, I’ve added this foil-stamped invitation design featuring a sketch of the Notre Dame golden dome. I love how the illustration looks in shiny gold foil!

wedding invitation with gold foil on gray paper

Not getting married at Notre Dame? No problem! The beauty of these designs is that I can create a custom illustration of your wedding location! From a local whiskey distillery to a historical cathedral in Puerto Rico, I’ve created venue sketches for brides across the country.

While the illustration is commonly featured on the invitation, it could also be printed on the reception card, on an envelope liner, a save the date, or even your reception stationery!

custom venue illustration wedding invitations

I love the idea of using a venue sketch for destination wedding invitations! Guests will be delighted by the custom illustration of the location they’ll be visiting soon, and it makes those invitations a precious keepsake and souvenir.

wedding invitations with venue sketch

Love the idea of using a custom venue sketch on your wedding invitations? The samples shown here are just a few of the illustrations I’ve done in the past. I’d love to sketch your wedding location! And if you happen to be getting married at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart or Notre Dame, you can personalize any of these designs to fit your wedding style. You can change the colors, fonts, and layouts – or even create a built-from-scratch custom invitation made just for you! Check out the wedding invitation customization options Banter & Charm offers, or schedule a free consultation to find out more.

wedding venue illustration in copper foil

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Hello! I´m Sarah - I am a mom, wife, and stationery designer living in southwest Michigan. I believe in God and good manners, love beautiful typography, adore traditions, and am infatuated with pretty paper.
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I’m Sarah, and I create tailor-made wedding stationery for brides that need a simple, classic invitation design with just the right amount of personality.

Banter & Charm is a Michigan wedding invitation design studio based in St. Joseph. Not local? I serve brides throughout Michigan and northern Indiana, Notre Dame, Chicago, the Midwest, and across the US. Read More…

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I've put together a post filled with tips and sample wording to take some of the stress out of the process. (Link in profile!)⠀⁠
Have a wedding invitation wording question? Feel free to message me - I'd love to help you out!⠀⁠
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Looking for a save the date design that's a little Looking for a save the date design that's a little different than the traditional photo card? Try this gorgeous combo: the text and details are printed in gold foil on crisp black paper, then a separate photo is mounted to the card for a perfectly sophisticated look.⁠
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And the finished invitation doesn't have to be over the top or extravagant just because it's custom! To me, a "Custom" invitation is the one that fits you perfectly ♥️⁠
Shown here is a custom invitation suite for @jlkeff 's wedding in Colorado.⁠
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Fortunately, my passion is also my full-time job, and I spend my days designing wedding invitations for sweet brides through my stationery company, Banter & Charm. My side hustles also involve designing! Whether it's holiday cards for @minted or funny t-shirt on @zazzle I'm happiest when I'm able to put my creative talents to good use.⁠
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Well, those “indentations” in the paper are called blind letterpress (also referred to as blind impress, blind deboss, embossing, or debossing). Learn more about this stunning printing technique in #theweddingstationeryguide ! (link in profile)⁠
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