I started to really embrace the library theme while planning, and wouldn't have chosen any other theme for my wedding (except maybe nautical -- <3 sailboats and anchors!).
One thing I knew I wanted for my invites was to have them in some kind of envelope so guests wouldn't lose them post delivery (an enclosure envelope, if you will). The other thing I knew I wanted was some kind of "library" seal.
This is the initial enclosure envelope I wanted, unfortunately they weren't going to work for my invites (I wanted everything to stay in the pocket on the left hand side, but the invite is meant to be placed on the flat section and the enclosures in the pocket--annoying).
Paper Source was a little expensive when I was pricing out my envelopes, but you just can't beat their quality and their selection! I purchased numerous samples of enclosure envelopes and paper swatches from a much cheaper website, but the enclosure envelopes weren't up to snuff, so I was going to buy some from Paper Source and some from this other website, but it just wasn't worth it. I wasn't able to order a sample from Paper Source, but luckily for me, there is a store nearby, so I bought a pack of envelopes to see if they would work.
Anywho -- here is the enclosure envelope I ended up using. I ordered them in the luxe, cream finish, which has a little bit of texture to it.
I found a library seal embosser on Amazon.com, which was one of the best things I purchased for the wedding (after the fiance I figured out how to use it properly).
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| Library book embosser on Amazon |
Here's a close up of my embosser's final product (?), and the enclosure envelope with the seal:
The other totally awesome thing I did to carry on my library theme was to use encyclopedia pages to make envelope liners for my envelopes and response envelopes (as pictured above). My parents had a set of encyclopedias that were published in the 1950s (and purchased for a quarter a piece in the '90s), but they've sat on the bookshelf, untouched for years. My dad absolutely loves books, so he was a little hesitant to let me use the encyclopedias at first, but he quickly came around.
Initially I was looking for the liners on Etsy before deciding I could make them myself. I purchased an envelope liner template kit from Paper Source (have I mentioned how much I love that store?). They have a tutorial video on their website, although it doesn't need much explaining, but does help to show just how easy it is to make them.
Here's the finished product of my invitations:
I cut out certain sections of the encyclopedias to use for the liners that were important to us such as beer, accounting, Philadelphia, etc. with every intention of giving the guest a section that we had in common, but that quickly fell by the way side.
I absolutely love the way the invitations came out and hope I was able to inspire someone else out there!
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