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BORACAY WEDDING INVITATIONS: AIZA AND MELVIN

June 29, 2016

I love designing destination wedding invites, specially Boracay Island wedding invitations. It usually has a very carefree feel, and this invite for Aiza and Melvin is no different.

This is a combination of watercolour washes, illustrations and calligraphy using very soft hues that displayed a sweet, relaxed vibe. We started out with the Save the Date cards with a hand-illustrated ‘relationship timeline’ where I painted some landmarks close to the couple’s hearts — think Japan’s Mount Fuji for instance (where he proposed! Insert hearts here).

Once the Save the Dates were out, I then worked with the bride on the wedding logo which will appear on the main invite card. More painting ensued, including a map of Boracay Island (that was FUN, I’m telling ya). What I love about this invitation suite is how  pointed pen calligraphy, watercolours and illustrations in ink complemented each other beautifully.

Here are photos from Aiza and Melvin’s wedding… enjoy!

Photography: Niceprint Photography
Venue: Asya Premiere Suites, Boracay Island

Boracay Calligraphy Wedding Invitations via Happy Hands Project

Boracay Calligraphy Wedding Invitations via Happy Hands Project

Boracay Calligraphy Wedding Invitations via Happy Hands Project

 

 

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Comments

  1. Sheena Valera says

    November 10, 2017 at 5:05 am

    Hello I’m sheena I’m looking for boracay wedding invitations can you please give me your rate and sample

    Reply
  2. Diorella Ramos says

    August 13, 2018 at 11:02 pm

    Hi Pauline, Love the wedding invite your created for Melvin & Aiza. We are having our wedding at Discovery Shores, Boracay in March 2019. Would be interested to know how much you charge per invite and how long it takes for 40 invites?

    Cheers,
    Diorella

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    • Pauline says

      August 30, 2018 at 3:31 pm

      Hi Diorella! You can send me an enquiry with all the specifics for your invite suite through the contact form. I’ll reply with a quote via email. Thanks!

      Reply

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