When an old friend from graduate school reached out and asked if we could chat about her upcoming wedding on Martha’s Vineyard, I was thrilled. The three of us met at The Line in DC and quickly started diving into their relationship. I knew that working with Yasmin would require careful attention to detail and symbolism and was thrilled to dive into a conversation about their travels, the places that were most meaningful to them and the imagery that we could subtly pull into their invitations.
They were planning a formal wedding on Martha’s Vineyard, so the main focus during the design process was highlighting the location of the wedding and staying true to that spirit. We quickly landed on a dramatic Adriatic blue, with touches of pink and yellow on the detail card.
The highlight element of the design, for me especially, was the vellum wrap. David really wanted the wrap to make geographic sense, so we designed the first page to be a map of the parts of the world that made up their story, from Jordan to Italy to Washington, DC. Then, the flap on the inside highlighted their current love story, with where they live and where the wedding would be. Then the detail card sitting on top of the invitation was a map of Martha’s Vineyard, the perfect zoom in from the world, to the day of their wedding and all of the markers guests would need to help orient themselves on the island. You can see the full sequence in the last 5 photos in this gallery.
My favorite detail is the small bird in the crest of the invitation, representing Yasmin’s beloved mother who passed from sudden cancer a few years prior. A lot of Yasmin’s inspiration for her wedding came from her mom, who loved flowers and the color pink. She was even more of a presence on the day of the wedding, in the beautiful surroundings and floral arrangements.
Photography: Jenny Wagner Photography
