Oh So Beautiful Paper

We custom-designed each of the 13
cards that went on the tabletops, finding thematic photos to go with
each card.  This took a lot of work but was so worthwhile!

Now that you've seen all the photos – here's what Liesl and Jeremy said to say about the design inspiration behind their wedding ephemera:

We
didn't have one unifying inspiration for our wedding, but rather an
overall feel we wanted to create.  We really wanted to avoid any and
all "traditional" wedding themes and ideas because it seemed to us that
so many weddings get lost in formalities and trivial details that can
suck the joy out of the whole experience.  We also really wanted it to
be unique so we worked extra hard to break with tradition whenever
possible.  So we thought about what was most important to us for our
wedding and we decided that it should be stress-free, incredibly fun,
and wildly inappropriate.  A fabulous party for everyone help us
celebrate in style. 

We drew most of our inspiration from
vintage French cabarets, burlesque and can-can dancers, the sensational
larger-than-life circuses of the 1920's and 30's, and a bit of the Mad
Hatter's tea party to keep things interesting and unexpected.   We had
so many subtle inspirations, many of them very different from each
other, but all with the common art deco theme, even my vintage 1920's
wedding ring.  We wanted to do the same for our music so we hired a
traditional Klezmer band (accordion, clarinet, brass) to evoke the
exotic gypsy-esque music played for Jewish wedding celebrations in the
1920's.  We chose The Ruins for our venue so it could feel like we'd
descended into our our rabbit hole to a rare undiscovered place. The
backdrop of The Ruins provided a vibrant, eccentric and timeless
setting, and like us, a bit over the top with a few surprises.



We picked out mostly art deco styled ephemera to keep with the classic
vintage feel, but made sure to use the sauciest and most amusing
artwork we could find to create a really wildly entertaining
atmosphere.  We wanted to be sure that everywhere our guests looked,
they'd want to laugh and remember that we aren't following any
proscribed set of wedding rules or etiquette, we aren't taking
ourselves too seriously, and we clearly want people to have a good time
WITH us, not around us.

I hope you've all enjoyed Liesl & Jeremy's wedding ephemera as much as I've enjoyed sharing it with you!  I love how every design element just oozes a sense of fun and playfulness – while still maintaining a cohesive design approach!  For more photos from Liesl & Jeremy's gorgeous wedding, check out the La Vie Photography blog here and here.  Thank you so, so much to Liesl and Jeremy for sharing their designs with us – and to Kim at La Vie Photography for sending over so many gorgeous photographs!

{unless noted otherwise, all photographs by La Vie Photography}