This labor day weekend I am in Georgia for a wedding and this is the invitation I received a while ago from the bride to be. The color scheme is pretty nice, I think she was going for a peacock theme given there's a decorative feather in the middle and the invitation itself came with a peacock feather. Not sure if that's the theme for the wedding, the event is later today, so we'll see.
Honestly, when I first looked at the invitation, it seemed kind of messy and cluttered with words. I wasn't even sure where to begin reading it. I thought perhaps it was the style she was going for. But as I look at the card and begin to learn how to identify fonts (or at least tell the difference) in my other classes, I think I know why it seems so cluttered. Not only are the words are of different sizes and weights, but I've counted at least 10 different fonts. They paid someone to do make these invitations, so I'm assuming it was done purposefully. While I can see what style they were going for (see the "Dear Typography" poster by Doug Bartow), for something to relay important information to other people, perhaps it would have been better to reduce the number of different fonts. I think if it was just an artistic piece or something that represented an idea, using that many fonts and weights would have been appropriate.
Anyways, it's just an invitation. The event is what matters. I hope the bride and groom have a long and happy life together :).
