I thought I'd let Lizzie give you the low down on the goods:
My fiance, Isaiah, and I got started blogging about the process of our wedding...initially, just to keep track of all of the information and inspiration we liked. Little did we know: There is an amazing community of brides, married couples and "gurus" on the topics of marriage, inspiration and what have you. We wanted to give something back to the community we have gotten so much from. We started a little tradition called Template Thursdays, where we provide free templates of wedding and non-wedding related printables.
While we were impressed with a lot of what the web had to offer in terms of designs, if anything was our style, it was out of our price range. It seems like the wedding paperie industry in the affordable range didn't have much to offer us in terms of offbeat style and what not. We definitely swoon over some designs out of our price range though, that's for sure!
Isaiah has been a graphic designer for about 10 years and he's been teaching me the way of the sword...I mean...design for the last two or three. Our style is somewhere between mod, contemporary, abstract and indie, but we try to cater to couples who might be expecting more than a flower stencil on their invitations.
Brides can expect really quick service and friendliness from ctrlP as well as designs that (hopefully!) are unique and different to today's most popular style. The invitations we sell are printables, meaning we send you a high-definition PDF and you print out the design yourself or in a print shop. Each sale includes a printing guide, so you're not all by yourself out there in the woods on a full moon or anything.
So boiling it down, the recap: Isaiah and I are a graphic-design loving couple who just think you should be able to afford something kick-ass for your budget, however small it might be.
Be sure to check out Lizzie and Isaiah on Twitter and Facebook as well!
great find! being a 80s kis i can totally appreciate the cassette tapes one!
ReplyDeleteThese invites ROCK!
ReplyDeleteI like this idea a whole lot, but when you add paper, ink and envelopes into the mix, this can get really pricey.
ReplyDeleteWouldn't it be tough finding envelopes that matched?
Love, love, and love! They are all so unique & I would so buy any of them!
ReplyDeleteGah! I LOVE that mixed tape one. So cute!
ReplyDeletethese are fantastic. brilliant designs and I love downloadable invitation templates - way more practical
ReplyDeletei love the second to the last design!
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