Finding Beautiful Announcements That Fit Your Style

My twenty-something years have been filled with good news.  Engagements, weddings, babies,  new jobs, graduations, new homes.  It seems like new chapters are always unfolding for the people I love.  It's nice to have so much fun, exciting, good news in the air! 

One of my favorite parts about fun life moments is the opportunity to send out an announcement (and receive them!).  A save the date on the fridge is a constant reminder that something fun and exciting is coming up.  And, because they accompany our biggest and most intimate life moments, announcements are a perfect thing to infuse with your own personality, style, and character.

When my fiance Garret and I got engaged, we knew that we wanted to design something that was very "us".  Garret and I are both artists, and art has always been something we share.  So, it makes sense that when it came time to announce something together, we wanted a card that was a reflection of our shared artsy minds.  Even more exciting was that it could be something we created together.

We ended up designing these announcements/engagement party invites: 

Our engagement announcements/party invites. Garret drew us,
and then I tweaked me to look more like "me". We designed the
back of the card together.

Even if you aren't a designer yourself, though, there are tons of options out there for finding announcements that fit your particular personality, style, and that reflect the moment you're experiencing. 

Here are some tips for finding announcements that embrace who you are: 

1.  Pay attention to emotion and humor.  How do you want people to feel when they get your announcement?  Light?  Happy?  Proud?  Humored?  Different styles say different things - embrace the feeling you want to evoke.

 2.  Fonts are key.  I'm obsessed with fonts.  They add so much character information to a word!  Since an announcement is largely about the words on the page, you'll want a font that fits your character. 

3.  Say what you want to say how you want to say it.  Most designs on the web are really customizable.  You don't have to stick with the old stand-bys ("Together with their parents...") if you don't want to.  There's nothing better than getting beautiful correspondence from someone and feeling like they themselves created it.

Most of all: have fun!  Announcements are a reflection of the fact that something really fun and exciting is happening in your life.  Let them be as happy and elated as you are!

❤ Lauren