Rose Gold Vintage

Rose gold is the new burlap and lace. This past season, burlap and lace was ALL OVER THE PLACE. Brides were trending toward vintage rustic, and anything that screamed, "I was made in a cottage by my great-grandmother!" was IN. Barn weddings, forest weddings, country garden weddings. They were all draped in burlap and lace.

This season, we're still seeing vintage. And we're still seeing rustic. But great-grandma added some serious glow to her repertoire. Gold has always been a huge wedding trend, but this season, we've got the softer, more romantic sister of gold - Rose Gold. She's glamorous and sophisticated, but in an understated way.

Want to know why? Why has Rose Gold "come out" this season? Here is my personal guess:

http://www.urbandecay.com/urban-decay/eye-makeup/naked3/91900.html

This, my friends, is the Naked3 Palette. The what? The Naked3 Palette. It's a little rose-hued eyeshadow palette made by Urban Decay that will cost you about $50. Yes, that is what I said. That is not a typo. $50. And in the name of blogging transparency, I will admit publicly that I covet this palette. I will also probably never bring myself to spend that much money on EYESHADOW, but I can dream.

I know, your world probably doesn't revolve around makeup, but the makeup/fashion industry, whether we like it or not, has the pulse of what will be en trend in the upcoming seasons. It affects the clothes we wear, the colors we paint our bedroom, the haircuts we get, and it hugely influences the wedding industry. ("You think this has nothing to do with you..." This scene from The Devil Wears Prada. Gah! I hate it, but it's so true!)

So, I'm in love with this trend. And in scouring the internet (read: Pinterest), I put together this inspiration board for my Rose Gold Vintage invitation suite. It's a little bit glam, a little bit rustic, and a whole lot of dreamy, glowy, late-afternoon loveliness.

1. makeupkitty.com |  2. tutuandfru.com | 3. styleunveiled.com | 4. katelynjamesblog.com | 5. eastonevents.com
6. weddingity.com | 7. thelovelyfind.com | 8. weddinggownsguide.com | 9. Madison's on Main via shaylahawkinsevents.blogspot.com

Update: And since I <3 Etsy so much, I've put together more inspiration solely from Etsy curators. You can check out the treasury list here.

The key to a Rose Gold theme is to mix and match shades of blush and coral and cream, and then add little pops of gold. You can add touches of bling, but mostly you want it to feel soft and ethereal. Rose Gold is not fussy or frilly. It's soft and subtle. 

Keeping that in mind, I created two different versions of this invitation. The first version was the original design. It features 110 lb. (that's thick and luxurious, folks!) metallic (that's not sparkly or glittery--it just has a beautiful sheen) card stocks in soft coral and rose quartz. The wording is hand-foiled gold, and the edges are die-cut with a lace effect. Metallic gold envelopes finish the look.

Then I thought, what if the bride isn't quite as fussy as a lace edge? So I decided to offer the design with standard, straight edges, and coordinating envelopes.

The envelopes will be lined with gold paper, so that you get the flash of gold when opening the envelope.

I have yet to print these designs, but I can tell you that I'm insanely excited to try out the foiling. I'll be ordering samples from my printer this week, and doing a test run of the foiling and edge cutting. As soon as I have something to show you (lined envelopes and all!), I'll post an update, and the invitations will be available in my shop...(insert shameless plug here).