***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries***
When the folks from Two Paperdolls contacted us a couple of months ago about doing a giveaway (like they’d recently done on one of our favorite wedding sites) we knew it would be the perfect Wedding Week prize for you guys. Two Paperdolls – who are on the brink of launching a new e-commerce website with a whole new look – along with their sister site Louella Press are dishing out over $1000 worth of custom letterpress wedding (or party!) invitations. Amazing, eh? So all of you brides-to-be (or anyone else who just wants to throw a party) can cross one thing off of your to-do list.
If you don’t currently fall into the “engaged” category, go tell your nearest wife-to-be, mother-of-the-bride, or anyone else who is ready to give a killer engagement present about this fab little freebie. Or you yourself can use the prize for any other event or announcement that you’ve got around the corner (birthday party? baby shower? anniversary party? just-won-amazing-free-invitations party?). Louella Press designs gorgeous classic-yet-fresh invitation sets that are pretty much guaranteed to make an incredible first impression to any guest who is lucky enough to receive ’em.
We’ve chosen a few of our favorites here, but be sure to click over to Louella’s site to browse the full collection. Just note that these images show engraved invitations (raised ink) but the winner will be receiving equally-beautiful letterpress invite sets (which each include an invitation, envelope, rsvp card, and rsvp envelope). And if your event or announcement doesn’t need the RSVP card and envelope, feel free to convert it to a thank you card and envelope instead. Oh, and you’ll all be receiving an exclusive YHL discount on Thursday so stay tuned…
Here are this week’s full details:
- PRIZE: 50 single-color letterpress invitation sets (including 50 invitations, envelopes, rsvp cards, and rsvp envelopes) on your choice of either fluorescent white or pearl 110 pound paper, courtesy of Two Paperdolls and Louella Press
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “INVITE ME!” and…
- BONUS QUESTION: … since we’re talking invitations and guest lists, tell us whether you prefer a large family-and-friend-filled wedding or a smaller more intimate event- or maybe even a destination wedding with just a handful of lucky travel companions.
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Our anniversary! (Wednesday, July 7th at 8pm EST)
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
- PRIZE SHIPS: To the United States of America
- USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winner will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday. Good luck!
See our Giveaway FAQs page for more info. Pics courtesy of Two Paperdolls & Louella Press.
Clara says
INVITE ME! As someone who creates handmade books and uses my own prints for covers and endpapers, I am besotted with letterpress, and more so for this beautiful work. The designs are lovely, and I’m particularly taken with Honeycomb and Harvest. Sigh.
I’ve always preferred more intimate weddings. I like the idea of a smaller number of moving parts, and many personal, beautiful touches. One of the best weddings I attended was a “potluck” wedding, where each guest brought a covered dish in lieu of a gift. I approach travel the same way, preferring to stay in one place and exploring deeply. Hmmmmm, I wonder if someone’s already “invented” the “slow wedding” movement?
Thanks so much to Two Paperdolls / Louella Press for the giveaway.
Tracy says
Invite me!
I loved having a smaller setting…of 65 people. It was still quite intimate!
courtney says
INVITE ME!
My close family is larger than most people’s acquaintance circle so there’s no hope for a small wedding in my future :)
Shannon says
Invite me!! I would love a small wedding on the beach!
Morgan says
Invite Me!!
We hosted a large, 250-person celebration for our wedding and it was so joyful being amidst all of our family and friends! I cannot think of a guest that shouldn’t have been there… it was perfect.
Shay says
INVITE ME!!!!
These would be for my brother who is a marine and met is soulmate while training. They are getting married this fall in a small chapel in Mississippi!
Ann Hatch says
Invite me!
I had a small wedding and a huge party afterward. The inimacy of the small wedding was great for us.
I would love these invites to invite friends and family to the blessing (christening) of our 4th little boy.
Happy July!
Kristin says
INVITE ME!!!
I prefer small weddings with 50 guests MAX! Intimate and lovely is the only way for me! :)
Zach says
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Hope I win these for my wife who loves to entertain!
Courtenay says
Invite me:-)
I’d prefer a family and friend filled wedding, but not too large!
Shannon says
Invite me!!!
I love small personal weddings!!
Kristine says
INVITE ME!
We had a small destination wedding in Hawaii a few months ago, and I made all the invitations myself w/my computer and awesome printer. However, we plan on having a nice housewarming party, so it be cool if I didn’t have to do the grunt work myself this time!
Andrea P says
INVITE ME!
Must be my Italian roots because I could not imagine a wedding without all of our family and friends! Lots of food, drinks, & music….Salute!
Mildred says
Invite me!
We’re planning a medium-sized wedding at the moment but definitely prefer a smaller wedding. Our guest list is at 120 so far. I might change my mind come Oct 2 but smaller is better!
Ruby says
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I love the idea of being surrounded by my family and close friends as my future husband and I join our lives together. So.. big, but not “everyone we’ve ever met” big. Just our 175-200 closest relatives and friends. :)
Jessalyn says
INVITE ME!
I would have preferred a destination wedding with just our nearest and dearest.
Callie says
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We went to the chapel for our Napa Valley destination wedding almost 4 years ago. I wish I could realive that weekend over and over again!
I would love to win these for my besties baby shower. She has done so much for me and deserves the very best!
Audrey says
INVITE ME!!
I chose a smaller intimate affair, no more than 100 people… lots of candles, home-made favors, personal touches like tables named after places special to us…
Marcee says
INVITE ME!
My husband and I had a beautiful, medium-sized wedding 5 years ago, however, I had wished for a smaller, more intimate ceremony. Someday we would love to renew our vows on the beach in Hawaii.
Michelle says
INVITE ME!
I like nothing more than a small family and a few close friends wedding myself.
Meredith says
Invite me!!
I like big parties, which works out well. By only inviting a small handful of close friends and only family members who were first cousins, aunts, uncles, or closer, we still had over 150 people at our wedding. My family is reaaaaaaally big. But everybody had a blast, and I found that, even in a large group, if everybody knows each other, it can still feel intimate and inviting. We have our wedding up on my website if you want to check it out, though it’s not nearly as DIY as the lovely Youngsters’ was (distance can be a constraining factor).
Rachel R. says
INVITE ME! I love smaller intimate weddings filled with close family and friends.
Melody says
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I think there were around 250 guests at my wedding. It was so nice to be able to invite so many people. I didn’t have to worry about leaving anyone out.
Haley says
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Well since I’m in the midst of planning an extra-large wedding, thanks to my extra-large family, I would say that is the way to go! The more the merrier!
Lauren says
INVITE ME!
I had a great hometown wedding with about 200 guest. It was so fun to have everyone we’ve known growing up be there to celebrate. These invites would be for a child-hood friend who just got engaged!
Kathie says
“Invite me” My son just got engaged this weekend. Right now planning a destination Wedding for a small group of family and friends. Then a “backyard” reception (I think they’ll use a lot of your tips)2011 early summer!! It would be great if they were to “win” this freebe.
m @ random musings says
Invite me!
Small small small… I don’t know how selfish I’m being to say that the party should be about sharing the joy of the happy couple instead of a party with a wedding as sideline entertainment. From the guest perspective, I think it’s nice to feel that each individual’s presence is desired and not just a numbers/political game.
Kelli says
INVITE ME!!
Small and casual- closest friends and family only! Outdoors at a park where we can relax and have fun!
Beth says
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We prefer the BIG party with all of our friends and family. Our wedding was rather large, and we loved it!!
Darbi says
INVITE ME!
Something smaller…not hundreds of people! I mean do you really know that many people anyway?
Katherine M. says
Invite Me! <3
We had a fantastic dance your toes off, eat-drink-and-be-married kind of wedding with bunches and bunches of family and friends (140ish to be exactish). It was a dream come true. :)
If I won this giveaway, I would use it for our baby announcements (hopefully in the next year or 2)…or a we-just-won-some-killer-invitations party. either way it'd be stellar!
Jennifer says
invite me!!
well, my boyfriend is english and I am american, so the chance of either of us getting our whole family and friends to the same side of a pond for a large wedding is slim. I think i’d like a small, intimate, destination wedding (croatia, perhaps?) with just me and him and a few of our closests friends and family :)
Mary says
INVITE ME!
Something small and intimate would be nice…
laura says
INVITE ME! I’m a big fan of just inviting the people who love you and are going to be there for the long run to support your marriage.
Katie says
INVITE ME!!!
It’s gonna be big with family and friends – bring on the FUN!! :)
Lacey says
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I’m all for a destination wedding or a small backyard wedding with closest friends and family.
Catherine says
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I’m a fan of getting all of your friends and family in one place for a couple days, but I’d LOVE to have a relaxed backyard wedding! Not in the cards, though! We’ll be celebrating a little formally at the 2300 Club in Church Hill!
Christine says
INVITE ME!
If money were no object I absolutely would have invited a jillion people – everyone I know and like, all in one place, would be amazing. :)
Cari says
INVITE ME!
I like the intimacy of smaller weddings; it’s so much easier for the bride and groom to really spend quality time with everyone as opposed to a hug or handshake down a line!
Dialevash says
“invite me”
I love them all….small, big even private. It’s kind of like my design style “forever changing”.
Sara V. says
Invite me!
We had about 60 people at our wedding, mostly family and very close friends. It was perfect for us!
Sarah says
Invite Me! I think both types are good. We opted for the large, 200 ish guests for our wedding.
steph says
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Both kinds of parties have their benefits :)
Tricia says
INVITE ME! I had an intimate wedding with just my closest family and friends.
Amanda says
Invite me!
I’m helping my bff plan her wedding in early November! She is still looking for invites and these would fit her personality all too well!
Jules says
INVITE ME!
So we can invite a small number… 50 sounds perfect….. to our dream destination wedding!
Jay says
INVITE ME! I think something small and intimate, definitely
Emily says
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We had about 250 people. It was great!
Haley says
INVITE ME!
With a large family, I can’t be happy with anything less than a large gathering. It’s always so great to see everyone!
jan says
INVITE ME!
Oh my…this would be one of the best things to win right now. We are planning a small wedding for either October or November of this month. We are planning on inviting close friends and family. I’ve been playing around trying to DIY invitations and have invested so much time and the results are less than optimal.
Fingers crossed in Gloucester Point, VA