How Audrey Personalized Her Wedding with an Illustration

Before we paused for last week’s fashion cause, you may remember we were following the creation of Audrey and Nathan’s (headless!) invitation. Audrey had initially asked me to illustrate her and Nathan without their heads…but for a fabulously fun reason!

Using the headless illustration on their engagement party invitations, Audrey threw her guests off the scent.

Using the illustration (this time – hurray! – with heads) in wedding day details like place cards, a cake topper, party favors, and thank you cards, Audrey and Nathan cleverly revealed to their utterly surprised guests that their engagement party was actually a wedding!
To Audrey: Working with you was such a blast, Audrey (I know you are reading this!).  Thank you again for being so fun to work with, for actually turning into a friend, and for inviting me to be part of your celebration! I’m very happy that we’re still in touch – you are an inspiration. Wishing you and Nathan love, always!

And to all of you: Hope to see you again next Friday when I’ll share some of my latest wedding and style inspirations. I’m wishing you a fantastic and inspired weekend!

CREDITS:

Flowers: jennybfloraldesign.com

Dress: “Scarlet” by Monique Lhuillier

Venue: Surf and Sand Resort, Laguna Beach, CA

Photography: jimkennedyphotography.com

Rings: Cartier

Artisan Printing: Letterpress Light

Wedding Illustration, cake topper and stationery: Astrid Mueller Exclusive

What Made Audrey’s Wedding Invitations Unique

When Audrey contacted me, she had a very clear vision and budget in mind. She sent me photos of her and her fiancé, Nathan (1), asked me to create a wedding illustration kind of like this (2), but to make it look more like them. That’s right – specifically without their heads.

While normally I wouldn’t suggest illustrating a headless couple, I was looking forward to the design challenge!

As a first step, I called the couple to get to know them a bit better and learn more about the details of their wedding. Audrey was planning to carry a wedding bouquet made of green orchids, orange ranunculus, and ivory peonies (3), beautifully mirroring her outgoing and fun personality! She also had her eye on a ravishing Monique Lhuillier dress, “Scarlet” (4), with these gorgeous lace details.

Since I wasn’t able to personalize their illustration by conveying emotion or their love story through poses or facial expressions, I suggested to Audrey that I create an illustration pattern for her, inspired by her dazzling wedding gown and reflecting her actual wedding bouquet.

When she received and touched the invitations, Audrey put the biggest smile on my face by writing “Astrid Mueller, I love you. Will you marry me? :)”.

Oh, how I live for those moments!

Later, Audrey (thankfully) decided to let me add heads to them for a full illustration. Stay tuned to see the next designs, find out why Audrey and Nathan dreamed of a headless illustration, and learn how they used it at their celebration!

CREDITS:

(2) Wedding Stationery: Designer unknown (image supplied by the bride)

(5, 6): Artisan Printing: Letterpress Light

(5,6): Wedding Illustration and Stationery Design: Astrid Mueller Exclusive