Florida Beach Wedding Invitation inspiration: Seahorses, Auger Shells and Sea Turtles

Since moving to Florida in 2013, my nautical wedding invitations have taken a turn for the tropical! I designed these seahorse wedding invitations to reflect the bright and cheerful aqua, coral and pink colors I see on a daily basis (people here love painting their houses colors that would make the historical society in Cape Cod freak out). You can learn more about how I made the seahorse invitations from another post I wrote : Seahorse Wedding Invitations made from Antique Scientific Illustrations

Shortly after moving to Florida, I had a special request from a bride getting married in Sarasota for a purple seashell themed wedding invite - my spiral seashell wedding invitation was the perfect fit, especially paired with purple envelopes and purple font for the names.

Another Florida bride was married at the Tampa Bay Aquarium and picked these beautiful aqua sea turtle wedding invitations. So far I'm loving Florida and I'm excited to see what new an colorful tropical invites I'll come up with next!

(obligatory beach selfie - you can tell it's "winter" because I'm wearing pants to the beach while all those tourists are going swimming in the background)

Seahorse Wedding Invitations made from Antique Scientific Illustrations

People are often curious how I create my nautical wedding invitations and ask if I draw the pictures - the answer I jokingly give is "if I could draw that well, I'd be working as a scientific illustrator". Although I can draw (this illustrated Octopus Miniature Book is a good example) I created my stationery business Concertina Press to highlight the beautiful old out-of-copyright scientific illustrations hidden away in biological volumes in scientific libraries like the MBLWHOI library, where I used to work. 

This seahorse wedding invitation is a great example - as you can see in the top photo, the original scientific plate was old and yellowed, and as far as I can tell, originally in black and white. Using the computer, I digitally restored the seahorses, adding a little artistic license by making them aqua colored, and collaging them with the sea-moss prints you see below. Now they're perfect for a Florida beach wedding! If you're interested in ordering these for your wedding, you can visit my website to purchase a sample, or contact me for a quote. 

Click here to see more stories behind my nautical wedding invitations and how they're made.

Seahorse Wedding Invitations with Aqua Envelopes Perfect For a Beach Wedding

I'm proud to present my newest design - beautiful beach wedding invitations featuring seahorses! The bright aqua, coral and orange colors on these nautical wedding invitations will go perfectly with any destination wedding. We could also do them with coral or yellow envelopes for a more tropical look. 

You can buy a sample here: Seahorse Beach Wedding Invitations

or if you're interested in a quote, contact me with the number you're interested in ordering and I'll get back to you within a day or two!