Incorporating Your Wedding Venue into Your Invitations

Water color illustration of a Spanish styled mansion.  The venue has red tile roofing and on the front steps a white poodle with a red bow is sitting.

Incorporating Your Wedding Venue into Your Invitations

At Julia Kay Design, we believe your wedding invitation should be a reflection of your love story, and your venue plays a starring role in that story. One of our favorite ways to make your invitations feel deeply personal and unique is by incorporating your wedding location into the design. Whether it's a hand-illustrated estate, a coastal celebration spot, or a romantic garden venue, your location can inspire and elevate every detail of your stationery suite.

Water color illustration of a Spanish styled mansion.  The venue has red tile roofing and on the front steps a white poodle with a red bow is sitting.

Why Your Venue Deserves the Spotlight

Your wedding venue sets the tone for your big day—it’s the first visual guests will experience when they receive their invitation. Including it in your design creates a cohesive story from the very beginning. A custom venue sketch, color palette inspired by the surroundings, or even textures and patterns that mirror the setting can all bring that meaningful place to life on paper.

Examples of Venue-Inspired Elements

  • Custom Illustrations: We can hand-draw your venue and include it on your invitation card, envelope liner, or even the details card.

  • Matching Florals and Foliage: Hosting at a garden venue? Let the blooms inspire your design.

  • Architectural Accents: Think arched windows, iron gates, or stone textures that mimic your venue’s charm.

  • Color Matching: From the venue’s exterior tones to the surrounding landscape, we’ll pull color inspiration into your suite.

An illustration of a wedding venue in blue ink.

How Julia Kay Design Brings Your Venue to Life

Our custom and semi-custom design process is thoughtful, collaborative, and completely tailored to you. From your first inquiry to your final proof, we take care of everything—making it feel as effortless and exciting as it should. You don’t need to have all the design ideas figured out—we’ll help you pull inspiration from your venue and turn it into a stunning invitation suite that feels so you.

Stress-Free from Start to Finish

You’ll receive expert guidance every step of the way. Whether we’re selecting the perfect paper or placing your venue illustration just right, we ensure every touchpoint is intentional and beautiful. All you have to do is approve the design—we handle the rest, including printing and shipping.

From Venue to Keepsake

One of the best parts about venue-inspired invitations? They become heirlooms. Clients often frame their custom venue sketches after the wedding as a lasting memory of the place where they said “I do.” With Julia Kay Design, your wedding invitations won’t just invite guests—they’ll tell your story.


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