Surprise Postcard Wedding Announcements

“Just before we left for the airport I mailed postcards that I had made announcing our elopement,” Laura says. “It was a fun way to surprise all our family and friends we were leaving behind and have them join us through social media during our trip. When we decided to get elope in Paris I had been reading The Paris Wife by Paula McLain so I incorporated vintage elements from the 20s into the design of the postcards.”

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