The Invitations

“Our wedding invitation was the starting point in reflecting our cultures,” says Jodie. The couple’s invites combined Japanese and Chinese elements with a colorful Japanese washi paper wrap, and featured celadon green paper and red flowers on the outside and the Chinese “double happiness” character in green on the inside. “My father-in-law asked that we not use white for our invitations as he considers it bad luck,” Jodie explains. “As a compromise, the invitations sent to our friends were tied with celadon ribbons, while his parents’ invitations were tied with red ribbons.”