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Sugar Pear Design | Andrew Grant quote: You never get a 2nd chance to make a 1st impression, in reference to wedding invitations making a 1st impression and setting the tone for the wedding.
Sugar Pear Design | Andrew Grant quote: You never get a 2nd chance to make a 1st impression, in reference to wedding invitations making a 1st impression and setting the tone for the wedding.

As Andrew Grant wisely said,You never get a second chance to make a first impression.” For your wedding or event, it begins with the invitation. 

Your wedding or event invitation is the very first glimpse your guests will have of your event. Invitations serve as a visual storyteller by setting the tone for the occasion. They create excitement and anticipation.

If your wedding were a person, what would their personality be? The invitation should clue your guests — classic and elegant, casual and relaxed, or glam and modern. Each design element has importance and significance.

They should be one-of-a-kind, wow your guests, and be designed specifically for you. Your invitation will inform of the particulars. Why skimp on the first tangible form of communication that entices your guests to join the celebration? They should interject your personality and a specific vision. Invitations should never be an afterthought.

How will your invitations make that first impression? Make that first impression a profound one!

Below you’ll find a collection of ADDY award-winning invitation suites.

Sugar Pear Design | Addy award winning wedding invitation design

Lase-cut gate-folded invitation with butterfly clasp and crystals.

Sugar Pear Design | Addy award winning wedding invitation design

Laser-cut invitation Madison, Wisconsin skyline (closed).

Sugar Pear Design | Addy award winning wedding invitation design

Laser-cut invitation Madison, Wisconsin skyline (opened).

Sugar Pear Design | Addy award winning wedding invitation design

Whimsical storybook wedding invitation.

Sugar Pear Design | Addy award winning wedding invitation design

Laser-cut Wisconsin state capitol building.

Sugar Pear Design | Addy award winning wedding invitation design

Laser-cut lupine flowers.

Sugar Pear Design | Addy award winning wedding invitation design

Black tea-length wedding invitation with gold ink.

Sugar Pear Design | Addy award winning wedding invitation design

Horizontal orientation gate-folded wedding invitation.

Sugar Pear Design | Addy award winning wedding invitation design

Contemporary black & white wedding invitation with monogram in gold foil.

Sugar Pear Design | Addy award winning wedding invitation design

Modern classic wedding invitation.

Sugar Pear Design | Addy award winning wedding invitation design

Tri-fold invitation for a beach wedding.

Sugar Pear Design | Addy award winning wedding invitation design

“Join us at the lake” wedding invitation.

Sugar Pear Design | Addy award winning wedding invitation design

“Join us in the windy city” wedding invitation.

Sugar Pear Design | Addy award winning wedding invitation design

Copper and silver Halloween wedding invitation.

Sugar Pear Design | Addy award winning wedding invitation design

Boxed wedding invitation with dried hydrangeas.

Sugar Pear Design | Addy award winning wedding invitation design

Interior of wedding invitation, letterpress printed.

Sugar Pear Design | Addy award winning wedding invitation design

Couple’s name with crystal adornment.

Sugar Pear Design | Addy award winning wedding invitation design

Letterpress printed wedding invitation with blind impression.

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Photography Credit: Rankin ImagesTwig & Olive Photography | Jen Dederich Photography | Kakora Studio

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