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    ClarityDynamic reacted to Alfred in My first wedding invitation draft in Affinity Publisher   
    I can’t imagine it being different anywhere else. If it’s pm, that’s nighttime: I wouldn’t call it ‘evening’.
    Eleven o’clock is a time of day, not a name like Eileen O’Connor. Those initial capitals don’t belong there.
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    ClarityDynamic reacted to dannyg9 in My first wedding invitation draft in Affinity Publisher   
    I like each in their own right. The first oneI would just lighten the color wash behind all of the text. As others have mentioned, I would adjust the time to read "11:00 am" (if that is the correct time). On the "We Do" version I would reduce the We Do somewhat and enlarge the names a few point sizes. Play around to find a slightly better balance.
    As wonderings posted, consult the Bride as whatever she thinks is what counts (right, wrong, or whatever).
    Looking good!
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    ClarityDynamic reacted to wonderings in My first wedding invitation draft in Affinity Publisher   
    The only real person you should be asking is the Bride. I hate doing wedding anything, be it cards, rsvp's, envelopes, whatever. There is generally no one as critical and fussy as a Bride. This is from years of experience working in print. There is no right way of doing it, only what the client wants and I have found few actually want to follow my advice and go for something they have seen elsewhere. 
    All that being said I can say that most are going to want the bride and grooms name much much larger. It is a focal point of the invitation, it is their day and they want you to know it. With their names, again I have found they usually go for with an ampersand between the names. Jill Smith & John Brown. 
    Wedding invitations are generally very trendy, people follow what they see online that is making the social media rounds.
     
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    ClarityDynamic reacted to GarryP in My first wedding invitation draft in Affinity Publisher   
    I’m not entirely sure about that myself.
    The card is about Courtney and Matthew’s wedding but the card is not necessarily from them directly as the wedding is (often) being paid for and 'enabled'/'facilitated' by the bride’s parents and, technically, they are the ones making the wedding happen and sending the invite, e.g. We are inviting you to our daughter’s wedding (oh, and that bloke will have to be there too I suppose).
    Otherwise it sounds to me like the recipient of the card would be part of the “as we begin our forever together”.
    I’m not an expert on such things, but that’s just how it sounds to me. I'm sure there will be various etiquette guides on the web somewhere that can help with this sort of thing.
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    ClarityDynamic reacted to AlanPickup in My first wedding invitation draft in Affinity Publisher   
    Agree good improvement, one thing to watch is using strong background colours under text as it makes them hard to see, especially for anyone with a sight related problem.  On a grammar point, albeit I am the last person who should comment with my strong northern English dialect, the middle card should say "as we begin" as the invite is from them starting with "We"
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    ClarityDynamic reacted to PaulEC in My first wedding invitation draft in Affinity Publisher   
    These are all good designs and mock ups, I particularly like the first one. Well done!
    Only one thing, I've never seen the time expressed as "Eleven O'Clock in the afternoon" before. To me 11 o'clock is either in the morning (am) or in the evening (pm). (Having said that, I'm in the UK, maybe it's different elsewhere.)
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    ClarityDynamic got a reaction from dannyg9 in My first wedding invitation draft in Affinity Publisher   
    SO....
    I posted my first wedding invitation draft a little while ago, and the feedback I received was incredibly helpful - so thank you all for that! Since then, I’ve been having way too much fun playing with affinity publisher, and I think I might be officially addicted. 😆 This creative process definitely is a lot of work but it's fun. 
    This time, I tried out two more wedding invitation designs and even experimented with mockups (which, to be honest, I’m still figuring out how to use properly). 😅 I know these aren’t perfect, but I’m really enjoying the process and working on improving with each design.
    I’d love to hear what you think! How did I do with these mockups? Any tips for making them look more polished? I know I still have a lot of work ahead, but I’m excited to keep learning!
    Looking forward to your thoughts - thanks again for all the great advice so far!
     
    @dannyg9 Yes I am taking your advice and experimenting with different designs. 
     
     



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    ClarityDynamic got a reaction from Ldina in My first wedding invitation draft in Affinity Publisher   
    SO....
    I posted my first wedding invitation draft a little while ago, and the feedback I received was incredibly helpful - so thank you all for that! Since then, I’ve been having way too much fun playing with affinity publisher, and I think I might be officially addicted. 😆 This creative process definitely is a lot of work but it's fun. 
    This time, I tried out two more wedding invitation designs and even experimented with mockups (which, to be honest, I’m still figuring out how to use properly). 😅 I know these aren’t perfect, but I’m really enjoying the process and working on improving with each design.
    I’d love to hear what you think! How did I do with these mockups? Any tips for making them look more polished? I know I still have a lot of work ahead, but I’m excited to keep learning!
    Looking forward to your thoughts - thanks again for all the great advice so far!
     
    @dannyg9 Yes I am taking your advice and experimenting with different designs. 
     
     



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    ClarityDynamic got a reaction from AlanPickup in My first wedding invitation draft in Affinity Publisher   
    SO....
    I posted my first wedding invitation draft a little while ago, and the feedback I received was incredibly helpful - so thank you all for that! Since then, I’ve been having way too much fun playing with affinity publisher, and I think I might be officially addicted. 😆 This creative process definitely is a lot of work but it's fun. 
    This time, I tried out two more wedding invitation designs and even experimented with mockups (which, to be honest, I’m still figuring out how to use properly). 😅 I know these aren’t perfect, but I’m really enjoying the process and working on improving with each design.
    I’d love to hear what you think! How did I do with these mockups? Any tips for making them look more polished? I know I still have a lot of work ahead, but I’m excited to keep learning!
    Looking forward to your thoughts - thanks again for all the great advice so far!
     
    @dannyg9 Yes I am taking your advice and experimenting with different designs. 
     
     



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    ClarityDynamic reacted to AlanPickup in My first wedding invitation draft in Affinity Publisher   
    I did this A6 invite recently for a 60th Birthday party in Publisher, the main benefit was being able to use data merge and make every invite personalised then printed 4 to view on A4 photo paper using the data merge to create 120 individual invites from a list provided. 
    Party Invite Landscape).pdf
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    ClarityDynamic got a reaction from Ldina in My first wedding invitation draft in Affinity Publisher   
    Hi everyone!
    I’m designing my very first wedding invitation in Affinity Publisher 🤗 and would love some feedback from the community. I’m still very new to this and have been researching many different resources/sites on proper wording and layout styles. There’s a ton to learn, and I might be up all night for the next week working on it!
    I’ve attached my work-in-progress—any suggestions on layout, typography, colors, or overall design would be greatly appreciated.
    Thanks in advance!
    Jeremy 
     
     

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    ClarityDynamic reacted to Affinity Jack in Affinity Photo Tutorial - Light painting at the house in the lake   
    Hi,
    in this Affinity Photo tutorial I show how to bring light into desired areas in a photo and what effect this has.
    It was a slightly overcast but very bright day because the sun shone through thin veil clouds.
    I wish you fun and inspiration.
    Ciao Jack
     
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    ClarityDynamic reacted to KateM in Introducing... Affinity Spotlight   
    I'm over the moon to tell you about the launch of Affinity Spotlight, the new place to go for creative inspiration, learning resources and Affinity news. Whether it’s features on artists and photographers using Affinity, tutorials on how to get the best from the apps, behind-the-scenes insight or news and updates, it will all be posted on Affinity Spotlight.
     
    We’ve literally just made the site live and we’d love you to check it out!
     
    https://affinityspotlight.com

    This has been a real labour of love for our web dev team and our content team, and of course, this is just the start—we’ll be posting new stories and articles each week. We hope you like what we’ve done and enjoy reading our stories.
     
    All the best,
    Kate
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    ClarityDynamic reacted to GarryP in Step and Repeat   
    Did you try selecting a layer and pressing the ENTER key?
    That functionality is documented in the Help as Move Data Entry.
    (Screenshot is from Designer but it works in Publisher too.)

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    ClarityDynamic reacted to Petar Petrenko in My first wedding invitation draft in Affinity Publisher   
    Depends on him, how much pixel based tools he will need.
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    ClarityDynamic reacted to PaulEC in My first wedding invitation draft in Affinity Publisher   
    Why? What is the advantage of using Designer over Publisher for this job? (If you have both you could just switch to the Designer Persona in Publisher if you want to, but if you only have Publisher it's not worth buying Designer just for this!) 
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    ClarityDynamic reacted to Petar Petrenko in My first wedding invitation draft in Affinity Publisher   
    I don't think it will be his first and, in the same time, last design he will ever make. Maybe for this purpose Publisher is enough, but some other designs he will create in the future could be more complex and will need more specific Designer's tools which are not a part of Publisher.
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    ClarityDynamic reacted to Petar Petrenko in My first wedding invitation draft in Affinity Publisher   
    Well, Designer is like Adobe Illustrator and has much more vector (and pixel) based tools than Publisher and is heavily used for one or two page designs. Opposite of this, Publisher's (like InDesign) main purpose are books, magazines and other multipage materials.
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    ClarityDynamic reacted to Petar Petrenko in My first wedding invitation draft in Affinity Publisher   
    Beside others suggestions, I will add that this job is primarily for Designer not Publisher.
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    ClarityDynamic got a reaction from GarryP in My first wedding invitation draft in Affinity Publisher   
    I will make this adjustment, thank you
    Correct, thank you for pointing this out
    I will add the times, thank you 
    I do like the bride's name first I will make this adjustment. Also, I am working on a different concept with the 'together with' text off to the left side
    Excellent I love these templates thank you for sharing  And I will make sure all the text size is adjusted correctly 
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    ClarityDynamic reacted to isha gahlot in Free Wedding Card Invite: Editable and Ready to Use   
    I'm excited to share a simple and elegant wedding card invite you can download and customize for free! Whether you're a designer or planning your wedding, this invite is perfect for adding a personal touch.   I recently acquired the Affinity V2 Universal License. This wedding invitation design was created using Affinity Publisher, and the mockup was crafted with Affinity Photo. Both tools provided a seamless and efficient workflow, making the design process enjoyable and straightforward.   Feel free to download and edit this invite to suit your needs. If you appreciate this design, don't forget to appreciate the project and follow for more creative resources! behance post wedding invite.zip

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    ClarityDynamic got a reaction from Alfred in My first wedding invitation draft in Affinity Publisher   
    I will make this adjustment, thank you
    Correct, thank you for pointing this out
    I will add the times, thank you 
    I do like the bride's name first I will make this adjustment. Also, I am working on a different concept with the 'together with' text off to the left side
    Excellent I love these templates thank you for sharing  And I will make sure all the text size is adjusted correctly 
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    ClarityDynamic reacted to dannyg9 in My first wedding invitation draft in Affinity Publisher   
    It's almost there and the concept is great. Here's my take: Together with their Families, Request the honor..., and the address should all be the same point size and weight (Smaller). The names should be larger and stacked (they're the stars of the show!) and the Date should be larger as that's primary information as well. The font choice is up to you and very subjective but I would lean more towards the script you chose for their names but not use that font throughout. Experiment a bit. Add about 6 pages to your document and then copy and paste the entire design onto each page. Then you can mess about with the fonts on each individual page until you find the right combination without losing something you might like. Much easier to compare the choices this way too.

    I've included a few samples I've created over the years. They're not all wedding invites but I think you'll understand in regards to the sizing. Hope this helps.
     
    JaneInvite2000.pdf LindsayMoskoInvite.pdf BodineFarewell.pdf
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    ClarityDynamic reacted to GarryP in My first wedding invitation draft in Affinity Publisher   
    This might be culturally-dependent but in most ‘Western’ cultures it’s more usual for the bride’s name to come before the groom’s name (because the bride’s family is normally paying for the wedding – it’s ‘her big day’), and sometimes for the bride’s name to be without her unmarried surname (if her surname will be changing once she’s married).
    Aside from that, I might be tempted to try a version where the “Together with...” text was off to the top-left and with the where/when information off to the bottom-left, giving more room to make the rest of the text larger. It might not work well but it won’t take much time to give it a try.
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