A while ago a couple of friends asked me and my girlfriend Ulrika (johnander.com) to create their wedding invitation. It’s a Chinese/Swedish couple and they wanted the invitation to be both traditional Chinese and appeal to their Swedish friends.
They decided on having the Chinese dragon (man) and the phoenix (woman) on the cover. Standing alone, each symbol is powerful, and together they represent a union of success, prosperity, friendship, love, and enlightenment. The combination of these two highly symbolic creatures at wedding festivities suggests a match that is blessed with money, incredible luck and a perfect balance (Yin and Yang).
The heart with the Chinese writing is also a common symbol at weddings and translates double happiness.
On the inside the couple wanted two bridges. To the left the Sydney Harbour Bridge representing the city where they lived for a few years leading up to the wedding. To the right the Riksbron in Stockholm, where they met for the very first time. The bridges also symbolize the connection between two people from two very different cultures.
We wish them all the luck in the future!
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Hello Mate!
Thank you so much for the wishes. That was a very good description of our card. This was indeed a very special card which make us and our wedding feel special. Our friends has put down so much more work than we can ever imagine. Could it be the best wedding invitation in history?
Hope to see you both very soon!
Mikael
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Hi our favourite designers,
Thank you very much for the great explanation of our very special card! As a happy bride-to-be, I feel the card gives us a lot of power och energy!
All our guests were highly excited when they received the card! They love the card has chinese influence and also very curious about what actually the symobols mean!
It is the greatest feeling that you can have a such wonderful and unic wedding invitation card! We really hope this card can be spread to the world and be the first card ever that involves with chinese and western wedding traditions.
Thank you again for the beautiful work!!
The luckiest bride-to-be
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