So I’m still keeping up with wedding planning details because I’m helping a friend plan her wedding. One of the things she’s asked for help with is invitations. She’s Chinese and he’s Polish.
She thinks she’ll probably have her invitations printed in both English and Chinese (though she dreads the Chinese part because her written Chinese isn’t great). I guess the Polish part is not needed which is good because the only Polish things I can help her with are kielbasa and pierogies. Yum.
So, what do you do if you want to translate into another language?
Choices:
– Google translate or Babelfish
They’re not 100% accurate though due to grammar differences in languages.
For example: “We’re getting married!” should be “我們è¦çµå©š” but I had to type in “We want to get married!” to get that result.
I told her she should probably ask her mom to send a translated version over. 🙂
Alternatively, she could find an invitation store in her local Chinatown. I had a friend order her Chinese scroll invitations in Hong Kong. That’s hard-core.
Luckily there are a few stationary people that meet her needs.
I met the invitation designers at Double Happiness Creations. They’ve done wedding invitations in Chinese, Korean, Japanese, German, and Spanish (maybe more).
They have some lovely options (sorry can’t copy images because I don’t know how to do that from Flash) and I have also seen them print on velvet and wood!
Hapa Culture also has some cute invitation designs (their portfolio doesn’t seem as large though). Here were a few favorite images:
Yin invitations – kinda looks like an old Chinese painting
Ming style thank you cards
Otherwise, I think a custom invitation would be pretty cool too. Anyone know bilingual graphic designers? 🙂
Oooh, those scroll invites are awesome! Your friend is lucky to have you!