Hello, Brides and Grooms! We are very excited to be highlighting Basic Invite in this post. Specifically, their wedding photo guest book and wedding invites!

As a fine art wedding photographer, seeing my beautiful images being highlighted is so special to me. A growing trend that I have seen more and more of over the years is wedding photo guest books, like the ones in the images below! They are a great way to have your engagement photos on display to everyone at your wedding, and they also make a lovely keepsake that can live on your coffee table at home after your wedding has come and gone. You, your friends and family will always get a laugh and a smile as you look through it and read all of the notes and names of the most important people who were there to celebrate with you at your wedding. I find this, paired with a custom lay-flat photo album to be the perfect keepsakes.

When it comes to wedding invites, Basic Invite offers a wide selection of styles to compliment any vibe. I like them because of how intuitive the website makes it to get your invitations beautifully designed, ordered and delivered so that you can move on to other exciting parts of your wedding planning. They also offer “try before you buy” custom samples so that you can actually hold the invitation in your hands before you send it out to all of your guests. You can choose from 180+ color options, making it easy to fit your personalities and style!

It can be a real challenge to find beautiful, sophisticated and unique paper products for your wedding, especially if you don’t go the custom route of working with a designer. Basic Invite offers lovely products for any style or theme. They also have very competitive pricing. Here is a bit more information on a few of their other products and services that I really like! Be sure to give Basic Invite a look!

Free Wedding Websites - Our wedding websites are completely customizable! They're mobile friendly and super easy to use. You can instantly upload all of your wedding details, along with images, and a convenient map with directions for your guests. Choose from 180 custom colors, and a design suite to match your wedding invitations!

Almost Unlimited Colors - Basic Invite is one of the few websites that allows customers almost unlimited color options with instant previews online. You can change the color of each element on a card, with over 180 different color options. The card can be exactly how you want it, down to the littlest detail. This is what sets us apart from any other online stationery company and is our biggest draw.

Custom Samples - Basic Invite allows customers the ability to order a printed sample of their invitation so they can see the card’s paper quality and how it will print before they have to place their final order.

Over 40 Different Colors of Envelopes - We are just as colorful with our envelopes as we are with our invitations. Customers can choose from over 40 different envelope colors so that they can make their invitation stand out even before it is opened. All of our envelopes are peel and seal so the envelopes can be closed quickly and easily. 

Over 900 Wedding Invitation Sets - Each of our wedding invitations is part of a set. We have all the wedding stationery you need, like save the dates, wedding invitations, enclosure cards, wedding menus, wedding programs, and even matching thank you cards!

Free Address Collection Service - Use our free address collection service to request your addresses with just three simple steps. Share a link via social media or email, collect addresses, and get free envelope printing.

Seal & Send Wedding Invitations - Our seal and send wedding invitations are an all-in-one wedding invitation with a tear-off RSVP postcard included! The Seal & Send is our newest collection and brides and LOVING them. Currently, we offer them in over 30 designs including our ever-popular foil options, and, like our other products, they are customizable. What's special about our Seal & Sends is that guest's addresses are printed on the front of each invitation so no envelope is necessary! All you have to do is share a link, collect guest addresses, and upload them onto your design. Once you receive your order all you have to do is add postage, fold your invites, and secure them with a sticker! Simple and easy.

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Hi, I'm Samuel, a fine art wedding photographer based in Chicago, IL. The day you choose to say "I do" to your partner and start a new chapter of your lives together is one of the most special moments you'll have. This day deserves to be captured artfully and authentically so it can be remembered by yourselves and your loved ones for many years. Providing this for couples brings me so much joy!

My approach to photographing couples and weddings is simple: create an experience where you and your partner can feel completely comfortable and actually enjoy yourselves! I focus on a candid style rather than a more posed or staged style. This means that I like to prompt you to interact with each other in different ways, allowing me to capture your genuine personalities and dynamic. It also takes the pressure off being in front of a camera!

If you're looking for a wedding photographer in Chicago, IL who will help you feel free to be yourselves, give you a laid-back experience, and treat you like lifelong friends, we might just be a perfect fit.

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