ENCHANT YOUR GUESTS WITH A WATERCOLOUR WEDDING MAP

There is something quite magical about hand painted maps. They remind me of long summers spent reading Gulliver’s Travels and Where The Wild Things Are and will always hold a promise of adventure and buried treasure. They stir excitement for the journey that lies ahead and build anticipation for the final destination. What better way to enchant your guests than with a watercolour wedding map leading them to your celebrations.

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The most important thing to consider when designing your watercolour wedding map is where your guests are coming from:

  • If they are local to your region then a map focusing on the area directly surrounding your venue would be appropriate. You could include local landmarks and accommodation.

  • Perhaps guests are attending from different cities, in which case you could choose iconic landmarks (e.g. Big Ben, Bristol Suspension Bridge, or the Angel of the North) and link these to your venue, indicating major roads.

  • Maybe your guests are travelling globally to celebrate with you and if so you could adopt a world map approach and incorporate capital city skylines and flight paths.

After deciding on the geographical locations it’s time to think about adding playful details to enhance the narrative quality of your wedding map. Animals and transport are great ways to do this and I’ve outlined some suggestions below:

  • rural map details: farmyard animals such as sheep and cows, local bird species, tractors

  • coastal map details: marine animals such as dolphins and whales, shells, costal birds such as puffins, boats, submarines

  • city map details: iconic buildings, taxi cabs, transport such as London Underground or the Subway

  • details for any location: hot air balloon, zeppelin airship, compass, chart instruments

If you’d like to commission a watercolour wedding map or have any questions at all I’d love to hear from you! Click here to contact me.