paper chase: tropical wedding and party invitations

After yesterday's post, I couldn't get enough tropical inspiration. Here's a round-up from around the web of some beautiful tropical-inspired invitations that would be great for a destination wedding, summer bridal shower, or milestone birthday party.

Tropical Hawaiian Invitation by Sincerely May via Not on the High Street

Obviously I'm loving the pink hibiscus flowers on this invitation by Sincerely May.

Tropical Wedding Invitation by Fluid Ink Letterpress on Etsy  |  Paper Chase Press via Happy Wedd

I love the letterpress details in the Etsy invitation on the left. The collection on the right was designed for a bride who designs beachwear for a living - how perfect is that?

Maya Invitations by Rachel Marvin Creative

Palm Wedding Invitations by Kaydi Bishop for Minted

Tropical Wedding Invitations by FloptyDooDesigns on Etsy

Tropical Garden Party Invitations by The Distillery via Oh So Beautiful Paper

Which of these tropical invitations is your favorite?

clicks of note: you are worth much more...

get your week off to a colorful start...

• I adore my students this semester - they seriously make me want to jump out of bed in the morning and get to work early so I can create an exciting lesson for them - but my goodness, that three-day weekend was a treat.  While Mr. Q was biking across Virginia for charity, I was finishing my every-single-episode-of-Buffy rewatch, reading Outlander, and pretty much eating like the queen of the farmer's market.

LISTEN.

• Eric Hutchinson's music is always a great pick-me-up when I'm feeling bored or a little bit down.  "You Dont' Have to Believe Me" is getting me energized this morning.  I'm linking up with Musical Mondays at My So-Called Chaos.

SWOON.

Erin McGinn via Style Me Pretty

• Get ready for fall with this Audubon-inspired shoot from SMP.
• Can black diamond engagement rings become a Thing, please?
• Coco Cake Land shows off a pretty cake topped with fresh blooms.
• Green Wedding Shoes' rad tutorial for geometric boutonnieres.

SMILE.

• So we've gone from pineapples, to flamingos, to banana leaf prints.
• September wallpapers from Paper Leaf and Bohemian Gypsy Jane.
• Check out Laura's lovely farmhouse kitchen tour at Finding Home.
• Ruche's cozy back-to-school themed fall style lookbook is adorable.

FLASHBACK.

• Last year I featured jewel-toned wardrobe additions for the transition from summer to fall, rounded up romantic wedding ceremony backdrop ideas, put together a guide to buying housewarming gifts, showed off the "House United" wreath I made for football season, and put together a very preppy Southern game day outfit.
• Two years ago I shared my end-of-summer Instagrams, orange and blue and autumn apple orchard wedding inspiration, kelly green wardrobe ideas, and roundups of geometric home decor pieces and fashion accessories.  
• Three years ago, I broke down the cost of our DIY wedding flowers, showed off photos from our rehearsal, and shared my favorite peach pie recipe.