It's that time of year again. Brides-to-be across the land are mailing invitations to their upcoming nuptials. Wedding invitations are not just invitations, most couples (or at least the bride-to-be) undergo a painstaking process to find that special invitation. They want invitations that say things like "elegant", "fancy", or "unique". I've been the recipient of some pretty outstanding wedding invitations--the satin ribbons, the caligraphy, the rose petals--pretty impressive stuff. Heck, my own invites weren't too shabby either.
But I've come across a video that demostrates what can only be described as the "mother of all unique wedding invitations". Invented by Karen Sandler and Mike Tarantino, a Grammy-nominated audio sound engineer,the paper record player plays a song recorded by the betrothed couple. Read more details at Kelli Anderson's blog . Sidenote: I just discovered that Mike Tarantino recorded the Oscar Meyer WeinerMobile-Girl song.
Paper Record Player from kellianderson on Vimeo.
I'll admit, the audio quality is very tinny, nearly causing my ears to bleed. But the designer has a solution to this problem. The recipients can pop the “flexi-disc” out of the wedding invitation and play it on a turntable (do they still make turntables?), where it’ll play just like any other record.
Overall, I like it. There are so many possiblities for it's use as a marketing tool. Not only would this be great for musicians and singers, but anyone hosting a special event, grand opening or a product launch can customize their invitations with a song or spoken word.
Would you use a paper record player invitation?
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