Art Deco, ballroom, supper club

Gilded Hour

Hotel ballrooms, jazz-club and supper-club receptions, and New Year’s Eve weddings.

$99 launch price, once. See it with your names before you pay.

Gilded Hour sample invitation for Jordan Ellis & Marcus Bell, shown on a phone.

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The opening: “Pull the gate”

Brass elevator doors with a sunburst inlay. Guests pull the gate (or tap): the doors part, the floor dial sweeps to your wedding date and warm light blooms.

Every opening has a button and keyboard alternative and a Skip link. Guests who prefer reduced motion get a short crossfade instead.

The music

A small jazz combo — muted trumpet, brushed snare, upright bass and piano — swinging gently in a 90-second loop. Original, composed for Honored. It starts only after the guest opens the invitation, and can be muted on every screen.

Layout

Stepped Deco borders, a countdown styled as a floor indicator, schedule cards like hotel key cards and an RSVP like a reservation ticket.

Color modes

Midnight

  • Background #0F1A1F
  • Surface #16252B
  • Ink #F2E8D5
  • Accent #C9A54E
  • Second accent #8C2F39
  • Muted #6E7B7F

Champagne

  • Background #F2E8D5
  • Surface #FAF4E8
  • Ink #0F1A1F
  • Accent #8A6D24
  • Second accent #8C2F39
  • Muted #5E6A6E

Type

Poiret One, Josefin Sans, Limelight. All open-source (SIL Open Font License) and served from our own site, so nothing loads from a third party.

The sample couple

Jordan Ellis & Marcus Bell, The Belmont Hotel, Detroit, Michigan. It shows two grooms, a portrait-first hero and jumping the broom in the schedule. The couple and the venue are fictional.

Styles that use it

Make this invitation

Start with Gilded Hour, add your names and dates, and watch it open before you pay.