Stop the presses! A digital wedding invitation whose front page spins in and lands like an old film, with your names in the masthead, your own photo printed in halftone, the invitation as the lead story, a crossword-box countdown and classified ads for dress code, hotels and gifts.
The Gazette announces your wedding the way big news used to break: on the front page of a broadsheet. It opens in a dark press room: one tap and the front page spins in from the middle of the screen toward your guest, like the newspaper in an old film, and lands with an “Extra! Extra!” headline. Your names are the masthead, the edition date is your wedding day, and your own photo is printed on the page as a real halftone of ink dots, whatever picture you upload. Inside, the story is set in proper newspaper columns with a drop cap, hairline rules and engraved vignettes.
Every practical detail has its place on the page. The countdown sits in crossword-style boxes, ceremony and reception run as a two-column report, your programme becomes the order of the day, dress code and hotels appear as classified ads, and RSVP is a reply to the editor. It is playful without being a gimmick, and reads like a real editorial front page.
The Gazette prints in English, Swedish, Spanish, French and Arabic. The Arabic edition is set right-to-left in Amiri, with the columns mirrored the way an Arabic daily is laid out, so the same link works for every side of the family.
Yes. Your names become the masthead, the wedding date is the edition date, and the invitation is written as the lead story, with columns, headlines, a photo caption and classified-style boxes for the details.
No. Everything is generated from your details and photos. The newsprint, column rules, engravings and the halftone printing of your photo are built into the template, so it looks finished the moment you add your names and a picture.
Yes. The Arabic edition mirrors the columns right-to-left and uses Arabic newspaper typography, so it reads like an Arabic daily rather than a translation.