Creative drawings to reply to wedding invites are all the rage in Japan right now 【Photos】
How do you reply to a friend’s wedding invitation: with a simple check mark in a box, or a thoughtful work of art?
From filling out important documents to something as minor as holding a pencil or chopsticks, a lot of effort is put into doing things the “right” or “proper” way in Japan. While the correct way to reply to a wedding invitation (after having scrubbed out any honorific prefixes pertaining to oneself of course!) would be to tick the appropriate box to indicate whether or not you will be there, these creative artists went outside the box—literally!—to jazz up their invitations before sending them back to their friends.
毎度お馴染み結婚式招待状の返信でございまする~ http://t.co/jPXm8jOhTP
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アツシ トクガワ (@atsushiarisan) April 01, 2015
Alongside a well-done sketch of Studio Ghibli’s character Porco Rosso are the kanji 「祝の豚」—Iwai no Buta—meaning “celebration pig”, which is a spin on the Japanese title for the movie Kurenai no Buta, meaning “crimson pig”. Including the option to “attend” from the RSVP, the clever artist also includes Porco’s famous quote from the movie, turning “Tobenai buta wa tada no buta da” (A pig that doesn’t fly is just a pig) to “Shusseki shinai buta wa tada no buta da” (A pig that doesn’t attend is just a pig).
結婚式招待状返信がんばった。 http://t.co/z08YKcAXv9
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小松朗宏【公式】 (@taicho_) September 19, 2015
Recreating the scene from One Piece, where the character Robin shouts “Igitai!” (I want to live!—which is technically “ikitai“, but we all know how ridiculous we end up sounding when we try to talk while crying…), the artist took advantage of one of the Japanese language’s many homonyms, changing the characters from 生ぎたい to 行ぎたい, and thus changing the meaning from “I want to live” to “I want to go”. Very clever!
明日は19年来の親友の結婚式。 招待状を色鮮やかに可愛くデコレーションし返送するつもりがディオが人間をやめる宣言した名シーンになりました。 そんなワケで明日のETC町田校は代講となります。帰国したての朱里さん!みなさま是非ご受講を! https://t.co/Lzfcm0KhTD
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久野 舞衣子 (@mikhsn_0919) December 04, 2015
In another quick-witted scene recreation, this time from JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, the character Dio shouts, “I will happily attend your wedding, Erika!”
結婚式招待状の返事で絵を描くのが流行ってるらしいけどズゴックで出席は笑ったw http://t.co/wwaT2Gnxjs
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馬bot (@zeeeeeeebra2) May 12, 2015
How about some classic Mobile Suit Gundam to announce your presence?
今日は前撮りの仕事終わって、カメラのメンテして、帰宅。 そっから家帰ってご飯食べて、1月に結婚式の先輩の招待状の返信をせっせこ書いてたらこんな時間 先輩の年齢から、どストライクがセーラームーンだったので(´・ω・`) 色々むずい https://t.co/gDnWvRM45Z
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なおくに@1/22空飛ぶ豚 (@supraut) November 10, 2015
As a Sailor Moon fan, I would love getting this one. “In the name of the moon, I’ll be there!”
編集作業が一段落したので、結婚式招待状の返信ハガキを作成! 今回はベジータ。 ビッグバンアタックで欠席の文字を吹っ飛ばすやつにすれば良かったと激しく後悔…。 http://t.co/c0djTo11CJ
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ヒラヤマ (@chanyamania) June 05, 2015
Why not let Vegeta reply for you in his typical manner full of anger: “You dare think that I wouldn’t attend?!! I’ll tell you now, my address is [blank]. CONGRATULATIONS!!”
親友へ結婚式招待状の返信。縁起いい名前だからこの人起用してみたよ! http://t.co/ujfkopPVZk
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菜奈 (@menkata111) May 12, 2015
Here’s a sniveling character from Slam Dunk, who originally is pleading with the coach, “I want to play basketball…” But this ain’t no game, it’s a wedding! So, his new dialogue reads: “I want to attend…”
結婚式の招待状の返事かいた http://t.co/Drsb8z0dnf
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Yuki Makino (@yuuki) September 11, 2014
Here’s a cute little bunny, who shows the bride and groom what they can do with their “Will not attend”… and kicks it right in half! Obviously this person feels very strongly about going.
招待状の欠席消し、大したネタ思い付かず。 http://t.co/KGW1DAueP5
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R!k! (@rkfrmn) September 21, 2014
Simple, yet cute and creative all the same, these little cube men use their graffiti to show that this guest WILL be attending.
友人の結婚式の招待状の返事。ウチの奥さんが描きました。 http://t.co/eDtHgNka4e
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えと (@eto9) June 13, 2014
Another awesomely done Gundam sketch, with a mobile suit blasting away that good-for-nothing “Will not attend”!
All of these creative little works of art are sure to have brought a smile to the soon-to-be-wedded’s faces, and brought a little more excitement to the task of opening the replies. This is something we’ll for sure be keeping in mind for the next wedding we’re invited to!
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