A friend was supposed to design our wedding invitations but let us down badly. The final product is basically un-usable and not at all what we discussed, worst of all he absolutely refuses to take any feedback; he is convinced that his first attempt is pure perfection. No matter how politely the suggestion is put, it's all, "no, you don't understand the concept/composition" or "it will look shit that way" - really frustrating. To make matters worse he was very late with them so we are now RIDICULOUSLY behind schedule. I know, our fault for not enforcing deadlines, but it's done now.
Basically need to order by tomorrow night/Saturday morning as going abroad in early Feb.
While I probably should have just used an online template, I simply couldn't find any I liked - none of them felt "right." I also had quite a strong vision for what I wanted (specific to my local culture) and felt it was important to have an invite I like as I want to use the same concept and visuals for on-the-day stationary.
Anyway, after a few days of Photoshop tutorials and playing around with various ideas, I've managed to create something I really like the vibe of and feels more "us" than the templates. I reckon I'm 80% of the way there, but it just doesn't look quite right yet - I could really use a skilled eye to help me put the finishing touches on it.
Ideally, I'd like to find a graphic designer who can sit down with me (virtually, I suppose) and tell me where I'm going wrong and how to take it up a notch. Potentially some guidance on execution if it requires anything beyond my skill level (highly likely, lol) but I don't envision the whole thing taking more than two or so hours - I'm looking for advice rather than someone to do the project themselves.
Obviously I am going to pay the person's hourly rate, but where to find them!? I don't know any graphic designers personally, have reached out to some local Facebook groups but would prefer to widen the search.
Help!!! And thank you!