-- Beach Theme Bridal Shower Invitations--

Fatima contacted me after she found my website while looking for beach themed bridal showers. She had a very specific vision in mind for the invitation since the bride was getting married in Jamaica and they were having an afternoon tea bridal shower so she wanted to marry the two ideas. She also liked the recipe card invitations I had previously done and wanted to incorporate that into the invitation as well. With so many ideas, I was worried about getting her vision right but I managed to get this idea designed out which Fatima loved.

-- Art Deco Bridal Shower Invitations --

Awhile back I got a call from a wedding planner letting me know that a bride she was working with was interested in having her bridal shower invitations designed by me. We discussed the venue and the theme and I learned that the location had a 1920s art deco decor to it which the bride would like to incorporate into the shower. From there I came up with 3 design samples for the bride and her wedding planner and the final pick ended up being the first one with some tweaks to the floral design and the addition of the bride & groom's monogram.

-- Adirondacks Wedding Programs--

Before their big day, Amanda asked me to design wedding programs that would match the custom designed Adirondack wedding invitations I did for them. She wanted a half page invitation that used the same design we used for the invitations and below is the end result:

Since I was lucky enough to be a guest at Amanda and Justin's big day, I can tell you their wedding (and the bride herself!) was beautiful and everything turned out wonderfully. Congrats again to you both! Lots of best wishes for your new life together!

-- Postcard Style Wedding Invitations --

I had another exciting client to work with recently who wanted a different take on their wedding invitations. Kelli didn't want to do the standard invitation set and instead wanted to have all the details and RSVP information on their wedding website. Ultimately the invitation she wanted to send out was to be a Save the Date/Invitation all rolled up into one.

For their wedding they are doing a very colorful and vintage theme which Kelli wanted to incorporate into their invitations. She also liked the postcard style invitations as well so here's what the end result looked like:

Front of Postcard Invitation

Back of Postcard Invitation

Along with the invitations, Kelli picked very colorful envelopes to mail the invitations and ultimately decided on a blue envelope that matched the font color on the back of the invitation. Thanks for being such a great client Kelli! Looking forward to seeing the rest of the wedding details!

-- Adirondacks Wedding Invitations --

I'm finally catching up on my blog posts and I'm so excited to share a couple new projects I've been working on! The first one is a wedding invitation set that I did for Amanda and Justin. Amanda had seen some of my previous work and had a pretty unique idea in mind. The two of them are getting married in the Adirondacks in upstate New York and she wanted an invitation that depicted their wedding location. Their wedding theme is around the Adirondacks and specifically the Adirondack chairs that are named after the area. We found a picture that they both loved and wanted to incorporate in the entire wedding invitation suite.

The invitation was done a bit larger than the traditional A7 size and we went with an A9 since Amanda wanted something a little bigger.

For the RSVPs, Amanda and Justin wanted to do a postcard style RSVP card and we included the same picture from the invitation to tie it all together.

Front of the RSVP postcard

Back of the RSVP postcard

I cant wait to start working on the rest of the wedding stationary and share them with you!

-- Tropical Bridal Shower Invitations --

These bridal shower invitations were very special to me as a very close friend of mine asked me to design these for her sister's shower. I've known L for about 10 years and she is one of my few friends that I talk to almost every day. So when she asked me to design these shower invitations, I knew I wanted them to be awesome. Her sister is having a destination wedding in Jamaica and L wanted to follow the beach theme of the wedding for the bridal shower. I had all sorts of ideas running through my head as I have been wanting to do a beach theme invitation for awhile. In the end I went a little crazy and ended up designing FOUR different invites!









My favorite part of the invitations was the recipe card piece to it. The bride loves to cook and L wanted to have each guest bring one of their favorite recipes to the shower. In the end, we decided to include the recipe card on the invitation. Since the invitations were going to be 5"x7", I was able to make the recipe cards a standard 3"x5" recipe card size. I also perforated the recipe card to make it easier for all the guests to tear off the card and to ensure all the recipe cards would be the same size.

I had a really hard time coming up with my favorite version of the invitations but L and her sister picked the third one with the palm trees since the wedding invitations had palm trees on it as well. Which one is your favorite?

-- Wedding Placecards & Table Numbers --

Once again I'm extremely behind on blogging but I finally have a follow up to my original post about Davida and Chris' wedding! Davida also asked me to make table numbers and place cards using the same designs we used for the invitations. For the table numbers we kept it consistent with the invitations. With the placecards, since they were offering 3 different menu options, we went with birds of different colors which helped distinguished the different meal options...green for meat, gray for vegetarian and black for fish.

Table Number


Placecards


Congrats again you guys! Still waiting to see wedding pictures, I cant wait!

-- Bird Themed Wedding Invitations --

This is an extra special blog post because I have been saving this to mark the very special occasion of Davida and Chris' big day! I met Davida and Chris over the summer and after they got engaged in the fall, Davida contacted me and asked me if I could help her with their wedding invitations. Their colors were black, gray and green and she wanted to use birds as part of their theme. We went through a few revisions until we got it just right and I have to say I love the colors they picked for their wedding! The green just pops against the black and makes everything so striking. For the rsvp cards, I carried over the colors and the birds from the invitation to help tie everything together.






I'm so excited for the two of them to be tying the knot today and I cant wait to see pictures. Best wishes to Davida and Chris and many happy years together!

Up next I'll be sharing their placecards and table numbers!

-- Floral Bridal Shower Invitations --

Lily contacted me recently requesting bridal shower invitations for her friend's bridal shower that she was hosting. With the bridal shower taking place in the spring and the wedding colors being red and cream, I decided to do a floral theme to the invites. I was so excited to do these that I ended up designing 3 different invites for Lily. She picked the last design which was also my favorite!

-- Retro Wedding Save the Dates --

My friend Y needed some help with her Save the Date cards and here's the final design!

-- Wedding Favors, Placecards, Programs & Thank You Cards --

Here's some more stationary stuff from M&M's wedding.

Programs
To help tie in all the stationary, I used the same cardstock and ribbon from the invitation pocketfolds for the programs.

Picture courtesy of Pix Of Life

Favor Tags
These favor tags were wrapped around the couple's shot glass favors.

Picture courtesy of Pix Of Life

Place Cards
Guests were treated to a sit down meal during the reception which made it necessary to differentiate what each guest ordered. Thus, the design on these placecards were color coordinated to help distinguish the different meal options. To help tie in the colors of the wedding even more, I used a brown color for the design on the beef place cards, cream for chicken, green for vegetarian, and black for the kid's meals. Also instead of menus for the entire table, I printed the each guest's menu on the inside of the place cards.

Thank You Cards
I created two different variations of these thank you cards. They both had the same design however one of them just said "Thank You" and the other had the couple's monogram. Having the standard "Thank You" card came in handy while writing thank you cards for gifts received before the wedding while the monogrammed ones were using for writing thank you cards after the wedding.

-- Pocketfold Wedding Invitations Part 2 --

As I mentioned in my previous post, the bride wanted a ribbon tied pocketfold invitation set. So without further ado, here is the final product! Please note, that with all the designs I do, I change names and personal information so the actual names and addresses on these invitations have been blacked out to protect the innocent.

Each invitation had the name of all the invited guests on the outside attached by the ribbon band.

-- Pocketfold Wedding Invitations Part 1 --

Another first for me! I've finished a invitation set! The bride wanted ribbon tied pocketfold invitations that represented the brown color scheme of their wedding. Here are the final invitation pieces:

RSVP Card

Accommodations Card

Rehearsal Dinner Card

Next post - the final product!

-- Photo Collage Wedding Save the Dates --

I'm so proud of thevery first Save the Date cards I created! I wanted to use baby pictures of the bride and groom as well as a current picture. Guests love to see pictures and what better way to share some than on your Save the Date!

The colors for the wedding were brown and cream so I tried to use those colors as much as I could.

Front of Save the Date

Back of Save the Date