Month: October 2012

Adrianna’s Telegram

What goes better with a vintage wedding at the Packard Museum than a telegram invitation? Answer: Nothing. Adrianna’s invitation topped the creativity charts and didn’t miss a single detail, from the full stops after each piece of information to the fun text frames we peppered throughout the natural kraft pocket-fold style invitation. We had a hard time finding the perfect shade of periwinkle that wasn’t too purple and wasn’t too blue, but Adi pulled through and provided some scrap booking stock she found for us to cut and use as her accent layer. Once we had the perfect accent color, we then matched small parts of the text to her color to tie everything together. Special delivery, indeed!

Her save the date was a single card with the infamous pointing hand graphic, pointing at a tiny envelope which housed a card bearing the date of the wedding. She mailed them in paper bag style envelopes, giving guests a glimpse of what to expect: a classic wedding at a truly unique venue.

Adelyn’s 1st Birthday

The baby daughter of a photographer friend of mine turned one, and they gave me the privilege of working on her birthday party invitations. This simple 5×7 card incorporated a photo of Adelyn wearing a bright pink tutu, sitting next to a chalkboard with the number one drawn on it (she’s very advanced for her age…). We added a hot pink metallic envelope to make it extra special.

palm leaf rehearsal dinner

Jessie and Joe’s Rehearsal Dinner

Jessie and Joe’s wedding had an orange and silver theme, but Joe’s mom decided to lend a totally different feel to their rehearsal dinner invitation. The rehearsal was to be held at the Springfield Country Club, and we created a green and pale gold invitation with a modern leaf graphic entwined into the background layer.

 

Midwest to the Mountains

Five years after we did a birth announcement for this family, they moved to Colorado and asked us to find a truly unique moving announcement that would include a photo of their new digs. After looking through some ideas, we landed on a cool tri-fold announcement patterned after a design featured on the Envelopments website. It worked beautifully with the photo of their house and the fact that they moved from here to there (love the zig zag line.)

Kate + Pete

Kate had one heck of a wedding planner in her corner for this fabulous October wedding- her wonderful mom, Monica. Together, we planned every printed detail of this wedding from start to finish: the invitations, programs, rehearsal dinner invitations, place cards, menus, thank you notes…the whole kit and kaboodle. Kate’s invitations were from Checkerboard, and she wanted a traditional elegance theme- ivory and black with touches of gold and silver. Featured here are her programs, place cards and menus.

Wedding Guest Libs

This was an entertaining way to get Angela’s guests involved in providing a fun keepsake for the couple after their Big Day. Angela came to me with this incredibly fun idea- Wedding Guest Libs- into which we easily incorporated her wedding colors of turquoise and mocha. We used the turquoise as a color pop on a crisp white background. Angela’s invitations were from Checkerboard and she had several custom projects she asked us to do to coordinate with that look. Angela felt strongly that her wedding needed to be fun and reflect her and Bill’s personalities, so the Guest Libs idea was perfect because it engaged her guests and gave them something interactive and fun to do at their tables, while providing amusing anecdotes for the couple to read after the festivities were over.

 

Britt + Kirk

Love, love, love this couple! Britt came in with her mom, looked through some books and just wasn’t sure what direction she wanted to go. A few albums and a little flutter of disappointment later, Britt saw the “Christina” style invitation hanging on the wall and said, “That one. That’s the one I want.” It was awesome- that moment of clarity when something all of a sudden clicks into place was almost palpable. Britt did something unusual that ended up being completely gorgeous- she blended shades of gold and silver into the same invitation and tied them together with a warm diamond-colored card stock. She chose a traditional script, an elegant flourish and a soft charcoal ink to complete the look of the graphite pocket card, patterned accent layer and pale gold ribbon pull tab. Britt was the sweetest bride to work with, right from the start, and put her trust into us to create the perfect invitation she visualized when she said, “That’s the one I want.” Her genuine excitement to marry Kirk was adorable, and after her mom picked up her invitations and sent her a picture of the finished product, Britt sent me a message saying she cried in front of her first graders because she loved the invitations so much. I couldn’t possibly receive a higher compliment, and it’s brides like Britt that make me love what I do.

Eat, Drink & Make Merry

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My famous annual pig roast customers wanted a Christmas celebration invitation that would generate a lot of excitement for the second of their yearly shindigs, having set the bar high with their summer pig roast. Phyllis and I looked at a lot of ideas and this festive gatefold style invitation won out. We used a graphite plume pattern for the bottom layer, a crisp red for the accent layer, and a shimmery white top layer reminiscent of a snowy day. To close the gatefold and add a piece of flair to the outside, we added a two-layer square seal with the return address, allowing the outer folding piece to become the “envelope.”

Lyndsay’s Vegas Wedding

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I have never been as excited about an invitation as I was to work on this design for a small Las Vegas wedding. The bride-to-be came in knowing she wanted to send invitations in a box with poker chips and dice, so I knew we had to raise the bar- we had to create something really special. The best moment in our brainstorming session came when we were trying to think of an appropriate title for the events card, and Melissa said, “What about, ‘What happens in Vegas…?” We all instantly fell in love with the idea, and I followed through with the next logical step- the accommodations card title: “Stays in Vegas…” At this point, we all started high-fiving. It was one of those awesome moments when you’re convinced no one has EVER had an idea as good as this one. The finished product came together like a straight flush, and I couldn’t wait to post photos of it as soon as Lyndsay picked up her invitations.

A + B Programs

Angela’s Tiffany blue and mocha wedding needed a simple program to match, and by the time she made it to the program stage of things, Angela was tired of making decisions and asked me to suggest something simple and easy that wouldn’t break the bank. Our go-to program in situations like these is a 4×9 card, printed with ceremony information on the front and wedding party on the back. With a reasonable cost, no assembly and a high likelihood that people would tuck them into their purses after the ceremony, this was a no-brainer.

Evergreen Christmas

This super fun couple comes in once a year to order holiday party invitations as well as their Christmas cards, and catch up on the latest news around the shop… this was the traditional Tag and Co. design they chose to send to friends and family.