Special Announcement

Hello Friends!
Happy new week... We've had several changes going on behind the scenes. And I'm finally excited to announce that Elegant Custom Invitations will henceforth be known as Isabella Invitations!!!!

Why the change?
This has been something I'd wanted to do for a couple of years now. 7 years ago when I started the company, I chose the name "Elegant Custom Invitations" because it reflected the style of invitations/stationery I wanted to create. This hasn't changed. We still design and create "Elegant Custom Invitations". However, it's a pretty generic name. Anyone can say they create "elegant custom invitations". So I knew I had to change the name to create more of a brand. The challenge was the transition. I was so close to doing the name change last year but when I looked at the amount of work that needed to be done and the amount of time I had (or did not have as the case may be). I elected to postpone it till 2013. Here we are today and I'm proud that we have finally made the transition. There's still some work going on behind the scenes but the change is now in effect!!! WOOHOO!!!

Where did the name "Isabella" come from?
My mom (of blessed memory) was "Isabela" and I've always loved that name. I didn't have to think about it twice when I decided to effect a name change. It had to be Isabela. Her name had only 1 'l' but I knew most people doing a search would mostly likely spell it as "Isabella". In order to make it easier to spell, I added the 2nd 'l'. There's the short story :)

New Web Address: www.IsabellaInvitations.com
Our blog has also been moved from here to www.IsabellaInvitations.com/blog

See you on the new blog!!!

Vanessa & Chris' Laser Cut Wedding Stationery

Hello Friends!

I hope you're enjoying this beautiful fall weather. 

We have some major news coming up in the next couple of weeks; stay tuned :). In the meantime, today's post is on one of our beautiful August brides. We met Vanessa earlier this year with her wedding planner and my dear friend, Alia Rdissi with Belle of the Ball Events. The unique thing about our consultation is that Vanessa had her videographer capture all her vendor meetings. So we had a camera crew in the meeting. We discussed the different stationery elements needed from the save the dates to thank you notes. Below are some of the stationery items we created for Vanessa and  Chris' wedding. The couple was married in August at the Houstonian Hotel here in Houston. Enjoy!

The Save the dates

The save the dates were Gatefold style with the couple's engagement photos

Vanessa fell in love with the laser cut wrap invitations. We did these in Blush pink and Champagne. Vanessa also loved the idea of presenting the invitations to her guests in boxes. 

Laser Cut Wedding Invitations

The unique boxes were embedded with Silk inlay on the inside with pockets for the enclosures

 

The Invitation boxes were wrapped with Blush wrap and addressed by Calligraphy by Patricia

I asked Alia to trust me with the ceremony programs. So I had free reign over these programs and I LOVE how they turned out. We foil stamped the cover in Gold foil and accented with Blush Silk ribbon.

Inside of the ceremony programs

Round Die Cut menu cards were placed under glass chargers at the reception. 

For the Tablecards, following the Silk inlay from the wedding invitations boxes, we created Blush Pink Silk Tent Cards

Silk Tent Table cards

In lieu of traditional gifts, the couple asked guests to bring wine for the couple to enjoy at their future wedding anniversaries. We created these tags for the guests to write notes and tie them to the bottles.

 

Until next time, do enjoy the rest of the week!

Mabel & Bryan's Day of Stationery

Hello All,
Hope you had a lovely weekend! I realized last week that I haven't blogged in a bit. It's been quite a very busy season. So I thought it wise to do a short post. I'm excited to share Mabel's Day of stationery. She contacted us a couple of months before her wedding to help create unique programs for her May wedding. I love when brides let me be creative and come up with some for them. Below are some of the day of items we created for her. Mabel and Bryan were married in May in Sugar Land, Texas. We wish them many happy years together!

Ceremony Programs
We decided to foil stamp the cover of the programs in Gold

We decided to foil stamp the cover of the programs in Gold with the insert pages in Ivory but with Gold and Blue ink

Seating Chart
We also created a seating chart for the Wedding Reception. Since Mabel and Bryan had over 700 guests, we created 2 charts for the Reception.

I hope to be back soon with more exciting stuff. Enjoy your week friends!!!

Anne & Jacob's Letterpress Invitations



Hello Friends!

It's been a minute (lol)!!!  Well things are moving and grinding here in our studio. I'm super excited for the National Stationery Show in NYC next week. I'll be attending the show again this year; it should be lots of fun. I can't wait to take a mini-break from the fun/craziness of the studio.

 

I'm excited to share Anne & Jacob's Letterpress invitations with you. We met Anne through a recommendation from Hotel ZaZa. She was pretty sure that she wanted letterpressed invitations with beveled edges. We moved quickly through the design and below are the images of her "swoon-worthy" invitations. Anne & Jacob were married this past February at St Luke's United Methodist Church and Hotel ZaZa in Houston, Texas.

 



The invitations were pressed on Ecru White 4-ply cardstock

We also did Gold Beveled edge on the invitations

The enclosures were pressed on Double thick Ecru White cardstock

Invitation with Gold Envelopes lined with blush pink. Envelopes were hand addressed by Maureen with Pendance.

I hope to blog when I return next week from New York. Enjoy your weekend guys!!!

Online Catalog Sale (up to 20% off wedding invitations!)

Hello Friends,
I'm excited to announce that our online catalog invitations currently has a wedding invitations sale. Save up to 20% off your wedding invitations. Offer valid through July 1, 2013.

Use promo code: JUNE13

Order online by clicking here

Below are some of the GORG wedding invitations our online catalogs (partnering with einvite). Order and personalize the invitations directly online (http://www.einvite.com/wedding/wedding-invitations/?CoBrand=0PA51J). Happy shopping!!!

 Name: Belle

 

 Name: Coronet

 

 Name: Beloved

 

 Name: Gilded

 Name: Lex

 Name: Lex 

 Name: Luminesce 

 Name: Luminesce  

 

  Name: Silken

 

Happy weekend!!!



"Marie Antionette" Themed 50th Birthday

Happy Thursday!!!

I'd wanted to blog these gorgeous invitations for a while now but just been too busy. We created the invitations below for a very fabulous lady. And when I say fabulous, I mean like Sofia Vergera type fabulous. Honestly, this woman looked too good for her age. Okay enough of that (lol). We met Mrs. Rincon through her wedding planner - Alia Rdissi with Belle of the Ball events. It's always fun working with Alia and her clients and this wasn't an exception.

 

She was planning a Marie Antoinette themed 50th Birthday celebration in Aruba. She fell in love with the design below from Paper Nosh. So I contacted Paulette about the artwork and below is the finished product. Some of the invitations were done in Spanish while others in English. We letterpress them, presented each invitation in a silk Box with Lace overlay and completed the look with a Cameo brooch. Love the look of letterpress!!!

 

Letterpressed Invitations

 

The Invitations were presented to each guest in a Luxurious Silk Box

The enclosures were also letterpressed.

The Luxurious Silk Boxes with Lace overlay and Cameo brooches

 

The Silk Boxes were placed in Boxed Mailers and sealed. Ready for mailing.

Hand Calligraphy done by Maureen Vickery with Pendance

For the Menu cards, I wanted to create something a different but keeping with the theme. I suggested laser cutting the menu cards (to look similar to the Cameo Brooch). And below is the end result. Aren't these GORG!!!

Alia was kind enough to send a phone photo of the menu cards displayed on the table. Just too gorgeous!!!

Hope you enjoy your weekend!!!

Unique Laser Cut Invitations/Stationery

Hello Friends!

I hope you're having a great week so far!!!

 

So, the laser cut wedding invitations we did for Debbie & Antonio have been getting a lot of buzz. We met Debbie and Antonio through her mom (the MOB), Teresa. Teresa is the owner of Cindy's Palace, a gorgeous event and catering venue located in Richmond, Texas. Debbie has seen the lasercut invitation and fallen in love with it. She didn't want anything else (lol).

 

Because Debbie and Antonio live in Oklahoma, most of the work was done virtually. Without further ado, below are the wedding invitations and day-of stationery we created for their October 2012 wedding. The ceremony took place at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart while the reception was of course at Cindy's Palace!

 

The Invitation 



photo credit: Bedazzled Photography

The invitation when open

We also lined the envelopes with the same champagne color as the laser wraps

The ceremony program was done entrely in Spanish since the couple had a full Catholic Mass in Spanish

The menu cards were a single panel flatcard which were tucked nicely into napkins at the reception

photo credit: Laurie Perez Photography

The menu cards

photo credit: Laurie Perez Photography

 

Debbie & Antonio's wedding invitations were featured in the February 2013 issue of Weddings in Houston magazine.

 

Hope you enjoyed the post. Enjoy the rest of the week folks!!!