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!

"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!!!

Current Invitation Special Offers

Hello Friends!!!
I hope you enjoyed your weekend. Don't forget our current promotion on GORG custom invitations is still on. Hurry and take advantage of this special offer before it's gone!!!
Offer expires on March 30, 2013.

Schedule a complimentary consultation today to view our products in person. You can schedule a consultation directly online by at http://elegantcustom.genbook.com or by calling 281-506-2521. We look forward to meeting with you!

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Below are some of our custom work!!! Visit our online gallery. We have lots more displayed in our Galleria area office studio.

Arinola and Yemi Pocketfold invitation

 

Kim and Charlie Layered Flatcard with Pebbles backing

 

 

Our Couture Silk Products

Our Couture Invitations are our high end custom invitations that are created using gorgeous and high quality embellishments. At Elegant Custom Invitations, our Silk invitation boxes are constructed from wood - not cardboard. In addition, we offer 100% hand woven pure silk or a lower priced faux silk for all of our silk products. Both include wood construction and premium grade padding that is thicker to provide a more luxurious look. The padding is included in all of the usual places and the sides of the inside of each box as well. They are truly heirloom quality. You know your family and friends will receive a special gift from your event that will last a lifetime!


Premium Gate Silk Box


Premium Silk Pad


Silk Gate Folio


Silk Pad

There are many overseas box manufacturers advertising that they sell "silk" invitation boxes of "exceptional quality" for a price of $10 - including shipping. These boxes are made with polyester. In addition, you get a significant bill for import duties & taxes into the US that is not included in their pricing. This should be factored in when comparing pricing. In addition to using polyester fabric, they use a thin cardboard as the base of the invitation box construction, and a thin layer of foam padding on the outside top of the box, and the inside bottom of the box. It is important to note that there are different levels of quality and craftsmanship.

When shopping around for your silk invitation boxes, be sure to obtain all important details and ask the right questions. Here is a list of questions that you can ask:
1. Is the fabric 100% pure hand woven silk?
2. What are your boxes constructed from?
3. What thickness of padding do you use and where specifically is it used?
4. How much extra will it cost me in import duties & taxes to import the silk boxes into the US?

For more information on our Couture Invitations, please visit the Couture section of our website.

Photo credit: Rhphotoarts for Elegant Custom Invitations

I apologize for the lack of blogging. It's that time of the year and we're churning invitations like butter (lol!).

Here's one from some months back.
Marcella & Troy Tiffany Blue theme invitations


Marcella wanted to keep all her enclosures together; so we incorporated a pocket into the box to keep them together.


The invitations were delivered to guests in boxes. We also created custom stamps with Marcella & Troy's logo. See our Zazzle storefront


Enclosures with custom map of the Downtown location



The National Stationery Show was last month. Although I did not attend, our work was featured :). We were contacted by one of our rhinestone suppliers several months ago. She requested us to provide her with some samples using a few of her jewelled embellishments. Because we were (and still are) in the middle of our busy season, we used some of our past work and embellished them. Below is the feedback received after the show:

They are absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!!!! Thank you so much for your beautiful work!!!!! You obviously are very talented at what you do!!!

My favorite was the snowflake with that little bit of printing peeking out from under the brooch. Honestly, that sample brought a whole new meaning to that buckle. It was one of the most popular ones at the show!
From a technical standpoint, I loved the attention to detail you did wrhen you tied the purple ribbon on the bars of the pearl and rhinestone buckle. Great job!!!

This was my second NSS and probably my 50th+ trade show in the 4.5 years I have been in business. Hands down, this was the BEST show I have ever done.

We were busy from the moment the show opened until it was over. When I say busy, I mean we were blocking the entire aisle with people waiting to talk with us. They would wait 15+ minutes just to ask questions! It was insane!!! This show was a game changer for me.

I am sure your samples helped with that! Thank you so much!! I owe you big time!"
Below are some of the samples...















Enjoy your weekend!

Wedding Invitations

Hello Everyone,
Again, I've been a pretty bad blogger and it's simply because I've been super busy. I apologize for the lack of images. So here we go, below are some invitations from months ago. Enjoy

"Jessica & Mario"
I began communicating with Jessica via email earlier in the year. Yes, she's one of our many out-of-town brides we never get to meet. She went with the Box Mailer style boxed invitations with the jewelled accent. Jessica was married in Disneyland in October.



The boxes were mailed with custom stamps that we designed. A nice way to complete the look!




Escort Cards



We also created the Table cards that went into frames for the reception


Shayla & Romario
Shayla was another one of our out-of-town bride that we [unfortunately] never got to meet but communicated via email and telephone. She loved the "Birthday Dinner" invite from our online gallery. We replicated that with a little twist. Her wedding colors - crimson and gray - really made the invitations pop. She and Romario were married in October in Tennessee and their wedding was fabulous!

The invitation was a folded card with a satin ribbon accent with patterned cardstock.


Inside the Invitation


Reception Card



Layne & Michael
Here's one from some months ago I never got to post. Working with clients during their wedding planning process means getting to work with the families in most cases. This is one of the joys of being in this industry and we have blessed this year to have worked and still working with some wonderful brides and their families. Layne and Michael were married in Cabo San Lucas this summer.

The invitation was a side Pocketfold.




Well that's all for now. Take care everyone!