Isabella Invitations


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Isabella Invitations (formerly Elegant Custom Invitations) is a custom invitations design studio located in Houston, Texas. We specialize in custom and catalog stationery for your special day. Visit our website at http://www.IsabellaInvitations.com.

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Showing posts with label Simply Unique Accessories. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Simply Unique Accessories. Show all posts

Thursday, September 29, 2011

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

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Kisha's Couture Silk Invitations

I had the pleasure of working with [yet again] another fabulous out-of-town bride. I remember the we were setting up our booth at the July Bridal Extravaganza when I began communicating with Kisha. She initially wanted the "Penny Jackson" style invitations for her October wedding. Very quickly, we added the silk boxes to the ensemble. Kisha was one of our easy going and pleasure-to-work with brides. The end results speak for themselves. The silk boxes are the luxurious one-of-kind boxes with wood construction. The purple ribbon really pops against the Ivory Silk Boxes! Kisha & Victor were married at the Bellagio in Las Vegas last October.

The invitation was a Layered Flat Card with a Satin Ribbon accent


Response Card


The boxes were closed with gorgeous jewelled embellishments.





The Silk Boxes were wrapped in tissue and placed in box mailers for delivery to guests



The boxes were ready to go and I almost didn't want to mail them!


That's all folks. Have a Happy Thanksgiving!!!