Special Offer on Custom Invitations

You're going to love our current offer on our custom invitations!!!!!

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!

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

 

 

Melissa & Nick Layered Flatcard with Rhinestone accent

 

 

Morgan and Troy Letterpress invitation with Hand Calligraphy

November Weddings!

The holidays are here!!! I hope you had a great Thanksgiving holiday with friends, families and loved ones. We have a few of our clients getting married this weekend; congratulations to them - Cindy & James, Priscilla & John, Nina & Teinbo and Gisele & Beto. We wish you guys a happy married life.

I have very exciting news to share but we'd have to wait till December for it :). Please stay tuned.


Priscilla and John Pocket Cards
I met with Priscilla and her Mom several months ago for Priscilla's destination wedding. She loved the idea of Layered Flatcard with a Satin Ribbon but she also wanted to have a pocket for her enclosures. So, I came up with the idea of incorporating a pocketcard while maintaining the original look of the Layered Flatcard. And of course, I always love the look of Black and Red. Priscilla & John were married this weekend in Puerto Rico.

Below is the Front and Back of the invitations. The pocket is on the back to keep the enclosure cards together.



Nancy and KC Wedding Invitations
When I met Nancy & KC, it was pretty close to the target date for sending out their invitations. So we had to work fairly quickly through the design and production phases. She's a pretty laid back bride and was very easy to work with. I particularly love the colors and damask look of Nancy & KC's wedding invitations. The couple were married last weekend at the fabulous Bell Tower on 34th. Her invitation was Folded Card with a Satin Ribbon embellishment.

Front of the Invitation


Inside the Invitation



Nina and Teinbo Catalog Invitations
One of the biggest compliments our clients give us is referrals. I have worked with almost all the weddings in this family and was pleased to receive a phonecall from the Groom's sister requesting invitations for her brother's wedding. I'd worked on 2 of her other brother's weddings in the past year and a half. I received the phonecall less than 2 months to the wedding date. Due to the time constraints, especially since the wedding was taking place in Nigeria, I advised it best to choose an invitation from our Catalogs. I recommended a few options and they trusted my judgement without even seeing the invitations. Below is the invitation chosen. This is from the Carlson Craft catalog. I always tell clients who choose to go the catalog route, be open minded and think about ways to customize the invitations to make it your own. This invitation comes with Black Ribbon but you can always buy your own ribbon and tie. You can view the original invitation here. As always our Carlson Craft Catalog invitations are on a 10% discount.



Cindy and James Wedding Invitations
You may remember my post on the making of Cindy & James' wedding invitations here. In addition to the invitations, we also created the Wedding Reception Seating Chart. Seating Charts are used in place of escort cards. It shows the guest what table they are to be seated at the Reception.

Trifold with Satin Ribbon and Rhinestone accents


The Seating Chart


We're off to another crazy week ahead. Do enjoy the rest of the Holiday shopping weekend!

Do you really custom make these?! (The making of a Custom Invitation)

Hi Everyone,
Hope you're having a great weekend!
I always get asked if we really make the custom invitations by hand and the answer is "Yes". For our custom invitations, we begin the process with the design (which is done in-house), before moving into production (also done in-house).

A while ago, a friend and colleague of mine suggested I write a blog on producing custom invitations. Due to the craziness of the wedding season, the last thing I had time for was taking pictures before, during and after production. There just isn't time to do that. As we were about to begin producing the invitations below, I remembered his suggestion and made a conscious effort to take pictures each step of the way. This is actually a fairly simple production line. There are more intricate/time consuming steps for other invitation styles. I hope to do another post shortly on another style.

So, here's a little behind-the-scenes look at our production. Every custom invitation process begins with the design/proofing phase. Below are the design proofs (not shown are the invitation & rsvp envelopes because they have our client's address:)) This invitation is a bit unique because it was done in 2 languages - Vietnamese and English. In addition, the American Invitation wording etiquette and order names are slightly different.

All the cardstock (Invitation layers, RSVP cards, Reception cards and Front Tabs)have been "raised" printed, cut and ready to begin.


The ribbon is then cut and ready to be "blinged up"


The first phase is to embellish the invitation layers with the ribbon and Rhinestone accents


The cut ribbon strips are embellished


The embellished ribbon is mounted onto the invitations


Cindy chose a z-card style invitation. The invitation layers are then mounted onto the Z-cards


The Reception cards are mounted onto the inner flap of the Z-card


Finally, the front tabs are attached to the front of the Z-cards


Voila! Completed Invitations!


Hope you enjoyed the post. Do have a lovely weekend!