I’m excited to blog about this next invitation set because they’re one of our boxed invitation ensembles. I met with Tonya and her mom at the July Bridal Extravaganza. Tonya initially wanted the silk boxes but those where a little too much than she wanted to pay so I showed her the box mailers and how elegant those could be also. The inspiration for her invitations came from “Kathryn and Derrick’s" invitation style. Most guests thought they got a gift when they received their invitations!

Here’s are the pics:

Inside of the box

Ready to be mailed!

Laura and Troy
I absolutely love Laura and Troy ’s wedding invitations. They’re simple yet very elegant. The invitation is a Multi Layer Flat Card accented with satin ribbon and rhinestone accent with a lined enveloped. I must say that Laura was a joy to work with and I couldn’t be happier with how the invitations turned out.
Enjoy…

Dave and Lauren
This process was a bit unique for me because it was the first time I worked primarily with the Groom on custom invitations. I must tell you the process went a lot faster :) but the invitations turned out gorgeous nonetheless. The invitation is a pocket style invitation with a translucent belly band wrapped around the pocket fold. The print method used was Thermography (raised ink)

There's more to come but I've got to get back to work. Check back soon for more updates.

Have a wonderful week!

Christine & Jorge's Wedding

Hello all,
It's been a short while since I last blogged. Between the current projects we're working on, the website redesign, consultations with 2009 brides et al it's been quite busy. But in all I'm very excited at the progress.

First I'd like to say Congratulations to the brides that got married on October 18th, 2008 -
Patricia and Michael
LaNissa and Dietrich
Sandra and Michael

Happy Married Life to you all!

Take a look at some of Sandra and Michael's ceremony stationery. For her table cards, she wanted the tables to be named after several places that meant something special to them. For example, Ciao Trattoria was where they had their first date. They returned to this return where Michael proposed!!! Absolutely Sweet!!!

Menu Cards

Table Cards

Ceremony Programs

Christine & Jorge's Wedding Invitations

I spoke with Christine right before Hurricane Ike hit the gulf coast. I remember we were unsure of the impact Ike would have so we tentatively set up a time to meet the following week. I met with Christine and her fiance, Jorge and they were such a lovely couple. Because the wedding was really close, we had to work mighty fast on the invitations. Good thing was Christine fell in love with the "Vivien and Peter" invitation we had done. I remember she kept starring at the invite just to be sure she still loved it!!

We began work immediately and I'm glad we were able to complete the invites in time for her to mail them to her guests. Enjoy!

SNEAK PEEK OF NEW WEBSITE

As you may know, I've been working on the redesign of the website for some weeks. It has taken longer than I anticipated because of all the other projects we have going on. But I am very very very excited at the progress. I hope to have the new site up before the end of this month (knock on wood!!! :))

Take a peek and let me know what you think. Did I mention that I'm very excited?!!!

Enjoy the week and new month!!!

Current Work

I had the opportunity to work on Ayo & James' wedding invitations. I was actually contacted by Ayo's sister, Kemi who lives here in Houston. Ayo lives in Florida! I have never met the Bride before but I had a fun time creating their floral themed invitations. Kemi saw the invitation I designed for Patricia and Mike and totally fell in love with it. So we decided to mirror that but changed the design. The invitation is a single flat card with a lined envelope. Their enclosures were the reception card, hotel accommodations card and the response/ rsvp postcard.
Enjoy!

Another bride that I was privileged to work with was LaNissa. Actually, LaNissa's mom was the one who contacted me to set up the consult. Here's a funny story, since they live in south texas and I work from west houston, I decided to meet up with them at the Starbucks in the Galleria Area. When I got there, there weren't any seats inside so I sat outside (Thank God it was somewhat nice outside!) So I saw them walk past me and they also looked at me and didn't know I was the one and they took a seat right behind me!!!!. The phone# LaNissa's mom gave me was her work # and didn't realize that until I called the # and heard her voicemail greeting. Anyways, we finally realized I was the one they were looking for. I always tells clients to look out for my big 'ol box. Apparently, they were expecting a real "big 'ol" box and not the medium size box I carried around. Ironically, we were in front of the Container Store so I got another box!!!

Ok that said, LaNissa wanted something "chick" with her wedding colors Brown and Pink (Which I totally love, see the website colors :) ) When she saw the invitations I made for Shannon and Mark, she loved it especially because those were also her wedding colors. I usually try not to use the same designs twice but sometimes my hands get tied a little if that's what the bride wants. So LaNissa's invite was a metallic pocketfold and 3 - layered look (1st: Invitation layer; 2nd: Brown layer; 3rd: Pink layer) Here are the pics: