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Hello again,
The wedding season is definitely here! Hence, I haven’t been able to update the blog as often as I should. Feb and March have been especially tasking in working on May Weddings. There seem to be a whole lot of May weddings this year.

First, I’d like to thank everyone who voted for us in the KRPC Local 2’s best of Houston . We were in the top 5 best in the Wedding Invitations Category! WOOHOO!!!!!

A couple of months ago, I received an email from Ayesha at Bedazzled Photography to take some pictures of our invitations. I was superexcited. I’ve always admired Ayesha’s artistic eye in photography and love her crisp, vibrant and clean shots. Like I told her, she’s one of the few photographers I have on my favorites list; so I was definitely stoked. However, because of the craziness of the wedding season, it took a while to ship the invitations to New York but we finally did it! Here are some pictures… there’s more in our online gallery. You can check out Ayesha’s work on her website http://www.bedazzledphotography.com/ and her blog www.bedazzledphotography.com/blog

Photo credit: Bedazzled Photography

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!

20% off Catalog Invitations

No, I didn’t abandon the blog!
Yes, we’re still alive!

It’s been quite busy around here to say the least. After the bridal extravaganza in Jan, we’ve pretty much been swamped. (that’s a good thing J)
I have some pretty invitations that we’ve worked on that I’ve not been able to blog about. I’ll be blogging on some today and others as the month goes along. March for us is going to be even busier in getting ready for the May and June weddings.

I’m glad to announce to you that we now carry the Something Different Catalog invitations from Carlson Craft. We’re offering a 20% off discount on the catalog invitations. If you’re looking for something not too custom yet different, this is a way to go. Plus you can enjoy the 20% off discount. Click here to browse the collection.

To order, please send an email to info@myelegant-invitations.com. Please provide the Item Number and we'll send you a form to fill out.

Thank you!

We've been nominated as one of Houston's Best!

Hello all,
We're getting into the wedding season in full swing. After the Bridal Extravaganza Show, I must say we've been quite busy. More updates and pictures to come on our newest projects.
In the meantime, I got an email last week that Elegant Custom Invitations has been nominated as one of Houston's best by the local news channel KPRC Local 2. (WOW!!!) Very exciting. But I need your votes. Please click on the link below to vote for Elegant Custom Invitations.
http://kprc.cityvoter.com/elegant-custom-invitations/biz/158375

Thank you for your continued support.

Have a wonderful week

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

We're finally in 2009!!! Happy New Year.
This is going to be a very exciting year... I can already feel it :) 2008 was very fulfilling for us here at Elegant Custom Invitations. We thank all of our wonderful bride clients who made that all possible.
We've already started working on several projects for 2009 brides as we enter another wedding season. With that said, it just hit me today that the Bridal Extravaganza Show is next weekend (yikes!).

Come out next Saturday and Sunday to the George R. Brown Convention Center.
Our Booth is 1119
Time: Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday: 11 am - 5 pm
For more details, visit the Bridal Extravaganza Show website.

HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!!
Have a wonderful week.

It's that time of the year again

The Houston Bridal Extravaganza Show is here again and YOU'VE JUST GOT TO BE THERE! Next year marks the 25th anniversary of the show and it is going to be the biggest Bridal Show to date. So, get your walking shoes ready and your luck charms on. In addition to feasting on ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS wedding showcases and meeting with talented vendors like yours truly :), there'll be lots of prizes to win. Even the vendors get to win something this time. (i'm keeping my fingers crossed :))

The Bridal Show will be held at the George R Brown Convention Center on
Saturday, January 10th from 10am - 5pm
Sunday, January 11th from 11am - 5pm

Elegant Custom Invitations will be at Booth 1119 - we would love to meet you and talk to you!!!


Are you coming to the Show...here are a few tips:
1. Make sure to wear very comfortable shoes. There are lots of aisles and almost everyone wants to walk all aisles to make sure you're not missing anything. I have walked all the aisles myself in the past and I highly recommend it.

2. Bring lots of pre-printed labels with your name, address (if you want) email address and wedding date. You don't want to have to fill out every form at vendors' booths. If you can't print your own labels, they will be available for purchase at the entrances to the show.

3. Come prepared to book vendors at the show. Many vendors will be giving special discounts to brides that book at the show or within a short period after the show.

4. Come with an open mind!

Let me finish by giving you a few pictures of our booth from the July Bridal Show.




That's all folks, have a wonderful week!!!

Launch of New Website

Hello all,

I'm uber excited this week... after months of working, learning etc, I finally published the new Elegant Custom Invitations website. This was definitely a labor of love to say the least. I always wanted a flash site but after much looking around to hire someone to build my site, I realized the amount of money being requested was a bit much. Since I built the previous site from scratch, I decided to embark on this journey. Until now, I'd never really used Adobe Flash other than the Flash Player... lol!!! which is totally not the same as the full version of Flash. Needless to say I taught myself Adobe Flash and I'm very proud of the outcome!!! There were a few bumps along the way but it was well worth it and I couldn't be happier.

This is sometimes the feeling I get once we've completed work on invitations and stare at the finished product!!!! I tell you, it's truly fulfilling. Enjoy...

Newlyweds

I'd like to say a big congrats to Kathryn & Derrick who got married on November 1st and Christine and Jorge who got married on November 15th. Happy Married Life to you guys.

Here are some of the stationery for Kathryn & Derrick's ceremony. We tried to keep it really simple with the ceremony/reception stationery since the boxed invitations were over the top...

I hope you all have a wonderful, fulfilling week, we plan to do just that !!!