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!

Spring is here!

Hello all!
Spring is upon us and the wedding season is in full swing. We have a few exciting projects in the works and I can't wait to blog about them later in the year.

Lauren & Wyatt
I met with Lauren over a year ago with her fabulous wedding planner - Alia Rdissi (Belle of the Ball). We began working shortly afterwards on the save the date cards followed by the invitations and programs. Can I say that Lauren is so sweet and her mom has to be the sweetest MOB ever! Having worked with them for a year it was bitter sweet after we completed the ceremony programs because the wedding planning process was over. Lauren & Wyatt were married last weekend at the First Methodist Church with the reception at Crystal Ballroom at Rice Hotel in downtown Houston.

Since Lauren had a bit of information to include with the invitations, she went with the Pocketcards. Did I mention that Lauren loves PINK! We lined the envelopes in light pink with their monogram imprinted on the liners.


Front and back of the Invitation Pocket cards


The enclosure cards with a custom map


We completed the invitations with Thermography (Raised print)


The Ceremony Programs were booklet style. First Methodist and Crystal Ballroom has a very rich history and Lauren wanted to include a brief history of both locations in the programs. Oh yeah and she had a really large bridal party!


We created tent style Reserved tablecards



Pamella & Priscilla's 15th Birthday
I had the pleasure of working with a cute set of twins - Priscilla and Pamella. I met with the twins and their mom sometime last year. Mom had an idea for years of what she wanted her girls birthday invitation to be like and she was very excited to put that vision to reality. Color theme: Black and Fuchsia Pink. Enjoy!

Work in progress (look at all that bling!)


The invitations were a layered flatcard with a rhinestone accent

Photo credit: RHPhotoarts

The invitations were delivered to guests in Box Mailers



Happy Easter everyone; enjoy your holiday!

Houston Bride's Evening of Bridal Luxury

Houston Bride's Magazine is hosting their Annual Bridal Luxury event on Thursday, March 24th from 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. at Four Seasons Hotel. Please join us for a luxurious bridal runway show full of elegance and style, featuring some of the best bridal houses in Houston.



There will be a great runway show with 8 different bridal salons, food, drinks, cakes, honeymoon giveaway from St. Regis Punta Mita and more. Tickets are only $15 or if you want VIP check it out! http://www.modernluxurybrides.com/. See you there!

Blush Pink and Ivory Wedding Invitations

Lauren and Ayal
I was introduced to Lauren and Ayal by the ever talented event planner, Alia Rdissi of Belle of the Ball. Lauren and Ayal live in Maryland but Lauren's family live in Houston. I met Lauren's Dad first to make sure they'd be comfortable with me :)and we began working on their wedding stationery. After working through the design phase with the couple and Alia via emails, I eventually met Lauren and Ayal when they came to Houston for Thanksgiving. Below are the different stationery we created for them. The couple were married this weekend at the gorgeous Houstonian Hotel and Spa.

The wedding invitation was a Layered Flat card with a satin ribbon and small rhinestone accent. The couple's monogram was wallpapered as the envelope liners.

Work in Progress



Wedding Invitations

Photo Credit: Rhphotoarts

Invitations


For the RSVP cards, instead of the standard flat panel cards, we made them a folded card with the menu selections on the inside.


Icons were used for the menu options - Beef, Fish and Vegetarian


Lauren and Ayal wanted to incorporate a photo into their Rehearsal Dinner invites


The programs were booklet style with their monogram carried through from the wedding invitations.


Ceremony Programs


For the Reception dinner, the menu cards were round to go under the clear chargers at each place setting


For the placecards, we used different colored rhinestones to indicate each guests meal choice - Red was for beef, Clear for Fish, Blue for Vegetarian and Green for Kosher.


The Rehearsal Dinner Menu cards were Layered Flatcards using the same blush pink backing from the wedding invitations.


Tent style Tablecards


Instead of escort cards, Lauren wanted a seating chart.

Tiffany Blue and Silver Silk Box Invitations

Hello,
I have been waiting anxiously to blog about Leilani and Milo's gorgeous wedding stationery. I met Leilani and Milo late last year. They are such a cute couple and Leilani is the sweetest bride ever! Even though we began the custom invitations process a little late, we worked quickly to get all the invitations out and later the wedding day stationery. Leilani initially wanted the pocket style invitations, but once she came into the studio, she quickly fell in love with the silk boxes. Her words, "those are so cool!". She decided to get some silk boxes in addition to the pocket style invitations. They had a large wedding of approx. 440 guests last weekend at the JW Marriott in Houston. It was such a pleasure working with the couple on all their stationery. Without further ado, here are the pictures:

The Tiffany Blue 100% Dupioni Gate Silk Box accented with a Silver tone Satin Ribbon and Jewelled embellishment

photo credit: RHPhotoarts

The invitation in the boxes were layered flatcards.

photo credit: RHPhotoarts


The Pocketfold invitations featured lots of layers.

photo credit: RHPhotoarts


The Silk Boxes in all their glory!


We completed the boxes with the guest addressed labels for the Box mailers. The guests were so excited to receive these in the mail!


The Ceremony program was a booklet style with the tabs from the wedding invitations carried through. We accented the programs with Tiffany Blue ribbons


Ceremony Programs


Ceremony Programs


The Menu Card was a Layered Flatcard


Leilani & Milo had beach names for each table. The table cards were placed in card holders at the reception.


We also created signs for the Couple's Signature Drinks. The signs were designed to fit into frames and placed at the bar.


Instead of escort cards, we created a Large seating chart.


Time to get back to work. It is indeed wedding season around here and it feels like June already.

Invitations

Hello!!!
I met Kate and her sweet mom, Mrs Gie with their wedding planner, the fabulous Alia Rdissi of Belle of the Ball about a year ago. We began working on the wedding stationery soon after. Mrs. Gie flew in from Chicago for the meeting and she's one of the sweetest MOB ever! She was such a pleasure to work with. Kate's husband, Matt was deployed at the time but returned back safely sometime in November. The wedding colors were Gray and Eggplant. The invitations were Pocket style with Satin Ribbon. Kate and Matt were married earlier this month at the Houstonian Hotel and Spa.

The Invitation


Enclosures in the pocket


Folded Card Program


Program


Escort Cards




Tent Table Card



Joy's 50th Birthday Celebration
Joy contacted me last year regarding invitations for her 50th birthday celebration. She saw and liked the "Penny Jackson" invitations we did (see here). Since Joy lives in Virginia, we never got a chance to meet but we spoke a few times and worked together first on the Save the date cards and then on the invitations.

The Save the Date card was a Layered Flat card


The invitation was a Layered Flat card with a jewelled embellishment


Enjoy your weekend!