Showing posts with label Wedding Invitations. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wedding Invitations. Show all posts

Sunday, September 4, 2016

Wedding Event - Invitation Launch Party




This past Thursday, I hosted an event at the store to launch the new wedding invitation collections the store is now carrying. I invited brides, customers and girlfriends to come enjoy some bites and bubbles while browsing some fun ideas! Seriously in love with the invitation lines I found to carry - both are so different and so gorgeous.

I wanted to find designers that create inspiring paper goods that will make a bride excited to share the news about her big day. Both have lots of options and are jaw dropping beautiful. Love Lore by Lark + Raven is a more artistic line with fun, unique garlands, florals and handwriting. Ali, the creator, has an amazing eye for color and her first four sets are dreamy. She is also able to create custom designs to fit your special day specific to your style if desired. I also carry her everyday products, such as greeting cards, wrapping paper and notepads.









The second invitation line, Sisters Ink Studio, is a more traditional, classic invitation line, but they put gorgeous touches on it to give the paper goods a unique look. It is so so pretty and the letterpress options are phenomenal. If you are newly engaged and looking for wedding paper goods, please reach out to make an appointment! I would love to work with you and help make this part of your wedding planning stress free.




Outside of the invitations, I also setup some fun examples of the wedding boxes I am able to do for wedding party gifts, bachelorette parties and welcome boxes. In the shop, there are lots of gift ideas that you can put together to make a good present for your wedding party, both for men and women, as well as the little ones. Plus, I work with a few vendors that are able to customize products and embroider. On the table, I also set out some fun ideas for hostess gifts since couples are constantly needing fun and affordable ideas with the showers put on for them.











For the event, I also collaborated with some amazing local girl bosses! It was probably one of my favorite parts of the evening. I contacted my friend Hannah Marko about making some mini cupcakes to show off her delicious work. She went above and beyond. My jaw dropped when I saw how amazing they looked (then I may or may not have eaten one of every flavor).





The best part about her designs? They matched the paper flower wall! Ruby from Paper Flowers by Ruby T. reached out to me about sharing her gorgeous flowers. The wedding event was the perfect place to have her setup. If you are ever in need of a great backdrop, room decorations or even little flowers for packages, Ruby is your girl.


Made Paige get a picture with me in front of the wall! Plus I was excited she was in town.
How cute are these two brides-to-be? One is getting married this fall and the other, next year. Definitely needed a pic in front of the wall (Ellen | Shannyn)
For a fun table setting, I reached out to a new friend of mine, Sarah Zepick. She started a pottery line a little while back and it is gorgeous. It's simple, elegant and who doesn't love a touch of gold? It also worked so well with the Love Lore table paper goods. It is great for mixing with your fancy tableware and to use for statement pieces.





A new local artist that I started showing in the store, Jill Nicole, was also setup on Thursday evening. She turned some of her gorgeous floral and landscape photos into cards and prints. I also carry framed prints in the store. The card sets come with a variety of beautiful images and make for great everyday cards. If you are looking for some fun wall art to add color to your walls, her work is perfect.




Overall, it was such a fun evening and I hope I didn't picture overload you in the post, there was just so many fun things to share! Thank you to my collaborators for joining in on the fun, to the invitation designers for such beautiful work and to my guests that came to celebrate! Also, special thanks to my mother and Dustin for all their help putting it together last week. Stay tuned for more fun events!


Flowers by The Plaid Giraffe


Lots of Love,


Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Wedding Week Day 3: Invitations!


Wedding stationary is a big to do with weddings and everyone has their own style, whether it's simplistic, romantic, modern or rustic. You can get creative and make your own or you can find somewhere that makes exactly what you are wanting! I went with the creative route and made my own save the date cards and invitations - with help from my fabulous relatives to put them together! I hand painted them and then scanned them on to my computer for printing. My aunt helped me find the paper I needed and then I fought the printer (ugh!) to get them printed. The hardest part was lining up the margins - make sure you have lots of extra paper! You can always take your creations to a printer to be done - what I should have done, but I became determined. In the end it all worked out...

Save the Date cards:
My aunt helped my line the envelopes with gorgeous paper to add a special touch!

I love this font I downloaded for free!
Wedding Invitations:

We found the amazing pearlized scallop envelope folders at Archiver's. I love how I could tuck everything in.

I kept things simple on the reception card (simple text on pearl paper) and for the bridal brunch card, which went into the bridal party's invitations. My mother made sure I had pretty stamps for the RSVP cards and for the invitations.

I then sealed the envelopes and and hand wrote the addresses - yes it took a long time, but saves a lot of money!
My invitations matched our wedding style and I loved the romantic feel to them. My inspiration was Rifle Paper Co., but wanted to make them my own by painting them myself - plus that saved me a lot of money. When you add your own character to your invitations, they have a little personality to them.

Some of my favorite invitations out there in the world:
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Rifle Paper Co. has incredible designs that just make me happy - obviously it was my inspiration!

Ladyfingers Letterpress has gorgeous designs that are drop dead amazing.
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I love this Etsy designer - First Snow Fall

Wedding Chicks has pretty and romantic invitations.
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Etsy has great printable options that make invitations affordable! Love how simple and fun this one is.

Paper Source has fun options and that store is just fun to go into!

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Wedding Chicks has amazing FREE printable invitation options for the girl on a budget - or heck even if you just love the styles! They aren't completely free because you will have to get them printed, but a free design saves a lot of dough!
One of the favorite things I purchased for putting together our invitations, was the address embosser. Yes your hand does start to cramp from pressing down, but it was a fun alternative to the address stamps and you avoid hand writing the return address!

We purchased ours from Neiman Marcus and used our first names and new address, that way we could use it after the wedding. It could also be a good gift for your parents if you want to use their address.
There are so many gorgeous and fun wedding invitation options out there, so have fun with them and pick something that goes with your taste and style! Don't settle - there is something out there in your price range or you can always pull a M.E. and get creative!

Lots of Love,