Summertime at the beach
Imagine a warm breeze, sea glass, sand pipers and the ocean waves… Then add in a fantastically fabulous bride and her family and you’ve got yourself a really fun, shore wedding.
When Meredith (the bride) and I first spoke, we clicked right away! I knew she was going to be a pleasure to work with. She is an interior designer who appreciate color, texture, and extraordinary design elements. It was also very important to Meredith to use recycled papers and conserve where possible. We talked about everything her wedding weekend would entail. On my end I brainstormed and researched appropriate imagery, colors and textures. We both had the same vision for her invites.
This is the inspiration board she sent to me:
The final result was a custom pocket-fold that is textured like sand with speckles of color. Letterpressed sandpipers adorn the outside and is tied shut with twine. To avoid using an inner envelope, a small hang tag was used with the less formal names in calligraphy by Laura Hooper. On the inside, the invite is mounted and all of the other elements are tucked into the pocket. A double sided, folded response card to save paper was a nice way to have guests respond to each of the weekend’s upcoming activities and to keep things organized when the responses start rolling in!
Enjoy the photos!
invitation concepts
Just a quick peek at some concept boards that I presented to a bride on Saturday. Whenever I present to a client or clients, I love to give options. I sometimes even get carried away. I love to see the reaction when reviewing designs and where the concepts came from. This suite is going to be for a gorgeous summer wedding in July at the father of the bride’s house. I can’t wait for these to be printed!
Keep your eyes out for the final suite printed!
sneak peak
Do you remember me posting about these save the dates and invitation mock-ups? Well, the invitations are assembled, the envelopes addressed and one last thing to do is add some twine and put them in the mail! Here is a teaser photo though of the finished product. They are so beautiful, I can’t wait to share!
…and the invitation makes an appearance
For the Clark + Walker studio launch. As i promised below, i wanted to share. Here is it! I designed it using Crane paper and because the party was pulled together so quickly, i opted to use a fun mailing label rather then sending the envelopes to press. It worked out great and allowed me to add a fun tag line to the label as well.
Enjoy!
Now i just have to get a photo of the amazing custom bracelet that was made for me by my friend Jess over at Jess LC.
Green Decor
WellWed: Spring/Summer 2009
The Pink Orange had the opportunity to work on an elegant, yet creative and fun invitation design. It was all about incorporating natural, and green materials into the wedding. The letterpressed invite suite was sent in a moss lined wooden box, made from “found” wood. Each box was custom made, and hand stained to bring out the natural wood grain and knots. The box was created with 2 holes in the top, in which gorgeous 2 inch satin ribbon was used to tie the box shut.
The wedding accessories were also natural and reused materials. Each place card was made with recycled paper and a combination of hand calligraphy and twigs adorned the front of each. The table numbers were created using found pieces of birch bark and hand painted numbers with acrylics.
Using natural or recycled resources can be a fun way to add a twist to your day. Think about the textures and patterns that you will be incorporating, and how they can be used later either in your home or office. Most of all, have fun with it!
Equestrain Elegance
WellWed: Spring/Summer 2009
The Pink Orange creates a unique place card option using buttons with coordinating ribbon to display each guest´s name along with their table number. Various color and pattern combinations were used to replicate classic winners buttons. The invitation design was a crisp blue and brown letterpress invite on white stock. Each piece was tucked into a custom khaki pocket fold and tied closed with a leather strap. The pocket fold was then inserted into a classic plaid lined envelope.
