Wedding Invitations: Jennifer & Kipp

I am a bad blogger. There are no excuses, just explanations. I'm in the process of moving and restructuring the Paper Stylist. Lots of exciting changes on the way. I was postponing blogging until I got the new site up. Unfortunately, things are a tad bit behind schedule. As such, I'm just going to try to play catch up with my posts. I'm going to work backwards a bit. I'll start with my more recent projects and work backwards.

This brings me to Jen & Kipp's Wedding Invitations. I designed their Save the Dates last summer and was excited to work on their wedding invitations. As I stated previously, they are family friends with whom we've know for quite some time.

They sent me these images for inspiration.

Vera Wang Invitation

Vera Wang Invitation

Wedding Paper Divas Invitation

They stated they wanted something modern, yet elegant with minimal graphics. This is what I created for them.

Custom Monogram in Metallic Pocketfold


Invitation matted with Seikaiha Washi Paper

I also designed two monograms for them. One for their invitations and pre-wedding paraphernalia and one married monogram. Both monograms have been used quite a bit. I love when monograms I create get incorporated into a variety of elements.

The Maid of Honor Jodi and Jerrhelyn, a bridesmaid, made cute labels for their wedding shower and placed them on the hot cocoa cones they made.

photo by Jodi D.

Additionally, my sister Cathee, another bridesmaid, had a wedding cake topper made with their married monogram.

The topper was beautifully made by Melissa of Bling Diva Designs. Here's a look at Melissa's handiwork.

Wedding Paper Accessories: Kanishka & Brian

I had been working with Kanishka since September of last year, which in the wedding world feels like a lifetime ago. As I mentioned previously, she was among the first to hire me despite my limited portfolio. I am eternally grateful that she decided to work with me.

Kanishka decided early on that the rest of her wedding paper accessories would be part of the overall look of her wedding. We worked closely together to ensure that all of her wedding paper accessories would have a cohesive look and feel. Kanishka also wanted to DIY a good portion of the remaining pieces. Much of the remaining pieces were designed to allow for easy printing and assembly. The only element that I assembled were her wedding programs.

Here's a look at my handiwork.

Programs

Here they are at the wedding:

photo by Pix of Life photography

Custom Photobooth banner with their signature lotus flower.

photobooth by Partybooths

Here's a look at our collaborative effort.
Monograms
I created two monograms, which Kanishka used in a variety of ways. She had a custom stamp made and stamped their monograms on napkins.

She and Brian also hand-painted their monogram onto their aisle runner.

photo by Pix of Life photography

Escort Cards
Kanishka wanted something simple to assemble, yet unique. I suggested cards inside of mini envelopes. I designed the labels and insert cards and she took care of the rest.

photo by Pix of Life photography

Table Numbers

photo by Pix of Life photography

Bar Menu

photo by Pix of Life photography

Kudos to Kanishka for beautifully executing each piece. Her vision and color palette was exquisite. To see more photos of this gorgeous wedding, please visit Pix of Life's blog.

Wedding Paper Accessories: Rhea & Joe

I enjoyed working with Rhea immensely. As a bride on the East Coast, she received my emails as she got ready for work and I got ready for bed. {I'm an incorrigible night owl.} This made for interesting email exchanges. I designed and assembled her invitations, but she wanted to try her hand at DIY. She decided that she wanted to make her own programs, table numbers and escort cards. I obliged her by designing printable PDFs. She bought the Gartner line of wedding paper products and went to work. I think she did a remarkable job.

Here are some photos of my design work coupled with photos of Rhea's handiwork.

Table Names/Numbers
Rhea wanted to incorporate Joe's love of beer and microbrews. Each of their tables are named after Joe's favorite brews.

{photo from Rhea & Joe's Website}




{photo from Rhea & Joe's Website}

Escort Cards
These were printed on a beautiful Ivory tent cards that had a subtle champagne border. Sadly, there are no photos of the finished product.

Monogram
This was used to seal their invitations. Rhea also found other uses for it such as their out-of-town bags.

{photo from Rhea & Joe's Website}

Program
This was also printed on an Ivory cardstock that had a champagne border. These along with the rest of Rhea and Joe's gorgeous wedding can be seen on their Wedding Highlight video.

Rhea & Joseph Wedding from david joe on Vimeo.

Wedding Paper Accessories: Nina & Jared

I have been working with Nina and Jared throughout their wedding planning process. I designed their Save the Dates and Wedding Invitations. To ensure a more cohesive look, the asked me to design some additional items.

One is their wedding program.

Cover


Title Page




Back Page

They also requested monograms. I provided two different styles for them.

Nina went on a DIY spree towards the end of her planning. The monogram I designed is featured on the menu cards and favor tags she created. Their cake and customized gobo also features their monograms.

Photo by Christine Farah Photography

Lastly, I made vellum candle wraps. When the tealights are lit, they have make beautiful luminarias. {They are the pink cylinders pictured above.}

Thank You Cards & Monograms: Mychel & Connor

As with many of my clients, Mychel & Connor requested monograms and Thank You cards that coordinated with their wedding invitations.

Since the Oak Tree was an important wedding motif, I included it in one of their monograms.

For their Thank You cards, I used an Oak Tree that was similar, but had a slight variation.

Designs that didn't make the cut

Here are some designs that didn't make it into Wendy & Lior's Invite Suite.

* Design edited for client privacy

This was their original invitation design. I had to edit the design when Wendy realized it would take her 7 Gocco screens and hours and hours of labor to mass-produce this piece. I was a little bummed that I wouldn't see this design "fleshed out", but loved what ultimately printed.

These were the original monograms I created for Wendy & Lior. They loved them until they realized that each monogram had to be hand-cut to be used as pocketfold seal.