Silver thermography on the smoothest, softest purple paper around for the covers and lighter purple for the inside pages continued Kathleen’s color scheme.

If you’re planning to MAIL your invitations to your guests in  the end of November/mid-December 2011 or early 2012, reserve your spot on the Custom Paper Works design schedule now.

Design Start Dates are limited and fill up in advance.

-Kate

The quantity needed is NOT the same as your total guest head count.

The most common error made when ordering wedding invitations is looking at the wrong quantity. Even while you’re gathering quotes, you’ll need an accurate estimate because of the impact it can have on pricing.

This outline should give you an accurate count and help avoid costly ordering errors.

Order far too many and you could have added a fun upgrade instead of having 50 extras sit in a box for eternity!
Order too few and last-minute rushed reprints could be costly.

If you’ve priced invitations from independent stationers and your quantity changes, be sure to request a new estimate. Doubling the quantity may not double the total cost. At the same time, halving the quantity usually won’t reduce the total by half, but I’ll save that explanation for another day.

If you don’t see something you were looking for, just ask. We can create almost anything!

Pre-Wedding or Event Elements:
Engagement Announcements/Party Invitations
Save-the-Date Cards
Shower Invitations
Bachelorette and Bachelor Party Invitations
Luncheon Invitations
Rehearsal Dinner Invitations
Hotel Guest Gift Bags, Tags and Information

Main Invitations and Enclosures:
Invitation Panel
Reception Card
Response Card with Envelope OR Response Postcard
Maps
Travel and Accommodations Information
Custom Postage

Ceremony Touches:
Ceremony Programs / Order of Service
Unity Candle Wrap
Bubble Bottle Labels, Flower Petal or Birdseed Cones

Reception or Party Accessories:
Place Cards, Escort Cards, or Seating Chart
Bar Selection Menu
Appetizer Menu or Labels
Dinner Menu
Buffet Dish Labels
Table Numbers

The Unexpected
Custom Gobo Light Design
Custom Aisle Runners
Custom Parasols
Custom table linens
Custom Napkins

Favors:
Favor Tags or Labels
Favor Boxes or Containers
Donation in place of favor notes
Candy Bar Wrappers
Custom Logo for Photo Booth Strips
CD Labels, Inserts, and Sleeves

Post-Event:
Announcements
New Address Announcements
Thank You Cards

I loved working with Lane’s mom to create these! When you’re working with a family that owns an event entertainment service that specializes in themed events, you know it’s going to be a fun project!

Custom foil-stamped covers with a modern cruise ship put a great twist on the usual passport cover design.

Silver envelopes lined with dark blue shimmer made them that much more luxurious.

Love the lighter blue used inside, highlighted with stamps from the guest of honor’s favorite destinations.

Actually there are TWO new features – an amazing new paper, and a pocket in the back of the passport booklet to hold rsvp cards.

Lena needed two separate response cards, one for her destination ceremony and larger at-home reception, and a second for a smaller, intimate gathering for close family – along with a response envelope for the instances when two cards would be mailed back. What better way to package all these elements up nicely than a pocket inside the passport!

The cover is a luxurious new gold metallic linen .. great texture and shimmer.

The elegant cream inside pages feature a muted orange starfish, and lots of information for the guests.

This invitation is also a great example of how I love to provide each client with a unique look, even if it is inspired by another one of my invitations. Lena loved the blue and green starfish invitation shown in this post to the right ————–>
but wanted a more formal look, and of course her color scheme. Feel free to think outside the box when browsing my invitations, just about anything can be changed to your liking!

The pocket also provided a fun punch of color that integrated their secondary wedding color.
I love how the cards are tiered and allow the envelope color to peek out.

Color, color and more color! The three main colors for these invitations is pulled straight from a peacock feather. Bright lime green, cyan and a rich purple make a bright and fun combination. The St. Lucia crest is used on the cover, with a bit of added color to tie everything together.

Cyan wrap-around address labels added color to the envelopes.

Textured metallic purple envelope liners!
(It should be noted that sadly, this paper is no longer available…I might write my congressman about it…it’s THAT amazing ; )

And it certainly doesn’t hurt we share a certain monogram configuration ; )
But I promise that’s not why I’m in love with them…

The cover in a gorgeous deep blue metallic sets off the gold foil and provides an authentic passport look. The inside pages are a beautiful shimmery sand/khaki color which is a bit darker than the photos show. Combination – STUNNING. The deep rose red tops it off and ties into the wedding colors.

Bling. In order to make these really stand out, I located a great brushed gold metal paper – almost looks like the real thing! Liza selected silver metallic paper for inside the passport and a post card rsvp with photos of just a few of the fabulous places she’s been.

Pink. The set is finished off with a sequined eyelash trim that is so freaking fun and completely girly. Perfect for this 13-year old! Custom stamps finished the look.

Fun. The wording throughout the invitation is fun all the way through. You can definitely see Liza’s (and her mom’s) fun personalities come through even without the pink, and the bling, and the unique invitation.

Matching thank you post cards with room for a personal message were created with the same design as the rsvp cards.

I created an elegant passport-styled travel guide that was mailed to their guests just weeks before the wedding. Extra pages were added to reach a total of  10 pages containing the visa and invitation wording page, a schedule of events, where the bride and groom could be found throughout the week, a list of favorite restaurants and cafes, a wedding-day timeline … even internet access information.

Since an rsvp card was not needed,  and there was still more information to include, I suggested using the separate card to hold a list of phone numbers and a thorough list of common phrases translated into Italian. That way, guests can tuck the card into a wallet for easy reference while touring the city!

While I have created many passport invitations with gold foil-stamped covers, this is the first to officially hit the blog!

Foil-stamped covers give the invitations an extra level of passport styling and look so SO luxurious, especially when printed on a rich textured matte cover.  They end up looking like a real passport cover – but BETTER! What the photos don’t show at all is the amazing white metallic paper  which looks like your usual high-quality white paper until it’s in dimmer light and reflects an insane amount of gold shimmer seemingly from nowhere!

Even guests at their at-home reception were able to join the fun when the passports were used as table accents.