I love the bold design on both sides of the horizontal invitation card.

A surprise design on the bottom of the reception card is a great way to continue the design while keeping the attention on the main invitation card when the PocketFold is first opened.

Programs and favor box tags kept the design going at the wedding and reception.

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Unfortunately, these photos were all taken shortly after my camera was left in the rain. They just might go down in history as the worst photos of one of the best sets of Extras EVER.

I still wanted to show them off because Jennifer really took advantage of customizing and coordinating so many wedding-day accents.

Welcome Bag Tags coordinate with the bright orange and pink bags that Jennifer had purchased.

Signature drink and appetizer tent-cards greeted guests at cocktail hour. I love that their dog Lilly was the inspiration for their Signature Drink “Lilly’s Jamaican Blues,” because she was so sad she couldn’t be there!

The two-layer place cards (ultimately tied to starfish) greeted each guest.

Tables were named after beach and marine life with a sketch-like illustration accenting the cards.

Menu cards featured the monogram which was originally featured on the invitations.

Square folded programs were accented with their monogram and luxe gold tassels.

One of her favors were custom travel mugs! I designed a modified version of their monogram especially for them.

Nysha also had several fun Extras which will be posted soon, stay tuned!

I love the narrow pocket she chose, and although smaller than other pocket fold styles, still holds A LOT of information.

A leaf from the damask artwork is pulled out as a design element on the enclosure cards so the artwork doesn’t take over the cards but still tie into the main design.

Carrie’s Extras will be finished soon, I can’t wait to show them off!

This gold metallic paper is really unique in that it holds its own against darker colors like the burgundy PocketFold holding the inserts. To add a little contrast, the mailing and rsvp envelopes are a lighter metallic taupe. Irena also had several fun Extras which I’ll post soon.

In case you’re still not sure if custom invitations are for you, here is a list of  reasons why you should have your invitations custom-designed:

You feel limited by your choices in pre-formatted invitations, weather it be the style, paper stocks, printing options or pieces available.

Custom invitations are flexible in all of these ways, making it easy to get exactly what you want.

You have been searching and searching and haven’t found anything you love.

Custom invitations don’t always cost more than catalog invites. If you’re already spending the money, you should have what you REALLY want.

You need a different format or set of inserts than is available from the catalog companies.

Destination and multi-cultural weddings often require additional inserts or enclosures and it’s easy for a custom designer to accommodate this.

You don’t want to have the same invitation as ANYONE else. EVER.

Fully-custom designs are completely unique to each client.

Even with some of my themed invitations (passports, pine tree, and art deco invites),  your invitation is designed just for you and can be modified to fit your needs.

You want to coordinate everything: save the dates, invitations, thank you cards, table numbers, programs, favor tags, etc.

Don’t search high and low for pre-formatted items that almost match. Get them all done at one place. Everything will match completely (as much as you want them to anyway!), you’ll save on shipping vs. buying from many shops. There’s no limit to things that can be customized these days – gobo lights, light-booth strip logos, flip flops, travel mugs, even M&Ms! Just ask!

You want to work with an actual person, not a huge company where you are just an order number on an invoice.

Your custom invitation order, from initial quote through shipping is handled by one person – me. No need to dig out your customer number when you have a question.

And by the end, hopefully you’ve had some fun through the design process. One of the most frequent comments I hear from customers after the first or second proof is “oh my goodness – this is so much fun!”