Happy Thanksgiving!

I will be taking a much needed vacation for the next two weeks. If you try to reach me, it will take me longer to reply as I'm really going to try and stay off my computer. Wish me luck. ;) The blog is loaded with great projects though so no fear - there will be plenty to look at.

Zhanna's Black and White Plume seating chart

Zhanna's wedding was last weekend in Pheonix, Arizona at the Camelback Vista. She sent me her invitation and I was able to design something similar with white plumes.

Lauren's Wedding Christmas Cards

When Lauren saw Katy's Christmas cards last week, she asked if I could do the same for her. It has been so much fun to take my bride's wedding themes and turn them into Christmas Cards.

We're Moving Cards

Kate was one of my brides from last year and she asked me to make We're Moving cards when they recently bought their first condo in Chicago!

Christmas Cards!

I've always done my own Christmas cards, but this year I have three other Christmas Cards to share. I did these for Katy and changed around her monogram and stripe theme from her wedding invitations.

Kelli's Vintage Lace Wedding

This is probably one of my favorite projects this season. The Detroit Athletic Club Wedding Reception was all vintage and lace. My favorite pieces were the Family Tree Seating Charts! I did a silhouette of the bride and groom and organized each chart as a family tree. I would love to do silhouette wedding invitations in 2010. ;)

I also designed lace wedding programs


with lace in the reveal of the program.


Raspberry colored wedding agendas - a twist on the typical menu.


Lace table numbers


A sign for her guest book which is a coffee table book.


And rasberry favor tags with blueberry ribbon that she wrapped around Mackinac Island Fudge!

Tammi's Vintage Hollywood Glam Wedding

Tammi's wedding reception is at the 1840's Ballroom and is all about vintage Hollywood Glamour. I designed her chandelier black and silver seating chart.


I design wedding programs with her chandelier graphic.

Table numbers that are named after vintage Hollywood movie stars. Each one has a famous quote from the actor.

Black and silver chandelier menus

Shanelle's Monogram Wedding

Shanelle and David are getting married this weekend at the Charles H. Wright Museum in Detroit, Michigan. The space is incredible and I can't wait to see the photos from The Shooting Gallery.

Shanelle isn't doing assigned seating so I made a few Reserved Signs for the family tables.

I designed programs detailing the Jumping of the Broom in their ceremony.

Signs to hang outside the ceremony site so visitors to the museum know not to walk in.

And my favorite - long tags that the valet will hang from the review mirrors.

Tira's Boston Wedding

Tira's Wedding is taking place at the fabulous The State Room in Boston, Massachusetts. I designed table numbers:

and her classy seating chart.

Shannon + Steven: New Year's Gala Wedding Invitations

I met with Shannon and her mom what seems to be ages ago. It was over breakfast and there was ice and snow on the ground back in March. :) The ideas for her invitations have changed so many times - some ideas you'll see in the future. ;) But one thing has remained constant - the theme is Vintage New Year's Eve in Detroit.
When Shannon's coordinator, Misty from Bells and Bliss, mentioned that there would be feather centerpieces and lush tableclothes, I immediately knew I wanted to use a lush, rich cardstock. I chose this ivory cardstock that feels like velvet when you touch it. Gold is another big element for the evening so I printed the invitation with gold foil. The invitation is layered with a rich and delicate linen finish gold cardstock. The invitation wording and design all center around New Year's Eve.
Another element that I wanted was a gold ticket inviting the guests to the event.
The wording is different on these as well, asking the guests to reserve their spot at the party.
The rsvp postcard ticket was also designed with matching postage stamps.
The ticket's tear off portion was designed with hotel, transportation and parking information.
The envelopes are also the lush velvety cream paper and so surprising to the touch.

New Year's Eve custom postage finished off this amazing invitation suite.

Erin's Circle Wedding Reception

I loved Erin's z-card invitations and had so much fun designing a few of the reception items.

Bi-Fold Circle Programs




And CD Favors for each guest! The CD jacket is printed with their monogram on the front. The CDs are professionally printed with her circle design.

The songs were listed on the back with a barcode for the wedding date.

Will you be my . . .

I've been asked many time in the past if I make "Will you be my Bridesmaid" cards. I've never gotten the chance to do them. Christine asked me if I would make Groomsmen and Bridesmaid labels for beer bottles! The Bud Light label was the inspiration and I made them in the colors of her wedding - purple, black and ivory. The label around the neck of the bottle said "Premium" for the Best Man and Maid of Honor, "Original" for the Groomsmen and Bridesmaids. Then Christine do Yoo Hoo bottles for the Junior Bridesmaids and they said "Light".

Sabrina's Seating Chart

Sabrina contacted me just a few days ago. Thankfully, the chart came together quickly with their monogram in the background and gorgeous latte and plum colors.

Leslie + Brandon: New Year's Eve Inspired

Leslie's New Year's Eve Wedding has so much fun to design. Leslie described themselves as fun and all of their friends would expect something different from them. the color alone are very different - all jewels tones of turquoise, amethyst and ruby.

The decor for the evening will be willow branches with crystals and candles hanging from the branches. I never like the way the bare branches look on an invitation though. So I kept with the fun idea and designed a swirl pattern and place dots on the swirls.

Her rsvp postcard has a fun divider and custom new year's eve stamps.

The front of the postcard has a monogram that was followed through out the suite.

The accommodations were printed on a bright turquoise peacock cardstock.

Custom monogram postage stamps were designed for the dark purple outer envelopes.

Kathy + Benjamin: New Year's Eve Inspired Wedding Invitations

Kathy's Blue Bell County Club New Year's Eve Wedding is going to be gorgeous in the red, silver and black color scheme. Like so many of my brides, Kathy loves the minimalist look.

The invitation suite was designed with an all lower case script font and a sans serif upper case font for the text.

Her rsvp postcard was designed with repeating text of their names, "New Year's Eve" and the date.

The back of the postcard features a custom monogram stamp.

The front of the z-fold card was the guest's name on a silver seal.

Silver envelopes were printed with the guest's addresses.

Love the table numbers with each table number written out.

Location of wedding (link)

Gina's Save the Dates

It's that time of year again! Save the Dates for next year's weddings are starting to go to production. Here are Gina's magnet save the dates.

Nicole + Alan: Christmas Damask Wedding Invitations

Nicole is my first bride from overseas! She is getting married at the amazing Dunbrody House in Ireland. I used photos from their website with all of the beautiful red damask curtains and furniture to create this gatefold set.

Her invitations are also the first that I've done with the guest's names printed right on the invitation.


I wanted to make a striking appearance to the outside and created these large, long sashes of red damask with a monogram.


Her inserts were tied into each side of the gatefold with red ribbon and include an rsvp with a red envelope and double sided directions cards through the countryside of Ireland.

Beth's Chicago Theme Wedding Reception

Beth's reception is being held at the Navy Pier in Chicago. The wedding was at the famous Fourth Presbeterian Church . We carried the Chicago skyline onto nearly all of the pieces.

The programs were designed with a formal etching of the church.


Pew cards!


Beth and Tom have traveled extensively and their tables were named after their exotic destinations.


Seating Chart with the Chicago skyline

Beth did these amazing booklet menus and agenda for each guest.


Pages included a thank you, menu, agenda for the evening, bridal party


and a pop quiz about the bride and groom.


My absolute favorite piece - tickets for a ride on the Navy Pier ferris wheel that I designed and made to look like vintage carnival tickets.

Bridget's Autumn Orange and Brown Seating Chart

Brown and Orange has been very popular this year. I matched the fonts from Bridget's invitations and added a swirl background.

Ali's Vintage English Garden Wedding

Ali and her mother Susan truly worked to make every aspect of her wedding unique and personal. I had so much fun working with both of them on all of these projects. You might remember Ali's Bridal Luncheon invitations inside the red boxes with custom golf pencils. Ali wanted the placecards to act as personal notes as well.

Inside, Ali wrote a note to each guest.


Inside the out of town bags were either Welcome letters


or these awesome 18" long agendas


After the ceremony, Susan had the young children dress up like Angels and they passed out cookies to every guest. On one side was a note to enjoy the cookies on the trip to the reception, along with directions.


On the other side was the recipe for the Gooey Chocolate Cookies. I made it look like a vintage recipe card that will fit in everyone's recipe box.


Ali's trifold programs



Ali's Seating Chart that was designed to fit the vintage garden theme.

Signature Drink Sign


Table numbers


The favors for each guest were small jars of honey. The honey comes from a local hive and a friend of the family. I made labels with a tiny bee landing on Ali's rose graphic.


Sign that was framed and displayed on the honey table.

The theme of Ali's wedding and invitations was the tree poem that Dan had written for her. At the wedding, they continued the tree theme by doing a vintage garden. They bought a tree and displayed it at the wedding and it will be planted at their new home. This sign was framed next to the tree.

Around the tree were stones that they asked each guest to sign their name. After the wedding, Ali will be putting the stones in their outdoor fountain.