Busy, busy, busy!!!

I am smack dab in the middle of invitation season for my summer weddings! Typically wedding invitations are sent out two months prior to the wedding date. If there are many guests that will be invited from far away, in so that flight reservations and accommodations will need to be reserved, then save the dates will likely be sent to those guests as well. Save the dates are typically sent out 4-6 months prior to the wedding date.

I love designing custom stationery for my clients. Sure, they can go to a company and pick out some invitations that they like from a catalog, but I enjoy making custom stationery that will show much of their personality. The stationery is designed around their decor, type of wedding, colors, everything!

When I design stationery for my clients I love being able to bring in elements that show the couples personality and style. One couple planned to take their out of town guests on a fishing charter while they were here, so for their save the dates I embellished it with a hand tied fly. The guests could use the actual fly when they got up here.

Another client of mine wanted to showcase their love for the outdoors as well. Their stationery used camping symbols that you would find in the many state parks we have here. Here is the graphic file I designed for them. If a couple wanted to go "green" with their invitations you could use recycled paper to print on and mount the card to.

I had another bride who wanted some glitz and glamour in her wedding. So I used swarovski crystals in her invite. The cardstock that the white card was mounted to also had a shimmer to it. We used the same papers and design in the programs, place cards, and menu cards.

It is fun for me to be able to find ways to personalize different aspects of the wedding. And the wedding stationery is a great opportunity to do that.