Tuesday, February 3, 2009

My Seating Chart....




For the wedding, I designed my own seating chart.  I took the design from my other items and transformed it into a foamboard seating chart.  I decided against the framed chart, because my table numbers were flat panels, so I used that concept and had the chart leaning against the wall where our guest book was.  

Detroit Skyline Invite





I recently did an invite for a "Sex and the City" Themed surprise party.  It was a cocktail party for a woman turning 60, and her friends decided to throw her a little soiree.  Here is the invite that I whipped up....Tres Chic!

A Day to Remember Goes Custom

So, seeing that I have a custom design business..... I thought it was time to unveil the Custom Design Logo!

Our Thank You's



So here is the debut of the much awaited (Ok, I was the anxious one!) Thank You notes.  I have been waiting forever for these to arrive from the printer.  I swear if I could have found a way to take them on our Honeymoon, I think I would have!  My husband thinks I'm CRAZY, but he doesn't underestimate me either :)  I had these printed on a white linen cardstock.  Instead of the actual cards saying thank you, I opted to have a design that I could use again and again.

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Rehearsal Dinner Invites....





This was a last minute add to my "to-do" list.  It's a rehearsal dinner invite and also our card to let our bridal party know they need to be to the Church on time!!   The green border is the envelope detail.  I think the envelope adds the finishing touch to everything I design!


My Wedding Extras!

  




Its 2.5 weeks until my wedding.  Wow, how the year has flown by.  A whole year spent internet searching, venue looking, color picking, and stressing out.  I really can't believe it.  Here is a sneak peek into some of the projects that I have been keeping myself busy with.  Hotel guest bags, our custom monogram (which was made into a custom Gobo for the reception!) water bottles and our unity candle...


Rachel's Invites!!!




So, this invitation has some significance for me.  Rachel was my one of my first official wedding invitations for someone other than family and friends!  She is a fellow Knottie that I had the privilege to get to know through many emails back and forth.  She gave me the chance to use my design skills, and I will be forever grateful that she had faith in me!!

Rachel wanted to be able to incorporate some of the colors of her venue (which happened to be teal) along with her primary wedding color, burgundy.  Instead of fighting the color combination, which I know Rachel was a little leery of to begin with, she trusted me and this is the end result!  We did a silver invite with two backers of teal and charcoal.  The information pieces were done with silver  card stock and all of her pieces were adorned with some piece of her "S" flourish that were created from the swirl in her invite.  

Having taken on this project just weeks before my wedding, I am glad I did.  Rachel was a great person to work with, and I wish her luck with her planning!!