Message in a Bottle, Intimate Wedding at City Hall

Up next: Samantha and Mark!! In case you're not completely throwing up from hearing me say it over and over, I love the folks that call WNY their home. And I am thankful we live in an age where you can "meet" and get to know strangers in the crazy living room of Twitter in a way that was never possible before. That was how Samantha and I first met, probably volleying clever/stupid/snarky tweets back and forth, but when she asked me to do her invitations for her, I could not have been more thrilled. I had been wanting to do a boxed invitation for some time, and her intimate, extremely small, extremely personalized wedding lent itself perfectly. How to get over the shipping cost dilemma? She hand delivered each one! A manageable feat when you only have 25 invitations. Lets look, shall we?

 We wanted to tie a sort of "audience participation" element to the invites, so each package was tied neatly with a jute metallic twine, with a small, empty glass bottle on the outside. 

Once opened, there was a small slip of paper that requested that guests write on the back a message, a bit of advice, or a wish for the couple. They were then asked to roll up the piece of paper and slide it into the bottle, and keep it to bring with them to the wedding. Once at the reception, they hung it on the branches of a tree, which served as a lovely, very personal guest book.

Inside was also a feather, and a twig, tied together with the same metallic twine. The feather was a nod to Samantha's native heritage (the eagle feather is a symbol of her tribe) and the twig represented a story of her parents, who had both passed some years ago. It was a way for them to be a part of the wedding in a very real and emotional way. 

The invitation itself featured a drawing of City Hall, outlined in a metallic copper that matched the copper in the twine. Their information was short, sweet, and to the point.

Thank you, Sam and Mark, for asking me to create such a personal, emotional invitation for your wedding. I look forward to seeing your happy faces around town! 

Silver and Blush on the Rooftop

I stink at blogging. I'm just going to power through the next few designs, because I suspect no one wants to hear me drone on about them anyway! :)

This was Adam and Sarah's beautiful, classic, blush and silver wedding invitation and placecards. She described her reception as "blush accents, ivory lace, and silver candelabras." SWOON - AMIRITE??
This gorgeous wedding took place at one of our favorite venues in Western New York - the rooftop of Templeton Landing!
Here is the loveliness:

The invitation suite was held together with a blush and ivory lace patterned vertical band.

In addition to their invitations, we also printed Sarah and Adam's place cards for their reception.

We also digitally printed the guest addresses and return addresses on the outer envelopes. Grey ink with matching font design as the invitation was the lovely icing on the cake. Thank you so much for having us design your beautiful invitations Sarah and Adam, wishing you both a lifetime of making each other happy!