his & her vow cards

i had a recent request via Etsy for some his & her vow cards. i thought this was such a simple, yet great idea, i wanted to share with you all. 

the idea is to have his & her vows written on each card for the wedding ceremony and afterward, they would be ready for framing as a special keepsake. what a great item to have on display in the home, so the couple can be reminded from time to time, of what each has promised to the other.

i like that the bride-to-be requested such a simple, yet sophisticated design.

i think i've found a new item i eventually would like to add to my Etsy shop.  :)

wedding menus & place cards

it's always a treat getting to see the pieces i've designed in it's actual setting. here are a few shots of the wedding menu and place cards i designed for scott & lori's wedding, which complimented the design of their wedding invitations really well.

*images courtesy of Amanda Dorian Photography

mazel tov scott & lori!!!

scott + lori : wrapped up in love

i've known scott since i was in high school.  he was a friend of my sisters and quickly became like a big brother to me.  (he even left me with his nintendo game system and ALL his games when he left for college.)  i reconnected with scott via facebook a couple years ago and in doing so, he discovered that i specialized in custom wedding invitations.  when the time came, scott and his fiancé, lori, got in touch with me to create their wedding invitation.  

scott & lori wanted wedding invitations that were simple, yet elegant and modern.  i immediately knew my "wrapped up in love" invitations would be the perfect suggestion.  this particular design has been customized and personalized a couple times over the past several years and each time it always looks like a brand new invitation design.  i love how each design reflects the bride and groom along with how they envision their special day.

here is how scott & lori's turned out...




i've been told that one of the favorite things about this invitation is how it's all self-contained so when each guest opens their envelope it makes for a very clean and pretty presentation.



love the idea of this reply card that lori had!

the added insert is always great for giving your guests any additional information to make their travels that much easier.  whether it's directions to the church and/or reception or hotel suggestions for those out of town guests.

a wedding set is never complete without the thank you note.  using just the couple's names allows for any leftover thank you notes to be used for a later time.

custom bridal shower invite

you may have read a few blog posts ago, about jessica, from Silhoupette.  well turns out she's also a soon to be bride and her friend christine, from Christine Chang Photography, contacted me to create her bridal shower invitations.  it's a fun alice in wonderland afternoon tea inspired bridal shower and a very sweet custom illustration was supplied to me to be the main focus of the invitation.  

check out this very playful illustration, complete with a hidden mickey mouse and a silhoupette incorporated into the design created especially for jessica and how i applied it onto the invitation.

if you'd like to learn more about the illustration and it's creator, feel free to get in touch with christine directly.  you can contact her by visiting her website, www.christinechangphoto.com.  i know she'll be more than happy to share her contact with you.

amanda + nicholas' lala land wedding weekend cont'd

along with the wedding weekend invitations, i designed a few additional items for Chlo+E to put together a weekend hotel bag for each guest.

*photo courtesy of Chlo+E

each bag contained the following items:  genlux magazine, water, kettle corn, whole wheat pretzels, dried fruit, mrs. mays nuts, a hangover kit, a personalized sugar cookie and a booklet with the weekend itinerary as well as amanda + nicholas' favorite LA hotspots.

here is a closer look at the wedding weekend booklet i created...

a personalized message to the guests from the bride & groom...

the weekend itinerary...

and my favorite part of this little booklet, a list of the bride & groom's favorite LA hotspots...

such a clever and personal idea to share with all your guests, right???

and here are the labels used to decorate the bags...

these little hangover kits included: mini altoids, pepto, tylenol and band aids.

*photo courtesy of Chlo+E

i love the custom sugar cookie also included in the bag!  it's kinda neat to see how a design i created is turned into something edible!  yum...

*photo courtesy of Chlo+E

always fun stuff going on when i get to work with Chlo+E!

amanda + nicholas' lala land wedding weekend

chloe, from Chlo+E, has been helping plan for her brother nicholas and soon to be sister in law, amanda's upcoming wedding weekend of fun. first on her list is a fun wedding weekend invitation to the guests announcing all the different festivities that is going to take place before and after the actual wedding day. many of the guests are coming in from out of town so the fun theme of the "lala land wedding weekend" is very appropriate. they decided it would be fun to incorporate a fun map into the invite pin pointing the different locations each festivity is going to take place at. here's a look at the finished piece...

a simple 1 color, dark gray ink, printed on a beautiful luxe white cardstock, with rounded corner, helps keep the classic look of their wedding, but giving it a more casual and fun feel for the entire wedding weekend.

sherry + michael : enlightened love

sherry and i went to high school together and reconnected this past year on facebook. it was such a wonderful surprise when she contacted me in regards to designing her wedding invitations.

before i start talking about the wedding invitation, here are a couple things that i remember most about sherry from high school... sherry was my biology partner in mr. mclaughlin's class, sherry's older brother was and still is a really good friend of my older sister, sherry loved to write poetry and based on the few that she shared with me, i remember thinking that she is a true romantic.  and after all these years, i believe she still is and has found the love of her life, michael.

sherry and michael came to me with a very distinct style and vision for their wedding invitation. they're wedding is set to be outdoors at a ranch/winery. the elements they wanted to incorporate were a whimsical feel with fireflies, mason jars and their wedding colors, dark chocolate and a pale blush pink. they liked the idea of iridescent or shimmery paper but still wanted to keep it simple with just the invitation and reply card.

all they had to say was "iridescent or shimmery paper" and my heart had melted. i knew that these invitations were going to be very fun and different then anything else i had ever done.

the finished piece consists of a dark chocolate metallic cardstock printed with 2 metallic inks, silver and gold. since the reply card needed to be a lighter color so that guests could write in their response, we decided to go with a very pale blush pink metallic cardstock incorporating the second color of their wedding.











congratulations to sherry & michael on your up and coming wedding and your new life together!

rebeca + braulio : wrapped up in love

it's been a busy year of weddings so far this year! my next few posts will showcase a few of the wedding invitations i've had the pleasure of designing recently. as always, it truly is an honor to be a part of announcing such a special day in two people's lives.

rebeca & braulio really liked the style and elegance of kari & michael's, "endless love", wedding invitations i designed several years ago, so their invitation follows a very similar layout. however, since all of my invitations are always custom made to order to compliment the bride & groom, i created a custom pattern and motif, used throughout the invitation, that i felt represented both rebeca & braulio.

the finished piece is a metallic silver & dark plum ink printed on a grey white speckled cardstock, mounted on a metallic plum cardstock with a silver metallic band to hold the postcard style reply card and an additional insert piece of information, all tucked into a silver metallic envelope.

congratulations rebeca & braulio on your new life together!

jenny + peter : a perfect union

i believe wedding invitations help set the theme of your special day. whether you decide to go super formal or simply casual, your invitation is the first glimpse of what your guests will be expecting on your special day. and definitely something that reflects your sense of style.

as i was designing jenny & peter's wedding invitations, it was very clear that their wedding celebration will be a very formal and exquisite event. the use of creme paper stock with gold metallic paper and ink introduce the very upscale choice of their wedding colors and their choice to do a pocket envelope style invitation with a postcard reply card still give it a very modern feel.









doing a postcard style reply card means you also save a little on postage stamps. unfortunately, the only current $.28 postcard stamp available right now is an image of a polar bear.  now, little details like that mean the world to me.  so it was great to know my client felt the exact same way when we decided to go with the $.44 wedding ring stamps.

sometimes it's worth spending that little extra to make something look that much  better. 





the request to have an image of 2 rings intertwined made for a perfect monogram with jenny & peter's initials, which i think also symbolizes a great union of the two together.



the current $.61 wedding stamp also fit perfectly with the style and color of the wedding invitation.  i just love when things like that fit so perfectly together!

if you're interested in custom wedding invitations for your special day, please feel free to contact me.

"in a card" in serendipity magazine

exciting things are in store for 2010!!!

i can just feel it...

to kick things off "in a card" has a full page ad in the new issue of serendipity magazine, inspirations for the asian bride, in stores now. you can order a subscription on their website or visit a barnes & noble, cvs pharmacy and gelson's supermarket in southern california to pick up a copy of your own.





invitation designs shown on ad are as follows:
(top) endless love
(bottom left) enveloped in love
(bottom right) whirl of love

if you are interested in an "in a card" custom design for your wedding invitation, save the date, or any other special event, please contact me at info@inacard.com

mention this ad and receive a 10% discount* on your next custom order. 
*please note: 10% discount does not apply to sales tax and/or shipping costs.  can not be combined with any other discounts, offers, promos or specials.