Sunday, December 30, 2012

Chevron Love

2012 has been an amazing year. I never expected my business to grow as much as it has in just a year. I am very excited to see what lies ahead in 2013! 

I love chevron! So when Katia approached me about an all chevron invitation, I was excited. This one was so much fun to do that I decided to incorporate the invitation into my store (https://www.etsy.com/listing/81901381/chevron-stripe-wedding-invitations-get). Enjoy!








Sunday, November 25, 2012

Small Business Saturday Weekend Sale EXTENDED!

We have had a ton of inquiries about our Small Business Saturday Sale. I haven't been able to get back to each and every email about this amazing offer this weekend.  So we are extending this incredible sale until Monday November 26th! Just a reminder, here are the details of our sale:

20% off all Save the Dates 
15% off all Wedding Invitation Suites

Fine Print: Not valid on already placed orders. Not valid on custom designs (feel free to inquire about a specific design- we may have it already done but not on our website!).

Share the wealth and tell your friends! They will thank you when they can use the extra wedding budget on a kick-butt honeymoon ;).

Monday, October 15, 2012

Ahoy! It's a boy!

I love creating wedding and party stationery for others. When it comes down to create stationery for an event I am hosting, I go a bit overboard. I usually use these opportunities to create something I haven't done yet. When my good friend from high school announced she was pregnant, I knew her baby shower was going to be paper-tastic. A native of the Annapolis area, it was only fitting to have a sailing themed baby boy shower. 

I wanted a centralized motif to carry through all the stationery.  I did a simple pattern inside the sailboat mast to give it that extra pop. I tied up the invitations with bakers twine and a tag (not shown) listing her registry information. 


I loved the idea (props to the co-host for telling me about it!) of writing a note to baby with your hopes and aspirations for him. 



And of course, no shower is complete without gift bingo! The winner won a stack of preppy notecards (I told you I went a bit overboard on paper!) with the sailboat theme.


Here are some snapshots of the actual shower.








Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Classic Yellow and Grey

Earlier this year, Nicole contacted the Preppy Paperie to create custom Save the Dates and Wedding Invitations. She sent me a few very diverse inspiration images to get the designs started. All of her inspiration images had strong typography (which I love!) and geometric design patterns. After studying her inspirations, I started my custom design process. I usually do my custom work on Saturday mornings armed with a Skinny Vanilla Latte.  For some reason, this combination gets the creative juices going! I loved each piece I created for Nicole and Nick, but the ones she chose were my absolute favorite.

In designing the Save the Dates, I wanted to incorporate the scenery for the nuptials-the city of Boston. I created a Save the Date with a clean typography focus and the Boston Skyline. 

For the invitations I wanted to bring together a few diverse clean patterns. I started with a basic thick stripe for the invitation. I used a very basic sans-serif font with a justified look. I wanted the invitation to look as clean and simple as possible. 



Nicole also wanted a custom map displaying the city and the location of the events. I went with a very thin stripe in the same pattern as the invitation. 



The map marker design tied back to the main invitation- a very small detail that most may not have picked up on.


Nicole really loved chevron stripe. So I wanted to incorporate a contrasting design in the RSVP postcard. She also loved entree symbols for the responses. So I added a carrot (for vegetarian), fish, and a cow. This has definitely been a growing trend in RSVP response options!


When layered, this invitation set had such texture and depth. I absolutely loved it!


Nicole also had me design some reception details that carried the invitation theme through. I designed table cards, place cards, and programs that maintained the "pattern" theme we created in the invitations. 












Nicole's photographer grabbed some great shots of my stationery in action. I always recommend my brides give their invitation to their photographer to snap some shots at the wedding. It makes a great introduction to wedding albums and scrapbooks! Thanks to Casey Durgin Photography for the images (www.caseydurginphotography.com) 
(c) Casey Durgin Photography
(c) Casey Durgin Photography
(c) Casey Durgin Photography
(c) Casey Durgin Photography

(c) Casey Durgin Photography


To purchase Nicole's wedding suite, follow this link to our Etsy store!

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

The last 7 months..

...were crazy!! I recently had the chance to go through all the work I put out over the past few months. Only then did I realize how crazy busy I  have been.  Oh and to top it off, I was pregnant with my first baby! There were days where I felt like I had zero energy, but the amazing clients I was working with really made it absolutely worth it. The store has been closed since early July as I anxiously awaited the arrival of my little girl in early September.  I am happy to report that she arrived healthy with 10 fingers and 10 toes! And now that I am back on my feet, I am pleased to announce that the store will be back open on October 10th! I will be loading up all our new designs (as well as some of the popular designs) and refurbishing the store with a new look!

I will also be blogging regularly on all the work that was done in the past few months.  If you were a bride of mine during this time and have your professional pictures back, feel free to shoot me an email and I will include a link to your photographer as well!

So until the 10th, here is a sneak peak of some of the Paperie's creations...

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Thursday, February 23, 2012

Striped Occasion

Stripes are an obsession of mine.  No matter how elegant or casual your affair is, stripes will always work.  Vanessa and Rob loved my "Lovie Lobster" invitation set, but wanted to add a few more enclosures to the original set.  I love when my brides throw new challenges at me!  I wanted the entire set to have a cohesive look, but also for each piece to be unique on its own. I played around with different patterns, but fell back to my trusty stripes.

I started with the original lobster invitation (which I still love 2 years later after its birth!).



From there I worked into a RSVP postcard that would match the suite.  I used two different stripes pulled from the bride and groom's color palette.

From there, I added on with a rehearsal dinner and reception enclosure with different types of stripes and borders.

I just love the two little lobsters with a small "V + R".  A little extra touch that brings everything together!

For the rehearsal, I incorporated a different set of "Lovie Lobsters".  I have since used these two little guys on notecards and address labels for other customers!


This just goes to show you, no matter how long the design has been around any creative couple can add their own touch to match their wedding!

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Cross Country Chic

This winter season has been much busier than I expected.  As you can see, I have been a bit absent since my last post. This winter (December-now) we did a record number of Christmas cards, party invitations, and wedding invitations for the upcoming spring nuptials.  I even had to shutdown the store for a few days while we caught up on the orders.  But, I am not complaining! During this crazy time, I got to work with some amazing brides with fabulous visions for their weddings.  So in the next few weeks, I would like to get you caught up on what we've been doing here at the Paperie.  

First up is Christine and Habib. Christine is originally from California and Habib is originally from New York.  They met and currently live in Chicago and their wedding is going to be in San Francisco. I wanted to incorporate their cross country romance into their invitations.  

The bride and groom were going for a very soft muted romantic palette.  They wanted to incorporate stripes and a little bit of whimsy into their invitations.  So, I did a very light two weighted border around the edge of the invitation with a very romantic font for their names.  I outlined the US and put a small heart over San Francisco (where they are tying the knot).  







I did a striped RSVP enclosure to match.  We even added a space for their guests to request a song to be played at the reception (love it!). 



To finish up the look, we did a striped envelope liner that brought in a little bit of a grey touch for contrast.  Lastly, we tied everything up with candy pink and white bakers twine to give that final touch.