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!

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.