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.

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!

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...