xoxo, Kasey and The Bliss Girls
Showing posts with label invitations. Show all posts
Showing posts with label invitations. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Trend Alert: Custom Hankies
These little guys are beyond cute! The are located at the Wedding Chicks Blog. They are the prefect bridesmaid gift! I love everything on the website. Another super cute thing in the shop is a save the date that is beyond perfect for a couple that is from different states. You can have the save the date have both of your states! So cute. Check out this blog. Everything is super, super cute! Love it! Happy shopping!
xoxo, Kasey and The Bliss Girls
xoxo, Kasey and The Bliss Girls
Friday, June 4, 2010
Fabulous Wrappings
Take a look at these fabulous new ways to wrap anything from evelopes to takeout boxes! Fabwrap was created by Gloria and Jackie, founders of Lily B Inc as a "packaging highway of imagination." Their products have been used at such events as, Elton John's AIDS foundation Oscar Party and Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, and by companies like, Lexus and Aria resort and casino in Los Vegas, among many others!
"Passion, creativity, and vision led to Fabwrap products representing individuality, lifestyle, and design" of envelopes, wrapping paper, stationary, folios, takout boxes, and gift boxes. Incorporate any of these great products into your wedding or event plans and it is sure to stand out!
Spice up the presentation of your event invitations with these elaborate envelops by turning a simple invite into a work of art.
Illuminate your dinner table with luminaries from Fabwrap. Also, add height and color to your centerpieces by taking advantage of the 3 different sizes and the 13 available color shades.
The uses for these adorable takeout boxes at your event are endless! Use as guest gift boxes, small cocktail centerpieces, or even incorporate them into your place settings. With numerous designs and boundless creativity, Frabwrap is sure to have a style that matches your event and your personality.
All photos from Fabwrap's website
Can't find a design that quite matches? Implement your own design, monogram, or company logo by taking advantage of Fabwrap's custom design option.
No matter how you decide to use them, Frabwrap products are sure to make your event, well, fabulous!
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Taking Invitations to the Third Dimension
Check out these 3D invitations that are sure to set the right mood for your event from the beginning. egba originals creates exclusive, custom-made invitations and announcements for their clients. Each is made entirely from scratch and no design is ever repeated. egba has taken over Hollywood with their designs, making these customized blocks for celebrity couple Kendra and Hank Baskett to announce the birth of their new baby boy, Hank Baskett IV.
egda puts some additional unique 3 dimensional twists on the invitation with their partypuzzles and individualized designs.
Photos from egba originals website
Other available designs include, custom comic books and train invitations.
Check out all these and more on the egba originals website and get your guests excited about your event with your own unique 3 dimensional design from egba originals!
egda puts some additional unique 3 dimensional twists on the invitation with their partypuzzles and individualized designs.
Photos from egba originals website
Other available designs include, custom comic books and train invitations.
Check out all these and more on the egba originals website and get your guests excited about your event with your own unique 3 dimensional design from egba originals!
Friday, April 16, 2010
Short North Wedding Walk - April 2010
In case you were planning on heading down to the Short North Wedding Walk on Sunday afternoon. Here's a sneak peek at the schedule of events for the "Trend Talks" that each wedding professional is doing throughout the day.
Don't forget - registration is at Collier West. If you haven't already rsvp'd please do so to info@shortnorthweddingwalk.com or 614.297.9378
See you Sunday!
Don't forget - registration is at Collier West. If you haven't already rsvp'd please do so to info@shortnorthweddingwalk.com or 614.297.9378
See you Sunday!
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Short North Wedding Walk - Spring 2010
It's time again for another Short North Wedding Walk! Our first Wedding Walk event in the Fall was such a huge success that we're now planning to do the Wedding Walk twice a year - in the Spring & Fall. For our Spring event, we welcome two new members to our Short North Wedding Collective, Marcella's and Max the Salon (a Charles Penzone Salon).
Our fabulous list of Short North Wedding Collective members now includes:
BAKERY GINGHAM cakes & sweets
BIG ROCK LITTLE ROOSTER gowns & attire
BLISS WEDDING & EVENT DESIGN wedding & event design
C STUDIOS photography
COLLIER WEST bridal registry
ON PAPER invitations
MARCELLA'S private parties & dining
MAX THE SALON, A Charles Penzone Salon wedding styling
ROSE BREDL floral design
New for this walk, each expert will be giving a "Trend Talk on the Wedding Walk". Each of us will be sharing a little of our expertise to hopefully make the planning process a little easier. We can't wait to you on Sunday!
Image courtesy of C Studios
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Stationery Spotlight: TearDrop
Name: Holly Hatam
Company/Business Name: TearDrop
How long have you been in business? 2 years
Where do you get your inspiration from? I get my inspiration from everything and anything around me. Whether it be a rusty door, my cats, a song, a flower and most importantly my brides and grooms.
Do you have a favorite style of invitation (formal, whimsy, contemporary, etc)? My favourite style of invite is our new collection called Love Stories. We have designed invitations for every style of bride and we designed our invitations to tell a story. So we have designed an invite for the food lover bride and groom, the summer couple, the fall couple, the rustic couple, the urban couple etc.
Do you specialize in a type of stationary (letterpress, print, engraved, etc)? We specialize in letterpress, engraving foil stamping
Average cost of your invitations: If you were to choose a design from an existing collection, the price starts at $1200 for 100. For a completely custom design the cost starts at $2600. And what is great about our designs is that even if you choose a design from an existing collection, you can still customize it in the paper, envelope, ink colors, type, wording and we even change the hair and facial features of the characters to look like that specific bride and groom!
Tip or advice to brides/grooms designing custom invitations or stationary suite: Remember that your invites represent your personalities and your wedding. Tell your guests your story, show them your quirks and don’t be afraid to be different and step out of the typical traditional invitation suite. Your invitations give your guests a glimpse of your wedding day, you want them to feel exited! Your invites are something you will cherish for years to come, so we have the mission of making each and every invitation a piece of artwork that all your guests will keep and cherish forever.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Stationery Spotlight: Seedlings
Name: Jenny Zemanek
Company/Business Name: Seedlings, LLC
How long have you been in business? 4 Years
Where do you get your inspiration from?
Anywhere and everywhere I can, but most of my inspiration comes from the bride herself. I love when a bride comes in with an idea but she’s not quite sure how to bring it to life; it’s fun to rise to the challenge of putting a design on paper that previously only existed in her head. There’s also the bride that has no idea where to start and that challenge comes in trying to create a design based on her personality and come up with something she loves but didn’t know she was going to.
Do you have a favorite style of invitation (formal, whimsy, contemporary, etc)?
My style tends to be more contemporary. I gravitate towards simple, elegant but still fun designs that bring a little flair to the stationery suite and get guests excited to see how the rest of the wedding will turn out.
Do you specialize in a type of stationery (letterpress, print, engraved, etc)?
Most of my invitations are printed digitally, but I do offer offset printing or letterpress if that is something the bride is really interested in. Engraving is usually very expensive, so in my experience it’s not a very popular printing method (though it’s gorgeous!)
Average cost of your invitations (a range is just fine):
Since everything is so custom, it really depends on the type of paper, embellishments and number of invitations ordered, but a solid range would be $4-$9 per invitation set (includes invitation, outer envelope with return address printed on the flap, reply card and reply envelope).
Tip or advice to brides/grooms designing custom invitations or stationery suite:
Have fun with it! The beauty of coming to a graphic designer for your wedding invitations is there are no limitations and the possibilities are endless. There are no select few ink colors, no select few paper choices, design motifs, monograms or anything else; we can create anything you want. This is the bride’s dream day, a day into which she is going to invest hours and hours of planning to create an event that reflects her and her fiancé, and I love being a part of that and helping them set the tone for that event with an invitation that no one has seen before. It brings an element of surprise and anticipation for guests when they open that envelope.
Company/Business Name: Seedlings, LLC
How long have you been in business? 4 Years
Where do you get your inspiration from?
Anywhere and everywhere I can, but most of my inspiration comes from the bride herself. I love when a bride comes in with an idea but she’s not quite sure how to bring it to life; it’s fun to rise to the challenge of putting a design on paper that previously only existed in her head. There’s also the bride that has no idea where to start and that challenge comes in trying to create a design based on her personality and come up with something she loves but didn’t know she was going to.
Do you have a favorite style of invitation (formal, whimsy, contemporary, etc)?
My style tends to be more contemporary. I gravitate towards simple, elegant but still fun designs that bring a little flair to the stationery suite and get guests excited to see how the rest of the wedding will turn out.
Do you specialize in a type of stationery (letterpress, print, engraved, etc)?
Most of my invitations are printed digitally, but I do offer offset printing or letterpress if that is something the bride is really interested in. Engraving is usually very expensive, so in my experience it’s not a very popular printing method (though it’s gorgeous!)
Average cost of your invitations (a range is just fine):
Since everything is so custom, it really depends on the type of paper, embellishments and number of invitations ordered, but a solid range would be $4-$9 per invitation set (includes invitation, outer envelope with return address printed on the flap, reply card and reply envelope).
Tip or advice to brides/grooms designing custom invitations or stationery suite:
Have fun with it! The beauty of coming to a graphic designer for your wedding invitations is there are no limitations and the possibilities are endless. There are no select few ink colors, no select few paper choices, design motifs, monograms or anything else; we can create anything you want. This is the bride’s dream day, a day into which she is going to invest hours and hours of planning to create an event that reflects her and her fiancé, and I love being a part of that and helping them set the tone for that event with an invitation that no one has seen before. It brings an element of surprise and anticipation for guests when they open that envelope.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Stationery Spotlight: Wedding Paper Divas
I thought I'd do a series for November highlighting some of my favorite stationers. First up is Wedding Paper Divas!
How long have you been in business: Wedding Paper Divas has been in business since 2006. It is the sister company of the online stationery retailer, Tiny Prints. The early success and popularity of Tiny Prints proved that consumers are looking for quality paper products. As a result, Tiny Prints’ founders created Wedding Paper Divas.
Where do you get your inspiration from: A wedding is often one of the most important days of a couple’s life together, and that’s why we work with talented designers who create sophisticated, modern and classic stationery pieces that will reflect the style of any event.
In addition to offering beautiful stationery, our primary goal is to offer an online shopping experience that is better than the in-store shopping experience. We want to give couples the opportunity to conveniently order high-quality wedding stationery online, while offering a “white glove” customer experience that one would come to expect. This means that all orders go through a multi-level quality assurance process that ensures that every order is processed and reviewed for everything from typos and mistakes to etiquette rules.
Do you have a favorite style of invitation (formal, whimsy, contemporary, etc): I personally love the bold colors offered in our signature collection. Some couples feel like they need to shy away from color in their wedding stationery, but I think it’s a great way to set the tone for a beautiful event.
I also love many of our new invitations in our Signature Ecru Collection, which feature watercolor designs that feel romantic and whimsical.
Do you specialize in a type of stationery? The Signature White and Signature Ecru collection from Wedding Paper Divas uses the highest quality digital printing press available. This means that rather than use toner similar to a laser printer, our digital press uses liquid ink for high quality results.
Additionally, through a partnership with stationer William Arthur, we also offer the Wedding Paper Divas Letterpress Collection, which represents the marriage of our contemporary designs, state-of-the-art technology and personalization tools with the most traditional printing method available.
Name: Lea Armstrong, Public Relations Manager/Spokesperson for Wedding Paper Divas
How long have you been in business: Wedding Paper Divas has been in business since 2006. It is the sister company of the online stationery retailer, Tiny Prints. The early success and popularity of Tiny Prints proved that consumers are looking for quality paper products. As a result, Tiny Prints’ founders created Wedding Paper Divas.
Where do you get your inspiration from: A wedding is often one of the most important days of a couple’s life together, and that’s why we work with talented designers who create sophisticated, modern and classic stationery pieces that will reflect the style of any event.
In addition to offering beautiful stationery, our primary goal is to offer an online shopping experience that is better than the in-store shopping experience. We want to give couples the opportunity to conveniently order high-quality wedding stationery online, while offering a “white glove” customer experience that one would come to expect. This means that all orders go through a multi-level quality assurance process that ensures that every order is processed and reviewed for everything from typos and mistakes to etiquette rules.
Do you have a favorite style of invitation (formal, whimsy, contemporary, etc): I personally love the bold colors offered in our signature collection. Some couples feel like they need to shy away from color in their wedding stationery, but I think it’s a great way to set the tone for a beautiful event.
I also love many of our new invitations in our Signature Ecru Collection, which feature watercolor designs that feel romantic and whimsical.
Do you specialize in a type of stationery? The Signature White and Signature Ecru collection from Wedding Paper Divas uses the highest quality digital printing press available. This means that rather than use toner similar to a laser printer, our digital press uses liquid ink for high quality results.
Additionally, through a partnership with stationer William Arthur, we also offer the Wedding Paper Divas Letterpress Collection, which represents the marriage of our contemporary designs, state-of-the-art technology and personalization tools with the most traditional printing method available.
Average Cost of your invitations: Our Signature Collection ranges from $1.64 - $2.59 per invite. The Letterpress Collection starts at $3.33 per invite. Pricing for both collections depends on quantity.
Tips of advice to brides/grooms designing custom invitations or stationery suites: When it comes to weddings, personalization is always popular and couples love to feature monograms and photos, as well as unique colors or fonts. We think personalization is great, but the key to a beautiful stationery piece is not to overdo it. Keep it simple.
Tips of advice to brides/grooms designing custom invitations or stationery suites: When it comes to weddings, personalization is always popular and couples love to feature monograms and photos, as well as unique colors or fonts. We think personalization is great, but the key to a beautiful stationery piece is not to overdo it. Keep it simple.
Below are a few samples of the Divas' work. There is a link at the bottom of our blog as well if you are interested in doing a little shopping!
Monday, August 18, 2008
Paper Dolls
My clients Carrie and Jacob created these fun save the dates all by themselves. Jacob is a graphic artist so this was something they just had to do. I love that the dolls really do look like them. Instructions for cutting the dolls out and assembling them are on the back of the card. It was sent at a post card so it was very efficient in minimal paper waste and postage.
They also designed their own invitations that I had to share with you as well. I am in love with their color palette for their September wedding. Red and Aqua are so chic!
They also designed their own invitations that I had to share with you as well. I am in love with their color palette for their September wedding. Red and Aqua are so chic!
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Bold and Beautiful
I had to share this beautiful invitation with you. It's for Kim & Derek's upcoming wedding this September. Kim and Derek and a unique couple with a great sense of style. It was no surprise when they selected this Pockets Invitation in mocha, ivory and gold. I can't wait to see how the rest of the wedding comes together using this rich color scheme!
Friday, April 4, 2008
Introducing Checkerboard!
It finally arrived ...my new Checkerboard Invitation book!
For those of you who are not familiar with the many services I offer to my clients, in addition to wedding and event planning, I also offer my clients invitation services. I have several contemporary lines available - Checkerboard, Carlson Craft, McPhersons and StylArt.
My most popular books are Pockets by Carlson Craft, Something Different by Carlson Craft, and Paper Duvet by McPhersons. I also have a really great Save the Date book by Carson Craft.
My clients and I work very closely together to create a complete "Paper Suite". This suite includes - save the dates, invitations, programs, escort cards, accessories - ie. custom monogram napkins, and thank you notes. We are able to flip through all of the various books to find something unique that matches each clients individual style. We get to do this in a relaxed, no pressure setting. I even help arrange calligraphy for the addressing invitations and escort cards.
In addition to adding new books on a semi annual basis, I am also hoping to set up an online gallery so clients can view the various book and styles available at their convenience either prior to or after our session together. Be on the look out for this feature later this year!
Welcome Checkerboard to the Bliss Weddings & Events stationary collection!
For those of you who are not familiar with the many services I offer to my clients, in addition to wedding and event planning, I also offer my clients invitation services. I have several contemporary lines available - Checkerboard, Carlson Craft, McPhersons and StylArt.
My most popular books are Pockets by Carlson Craft, Something Different by Carlson Craft, and Paper Duvet by McPhersons. I also have a really great Save the Date book by Carson Craft.
My clients and I work very closely together to create a complete "Paper Suite". This suite includes - save the dates, invitations, programs, escort cards, accessories - ie. custom monogram napkins, and thank you notes. We are able to flip through all of the various books to find something unique that matches each clients individual style. We get to do this in a relaxed, no pressure setting. I even help arrange calligraphy for the addressing invitations and escort cards.
In addition to adding new books on a semi annual basis, I am also hoping to set up an online gallery so clients can view the various book and styles available at their convenience either prior to or after our session together. Be on the look out for this feature later this year!
Welcome Checkerboard to the Bliss Weddings & Events stationary collection!
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