Sproullie Designs

Custom Passport Invitations | Costa Rica Destination Wedding

2010-04-06T12:10:00.000-07:00

I have literally hundreds of invitations that I should be blogging about and when trying to pick a starting point decided to post Kiley's fabulous custom damask 2-page Passport invitation since her wedding is this weekend...
The outside cover is a gorgeous sand shimmer cardstock and the inside is a white shimmer with a subtle damask print. Custom stamps inform the guests of the important wedding details and a personal letter from the bride and groom make these invitations stand out.

These passports can be completely customized for your wedding location and theme.

Congratulations Kiley!

Custom Japanese Cane Folder Invitations

2010-02-16T09:35:00.000-08:00

These invitations feature a custom handmade tri-fold booklet of Japanese Cane paper, lined with a gorgeous shimmer beachy floral design. The center invitation is layered in the bride's colors of red and aqua and the custom RSVP and insert holder on the bottom is embellished with a raffia sash. The invitation is closed with a wrap of metallic and laid cardstock with a layered custom monogram. This invitation can be completely customized in your wedding colors and can include as many inserts as you need.

To see more pictures of this invitation or make a deposit for custom design, please contact me or visit my Etsy store: www.sproulliedesigns.etsy.com

WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2010

2010-01-26T22:04:00.000-08:00

Lansing, MI – 27 January, 2010 - WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, just announced Sproullie Designs has been selected to receive the WeddingWire 2010 Bride’s Choice Awards™ for Invitations!

The annual Bride’s Choice Awards recognizes and celebrates excellence in quality and service within the wedding industry, as determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from over 500,000 newlyweds.

Sproullie Designs is among the top five percent of all vendors in the WeddingWire community, which includes over 100,000 wedding professionals across the US and Canada. Awards were given to winners across 19 different service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers.

“We are excited to recognize and honor the success of the top wedding professionals within the WeddingWire Community” said Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer. “The annual Bride’s Choice Awards program has given us the unique opportunity to highlight the best wedding professionals in each region as reviewed by brides and grooms who have utilized their services in the past year.”

We are happy to announce that Sproullie Designs is among the very best Invitation Designers within the WeddingWire Network, which includes WeddingWire and Martha Stewart Weddings. We would like to thank our past newlyweds for nominating us for the 2010 Bride’s Choice Awards.

For more information, please visit our WeddingWire Storefront today at www.weddingwire.com/sproulliedesigns.

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Custom Shower Invitations - Rhinestones, Ribbon, and Raffia!

2010-01-26T21:38:00.000-08:00

I love Nicole's shower invitations. I did her boarding pass save the dates a few months ago, and her sister contacted me to make her shower invitations to match. We did a fun design using raffia and ribbon to evoke an elegant beach feel and accented one of the starfish with a rhinestone. The invitation is printed on white shimmer cardstock and mounted on a gorgeous sand shimmer stock.

This invitation can be completely customized with nearly any color starfish, ribbon and paper and not only is a fabulous shower invitation, but also is a great save the date or formal destination wedding invitation.

Happy New Year!

2010-01-26T21:35:00.000-08:00

Well, it's happened again... I have the best intentions, but reality gets the better of me. I haven't blogged in 6 months- yikes! But, it's for good reason: I'm just that busy. Thanks to all my great customers over the last year Sproullie Designs continues to grow and expand. I launched my new website two months ago and the response has been overwhelming. I could never possibly blog all the great invitations and stationery I've worked on over the last several months, but I will try to "backblog" a few things over the next couple weeks.

Stay tuned :)

Shannon & Michael's Custom Pocketfold Invitations

2009-06-30T21:33:00.000-07:00

Shannon's invitations are soooo pretty. This is another current fave... I made these a few months ago, but am just now getting around to blogging them. For her invitations we used a light blue pocketfold with a light green metallic accent. Her subtle coral graphics and custom monogram bellyband with raffia really set the tone for her elegant beach wedding.

Avi & Nathaniel's Custom Pocketfold Invitations - Hawaii Destination Wedding

2009-06-30T21:29:00.000-07:00

OK, every once in a while an invitation comes along that I fall in love with. This is one of them. These invitations are just sooooo gorgeous in person- they feature a khaki canvas pocketfold with a chocolate canvas and custom monogram bellyband with raffia accents. The main invitation matt and the background for the monogram on the bellyband are made of Japanese Cane or Basho Paper. I absolutely love this paper!

Evelyn & Nick's Custom Passport Invitations for Moon Palace Destination Wedding

2009-06-30T21:22:00.000-07:00

Evelyn wanted a traditional-looking passport invitation with a twist... she wanted to incorporate a damask print into the RSVP card. I love how it turned out - totally unexpected, yet sets the tone for her Moon Palace Destination Wedding.

Lindsay and Ryan - Custom Boarding Pass Save the Dates

2009-06-30T21:16:00.000-07:00

Lindsay saw Shelley & Amos' invitations and loved the colors and graphics. She wanted to do something similar for her Save the Dates to announce her upcoming wedding in Los Cabos at the Cabo Surf Hotel.

For her fun custom boarding pass invitations we used a bright white glossy stock to print the passes, then placed them in a metallic black sleeve with a metallic fuschia and mother-of-pearl bellyband. The invitation was mailed in a matching metallic fuschia envelope.

Menus, Programs and Announcements

2009-06-30T21:08:00.000-07:00

I designed Jaymie's beautiful Pocketfold Invitations a few months ago, and we carried her blue and black/white damask theme through to the rest of her invitation stationery. Jaymie's fan programs incorporated the damask print subtley at the bottom of the fan and her menus introduced a custom married monogram to her guests. Finally, we used the same colors and graphics to create an invitation for her At-home-reception for her guests that were uable to attend her gorgeous Dreams Cancun wedding.

Check out the blog from Faber Photography of Jaymie's AHR... the cake is amazing and uses the damask print from her wedding stationery!

Custom Baby Baptism Invitations

2009-06-30T21:04:00.000-07:00

I made these custom baptism invitations for Timothy's special day. Timothy's mom wanted to use chocolate and blue with an elegant celtic cross theme. I found a beautiful blue damask print to complement the design. The invitation was mounted on a chocolate pearlescent metallic cardstock and mailed in chocolate metallic envelopes.

Mayumi & Eric's Custom Hawaii Pocketfold Invitations

2009-06-30T20:58:00.000-07:00

Mayumi had a gorgeous color scheme of rose pink and charcoal. For her Hawaii wedding, we wanted to do something classy and elegant with just a hint of "tropical". For her invitations I used a square pocketfold of smooth charcoal, printed her main invitation body and three inserts on a smooth white stock, layered her invitations on a pearlescent metallic rose pink cardstock and adorned the exterior of the invitation with a bellyband of metallic cardstock and black satin. A custom monogram with the couples' names, date and the pink palm tree graphic completed the look.

Monica & Andrew - Dreams Los Cabos Boarding Pass Invitations

2009-06-30T20:54:00.000-07:00

There will always be a special place in my heart for the girls that get married at Dreams Cabo. That's where I got married! So needless to say, I loved designing Monica's boarding pass invitations. Her bright color scheme, starfish theme, and colorful envelopes made for a really fun invitation set!

For Monica's invitations, we printed on a bright white glossy stock and placed them in an orange sleeve. Her mailing envelopes were bright green, her custom printed RSVP envelopes bright yellow, and the invitation was finished off with a bellyband of printed vellum over a bright blue bellyband.

Gift-boxed custom notecards

2009-06-30T20:52:00.000-07:00

I made these custom notecards for a client to give as a thank-you gift. These can be customized with any name and any design/fonts.

Lisa & Jim - Dominican Republic Boarding Pass Invitations

2009-06-30T20:46:00.000-07:00

Lisa & Jim's custom boarding pass invitations are printed on a bright white stock with a black metallic sleeve, a custom vellum bellyband and are complete with the matching turquoise metallic envelopes & printed RSVP envelopes.

Tea-Length Invitations

2009-06-30T20:43:00.000-07:00

I can do a variety of different styles of invitations... here is a birthday party invitation printed on white linen, mounted on celadon cardstock with a band of printed kraft paper. These were save-the-dates for a birthday party.

Custom Logo Design

2009-06-30T14:02:00.000-07:00

Here are a few custom logos I've done over the last several months. I design personal, wedding, and business logos.

Pretty Penny Parties:

www.prettypennyparty.com

Lil' Diva Designs

www.lildivadesigns.com

Hullabaloo Stories

www.hullabaloostories.com

TammyB Photography

www.tammybphotography.com

Alicia & Robert - Custom Pocketfold Wedding Invitations

2009-06-30T13:56:00.000-07:00

I love Alicia's modern design. She wanted an invitation that was simple, elegant, and focused on their names/date as the main design element. Her pale green and chocolate pearlescent metallic were complemented by a champagne shimmer cardstock and the invitation featured a bellyband with their monogram.

Angela & Brandon - Custom Boarding Pass Invitations for a Las Vegas Wedding

2009-06-30T13:49:00.000-07:00

Angela's invitation design focused on an elegant floral design. She wanted her guests to see that hers would be no ordinary vegas wedding! This 3-page custom boarding pass invitation included a timeline/itinerary and an RSVP card.

Custom Notecards - Thank You gifts, bridesmaids gifts, etc

2009-06-30T13:23:00.000-07:00

I did these custom notecards as thank-you gifts, but they would make excellent shower favors, bridesmaids gifts or as a simple splurge for yourself! I call this set "seasons" as each graphic represents a month out of the year. This set of 12 notecards has 12 unique designs personalized with your name on the front. They are available in 4Bar or A6 size...

Custom Birth Announcements

2009-06-30T13:21:00.000-07:00

I've done a few of these now, but I'll share these since they're my own, and my favorite :)

I can do custom birth announcements, shower invitations, thank-you notes, baptism invitations and announncements, or any other special occasion stationery...

And finally, matching Thank You notes...

Custom Baby Shower Invitation, Thank-Yous and Favors

2009-06-30T13:17:00.000-07:00

Here is an entire set of custom stationery I did for a baby shower. We started with a gorgeous chocolate pearlescent metallic pocketfold invitation including the shower details and registry information. I've heard that most of the guests said it was the coolest shower invitation they'd ever seen!

I also created custom labels for the favor bags which included a "Thank you for 'showering' with us" theme and included wine, lotion and shower gel.

Pics coming soon...

Angie's Custom Boarding Pass Design

2009-06-30T13:04:00.001-07:00

Occasionally I'll take on a design-only project where I do the design and the customer handles his or her own printing and assembling. I don't take on many of these projects since my favorite part is seeing the whole project come together, but if it's something you're interested in feel free to ask if I have any design spots available!

Angie's boarding passes were for her AHR (At Home Reception) after her Breezes Bahamas destination wedding. I had done a monogram for her wedding a few months ago and we incorporated the same blue, chocolate, and gold colors.

Miranda and Colin - Custom AHR (At-Home-Reception) Invitations

2009-06-30T12:56:00.000-07:00

Miranda just had a gorgeous wedding in Cuba and DIY'd all her own invitations. So when it came time for her AHR (At-Home-Reception) she was tired of projects! She had an idea and color scheme she wanted to stay within but let me take some creative liberty. I love the end result! I used a gorgeous coral background design and incorporated a subtle starfish for the cover vellum wrap and carried the design through to the inside. I created a custom monogram with their married initial and used that as the centerpiece for the cover as well as the heading at the top of their invitation. The main invitation was layered over a charcoal pearlescent metallic cardstock, and the tea-length invitation slid into the printed vellum sleeve. A matching RSVP card slid behind the invitation.

Jess & Chris - Custom Boarding Pass Invitations for Cozumel Mexico

2009-06-30T12:49:00.000-07:00

Jess' invitations featured a navy linen sleeve, a layered printed bellyband, kraft paper bellyband and envelopes, and were printed on a smooth white paper with an all-over distressed design. The overall look was slightly vintage, slightly whimsical, but totally gorgeous! I love her red and yellow floral design and the navy blue pulled it all together.

Debbie & Rodney - Custom Passport Invitations

2009-06-30T12:35:00.000-07:00

Now here are some fun custom passport invitations!

Debbie wanted something bright and fun that would incorporate her wedding colors of yellow, pink and coral for her Excellence Riviera Cancun destination wedding. We used the traditional passport background in white and did a custom printed cover which featured a subtle floral print in bright yellow and her vibrant pink, coral, and orange flower graphics that carried through to the inside pages. The entire invitation was printed on a pearlescent metallic paper and we completed the look with custom printed envelopes.

Updates!

2009-06-30T12:30:00.000-07:00

Wow - has it really been 4 months since I updated this blog? Bad blogger! I have been insanely busy this spring/summer with invitations and design that it's all I can do to keep up with orders- the blog just didn't make it to the top of the priority list. But, I'm trying to update things little by little over the next week. I'm not going to blog everything I've done over the last few months, but I will hit some of the highlights and post a few of my favorite projects. Then I'll try REALLY hard to do better!

For those that have been following me, I have also been promising a new website for quite some time. That has also gone the way of the blog... something that just never becomes a high priority because I have so much else going on! But, I'm also working hard on that over the next few days and although it might not have a fully functional shopping cart just yet, I'll have more galleries, more options, and as always, a way to order your custom boarding pass invitations, custom passport invitations, and pretty much anything else your little heart desires in the way of custom wedding stationery!

~Sarah

Kim & Chris

2009-02-26T05:29:00.000-08:00

I just finished Kim & Chris' passport invitations for their Punta Cana, Dominican Republic destination wedding. Kim wanted a color scheme of aqua and pink to match their wedding decor and we used a custom monogram for the front cover art.

We also did an insert for the guests who would be invited to the rehearsal dinner:

Shelley & Amos - Tea-Length Invitations

2009-02-21T13:42:00.000-08:00

This was a new invitation concept for me. We started with a tea-length custom invitation, matted on a metallic black cardstock and then enclosed the invitation and the two inserts in a custom printed vellum overlay folder. Then they will be mailed in a black metallic envelope addressed with a silver metallic ink. The complete look is very elegant and unique. Shelley is doing a destination wedding in Delaware on the beach and has carried her starfish theme throughout all of her plans. She is an incredible DIY (do-it-yourself) bride so I was very proud that she chose me to do her invitations!

We also made matching menus to coordinate with Shelley's invitations.

Finally, here is Shelley's custom monogram to coordinate with the entire theme.

Jaymie & Ales - Pocketfold Invitations

2009-02-07T13:54:00.000-08:00

Jaymie was an incredible bride to work with. She has such a sense of style, is super fun and exciting and definitely knows what she wants. We had so much fun designing these custom pocketfold invitations. She wanted a palette of black and white with a light blue accent. Her style is very classy and elegant and she has quite a gorgeous destination wedding planned at Dreams Cancun.
We started with an elegant black and white design and center invitation, layered over a cornflower blue metallic cardstock and mounted on a black metallic pocketfold invitation. Then, we used the same design on her three informational side inserts and her RSVPs. We layered these inserts over the cornflower cardstock as well and topped off the design with custom printed matching envelopes- both external mailing envelope and RSVP envelope.

And here is Jaymie's custom monogram to match...

Melissa & Jose - Boarding Pass Invitations

2009-02-03T15:16:00.000-08:00

Melissa's design was really fun. She had a great color scheme of turquoise and green with touches of chocolate. We went with custom boarding pass invitations in a modern design using blocks of color and polka dots to set the tone for her Fort Lauderdale wedding. She's getting married on a yacht! Love it!

Lisa & Max - Tea-Length Invitations

2009-02-02T14:51:00.000-08:00

Lisa wanted a simple and elegant program for her destination wedding at Dreams Resort in Los Cabos, Mexico. She has a bright and fun color scheme of navy and canary yellow. For her programs, we did a simple tea-length program on white stock, layered on a navy metallic and adorned with a canary yellow ribbon.

I've been blogged!

2009-01-21T10:46:00.000-08:00

Mishka from Mishka Designs recently designed some awesome maracas for Joy and Derrick- one of my favorite clients. I did their Save The Dates, Invites, Programs, Menus, and Table Numbers.

Click here to visit Mishka's blog from yesterday. She did a great job combining the elements of both types of Joy's invitations to make these amazing maracas for her reception.

Joy & Derrick - Programs, Table Numbers, and Menus

2009-01-03T10:13:00.000-08:00

You may remember seeing Joy's Save The Date Boarding Passes and gorgeous Pocketfold Invitations. I just finished her Programs, Table Numbers, and Menus for her wedding. We wanted to do something a little different for her programs and carry her whimsical yet elegant design from her invitations into her wedding. We came up with these booklet programs and matching menus using the same graphics as her invites. She also wanted to incorporate some of the starfish elements of her Save-The-Dates so we used them on her table numbers. I love the overall look and I can't wait to see pictures of Joy's wedding!

Programs

Menus

Table Numbers

Jessica & Brian - Passport Invitations

2008-12-23T15:36:00.000-08:00

I just finished a great set of Passport Invitations for Brian & Jessica. They're planning a destination wedding at the Barcelo Maya Palace in the Riviera Maya. Instead of using these like regular formal invitations, these passports were created to be informational for the guests that already were planning to attend.

There are so many options with Passport invitations, and they can be created with 2, 6, or 10 pages. They can be Save-the-Date invitations with just 2 pages in a booklet style or the traditional Passport invitation with 10 pages to give your guests the total rundown on all your wedding details.

Stephanie & Austin - Boarding Pass Invitations

2008-12-11T14:40:00.000-08:00

Stephanie came to me looking for a custom boarding pass design for her destination wedding at the Paradisus Riviera Cancun in the Riviera Maya. We used a combination of modern and classic design elements to create her beautiful chocolate, turquoise and lime invitations. I loved the floral swirl design combined with the polka dots. Her custom printed bellyband and printed RSVP envelopes completed the overall package.

Angela & Matt's Album

2008-11-03T21:11:00.000-08:00

This is the first time I've blogged an album. I don't usually take pictures of them but I decided it was about time to! Angela wanted a flush-mount album of her wedding pictures to give to her husband as a one year anniversary gift. She had a lot of great pictures and her custom photobook album design ended up being nearly 50 pages long! Because I don't often take pictures of these albums, I also took a couple pictures of the spine and construction so you can see how these are made...

Front Cover

Back Cover

Construction

And finally, just a couple pages

Joy & Derrick - Pocketfold Invitations

2008-10-30T13:30:00.000-07:00

I do a ton of invitations, and while I usually am pretty happy with the overall result, every once in a while there's an invitation that really stands out as a favorite. Joy's invitations fit that category. I had done her save-the-dates a few months ago, and we did a lot of brainstorming to come up with something that would be whimsical yet elegant, and compliment her classy beach theme. Joy has a great sense of style and also is able to really communicate exactly what she's looking for- both characteristics that make for an awesome client!

We used a metallic chocolate pocketfold, and layered her cream invitation stock over a gorgeous dark citron. Her RSVP & Mailing envelopes are metallic cream and the entire package is presented with a custom monogram and custom-printed bellyband. We carried the same graphics throughout the inserts, monogram, bellyband, and envelopes.

We're currently working on her menus and programs, but here are her invitations... love, love, LOVE them!

Emily & Darren - Boarding Pass Invitations

2008-10-28T15:46:00.000-07:00

Emily wanted some custom boarding pass invitations with a whimsical yet elegant feel. We used greens and blues with accents of brown to create a gorgeous Save The Date invitation for her destination wedding at Dreams Resort in Cancun, Mexico. These are definitely some of my favorite boarding pass invitations that I've done. We finished off the design with a chocolate metallic sleeve embellished with a bellyband of raffia and a mother of pearl shell. Simply gorgeous!

Leslie & Patrick - Boarding Pass Invitations

2008-10-27T19:40:00.000-07:00

Leslie's invitations are full of color and tropical influences. She has a gorgeous color scheme of purple, fucshia, and orange. We incorporated starfish and floral elements to create her custom boarding pass invitations for her Jamaican destination wedding. Her invitations included two pages of information, were enclosed in a dark plum metallic sleeve and had optional chocolate metallic envelopes.

Danielle & Jaret - Boarding Pass Invitations

2008-10-27T15:43:00.000-07:00

Danielle's theme of palm trees, coral & green, made for some gorgeous invitations. Her boarding pass invitations included three pages of information including an RSVP page with custom printed RSVP envelopes. These invitations really set the tone for her destination wedding in Cancun, Mexico!

Karen & Daniel - Boarding Pass Invitations

2008-10-25T20:16:00.000-07:00

Aren't these boarding pass invitations fun? I love Karen's bright colors and vibrant designt. She wanted tropical and bright colors. I think we did it! These four-page boarding passes had a main invite page, 2 informational pages, and an RSVP page. Then, we did custom-printed RSVP envelopes, placed it all in a vibrant ocean blue sleeve, embellished the invite with a mother-of-pearl shell and tucked it all in a gorgeous yellow envelope. I'm sure if I got this invitation in the mail I'd be so excited about that destination wedding!

Alyssa & Kareem - Tea-Length Invitations, Thank-You Notes

2008-10-11T03:23:00.000-07:00

I had the pleasure of working on both Alyssa's announcements and thank you notes. Her fabulous Hawaii wedding definitely called for something special and out of the ordinary.

For her announcements, we used a simple tea-length metallic invitation backing and affixed her printed announcement (complete with teaser pic!) with silver brads. For her thank-yous, we went over the top and did miniature pocketfolds. These are gorgeous in person! I made a custom monogram with Alyssa & Kareem's wedding date and used this as a bellyband for the outside. A simple, printed "Thank you" was the only insert. The metallic white and aqua flowed with the rest of Alyssa's wedding theme and completed the whole look she'd carried throughout.

Congrats Alyssa & Kareem!

Jaime & James - Boarding Pass Invitations

2008-10-11T03:19:00.000-07:00

Jaime's invitations included printed RSVP envelopes and a matching bellyband. I love when I get to design the whole package- it really makes the invitation stand out and shows your guests that you're the bride that thinks of every detail!

Lonna & Matthew - Boarding Pass Invitations

2008-10-11T03:12:00.000-07:00

Lonna came to me with a very specific design in mind. She wanted a particular layout that was a more "traditional" boarding pass look, and different than what I typically do. I love getting to try new things! Her fuschia and black invitations set the perfect tone for her destination wedding.

Nicole & Brent - Boarding Pass Invitations

2008-10-11T03:09:00.000-07:00

I do lots of these starfish boarding passes, but I love Nicole's simply because of how bright and happy they are. We finished the project off with a colorful metallic bellyband and mother of pearl shell. These are gorgeous in person- the metallic pink is so fun!

Shawna's Itinerary - Boarding Pass Invitations

2008-10-11T01:06:00.000-07:00

Every once in a while I get to do something a little different, and Shawna's project was one of those. She wanted the traditional boarding pass design, but used it as an itinerary for her guests' welcome bags, rather than the invitations. Great idea!

I'm such a bad blogger!

2008-10-09T15:01:00.000-07:00

You know, there just aren't enough hours in the day for all the projects I have going on, much less blogging about them!

But, I'll be updating this blog hopefully within the next couple weeks with a bunch of new designs and projects. Stay tuned!

Rich & Elaine

2008-10-06T06:08:00.000-07:00

I loved Rich & Elaine's simple yet elegant boarding pass invitations for their Dreams Los Cabos destination wedding. Rich & Elaine found me through my friend Tammy, the owner of Wright Travel Agency and Best Destination Wedding Forum.

Anna & Jack

2008-09-10T21:14:00.000-07:00

This was my first set of billingual invitations! We did one set in English, and one set in Polish for Anna's family. Very cool! Anna provided the text and I just laid out the second set of invitations exactly like the first. We used silver cardstock for the main invitation, layered it over a turquoise metallic cardstock, finished with a bellyband of cardstock and ribbon and also printed her return address on the back flap of her envelopes.

I heart cake!

2008-09-06T01:12:00.000-07:00

It's always fun when I see one of my monograms or other projects out doing it's job like it's supposed to. This was one of the more unique uses of a monogram: a shower cake. What a great idea! I've seen these cakes personalized with pictures, etc, but this is the first time I've seen a monogram on a cake- love it Yari!

Monograms

2008-09-06T01:06:00.000-07:00

I do sooooo many monograms. Most of them are modified stock monograms from my website, with an occasional custom monogram here and there. There are some that are more popular than others so I probably won't post every single monogram that I do, but I'll try to keep up and post the ones I make on a daily basis.

So, for today...

Sarah & Eric

Rebecca & Brian

Lori & Fred

Lena & Troy

Christine & Doug

Baby Art!

2008-09-04T18:35:00.000-07:00

One of my favorite things to design is baby wall art. I just finished a project for a friend who has four little baby girls to outfit with gifts this year. What a baby boom! Lisa told me a little about each little girls' nursery and I designed from there. These are printed on 5x7 metallic photo paper and mounted in a triple 5x7 frame- so cute! I have done several of these custom baby gifts, but I think an order of 4 is definitely a record.

BABY SOPHIA

BABY GRACE

BABY MIA

BABY ABIGAIL

Some Custom Ideas

2008-09-04T00:35:00.000-07:00

Some people want just a standard invitation- and that's great! You know what? Your guests have probably never even heard of a boarding pass invitation, and probably the most simple design with no embellishment would still be seen as creative and exciting. But some of my clients want a little "extra". For these clients, the plain white envelopes just won't do! Now, embellishment can be as simple as a printed bellyband (as seen on the Kathi & Ryan boarding pass invitations, and the Danielle & Ashley boarding invitations below) or as elaborate as a shell bellyband with coordinating RSVP and mailing envelopes.

Here are a couple of my current favorite "embellished" invitations...

LISA & MAX
I did these boarding passes a long time ago, but they are still some of my favorites. Lisa had a great sunset color scheme. I LOVE the vibrant red, orange, and yellow in her design. We used a metallic orange sleeve, with translucent vibrant external mailing & RSVP envelopes. The colored RSVP envelopes make a lovely contrast with the orange sleeves and white glossy paper. The finishing touch was a raffia and mother-of-pearl bellyband and the whole set was tucked in another translucent yellow envelope.

REI & JONATHAN
Every once in a while, I don't design with the bride, I design with the groom. Jonathan was one of those grooms (and I should say that Rei is a lucky bride!). Jonathan had a very clear idea of what he wanted and his vision of incorporating an oriental feel with an earthy, elegant design was perfect. His color scheme of natural greens, golds, tans and touches of pink was the perfect introduction for his guests to their Hawaii wedding ceremony to come. The simple raffia bellyband also fit the natural theme of these invitations and the moss envelopes are some of my favorites I've used so far.

Starfish Invitations

2008-09-03T23:56:00.000-07:00

Starfish - style invites are probably the most popular boarding passes I make. Here are a couple recent invitations that stand out as some of my favorites- either the design, the colors, etc...

KATHI & RYAN
Kathi's invitations are printed on stock glossy white paper with a turquoise metallic sleeve. I love her vibrant turquoise and orange theme!

JOY & DERRICK
Joy's chocolate metallic envelopes are the perfect compliment to her gold, chocolate, and green boarding passes. Joy's guests loved her save-the-dates! She set the bar really high with these boarding passes, and now we're trying how to top them with her invitations.

JONI & ADAM
Joni wanted a simple nautical-style design, without being too blatantly "nautical". These invitations set the tone beautifully for her Hilton Head Island wedding. Her black metallic sleeves created a simple yet elegant look which was just what she was trying to convey to her guests.

Just Catching Up!

2008-09-03T23:41:00.001-07:00

I've wanted to start blogging my design projects for a long time- I've just never had time to get around to it. Well, I still really don't have time, but I'll start with the invitations I'm working on at the moment and update as I go. I'll try to add in some pics of past favorites for those of you that need some inspiration!

Thanks so much to all my past and current customers- I have made some great friends along the way. I try to get to know my clients as much as possible to create the most unique custom destination wedding invitations. Boarding Passes are still my favorite, but I'm really excited about the Passport invitations I've been working on and I'm also in the process of getting boxed invitations available. Hopefully they'll hit the website in the next month.

Jennifer & Tony

2008-09-03T22:48:00.000-07:00

This is my second set of Italy invitations this month. Jenn & Tony are getting married at an amazing villa in Ischia, Italy. Jenn is doing a large presentation of invitations with passports and boarding passes. Her passports are printed on heavy glossy stock with a light blue metallic cover and navy ribbon closure. Her boarding passes are printed on the same stock with matching blue metallic sleeves.

Danielle & Ashley

2008-09-03T21:59:00.000-07:00

Danielle contacted me all the way from Australia to make her boarding pass invitations for her Italy destination wedding. This is my second Italy destination wedding this month- soooo jealous! Danielle & Ashley are getting married in Ravello on the Amalfi Coast. She wanted something slightly vintage, in ivory, champagne and chocolate. I love her custom bellyband. Her invitations are printed on glossy white stock, in a champagne sleeve with a chocolate and champagne printed bellyband.

Natalia & Timothy

2008-09-03T20:36:00.000-07:00

Here are some gorgeous boarding passes done for Natalia & Timothy's Dreams Tulum destination wedding. Natalia upgraded to a beautiful linen cardstock for the passes, and linen mailing envelopes, both in a warm white. For her RSVP envelopes, we used a metallic mint green to compliment the floral design of her invites. The boarding pass sleeve was a rich chocolate- the overall effect, so elegant!

I also did a couple custom monograms based on Natalia's invitations.