All I can say is “WOW.”  This invitation was a true labor of love but it turned out better than I could have even imagined.  Julia and Timo both live overseas, getting married in Illinois, and heard about me through a coworker of Julias.  Julia had a specific vision for her invitations and they were super important to her, so we enlisted the help of an incredible watercolor artist to draw all of the elements of this invitation.  Each and every piece was custom-made and painted specifically for Julia and Timo.  And THEN, the icing on the cake were those perfect die cut round menus.  I’m thinking this will be a favorite for many for years to come.

{Photography and styling by Jill Doty Photography}

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(c) Jill Doty Photography, LLC || www.jilldotyphotography.com

(c) Jill Doty Photography, LLC || www.jilldotyphotography.com

(c) Jill Doty Photography, LLC || www.jilldotyphotography.com

Not only do I love this simple yet gorgeous invitation, but I love the photos of the suite together!  All in one photo you have the two-sided save the date, the gold foil invitation, the gold foil folded thank you notes, the table number, and last but not least, the absolutely adorable little folded wedding program complete with a tiny little ribbon.

{Gorgeous photography and styling by Jill Doty Photography}

This family was such a delight to work with, and it was such a delight to design their invitations as well.  As I am sure you can see by these beautiful photos Dana Cubbage Photography took of her invitations and other pieces we designed and printed for them.

© Dana Cubbage Weddings 2017

© Dana Cubbage Weddings 2017

© Dana Cubbage Weddings 2017

© Dana Cubbage Weddings 2017

© Dana Cubbage Weddings 2017

© Dana Cubbage Weddings 2017

© Dana Cubbage Weddings 2017

We have been working on a lot of traditional style invitations lately so when I met with Sharyn I was super excited to get out of that box for a bit and do something modern and fun.

This is one of my favorite color combinations this year so far!  With the help of Allison Banks, whom I work with quite frequently to custom illustrate the monogram, we were able to design this invitation suite with custom monogram within TWO WEEKS of our initial meeting.  The MOB and the bride were both really concerned that the Dusty Blue color would potentially look too gray once printed but after the invitation was all done they were very pleasantly surprised.  It was the perfect color combination for a perfect Spring wedding.  {Outer envelope set was also done by Allison Banks and the ink was custom mixed to match the Dusty Blue color.}

Please also check out some of the photos from Jill Doty Photography here (photographers photos of my work are always so much better than my photos…lol):  http://www.jilldotyphotography.com/blog/fernbank-museum-wedding-alyse-alex

I tell people all the time, I really do have the best job because I meet some of the most amazing people.  I feel really lucky.  However, sometimes you come across people that are SO nice that you think to yourself…are these people for real?  How can you be this awesome ALL THE TIME?  Well, Melissa, Greg and their ENTIRE family are those kinds of people.  Melissa fell in love with our pebble paper invitations (can’t blame her) and, of course, our gold foil printing (once again, can’t blame her); however, doing absolutely everything in gold foil printing did go slightly over her budget.  So, what did we do?  We did what we do best…we worked with her to get a little creative on the invitation pieces and printing to still give her what she wanted but not lose the overall concept and feel of the original invitation.  First, we decided to do the response envelope in the light lavender to match the backing of the invitation and digitally printed the response envelope address instead of gold foil printing it.  Second, we made a smaller details information card to direct people to her website for hotel accommodations and other information versus printing a large card with all of the text and information in it.  Everything with foil printing is based on the size of the piece because the larger the piece, the more expensive the plate is, and the more paper you will need to get it done.  By reducing the size, we reduced the cost dramatically because the plate wasnt as much and we didn’t need as much paper.  Lastly, we digitally printed the return addresses and guest addresses on the outer envelope for her versus doing those gold foil and having a calligrapher do the addressing.  And, voila!  Happy wife, happy life!  Its a good way to start!

Kelly was a BLAST to work with and just an all-around great person.  Navy and apple green have been very hot colors this year and I just love the combo of the paisley design to add that little bit of preppy style that I just LOVE.  These gorgeous photos were taken by her photographer Paperlily and I could not be happier with how they turned out.

Also, if you want to see more photos of the gorgeous couple and their gorgeous wedding, here is a link to their feature on the Style Me Pretty Georgia blog:

http://www.stylemepretty.com/georgia-weddings/2013/05/07/atlanta-summerour-studio-wedding-from-paperlily-photography/

Christina and Vesh were two of the nicest and most down-to-earth clients you could ever ask for.  They really wanted an invitation that would make a statement by including the colors and style ideas they had for the wedding.  We decided to go with an orange, red, champagne and ivory combination and I think we accomplished what they were looking for.

Where do I begin? First and foremost I have to give a lot of the credit for the design to the bride and groom. They both had a very clear idea of what they wanted their invitations to look like, and I just helped put it together. As you can see, their vision was stunning. I don’t know about you, but when I saw these photos I was so jealous that I wasn’t there! Not to mention, isn’t she gorgeous?!
PS-Dave is a professional photographer so please make sure to check out his link on our “Vendors we L-O-V-E” page.
The photos of the wedding and all materials were taken by Stephanie Williams Photography.