Diana & Mike: invitations

Diana is my sister's best friend... since forever. So, it was fun, and strange to design her invitations. Strange because I still think of her (and Maggie) as little... even though they obviously aren't!

She chose a long style, with a perforated RSVP/directions/reception information card slipped behind the invitation. 

Katie & Aaron: invitations

Katie contacted me this summer (yep it's been that long since I've posted...) about designing her invitations. She had already gotten some invitations elsewhere, but decided she really wanted something different. Her wonderful friend, Heather, recommended me! I'm glad I was able to help her get what she really wanted.

We layered Stardream papers and did a monogrammed band... some of my favorite details.

Liz & Lucas: ceremony and reception details

Liz is a friend from Truman who contacted me about helping her out with programs and reception details. Her fantastic theme was peacock feathers - soooo pretty! We used metallic Stardream paper for everything, and I think it turned out beautifully. 

Some of these photos are borrowed from Liz and Lucas' wonderful photographer.

We did simple, single-sheet programs. 

A first for me... ribbon wands! Liz asked if I could help her out with them, and I was excited to try something new. She assembled them all with friends, but I got the beautiful ribbons and wands together. Guests waved them when the couple left the church.

Gorgeous place setting with the peacock feather, menu tucked into the napkin, and place card.  

I got to do another seating board. Love these!

Liz and Lucas, I so enjoyed working with you! 

This is getting silly.

I have not blogged in FOREVER and I have SO MANY weddings to post!

So I'm sitting here, watching the hour-long Office Christmas episode, and have to decide once again whether to grade papers or blog. I guess we can all see which I prefer :)

At this point, it's been so long I don't know where to start! I had a ton of fall weddings, so I think we'll begin there.

Theresa is a friend of mine from Cardinal Key at Truman. Of course I was excited to work with her... and I LOVED her style. Monograms, Stardream paper, swirlies, Tiffany blue and brown... :)

It was so much fun working with you Theresa!

Whew!

It's been a SUPER busy month! With school starting, six September weddings, and two October weddings... I've been a busy girl. I'm hoping to catch up with some blogging and designing in the next few weeks... so stay posted :)

For now, I'll be super random and post a photo of my favorite (and only) puppy ... who's actually an old man. This is Fred. He's my little buddy. Lisa did an amazing job capturing his adorableness. 

Katie & Tony: seating chart

Katie and Tony gave me the opportunity to make a seating chart for them. This works in the same way that escort cards, but it's a little less work :)
I think it turned out fantastic!!! I suggested that they add some of their green ribbon from their programs across the top, behind their names, and they did (but I don't have a photo of it, so just imagine!)

I'm working on one for another bride and groom now... and photos are forthcoming!

Rachael & Gabe: invitations

Rachael and Gabe got married this past Sunday, so I decided to (finally) post their invitations. They were really fun and kind of whimsical, with some cute love birds and a pretty tree.

For their programs, we did cute little fans... but pictures of those will come later... lovely Lisa Hessel was their photographer :)

Brittany & BT: invitations

Summer is flying by! I say that in present tense, but really it's already over for me :(

I completed a lot of "projects" that I had saved for summer, but one that only got partly finished is catching up on my blog and creating a website. It's just going to have to wait... and I'm going to try to find some time once school starts. 

Anyway, I still have some photos I want to share :)

You've seen some photos of Brittany's programs and save-the-dates; here are the coordinating invitations. She chose to use beautiful stardream paper and swirlies - a combination I always love.

We also got to put a swirly printed band on the back to hold the enclosures in place. Pretty!

Thanks Brittany! It was so fun to work with you :)

Lara & Matt: invitations

I showed Lara's programs here, and these are the beautiful coordinating invitations. Again, she and her mother were a joy to work with!

programs

Since I'm so far behind on the blog, I decided to do a little categorizing and combining. Here you'll see a bunch of new programs I did recently. Lots of different styles and ideas! Programs can be really fun and creative, really simple and elegant, and anything in between. It's neat to see the personality of the bride and groom come out in those beautiful little (or big) things!

First up is Katie and Tony's programs. Ellen referred Katie to me for her programs, and she just loved the knot idea, like we did here. So we went with a simple long program, with beautiful fonts, and some gorgeous green ribbon. Katie was so sweet to work with!

Next up - Lara and Matt. She chose knotted ribbon for her invitations (pictures are coming...), and we used the same color ribbon on the programs. She loved the little booklet idea though, and wanted a monogram. Lara chose black stardream paper for the covers - love it.

Here are some more that I really like... Brittany and Brandon's (invitation photos still coming too... goodness!). Brittany is a friend of Megan, and Lara is a friend of Brittany. A bunch of lovely ladies!

On to Paya... she loved the scroll idea. She had several different colors throughout the wedding, so she used several different colored ribbons. They turned out really fun. We used her flowers on them as well. 

Whew! So many programs. More to come still... but here's one more tonight. These are from my good friend Joanna's wedding. I'm thinking about her because she's ANOTHER friend who's going to have a BABY! Ooooh a baby Harrold - I can't wait! Penny at Twin Springs Photography did their photos... she's done a fantastic job for some of my KC friends! And she's so much fun.

It's been awhile...

I've been so busy designing, printing, etc. lately that I have neglected blogging for awhile! I also had the end of school, moving to a new classroom, summer school, and family vacation... BUT, I've got lots of new stuff to post, so keep checking and hopefully we'll be up to date in the next week or so :)

I couldn't decide where to start... so I decided to post about one of my favorite babies in the world. This year my friends started having babies! Alison and Josh asked me to do announcements for baby Aidan. LOVE that baby! We did postcards. 

The back is actually my favorite part I think... We used a photo of Aidan and put a little box for the "to" address. It looks like Aidan is looking at the address though! So adorable!

Thanks Ali, Josh, and Aidan! Love you guys :)

I just realized I never posted photos from their wedding invitations... be on the lookout for those too!

Shanna & Matt: invitations

Tonight I was faced with a decision that is becoming more and more common for me: grade papers OR blog/design/etc. The blog won again just now; at least it's going to happen first, further postponing entering grades. Part of the reason I chose to blog first though is because I'm so excited to post pictures of Shanna & Matt's invitations. Shanna is a dear friend of mine from Truman. We were suitemates together for a year and we got really close through CCF. Matt and I got to enjoy some business and accounting classes together... what a great time ;) It's been a joy to help them with their invitations. The wedding is fast approaching! How exciting!
We originally started with swirlies... but then Shanna decided she wanted something that looked lacy. So we went with it... and here's what we got! These invitations are so unique and so Shanna. So neat!

Some of the details :)

They are "matchbook" style with multiple pages. The second page is larger than the first so that the bottom page actually looks like blue cardstock. But as you'll see in the following photo... it's not! It's the edge of the directions/RSVP card. This piece is perforated so the RSVP card can be removed and returned.

Love you Shanna!

Paya & Shawn: invitations

Paya was my mentor for my full year of student teaching in Clayton last year. I could not have asked for a better mentor. She is an incredible teacher and we had so much fun. I feel so blessed to have been placed with her; I wouldn't be the teacher I am without the ideas, support, and help she gave me last year. Last February we went on a trip to a reading convention in Arizona. We had a lot of funny, crazy experiences and we came back with a lot of strategies to use in our second-grade classroom. Paya had just started dating Shawn when we went on the trip, and they talked on the phone a lot throughout the trip. I just knew she was falling in love ;)
So... last summer when they got engaged, I was more than excited to help out with the invitations. These two are adorable. We played around with a lot of different flower ideas and weren't finding the perfect thing. I knew that Paya was artsy, so I asked her if she thought she could draw the perfect flower for the design. She drew a few and I was able to scan them in and put them into the design. I LOVE that her art is part of her invitation design.

Thanks so much Paya... for everything!

Megan & Eric: invitations

When Megan emailed me a couple months ago wanting help with some purple swirly invitations, I was totally in :) I can't help but love purple swirlies! She also went with the ruby Stardream paper, which I always love!

Megan was so fun and wonderful to work with! Congratulations!

Crystal & Rex: invitations

Chelsea's sister, Erica Bruns, recently started a wedding planning business (Bella Sera Wedding Designs) with her husband in Columbia, Missouri. It's been a wonderful connection; Erica has referred a couple of her clients to me for their invitations. One of the couples was Crystal and Rex, and we made some beautiful invitations! I did the designs and printing, and shipped them to Erica and Dave, who assembled. When Erica sent me these photos of the finished products, I was so excited! We ended up using really wide purple ribbon and knotting it in the center. I love these. 

I made a monogram with their initials that we put on all of the enclosures as well as the invitation.

Thanks so much Erica! 

Christmas cards!

I know it's a little late for posting Christmas things... but better late than never. Right? Hopefully...
I got to do a Christmas card/baby announcement for Nicki, a 3rd grade teacher at my school. I also designed my dad's Christmas card, that featured photos by none other than Lisa. 

What a cutie!

And my dad's card...

i do invitations tags

Now that I'm working on 12+ weddings for this year, I decided I'd do a little "branding." I made some tags that I can attach to the stacks of invitations and enclosures before I ship or deliver them. I love how the beautiful stacks of paper look when they're all cut and ready to go!

Brittany & BT: save-the-dates

My wonderful friend Megan referred one of her wonderful friends, Brittany, to me for wedding stationery design. Brittany has been so much fun to work with. Take a look at her FANTASTIC save-the-date postcards! Aren't these two adorable?

We're working on their invitations now... they're going to be beautiful!

Ellen & Jay: invitations & programs

I've mentioned Ellen and Jay several times now; they are so wonderful! I loved designing for their wedding. And congratulations to them - they are expecting a baby! I've posted their save-the-dates, bridal shower, bachelorette party, and wedding video - and finally (!) here are her invitations. Photos by - my favorite - Lisa Hessel.

The "love bird" theme was so cute!

The programs were made like matchbooks, and they had an engagement photo that Lisa took printed on vellum as the cover. The fall colors are so pretty. 

Joanna & Adam

One of my favorite friends, Joanna, married one of my favorite people, Adam, this past summer. Lucky me got to do the invitations, programs, favors, thank-yous - and be a bridesmaid. Being in KC with Jo before the wedding was one of my favorite times of the summer. These two are absolutely adorable and a perfect couple. 
Jo was my first client to do #10 sized invitations, and they turned out beautifully! We mounted them on purple Stardream (metallic) paper. 

We printed the response postcard, reception info, and directions to the church all on the same card. Then we perforated it so guests sent back the reply card and kept the directions and reception info. It's similar to what we did with Anna & Micah's, except the layout is different. They also had guests write in song requests on the reply card, which they then downloaded and put on an ipod that their "DJ" used. I love that idea! 

I had snow days yesterday AND today, so I'm getting caught up on designing and blogging!