April 13, 2009

A Peek into the Studio – Louisa’s lovely blooms

This morning Jaime is packing up Louisa’s gorgeous day of stationery for arrival in the UK on Wednesday (thank heaven’s for Worldwide Express Shipping). I have been working with Louisa for over a year; created her garden style save the dates and white peony invitations. When it came time to craft her menu, table names and seating plan Louisa was just in love with my Sculpted Blooms. After all, her tables are named after flower markets from all over the world (love this idea)! I am a fan of bold color, as you know, but this soft palette of sage, ivory and navy has it’s own boldly elegant sense that just thrills me!

Much thanks for your praise!

I wanted to send out a big thank you to all the lovely and creative brides on the You and Your Wedding Forums. I have developed a bit of a following in the UK and beyond mostly due to this popular forum of brides.

Thanks a million for all your kind words!!

When was the last time your name was on someone else’s invite?

Today I shipped a rather large order to Ireland. Now this is not my first international order, but this is the first order where I printed the guests’ first name on each invite!

We have all received an invitation with our names on the inner envelope – pretty standard, right? After working on this design for several weeks I learned that in Ireland it is customary to personally address the invitation, not just the envelope, to each guest. You will notice in the photo that Lorna and Fergal “would love Emer and Stephen to join in celebrating” their marriage.

At first I thought this was quite strange, but as I proceeded with the these wrap invitations, my mind changed. I think this approach is extremely personal and intimate and really would make the guest feel part of the celebration. What do you think???

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