Siobhan D.

A Real Momental Wedding – Rustic Elegant Wedding on Style Me Pretty

That’s right, TWO Real Momental Weddings this week!  We’ve been dying to share this simply lovely wedding for ages.  Heidi Ryder is the photographer behind the masterful images you are about to see!  Karlee and Daniel pulled together an exquisite celebration centered around the delicate color palette of their Vintage Lacy Tree Wedding Invitations!  Read on to hear from the Bride herself:

How did your stationery play a role in your wedding?
Our stationery was the first concrete thing we had for the wedding. It allowed us to see the color combination we chose and gave us an inspiration for the rest of the wedding. The color palette we chose on our invitations filtered through everything else we did on the day. We even commissioned Momental to make our accessories for the reception including table numbers and place cards which gave our wedding a
sense of continuity from start to finish.

Adore the simplicity of this velvety frosting finish from My Sweet and Saucy – Kristy

What was your inspiration for your colors and/or theme?
We decided to get married in San Juan Capistrano, CA which is known for the annual migration of the swallows so we wanted to include swallows on the invitation.  In addition, we had decided to get married in a garden so wanted to incorporate colors that were there. Light green, light pink, and cream/champagne. It was the perfect color palette for the day. The flowers we used on our lacy tree invitation were the same colors as the flowers I had in my bouquet.

Tell us about the one thing you would not change about your wedding, and what is the one thing you would change if you could?
I would not change the intimacy of the day. We had both our ceremony and reception in small, cozy venues. Only our closest family and friends joined us.  I am usually uncomfortable in front of groups of people but felt completely at ease on our wedding day.

I wish I had not stressed so much about the wedding in the months and days leading up to it. I wish I had taken a deep breath and enjoyed the planning a little but more.

Thank you so much Karlee for being such a dream to work with!  XO

Wedding Photography-Heidi Ryder Photography :: Flowers-Fuji Wholesale Flowers // Wedding Ceremony Location- Hummingbird House Cafe :: Wedding Reception Location- The Vintage Steak House :: Wedding Dress- Bertossi Brides (Couture Collection) :: Hair & Makeup- Charmed Beauty :: Flowergirl Dresses-Fox’n Lily :: Entertainment- Those Guys Band :: Cakes- My Sweet & Saucy :: Lace Birds-Vintage Green Limited :: Jewelry-Lola M Designs

Delyth L.

Jessica J.

Amy M.

The vertical layout really allows the artwork to breathe, so to speak and the pup? Too cute!

We experimented with two border combinations for you!

The softness of this sage, champagne and butter yellow color palette is so romantic and pretty!

A Peek into the Studio – The Custom Invitation Process Revealed

We are custom, highly custom, bespoke, crazy-whatever-our-bride-wants kind of custom.  That is who we are and always have been.  I always say “we are artists first but all this beauty takes a lot of structure and organization”.  So I thought it could be fun to give you a peek into the process that happens behind the scenes on EVERY SINGLE project we ship.  That’s right, no excuses, no exceptions…

After all the months of designing, debating and perfecting of a couple’s handmade wedding invitation design each Momental invitation begins with our checklist. This simple sheet of paper essentially dictates a process of checking and re-checking every aspect of an order from start to finish!

We are known for our lavishly layered and beautifully embellished invitations so assembly of these pretty details is quite involved.  Each element whether ribbon, rhinestone buckle or a layer of paper is individually inspected for quality and precision.  We always have +10% of any item on hand as I have been known to thrown out any piece that is not just so!

Every last invitation is hand painted.  You heard it right, individually hand painted.  That is why we call the Momental Girls, Invitation Artists.  A rigorous training period is experienced by all who work with us, learning the nuances of paint thickness and finish as well as how to hold a brush to create the perfect stroke of painted color.

Our many paper layers are first hand cut on precision trimmers for the ultimate in accuracy and then adhered to one another by (you guessed it) hand!

Every Momental Invitation is created with love.  Love from a couple whose design ideas are at the heart of the look and love from a team who are truly passionate about the work they do.  Nothing at the Momental studio is cookie cutter or mass produced.  The words ready-made are not in our vocabulary.  From the first time I chat with a new Bride I find it difficult to contain my excitement.  My first talk with Kimberly, whose invitation design is featured throughout this post was filled with this same excitement.  Swirling vines and painted dots were all I could think about as she explained her vision for the invitations.

A big thanks to Kimberly for letting me always be as creative as I wanted.  XOXO

Inspirations – A Vintage Lacy Tree Wedding

Fresh off the phone with Jessica who hearts Michelle’s Vintage Lacy Tree.  The breezy feel of our Expressive Trees make me smile. Period.  Now a little inspiration for Jessica…

Vintage Lacy Tree Wedding Invitation, Wedding Images, Papers