GE Wedding: My Wedding Stationery (Professional Photos)

Finally. Some cool professional photos came in from the wedding!  Here are my programs that I put together the night before we left for Cancun.

And a shot of one of my invitations that a guest brought.

And a couple shots of one of the "Placecards" I made for each guest.  These were based on my Crystal Clustered collection.  They were made double-sided, so that each guest across the table can see the name of that person in front of them.  LOL, yes, we only had 9 of us at the table, and they all knew each other, but I just felt like it would be a nice personal touch. 

Now that I have access to the professional photos (taken by Matt and Jonathan of Del Sol Photography), I can start posting reviews online!

GE Wedding: Programs

I literally threw these together the night before we left for our trip. I wasn't going to make these, since we only had 7 guests, but then I thought that the wedding coordinator at the hotel probably won't tell them where to go after the ceremony.  Anyway, I took some leftover rhinestone buckles for the front cover, and typed out the inside information as seen below. It's so much easier, when you only have so few to make. 

I didn't have time the night I made these to take photos, so I quickly took photos at our hotel and didn't realize that I didn't take enough. 

Thank goodness, my sister took the shot below at the gazebo location.  Please ignore those white chairs (that's another story).

GE Wedding: Invitations... Check!

HUGE sigh of relief.  I have dropped off our wedding invitations at the post office today! FINALLY... There are only a few peeps who know exactly what a rough time we've been having this year, but long story short,  my priorities have drastically changed and unfortunately, I have not been on top of my wedding preparations as I would have liked.  BUT, I had finished my invitations this weekend, and mailed them to the family and friends who have been there for us.  The guest list of who would even receive invitations was pretty short, since the FI and I decided to only invite friends and family who have been involved in our lives in the last couple years.  But that's another story.

So here are a few photos of my invitations, which I will be selling in my shop.  The price is little higher than my other items, because OMG, these were a LOT more work than I anticipated (plus the dupioni silk wasn't cheap). It did get easier after the 5th one, but I was exhausted when I was done. I told the fiance "never again, never never never" will I make these types of invitations.  This is my normal rant after I try something new. Then I'm like, nah, I can do this again. So check it out:

Each red panel is Dupioni silk wrapped cardstock. VERY pretty in person.  It took me forever to cut the dupioni silk into the right sized panels, THEN, I had to iron each piece onto the cardstock before even adhering it... argh. I had a vision, and this was NOT exactly my vision (required more time and even more money), but I'm pretty happy with the result.

Since we have a destination wedding, "Travel Information" contains our travel agent info, resort info, etc.  It's in lieu of "Accomodations."  I really only added a "Details" Card so that there was a nice layered look to the inserts.  The Response card's 4Bar red envelope is inserted behind all the inserts, out of view.  Augh. Look at the date of the Response card: November 15. And I mailed them today! What a faux pas.  Girls, if you are mailing your invitations, make sure your "respond by" date is at least 3 weeks in advance.  Shame on me.  But life threw me lemons, and I made apple juice. I know - its just wrong (and yes, the saying is "lemonade" not apple juice).

A Monogram square closes the whole pocketfold.  I decided to add 6 small rhinestones to the square just to add some interest. I felt that it was a little plain without them. More work, yes, but nice touch.

There you go.  GE Designs' wedding invitations.  Done. Fin. Now, it's off to work on my clients' stationery.  It never ends. But I love it. :)

Here's a mini digital package for Lijah & Kory. They will be printing these files at Vista Print using their Rack template. 

Red & Black

Here are some recent orders in red and black. For some reason, red was used a lot in weddings this month.  Plus I'll be using crimson red in my own wedding this January, so maybe that's why I'm seeing red.   I was messing around with some photos of table card orders from this month, and posted the photo below in a listing.  :)

Courtney + Owen

Jeanine + Thomas

Sean + Kristen

Linette + Barron

Linette and Barron went for the theme of significant locations. 



A custom monogram created for their pieces



One card for the bar to name their signature drink for the evening...

Shawna + Kenny: Damask Seating Chart

Andrea's Damask Seating Chart

Geanelle Monogram

Busy busy busy! But here's a new monogram for Geanelle's October wedding. We'll be working on a few items for her, but this monogram is for her DIY invitations...

GE Wedding: STD Preview!

Kim + Scott: Classic Muscle Cars

I always love the themed table cards. Kim and her fiance, Scott, started working with me months ago on their small reception package of table cards and menus. They wanted to incorporate the names and descriptions of some of their favorite classic Muscle Cars that graced the American Automotive Industry. For me, it was pretty cool to read the blurbs that the couple included with the car names. I'm sure the guests will enjoy that as well. Congrats to Kim and Scott!!

Kim sent me their monogram to include in their cards. I embellished it with Swarovski Rhinestones.

GE Luxe Invitation: Chandelier Crystal Invitation BOXED

Here are some photos of the boxed version of the Chandelier Crystal Invitation in Chocolate and Dark Red.

Boxed Invitations are a unique way of presenting your invites to your guests, but keep in mind that shipping costs do add up. For one boxed invite, www.usps.com costs under $3.00 to ship (with delivery confirmations). I insert the boxes in white bubble envelopes 7 x 10 inches. I personally haven't mailed out any bulk shipments directly to guests, but there might be bulk rates available.

Lanae + Patrick