More Great Ideas From theknot.com

I have to admit, half of the things I am doing for the wedding were all stolen off the internet, and more than likely, from theknot.com. A lot of them were actually ideas that I had, but didn't know how to execute. This is a perfect example.
Being such a photo junkie, it's always bummed me out that people take pictures at events, promise they'll email to this person or that person, and then never get around to it. *Raises hand* Guilty! Hopefully, these reminders will encourage everyone to share with everyone else.

More Paper Goods

Currently working on the menu card. Ok, more like obsessing over the menu card.


I'd initially wanted to list all of the vegetables in the Wellington, but now am not so sure. Why? Because it messes with the design. And should I write "DINNER" or "ENTREE"? It's things like this that make me roll my eyes at myself.

One thing I can check off my list is the placecards. I have to admit, I love how they turned out. Nice and simple. :) Now I just have to fold them all. (See dotted line below)


Our meal will be all vegetarian, but there are a few vegans in the group who will be recieveing vegan meals. These folks get the little birdie on the back of their card.

From a design standpoint, I've been really inconsistent with the way I've handled these graphics. I would totally fail Corporate Branding 101. From a wedding standpoint... I just want it to look good. :)

Monograms

I'm learning so much and getting so many ideas from all of the wedding sites and magazines I've been looking at. One thing that I am seeing everywhere are wedding monograms or even a logo for the wedding. I was bored at work yesterday and decided to give it a shot. Most of the monograms I've seen are centered around the brides and groom's first initial and the first letter of their new last name, like this (taken without permission from a google image search):

I am not planning on taking my new husband's last name, so that wouldn't really work for our "logo." So instead I just used our initials. Here's what i did:


and if I need it on a black background:


not that I know what I'd do with this design, mind you, it was just a fun little excercise. :)

My First DIY Project!

I couldn't find any envelope seals that I liked so I made my own! :) Once I got the idea, it was really easy.

1. Gather materials:
- Paper in the design that you want. I used some scrapbooking paper from Michaels. (I'm sure you could use fabric too)
- Spray mount
- Sticker paper
- 1" circle craft punch (which is pretty standard, but you can use different size and shapes if you want)

**nerd alert**

I took pictures.



2. Adhere decorative paper to sticker paper with spray mount.
Let Dry.

3. Punch!



4. Viola - you have perfect little round seals! Just peel the back of the sticker paper off and you are ready to go! I got about 70 seals out of an 8.5 x 11 sheet of sticker paper.



5. Put in a cute little bag and feel very Martha Stewart-y ;)

Paper

Being in the graphic design biz, it just made sense for me to make own invites. I didn't get too crazy, just kept it to a simple, one sided card:


The RSVP card...





All in a Tiffany blue envelope.




And our Save-the-Date cards, which I should've sent out about 2 months ago.... *gulp*

I'll also being doing menu cards, place cards, signs, etc, etc.... :)

Note: these are not our real names, and we don't have that many tattoos.