Bloom Favorite- Bridal Shower Ideas!

There are so many creative ideas out there now for bridal showers! Afternoon Tea, Something Blue, color themes, honeymoon showers. Think of all the great print pieces that could be added to any shower to jazz it up and pull the theme together. Place cards, gift tags, favor tags, menus, invitations, food cards, the list goes on and on! I get excited everytime I see such beautiful images of these creative showers and the thoughts flood as to how print could be incorporated in to the party atmosphere. Can you see it? Share your ideas for Bridal Showers, or even cool things you've seen done before!

Images from miscellaneous posts on StyleMePretty.com

Owl Baby Announcements

A client asked for baby announcements with a retro feel owl, using brown and green. I created the vector owl and kept the design simple. They were printed on epson white matte and we used white envelopes. I think they turned out pretty cute. Feedback welcome!





















































I printed another sample using fictitious names to protect the client privacy but so the details can be seen in the images.

Afternoon Tea Bridal Shower Invitations

A client of mine is a friend of Kim, a wedding client whom I have mentioned before. She is throwing a Bridal Shower for Kim and wanted the invitations to match Kim's wedding package. We created these invitations with a little of the filigree design from Kim's wedding invites and the same color scheme. We printed them on white matte paper and used Leaf colored envelopes to match.
Let me know what you think!

Details have been blurred upon request to protect the client's privacy.

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Bloom Favorite- Birthday Parties

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When I was searching around for some Turtle Party Inspiration, I came across so many creative and exciting birthday party themes. It made me want to plan Claire's 1st birthday today! However, I must restrain myself, being as we still have 9 months until that party rolls around. But how cute are these ideas! The color palettes are all so vibrant, the details are fabulous, and the kids -- absolutely adorable. Cupcakes are in right now with cupcake toppers galore. Ribbons, streamers, favors. Its amazing what talented and creative people can do when throwing such beautiful parties for their kids. Think of all the print related items you we could create together for your child's next party!

Photo and Creative credits due:
1. Cupcake Party- TheTomKatStudio.com
2. Fairy Party-The TomKatStudio.com
3. Pinwheel Party- hostessblog.com
4. Wild Rumpus- hostessblog.com
5. Curious George Inspired- hostessblog.com
6. Lillipop Birthday- TheTomKatStudio.com
7. AirplaneParty- Amyatlas.com
8. Boys Pinwheel Party- mylifemyloves..blogspot.com

Grady's 1st Birthday!

Our neighbors and friends asked me to create a Turtle themed 1st Birthday Party Invitation for them. Their son Grady has often been seen wearing a shirt that has a graphic turtle on it that says Speedy. I used this turtle for inspiration, as well as a simple, bright, layout and color scheme.



Some information blurred at the clients request.

Kim and David's Save The Dates

Kim and David have asked Bloom to design their Save The Dates, Wedding Invitations and possibly more pieces for their big day this September. Their colors are Ivory, Black and Sage Green. These are printed on Neutral White Classic Crest 80# Cover in the postcard format to save postage. You'll have to check back to see their wedding invitations later this year, but here are the Save The Dates!

Some information blurred for clients privacy

Bridal Shower/Bachelorette Party Invitations

This is my first finished project since having been on maternity leave. This client wanted two invitations that matched so that she could send the bridal shower invitation to all of her guests and then a bachelorette party invitation in the same envelope to some of the guests. Her keywords were blue and girly. Let me know what you think, I'm pretty happy with how they turned out.

All personal information and locations have been blurred per the clients request.

Back to work...

We had a beautiful little girl born on December 14th and since then I've been devoted to being MOM. I still am devoted to being Mom, but after a few requests for cards and invitations, I'm back working -- at least part time and upon request. I hope to share these upcoming and current projects with you soon.

Should you be interested in working with Bloom for your next event, please send me an email!

Bride's Choice Award 2010

Austin, Texas – February 3rd, 2010 - WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, just announced Bloom Art & Design has been selected to receive the WeddingWire 2010 Bride’s Choice Awards™ for Wedding Invitations!

The annual Bride’s Choice Awards recognizes and celebrates excellence in quality and service within the wedding industry, as determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from over 500,000 newlyweds.

Bloom Art & Design is among the top five percent of all vendors in the WeddingWire community, which includes over 100,000 wedding professionals across the US and Canada. Awards were given to winners across 19 different service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers.

“We are excited to recognize and honor the success of the top wedding professionals within the WeddingWire Community” said Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer. “The annual Bride’s Choice Awards program has given us the unique opportunity to highlight the best wedding professionals in each region as reviewed by brides and grooms who have utilized their services in the past year.”

We are happy to announce that Bloom Art & Design is among the very best Wedding Stationers within the WeddingWire Network, which includes WeddingWire and Martha Stewart Weddings. We would like to thank our past newlyweds for nominating us for the 2010 Bride’s Choice Awards.

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