Black, white and red all over, programs revisited.

LemonLime photography posted their photos of this wedding on their blog the other day, including a beautiful picture of the programs that Bloom produced. Visit their blog to see the rest.

One Last Prohibition Era Piece.

As a final piece in the Prohibition Era Themed Wedding Package, we designed an announcement to be sent out after the wedding. They are a 5x7 (A7 size) printed on the same 110# stock as the other pieces in the package. Each has a grey envelope and printed address labels. The clients wanted the wording to reflect some tradition but still give an overall casual feel.

Black and White and Red all over...

Here is a sneak peak of a recent wedding invitation project. My cousin is the bride and she is aiming for a formal black and white affair with a hint of red. I think we captured the essence of her day, including a custom monogram worked into the scroll work. The invitations include an envelopment, invitation, directional card with custom map, celebrate card with reception information and an RSVP postcard. Rather than inner and outer envelopes, we chose to formally address the envelope and designate the invitees with a label sealing the envelopment. I hope to have the opportunity to work on her wedding extras, including escort cards, table cards and programs. Thanks again Melissa for the opportunity to work on your event. More pictures to come, but for now simply a sneak peak.

Casually Pretty

As Matron of honor in my Sister-In-Law's wedding this July, it is in my job description (and I really wanted to! I didn't do it just because of the job description.) to throw a bridal shower for the bride. Being as she is in Kansas City, and I am in Austin, I needed a little more help from her than I normally would ask for this sort of thing. The original thought was a formal tea party, but the cost per person is exorbitant. Then we thought maybe a spa day shower, Mani-Pedis, with some wine and food. Well the salon wasnt large enough for our group for a lunch and Kansas has wierd liquor laws. So, in thinking of another option, she suggested a yummy Frozen Yogurt/Coffee Shop she likes. It was the perfect casual luncheon location, followed by a trip to the salon for those who chose to do so.

I wanted to keep with her invitation themes and designs, but make it different enough that it wouldn't give away the "ooohhhs" and "ahhhsss associated with opening the magical invitation envelope in a few weeks. So I used the same themes, colors, and changed the fonts. I think it was a success and I was very happy with them.

I sent out a Save The Date for the shower, even though its not widely accepted, or usually unnecessary to do this. I wanted to be sure to nail down the numbers for the salon, and get the appointments for that made, while still having everyone mark their calendars with a date for the luncheon. It was an just a PDF in an email, but included the same designs and themes as the rest of the package. A few weeks later I sent out the invitations; A7 size flat white card, in grey envelopes with white labels and a lace printed seal.

At the shower each lady was presented with a ring tied to a card with instructions for a game. The guests were not allowed to say the brides name or the word "Bride," and if they did someone could steal their BLING. The game was, I felt, classy and not cheesy or annoying as many shower games can be, and it wasnt embarrasing for the bride. At each place setting was a basswood lace cut fan ordered from a wedding favor site, with a place card and menu. Some of the girls arrived early to help me set up, making tissue pom-poms for the table and we lined the center of the table with ribbon an cut flowers.




The luncheon consisted of fresh sandwiches, salad, soup and topped off with frozen custard of course!




I want to thank all the girls for helping set up, and everyone for attending, we had a nice time. Also, Foo's Fabulous Frozen Custard in Kansas City was so easy and fantastic to work with! The salon following was nice and relaxing, though there were a few hiccups in the appointment set-up process and payment process, the services offered by Par Exsalonce in KC were fantastic as well.

Sneak Peak: Prohibition Era Themed Wedding

I have been working on wedding details and invitations with my sister-in-law and her wonderful husband-to-be (we call him pseudo-uncle Brandon, for my daughter, soon-to-be Uncle B!). I posted a while back with images of their Save The Dates, and I am in the process of editing photos of the Bridal Shower I hosted for the bride earlier this month. Everything is cohesive and coming along together nicely. The invitations are assembled and have been mailed to the bride -- awaiting stamps to be sent off to the invitees. The next step are buffet cards, a favor card (or some-sort) and programs. But, until the invitations have been mailed and recieved, I wouldnt want to ruin the surprise! Here is just a taste of the detailing we have put together for this special day.

Modern Take on the 1800s Royal Wedding

Bloom was given a wonderful opportunity to be a part of an inaugural event here in Austin. Austin Wedding Day’s 1st Diamond Domain Bridal Soiree was this past weekend at the Westin Resort in The Domain. 8 of Austin's top wedding planners were invited to create an 11' x 13' space within their chosen theme. Valerie of Beyond The Big Day invited Bloom to be the stationer for her room at this event. The theme Valerie chose was an 1800's Royal Wedding in reds and golds.



I really think it turned out amazing. The pieces we created for this mock wedding were:

SAVE THE DATE
A Save The Date was created as a flat card adorned with a single gem and paired with a matching envelope addressed with return address and recipient's address.


INVITATION
A 5x7 invitation sent in a black invitation box wrapped with a red velvet ribbon, white label and sealed with a crown-wax-seal. Upon opening the box the recipient finds a red envelopment tied closed with a gold cord and tassel. Inside the envelopment is a white textured invitation adorned with an embossed red paper, fine gold-chain-like-ribbon, and ruby red gems. The RSVP is a folded response card hanging over the envelopment pocket and paired with a gold stardream envelope, printed with both return address and address.



ESCORT/DANCE CARDS
The escort cards doubled as a dance card, which was common in the 1800s at any formal affair where dancing was involved. These small folded cards hang from decorative tacks, within an ornate blac

k frame backed with red velvet. Each card is adorned with a gold cord and ruby red gems. The bride and groom each were given a dance card as well. The bride's card is adorned with a long ribbon, matching the invitations, that can hang on her wrist throughout the evening. The groom's card is adorned with a gold tassel and cord to be worn in his coat pocket.


PLACE SETTINGS AND EXTRAS
Each place setting has a menu adorned with ruby red gems and a place card adorned with gems on top of a petit four. Each table has a place card also adorned with gems. Extra signage was designed for the gift card box as well as an instructional sign for the escort card board. Favor tags were created to tie the design into small chocolate boxes.




Here are some images after set up on Saturday and a few quick phone shots from Sunday. I hope to have some more images of the complete event soon.

This stationery package is fit for a king and queen! Thank You to Valerie again for the opportunity!