The crickets that you hear are because life interfered in blogging. In a good way. My last post was October 6, five days before Bryan and I celebrated our wedding. And the last two months have been filled with travel and getting back on track. Sprinkled with a few holidays and a not-so-sweet case of the flu to shake things up. Awesome.
Back in late summer, I posted the "Suite-Hearts" designs for our own Save the Date and Main Invitation. Check them out, if you havn't already.
Each year, I have the unique opportunity to create bridal stationery suites for couples looking for the ultimate in customized solutions for their wedding - and it is truly one of my favorite projects. Super creative, very personal, and always tangible. And while the paper itself might have a short shelf-life, the reason behind the project and the memories created, do not. For a designer who is often doing more business-focused work, it can be a welcome distraction to color outside the lines.
The final piece to my own bridal suite was in the "day-of" implementation. Most times, a suite-hearts package extends beyond just the invitation -- in our case, to menus, programs, golf cart signs, marriage certificate, custom honey labels {favors}, lantern tags and fro-yo spoons. And just in case I wasn't DIY-crazy enough, I handmade the boutonnieres {with coordinated pennant tags}, all table florals, bouquets, and clay name tags {on dinner napkins}.
First up, the design proofs.
Friday Dinner Menu and Friday Ceremony Program - Erica & Bryan 10.11+12.13
Custom Golf Cart Sign and Marriage License - Erica & Bryan 10.11+12.13
Saturday Program {tri-fold, outside} - Erica & Bryan 10.11+12.13
Saturday Program {tri-fold, inside} - Erica & Bryan 10.11+12.13
And photography by the always-amazing, insanely-talented, The Schultzes.
Save the Dates - Erica & Bryan 10.11+12.13
Invitation Suite and DIY Bouts - Erica & Bryan 10.11+12.13
Friday Ceremony Program - Erica & Bryan 10.11+12.13
Friday Dinner Menu - Erica & Bryan 10.11+12.13
Friday Dinner Menu, Place Setting and Custom Honey Label - Erica & Bryan 10.11+12.13
Custom Honey Label - Erica & Bryan 10.11+12.13
Saturday Program - Erica & Bryan 10.11+12.13
Custom Fro-yo Spoons, modeled by Maid-of-Honor / Sister of the Bride / Designer Extraordinaire, Bryce
Lantern Tags - Erica & Bryan 10.11+12.13