Jessica Alba Hosted Baby Shower
I am so honored to have been chosen as the graphic designer for the Austin baby shower event, hosted by celebrity Jessica Alba. Alba's The Honest Company picked four “deserving moms-to-be” nationwide with the baby showers taking plan in Austin, New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago. For the Austin party, The Simplifiers designed the entire baby shower around the “vintage garden party” theme and the “bloom” Honest Company diaper pattern. It was exciting to be a part of the event but with only 11 days notice, and changes to the stationery occurring up until 2 days before the event, it was a whirlwind.
To go with the vintage garden party vibe, I designed custom-printed lace handkerchiefs with the menu printed on it. Each handkerchief was folded in a diagonal style with satin blue ribbon tied around and place card affixed with a mini silver clothespin. Each guest received a "Well Wishes for the Baby" activity card as well...something Chelsee could take home with her and read at a later date (maybe during midnight baby feedings!). Finally, I designed a welcome sign for the shower and menu tent cards.
What a fun event to participate in. Congrats to Chelsee and John! I'm sure they can't wait to meet baby Harper.
The sign I created for the entrance:
Jessica Alba with the guests of honor, Chelsee & John (their story is here: http://blog.honest.com/honestly-ultimate-baby-shower-austin/#.UZqGZbWsiSo)
Jessica Alba and Mary with The Simplifiers of Austin:
The custom designed handkerchief menu, placecard and activity card:
Activity card I designed:
Menu tent cards I created:
Graphic design by The Inviting Pear (
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The Inviting Pear is a graphic design and stationery studio, specializing in custom, made-to-order wedding invitations & stationery, birth announcements, holiday cards, and corporate logos & branding.
Photographer: Melanie Grizzel Photography
Event Planner + Designer: The Simplifiers
Venue: Whole Foods Culinary Center
Videographer: Mishnoon Films
Tiered Cake: Sweets by Suzi
Catering: Whole Foods Catering
Rentals + Tent: Premiere Party Central
Lounge + Vintage Rentals (china, glassware, etc): LOOT Vintage Rentals
String Trio: Arundel Ensemble
Floral: STEMS Floral
Labels: Austin, baby, baby shower, celebrity baby shower, garden shower, Graphic design, jessica alba, Shannon Ferguson, Texas, the honest company, the inviting pear, The Simplifiers, vintage garden party
Posted by invitingpear at 11:37 AM
Texas Monthly Ad
Championship Hearts Foundation is a nonprofit offering free heart screenings to high school athletes in Texas. Did you know that Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy is a serious heart condition that affects 1 in 500 people?
I've worked with Championship Hearts Foundation for the last five years, designing their business cards, brochures, website homepage, posters and invitations. Recently, I was hired to help them create a campaign to raise awareness of their cause.
Each advertisement I designed has the tagline "Play it safe" with a photo displaying a photo of a high school sport such as soccer, football, track, band and cheerleading. We kept it simple and to the point with the wording, colors and image. This month, the soccer ad I designed is displayed in Texas Monthly magazine and the back of the HEB magazine. Last year, it was on the jumbotron at the University of Texas-Austin football game.
This is such a worthy cause and I'm thrilled to be a part of it. If you have or know a high school athlete, be sure to get a free screening through Championship Hearts Foundation. It may save a life.
Texas Monthly ad (on newstands now):
Jumbotron advertisement during University of Texas football game:
Graphic Design by The Inviting Pear (
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Posted by invitingpear at 11:57 AM
Fun with typography...wedding invitations!
Alex and I never met before I designed her wedding save the date postcards (since she lives in Michigan). But through email discussions, she was clear as to what she wanted her save the date design to be. She wanted purple and green colors incorporated with some sort of peacock imagery included. And she loved fonts...nothing feminine or scripty!
For the invitations, Alex and Matt were in town so we were able to meet face to face. As they looked through my past custom invitation designs, they fell in love with square pocketfolds. Everything fit nicely into one small package, which was important since most of their guests would be from out of town (guests could simply grab the pocketfold and not worry about losing anything on the way).
To incorporate the abstract peacock images, I designed a belly band to be wrapped around the outside of the pocket. Inside the pocketfold, the invitation was affixed on top of the belly band and the accommodation cards and response postcards were staggered in the diagonal pocket. Voila! A fun invitation set that wasn't stuffy (or too scripty!).
Save the date postcard (front shown on top and back shown on bottom):
Invitation pocketfold and envelope:
Inside:
Design by The Inviting Pear
Wedding Planner: Cortney, BZ EventsLabels: custom designed save the dates, Custom wedding invitations, diagonal pocketfold, Graphic design, green, peacock, purple, Shannon Ferguson, the inviting pear, typography
Posted by invitingpear at 5:17 PM
Romantic Garden Wedding
What's more romantic than getting married in a garden?! With that in mind and incorporating colors of blush pink, silver and ivory, I created an invitation with a whimsical yet elegant frame overlaying a pink floral lace design.
The invitation and response card were letterpress printed on Crane's Lettra cotton cover stock. Edges of the cards were given soft round edges. The invitation was affixed to a beautiful silver metallic cardstock and backed with another layer of the Lettra cotton stock. The two backings added depth to the invitation as well as weight.
I custom designed a monogram for the couple and had it printed on pink metallic cardstock to act as a belly band wrapped around the invitation. Finally, the envelopes were lined in the same pink metallic paper.
The letterpress printed foldover thank you notes complemented the invitation design and incorporated their monogram; a pink metallic envelope was used.
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Invitation set with envelope and pink liner, invitation with
belly band wrapped around and response card:
Response card:
Foldover thank you note (with pink envelope):
Design by The Inviting Pear
Wedding Planner: Olivia, Liv by DesignLabels: addressing, cattle brand monogram, Custom wedding invitations, Graphic design, lace, letterpress printing, liv by design, pink, Shannon Ferguson, Texas invitation, the inviting pear
Posted by invitingpear at 1:34 PM
Canadian Wedding, Texas Theme
When Amber and I met, she had one thing on her mind: she wanted her wedding to have a Texas ranch feel even though their wedding would take place in Canada. Amber and Trevor are from Canada but they currently live in Austin, Texas. Since most of their family live in Canada, the ceremony had to take place there. Luckily they found a Texas-style ranch (Hitch 'N Post Ranch) to be their wedding ceremony and reception venue. And I couldn't be more excited about the design prospects!
We chose the staggered invitation format to give the invitation a unique but rustic feel with the brad. Inspired by cattle brands, I designed their monogram in that style. Their first initials were used in a seamless way on the circle "brand". For the actual invitation, I used a mixture of typography to give it a western feel. The response card is a perforated postcard that guests can tear off and simply place in the mail. Finally, the last piece of the invitation is a custom-drawn map showing where the "Hitch 'N Post" is located. To finish off the invitation, I chose beautiful purple envelopes with a European flap.
Design by The Inviting PearLabels: cattle brand monogram, custom designed, custom invitations, Custom wedding invitations, Graphic design, monogram, purple, Texas, Texas invitation, the inviting pear
Posted by invitingpear at 7:40 PM
Burlap wrapped invitation
When Sarah and I met to discuss her wedding stationery, including invitations, one thing stuck out in my mind. She wanted to include burlap as part of her linen selections at her wedding reception. Right away, I asked if she would be interested in including burlap in her invitation stationery. Answering a resounding "yes", I knew we were going to design a beautiful invitation together.
I designed the invitations with natural-looking flowers (different images on each card, but tied together with the same soft colors of sage green and pink). I chose a more formal script font for their names to elevate the invitation design a bit. To go with the natural feel, we used Kraft envelopes with a sage green lining. With the burlap wrapped and tied around the invitation, the directions and response card/envelope were neatly tucked beneath it. And voila! An organic invitation set with an elegant feel.
Design by The Inviting Pear
Wedding Planner: Bethany, 36th Street EventsLabels: Austin, custom designed, custom invitations, Custom wedding invitations, eco-friendly, Graphic design, nature, Shannon Ferguson, Texas, the inviting pear
Posted by invitingpear at 10:33 AM
Photo save the dates
Nothing customizes a save the date like a photo. I've designed everything from a simple modern photo card (directly below) to a card that emphasizes the couples' love of football (they are even wearing their favorite team's jerseys) to a candid shot of a couple snorkeling. Save the dates are meant to be fun so start snapping away!!!
Save the date designs by The Inviting PearLabels: Austin, custom designed save the dates, Graphic design, photo save the dates, save the date, Shannon Ferguson, Texas, the inviting pear, wedding invitations
Posted by invitingpear at 2:06 PM
Save the date and Invitation stationery suite
Modern describes this couple. They wanted their save the dates to be simple with sans serif fonts and green and gray colors. The save the date highlights Austin with a custom illustrated skyline on the front and cactus illustration on the back.
I designed a belly band, with the couple's wedding date, to wrap around the invitation. The invitation itself had abstract flowers incorporated as a nod to the wedding venue, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. The set was completed by inserting into a beautiful steel gray European-flap envelope. Modern to the end!
Save the date (front on left and back shown at bottom right):
Invitation (with belly band and European-flap envelope):
Invitation set (without belly band):
Graphic design by The Inviting Pear
Wedding Planner: Bethany, 36th Street Events
Labels: 36th street events, Austin, belly band, custom designed, custom invitations, Graphic design, invitation, Shannon Ferguson, Texas, the inviting pear
Posted by invitingpear at 10:30 AM
