Hollywood Glamour
My client, Kendall, was on American Idol so naturally we created concert tickets for her save the dates. You can read more about these and see photos at
http://www.theinvitingpear.blogspot.com/2011/09/concert-ticket-save-date.html.
For her invitations, she wanted a vintage Hollywood glamour feel with aspects of art deco (since the wedding will be held at the historic Driskill Hotel in Austin). To incorporate both styles, I designed decorative scrolls in gold with the wording in an art deco font in silver. Their names were highlighted in an elegant and sophisticated script font. To make the gold and silvers really shine, we had the invitation, reception card and response card thermography printing. This raised printing style created a cool look with the scroll design.
To finish off the set, we backed the invitation with a gold metallic cardstock and a blush pink metallic cardstock. This added weight to the invitation and really made the 6" x 9" size "pop". I can't wait to work on the reception stationery!
Save the date concert ticket:
Invitation set:
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Wedding Planner: Liv, Liv by Design
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Posted by invitingpear at 10:14 AM
Engaged at The Domain
It's always such an honor to be asked to participate in helping a wedding consultant realize his or her vision. So when Liv with Liv by Design asked me to design stationery for a room she was creating at Engaged! in Austin at The Westin at The Domain, I was on board. The wedding room was appropriately named, "Metropolitan Green."
Liv was inspired by a sophisticated garden party on a modern New York rooftop and bringing that concept into Austin. With that in mind, I created an invitation suite that was romantic and modern, yet had an industrial feel. To establish these seemingly contrasting styles, I used a metallic color palette of gold, silver and peaches and I had the invitation laser cut out.
To start, I designed a gate image to play off of the garden feel. To soften the modern laser-cut look, I affixed the invitation to a peach textured metallic backing and tied a satin ribbon in vintage gold around. The silver metallic envelope was lined with a shimmery gold paper with a laser cut "S" monogram. The response and accommodations card incorporated a beautiful calligraphy script and carried on the garden gate design.
For the table cards, I used the same metallic papers to create the modern, industrial feel with a romantic "S" monogram and gate design. The menus were printed on belly bands that wrapped around the guest's napkins. The place cards, which assigned seating, were created out of layered cardstock and affixed to a wooden pick for a modern take.
To add a little fun to the stationery, I created signs for the bride and groom's reception seats. The signs stated "Mr. Right" and "Mrs. Always Right" (perfect photo props!). Finally, I created tags for the jugs of rosemary lemonade and peach tea (a perfect garden party complement). Hope you enjoy the pics of this beautiful inspired room!
If you are interested in a laser cut invitation, please let me know. I'm always interested in designing and creating unique wedding invitations and stationery!
To purchase these printable photo prop signs, please visit http://www.etsy.com/listing/91442305/mrs-always-right-photo-prop-signs-for
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.
Stationery & Graphic Design: The Inviting Pear / Concept and Design of Room: Liv by Design / Florist: STEMS Floral Design / Catering: Primizie Catering / Photography: Lisa Hause at Studio 563 / Cake: Simon Lee Bakery / Linens: Peggy Poling Designs / Rentals: Marquee Rents / Farm Table: Good Life Furniture Collection / Vintage Rentals: Revival / Music: Mandy Rothenberg / Lighting: ILD Lighting / Printing: Austin Laser Art
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Posted by invitingpear at 11:52 AM
Romantic Garden Wedding: Part 2
Check out this beautiful garden wedding! I loved designing the letterpress printed invitation set and thank you notes as well as the programs, scalloped escort cards, wedding date banner and table cards.
To read more about the design details, please visit
http://theinvitingpear.blogspot.com/2011/03/romantic-garden-wedding.html
Letterpress printed invitations with rounded corners and two backings; pink lined envelopes:
Table Number card, program and escort card:
Ceremony programs:
Letterpress printed thank you notes:
Wedding date banner:
Escort cards:
Custom Invitations & Reception Stationery: Shannon Ferguson, The Inviting Pear
Photography: Captivating Photography
Event Planner: Liv by Design
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.
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Posted by invitingpear at 1:06 PM
Concert Ticket Save the Date
When I found out that my client, Kendall, had been on American Idol, I was a bit star struck. I mean, I remember watching Kelly Clarkson win the first one. I love that show and anyone who can sing amazes me. I can't sing a tune to save me (but I have to admit, I blare out songs in my car like I'm Whitney Houston...my poor husband).
Right away, we knew that we wanted to do a save the date that was music-oriented. We finally narrowed it down to screenprinting Kendall's save the date details on old vinyl records, which would be inserted into a custom designed record sleeve. Unfortunately, the turn time for this was 3 weeks and we didn't have that kind of time. But that's okay because I've been dying to do a save the date that looks like a concert ticket. What guest wouldn't want to receive such a fun save the date in the mail?!
I designed the ticket with her colors of silver, gold and light pink in mind. Her wedding vibe is vintage so I didn't want the save the date to look like a traditional concert ticket. I wanted the design to look like a ticket but elevate it a bit. I used a light pink damask design as the background and fun vintage fonts throughout to establish this feel.
To make sure the ticket wasn't lost in the silver #10 envelope, we adhered it with ribbon photo corners to gold metallic backing that boldly stated "Don't miss the event of a lifetime".
Hope you enjoy! Can't wait to get started on the invitations.
Save the date set with lined envelope:
Perforated "backstage pass"
Graphic Design by The Inviting Pear (
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Wedding Planner: Liv, Liv by Design
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.
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Labels: austin texas, concert ticket save the date, custom design save the date, liv by design, music, perforated backstage pass, Shannon Ferguson, the inviting pear, ticket, unique save the date
Posted by invitingpear at 9:06 AM
