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Friday, September 09, 2011

Clear Your Calendars...Plexiglass invitations

I love this business because you never know when and where you'll get your next client. A few years ago, I designed Charlotte's wedding invitation. Today she works at Bazaarvoice in Austin, Texas. They want to host dinners across the United States for their clients to show their appreciation. Because their clients are executives (think Presidents and Vice Presidents of large companies), they needed an invitation to really stand out. Right away, Charlotte thought of me (I'm blushing!).

She is a dream client because she gives me the details of the event and then lets me have full creative license. I started brainstorming and developed many cool invitation ideas (think wood veneer, imprinted dinner napkins, etc). The winner? A clear plexiglass invitation (1/8" thick)!

We used their blue colors and branding throughout. To ensure that the invitation stood out in the mail on the executive's desk, we placed the invitations in a beautiful navy mailing box wrapped with decorative paper to seal. The invitation was wrapped with the same decorative paper and sealed with a custom printed oval sticker. To protect the invitation in the mail, I placed fun shredded paper on top.

Finally, I created a custom designed RSVP website page for the executives to respond to the dinner. Hope you enjoy the photos! I'm excited for the next event!

RSVP Website Page:

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Labels: acrylic, Austin, clear invitation, custom invitation, custom labels, high end invitation, mailing box, plexiglass, Shannon Ferguson, Texas, the inviting pear, unique corporate invitation

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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

"Bookworm" Wedding on Style Me Pretty blog

I'm so excited that my invitations and stationery designs are featured on Style Me Pretty blog! Take a look at:
http://www.stylemepretty.com/2011/05/25/book-theme-austin-wedding-at-the-allen-house/

To see more photos of the invitation books that I created, please visit my blog at:
http://theinvitingpear.blogspot.com/2010/09/wedding-invitation-books.html

Graphic Design by The Inviting Pear

Wedding Planner: Cortney, BZ Events
Photographer: Thompson Poole Photography

To see past custom designs, please visit http://www.theinvitingpear.blogspot.com/

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.

Labels: Austin, book invitation, custom invitations, custom monogram, Custom wedding invitations, letterpress printing, Little Black Book, mailing box, Shannon Ferguson, the inviting pear

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Tuesday, September 07, 2010

Wedding invitation books

The wedding invitation books are ready to be mailed! I'm so excited about these because I was able to mix a variety of printing processes to create a stunning book. I can't wait to hear the feedback from guests. Can you imagine receiving a book in the mail for a wedding???

Cortney at BZ Events contacted me in February to see if I could create a book that was a wedding invitation. Her client, Heather, is an avid reader so it would be a perfect fit. As soon as I heard that I could design a book, I was on board. To create a vintage feel, I had the inside pages letterpress printed in two colors on 100% cotton paper. The 8-page book included the wedding invitation, brunch invitation, custom drawn map, accommodations, things to do in Austin, and finally, a short description of the wedding party.

Mailed in a chocolate brown decorative box, the books were covered in a linen book cloth. The custom designed monogram I created was foil printed in chocolate brown on the cover. Each book was hand sewn.

Once the book is opened, the RSVP card peeks out of a chocolate brown sleeve, which is located on the lefthand side of the book. It appears to be a Library card and is "Due Back" on October 8th. Instead of stating the traditional "Names" on the RSVP card to get the guest's name, it stated "Book checked out to..." For the responses, it stated "Yes, we look forward to celebrating your happily ever after" and "No, we regret to miss out on this chapter of your lives". I had so much fun playing with these kinds of phrases!

This project was truly a labor of love, but it was worth every minute of the hard work we all put into it. Congratulations, Heather & Rob! I can't wait to get started on the designs for your wedding reception collateral.