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.






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Labels: cattle brand monogram, custom designed, custom invitations, Custom wedding invitations, Graphic design, monogram, purple, Texas, Texas invitation, the inviting pear

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Save the dates

I love using hand calligraphy within my designs. These romantic save the dates incorporate a custom font for the bride and groom's names. Thermography (raised) printed on natural-colored linen cardsock, these save the dates really make an impact.


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Wedding Planner: Bethany, 36th Street Events

Labels: 36th street events, addressing, Calligraphy, monogram, save the date, Shannon Ferguson, Texas, the inviting pear, wedding invitations

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Purple passion

I definitely see a trend lately, and it's purple, purple, purple! And that's okay with me because it's my favorite color. Melissa wanted lots of bright purple with an accent of pink. Too much purple? Nah!


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Wedding Planner: Kerry, BZ Events

Labels: addressing, Austin, custom designed, invitation, metallic papers, monogram, pocketfolds, pomegranate, purple, Shannon Ferguson, Spanish, Texas, the inviting pear, wedding invitations

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Baby Announcement

When my friend, Paula, hired me to design her baby announcements for her third child (finally a boy!), I was extremely excited. You see, Paula is also a graphic designer. But with three kids, she didn't have time to create something custom. Talk about pressure for me! But it was also a wonderful compliment that she trusted me to design it. As a graphic designer, Paula definitely knew what she wanted so this was 100% a collaboration. Congratulations to Paula and John...what a beautiful family.


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Labels: baby, baby announcement, black and white, custom designed, monogram, Shannon Ferguson, Texas, the inviting pear, tiffany blue

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"Flight of Fancy" Wedding

More photos:
http://theinvitingpear.blogspot.com/2010/05/flight-of-fancy-save-date.html



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Wedding Planner: Jamie, Clink Events
Photograghy by: Christina Carroll Photography

Labels: addressing, Austin, Clink, custom designed, flight of fancy, monogram, save the date, Shannon Ferguson, Texas, the inviting pear, wedding invitations

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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.



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Wedding Planner: Cortney, BZ Events

Labels: Austin, custom designed, design, foil printing, invitations, letterpress, library rsvp, Little Black Book, mailing box, monogram, Shannon Ferguson, Texas, the inviting pear, wedding

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A spectacular Hindu wedding

Now this was a wedding! It spanned 17 hours with two separate ceremonies and three dresses for the bride. The Hindu ceremony began at The Driskill followed by lunch and ended with a civil ceremony, dinner and dancing at the Mexican American Cultural Center.

There aren't many times you get to participate in such an extravagant wedding so I was thrilled when I first met with Ashley and Vasu to discuss their vision. With the wedding colors of gold, purple and red already established, I searched high and low for the right papers. Ashley and Vasu both have discerning tastes and paper choices were extremely important to them. We decided on a beautiful gold foil-printed red imported paper and shimmery metallic for the invitation pocketfold, paper and envelopes. I trimmed the imported paper to create a belly band, which wrapped around the outside of the pocketfold, and sealed it with the monogram I designed for them. This paper was also used to back the thermography (raised) printed invitation. The Sangeet (an Indian ceremony that takes place the night before), Accommodations and RSVP cards inside the pocket were held together with a gold spiral clip.

For the reception, I designed a foldover program for the Hindu ceremony and a panel program for the civil ceremony. I also designed a wedding itinerary, which guests received at their hotel. The itinerary included Ashley and Vasu's favorite places in Austin, the wedding weekend schedule and transportation details.

Enjoy the photos of this elaborate and very cool wedding!

Labels: Austin, custom designed, design, Gold, Indian wedding, invitations, monogram, purple, Shannon Ferguson, Texas, the inviting pear

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