Silver Envelopes, Gold Place Cards and An Adoption Gift

I worked on several different things today.....

Metallic Silver Envelopes!  How cool is that?  I did black ink on the outer silver envelope and silver ink on the black inner envelope.  Nice finishing touch!  Congratulations Lindsay!

Working on place cards for William Bainbridge Steel Designs again.  These are ivory with Gold Ink in Script.

Last but not least, I wanted to share this idea.  A few years ago a dear friend of mine adopted a baby and I had found this poem in a book of mine.  I personalized it by adding the baby's name and birth information. 

5 x 7 Italic in Black ink

Fun With Table Names

Don't be afraid to have fun and be creative with your table names. This bride had a fun idea and I thought I would share it.  She and her fiance met at UF so she decided to name her tables at the reception instead of numbering them.  She named each table after something from UF, whether a building or a person.  I wrote them on papers she designed to go into these frames.  Each frame is different and will be given away at the end of the night as a favor.  How fun is that?

More Custom Projects

This client has had me to do a few of these in the past several weeks as she is using them as wedding gifts.  Nice idea!  Black Italic on  8 x 10 natural calligraphy parchment.

Another fun idea.  This wife put several "I love you because" notes all around the house for her husband's birthday.  He compiled them all together and I put them in Brown Script on natural 8 x 10 parchment.

More Fun Projects

I finished up this wedding today.  Stuffed and stamped a few final ones and put them in the mail.  Thought you would enjoy seeing everything put together.  My brown script was a nice final touch for these invitations.  Congratulations Lisa!

These are some fun place cards for a wedding coming up at the end of the month.  We did fine italic in black ink.

This bride is also doing a Candy/Desert Table at her reception and had me make cards to label each one for the guests.  Very fun idea!  Congratulations Courtney!

Bookmarks

It's always fun to do something a little different.  Last week I worked on 20 bookmarks for a friend to give as gifts.  These are 3" x 5.25" done in black italic on natural paper.  She had them laminated and put the ribbon through them.  Thanks Sally, for allowing me to help.  I hope they are used and treasured by your ladies.

The Finishing Touches

Last week I worked on some escort cards for a wedding in Vero Beach. So often, I do these cards, take photos of them while they are sitting on my table and then ship them off.  Today, I received photos of the finishing touches that the event planner added.  I was amazed to see my work among all the beautiful flowers and decorations.

Photos courtesy of  William Bainbridge Steele Designs

These are the cards up close before I mailed them.

Thanks William for sharing!!!!
 

Tonight's Color of Choice: Brown

Brown Ink on the Ecru envelopes make a nice finishing touch.  Script with Traditional Zip Code.

How are your wedding plans coming?  I've had lots of last minute brides this year and have even had to turn a few away because they waited too long to contact me.  If you know you want to use a Calligrapher to address your envelopes, contact them ASAP.  Get on the calendar and hold your date.  Remember, we are just like the other vendors and our days fill up fast.  I'm the only one who does the writing for my business so once I'm full, I have to turn people away.  It always makes me sad, because with the proper planning, you can have what you want.  Just something to think about.