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How Many Wedding Invitations Do I Really Need to Order?
One of the first questions I ask a couple when they reach out to me to inquire about wedding invitations is: “How many households are you inviting?” This question trips up some people because so much of wedding planning and guest counts are based on individual head counts, but not wedding invitations. In this blog post, I’m going to go over how to determine how many households you have, who is considered to be part of a “household”, and how many extras you need (spoiler alert: you definitely want to order extras!). Make sure to read until the end to download the guest address template I send all my couples to keep track of guest count vs. household count!
Celestial Gatsby-Inspired Wedding at Venue 833 | Editorial Shoot
There is nothing more elegant than a roaring 20s art deco Gatsby-inspired wedding…unless you add a celestial twist to it! With the backdrop of the then brand new Venue 833 in Modesto, California, I knew I had to create something special for this shoot. With a gorgeous black and gold mood color scheme and an out of this world (pun intended!) moodboard, I set off to design stationery that would be equally as stunning.
Vintage-Inspired Maryland Backyard Wedding | Real Wedding
There is something special about having your wedding at your family home. When Ellie and Oliver reached out to me and told me their vision for a vintage garden party wedding at Ellie’s childhood home, I was absolutely in love with the idea and knew we had to come up with something extra special for such a meaningful wedding.
Insert/Details Card Info to Include with Your Wedding Invitations
With the rise of wedding websites these days,I get a lot of questions about insert cards in invitation suites. Are they even necessary anymore? If they are, what information should I include? In this article, we’ll go in depth into all the ins and outs of wedding invitation insert cards.
Fall Boho Wedding at the Tavern on Kings | Editorial Photo Shoot
Liberty Mountain Resort Wedding | Real Weddings
The Information You Should Have on Your Wedding Invitation
In this post, we cover everything you need to know about what information to include on your wedding invitation. From hosting lines to reception details, after reading this article you will know what you should and shouldn’t have on your wedding invitation.
Three Ways to Make Your Wedding Invitations Stand Out on a Budget
Wedding Pinterest is flooded with invitations with wax seals and beautiful calligraphy, but sometimes those embellishments are just not in the budget. So what can a couple do to make their wedding invitations stand out without breaking the bank? Here are a few suggestions from a wedding stationer on how to make your invitations pop without spending tons of extra money.
Shelter Island Sunset Wedding | Real Weddings
Read about the inspiration behind Robin and Connor’s custom wedding stationery for their Shelter Island wedding.
What to Include on Your Save the Date Card
Not sure what information to include on your save the date card? In this blog post we breakdown the anatomy of a save the date and give you details about what to include.
Valentine’s Day Elopement and Dinner for Two | Styled Shoot with Katy Murry Photography
I had the absolute pleasure of working with Katy of Katy Murray Photography on a styled shoot with a Valentine’s Day theme. Her vision was a non-traditional color palette of teal and magenta and an “xoxo” theme but otherwise, the design for all the pieces and the theme of the stationery was all up to me.
When to Send Save the Dates, Invitations, and Thank You Cards for Your Wedding
We are in the midst of engagement season and if you just go engaged you’re probably scouring every resource you can find about planning timelines. Venues, photographers, and dresses are usually the first things you might think about and sometimes stationery can get lost in the shuffle. It can be confusing navigating a stationery timeline among all the other wedding planning timelines out there, and even more so now with all the last minute changes and potential postponements due to the ongoing pandemic. Read on for some tips from a professional wedding stationer.