Tag Archives: Invitation

Whenever I meet invitation designers, I often wonder about their business cards. No doubt, I’m curious about the stock they used, the print process they selected and the fonts they felt represented their creativity. But what I’ve been intrigued by most is their job title. Is she an “Artist” who paints or creates custom illustrations? [...]

As invitation designers we are continuously in the habit of falling in love. A new font makes us swoon; a new pattern can cause our heart to skip a beat, while new colors and textures can make us tipsy. We daydream of pairing stock with type, color and texture. We are hunters and gatherers, always [...]

One of the most time consuming and frustrating parts of doing custom invitation work is mounting one layer on top of the other, keeping the border perfect…for each and every invitation. Over the years we have seen a variety of invitation studios create cardboard jigs that would help the process.  You too could make a [...]

Weddings have a way of bringing people together. Sometimes it’s a cousin from the opposite side of the country or the grandparents that are enjoying their retirement by traveling in Europe. Maybe it’s a college roommate that you haven’t seen since you graduation. For me, this wedding was about reuniting with a good friend that [...]

Before the start of the National Stationery Show 2011, we had the pleasure of meeting some of the wonderful women at Martha Stewart Weddings magazine. We toured the MSW headquarters, and to say that I was in awe would be an understatement. As a designer, I soaked up every square foot of the building. With [...]