It's a wedding....it's a start! (pt. 3)

photos by Jinyoung Jang

A7 invitation
A6 travel information + event schedule
4bar response postcard
4bar rehearsal dinner invitation
Enclosing envelope with envelope liner (pool paper with gold relief)

Following up the beachy boarding pass save the dates, their wedding invites went out. Keeping with the same color schemes, we formalized their invitation.

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Before the Miss becomes a Mrs., the invitations must go out!

Photo by James Panegasser

5x5 flat printed invitation
Enclosing Envelope

How wonderful friends can be (especially when they know you so well). We designed this wedding shower invitation based around the color scheme of wedding invitations that the bridesmaids and hosts have yet to see. But, as most best friends go - you know what they would want and you know that on their big day you want them to have it all. It was very important to the bride's girlfriends that this invitation captured the same feeling that the bride had fallen in love with for her wedding day - an extra special touch for the shower. There is something to be said for bridesmaids!

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Little ladybug

Photos by James Panegasser

5"x5" Flat Print Invitation
Enclosure Envelope with coordinating sticker

Theresa and Bernie were thrilled to learn they were expecting a baby girl. Their dear friends wanted to celebrate with a couple's shower. A simple invite appropriate for both genders was needed, and after learning about the decor for the baby's room, an invite in honor of the "Little Ladybug" seemed to fit.

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and the dogs made four...now one more!

Photo by James Panegasser

A2 single cardstock

Enclosing envelope

Families come in all shapes and sizes. For this family, there were two people in love, then two dogs to share that love, then came the perfect little gift, their baby girl to help spread the love just a little bit further.

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Now Boarding...So Save the Date!

Photos by James Panegasser

3.5"x8.5" boarding pass insert
8.5"x11" jacketfold
Enclosure Envelope

After deciding to have their wedding in Denver, CO, Alison and Sean have dealt with the dilemma of the mile high city being home to them, but a destination for most of their guests. Using their wedding colors and a favorite quote, a boarding pass designed just for them seemed to be the perfect save the date.

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Something violet for Violet and for Casandra

Photo by James Panegasser

4 bar folded notecard with rounded corners
Enclosing Envelope

It is no wonder with a face like this that she loves her baby, "Vi." We'd love to take that photo that melts your heart and give you a way to share it.

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Write your colors proudly!

Photo by James Panegasser

4 bar folded notecard

Another fun graduation gift. Maybe you don't want your school's mascot on everything anymore, but still want a way to show your pride and thank everyone for all those wonderful graduation gifts that will help you get on your feet in the real world - we can help you with that.

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Happy Mother's Day!

Photos by James Panegasser

Notecards:
4 bar folded notecards with flat printing
(platinum embossing for "K" monogram)
enclosing envelopes

Calling Cards:
Double sided 2 1/2" square calling cards
Flat Printed, flat stamped, and navy embossing

There is something so classic about a beautifully handwritten note...something that our mothers and grandmothers can still appreciate. We took this opportunity to thank the women in our lives by giving them stationery that we felt captured each of their individual beauty. Delicate wallpapers, gold embossing, and letterpressed monograms went from our hearts to theirs and maybe to your mailbox soon!

Another great personal gift for a woman on the go...calling cards to keep in touch with friends new and old.

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The cutest pea in the pod!

Photos by James Panegasser

Layered invitation with flat printing
Double sided patterned cardstock
(2 1/2" square registries card not shown)

This was one of those designs that I lay awake at night thinking about. I was saving it for one of the greatest love's of my life and her new baby boy Lucas. As I played around with the design in my head as I dose off to sleep and then finally on paper - it just felt like her. I was really more than happy to help her mom out - it made me so happy working on these.
(Layering an invitation with double-sided patterned cardstock and little embellishments like these green brads can add so much to your invite!)
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A graduation deserving of an introduction

Photo by James Panegasser 5x5 flat printed invitation
Double sided patterned cardstock
Enclosing envelope
2" Circle address labels
3/4" Circle seals

Graduation is a huge accomplishment and definitely deserves a party and an invitation worthy of the graduate. The whimsical patterns and vibrant colors of this invite complimented the guest of honor's big personality and promised its guests to be a fun filled event. Circle stickers in BBQ red played off the invitation design while providing address labels and "Shhhh...it's a surprise!!!" envelope seals. A lot of thoughtful design packed into a single square envelope!

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A save the date to a faraway place

Photos by James Panegasser

3.5x11 boarding passes (save the date, travel information, response postcard with perforation)

8.5x11 boarding pass jacket

8.5x11 personal letter

#10 button & string envelope

What's more desirable than a small wedding on a beach surrounded by your loved ones? I know! A very hard question! MB+M definitely showed me what it means to wait for your soulmate. As they waited for Mr. and Mrs. Right, they took the same patience and consideration to their save the dates. Where most people send out a refrigerator magnet or a postcard, they wanted to take the time to explain the travel information and explain the reasons why this had become a destination wedding. Their chosen style and colors almost smell like the sea where they want to be married.

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Showered with love (in coordinating colors)!

Photo by James Panegasser

A7 flat printed invitation

One of my closest friends came to me as she was putting together a baby shower themed around the colors and fabrics that the mother-to-be had decorated her nursery in. With our heads together, we took the chocolate and baby blue and adorable polka dots of the baby's bedding set and turned it into something that could be framed and placed right into the room. A thoughtful gift in more ways than one!
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Passport to L-O-V-E

Photos by James Panagasser

A6 Folded Passport style invitation including maps, directions, and event schedule

Enclosing Envelope

As a couple, these guys shared so much in common starting from their affinity for Wimbledon to running marathons to traveling through the world. They felt so passionate about each other and their excitement for a new lifelong journey they were about to embark on, they HAD to invite their families and friends to celebrate it. So I helped them issue Passports to their United Household. Hope they have many adventurous and memorable moments through their lives.

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Here she comes...Miss America (or at least we think so!)

Photos by James Panegasser

Birth Announcement:
4"x6" Flat Print Announcement
Enclosure Envelope

Baptism Invitation:
5"x5" Flat Print Invitation
Petal Enclosure Envelope with coordinating sticker

Everything had to change from blue to pink when little Emerson arrived, and her parents wanted to share the news of this joyful surprise with their loved ones. After working with Emerson's mom, who had some ideas in mind, we came up with the perfect announcement and invite to introduce their little angel to the world.

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That gift for the [friend, neighbor, client, mother....] who has everything

Photos by James Panegasser

4 bar notecards
matching envelopes (not shown)

Gift boxes include:
A7 (shown) or A2 mailer
Ribbon sash with gift tags

In search of the perfect thank you gift for some wonderful people who did so much to help me at my wedding, my husband gave me the idea of creating hand drawings of their homes and making them into notecards. It turned out to be the perfect gift - treasured spaces which over the years have become as much of their own identity as their own name - a very special kind of monogrammed notecard (and the framed originals made beautiful gifts over the holidays).

We would love to help you solve this gift-giving conundrum with a line drawing, colored rendition, or a combination of the two!
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It's a wedding....it's a start! (pt. 2)

Photos by James Panegasser
created with Paper Girl

5x5 Pocketfold with double layered invitation
Enclosing Envelope
1 1/4" monogrammed ribbon sash
4 bar response postcard
Map card with points of interest
registries card

I always knew that I would want to be an involved bride, but I didn't realize how important the details could be until the day that I started working on my own invitations. I spent a lot of time researching different invitation styles to find just the right mix of information and "us" in it and I realized that setting the tone for Blake's and my big day was just too much to put on something that just anyone could order off the internet. After I designed each of the elements, I had the joy of meeting with an invitation consultant who I intended to have help me through the process. She listened, she examined, she advised and I lit up. It was the first time that I was truly excited about my wedding and I knew that I wanted to be give other people the gift that she was giving to me - a truly personal touch, a trust that she would illuminate in print, with embellishments, and love - a tangible happiness that felt like "us." (Thanks Rachel at Paper Girl!)

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It's a wedding....it's a start! (pt. 1)

Photo by James Panegasser

A2 Chocolate Matchbook with Blush Cardstock

Map + Directions

4bar Response Card + Envelope

Enclosing envelope

Do you share something in common that is also so unique that you have to share it with everyone else around you? Here's a way to put a little bit of your own culture into an invitation for your special day. Find your uniqueness that you can share with everyone you love.

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