Oh-So-fabulous Save-the-Dates!

Meet Karen & Graham's Save-the-Dates. i heart these.

A bit of background — Karen and I met through mutual friends back when i lived in Victoria, BC. We participated in a weekly ritual that consisted of reality tv and food. lots of it. she's currently a kick-ass lawyer, owns a pair of shoes (possibly more) that i'm completely jealous of, and blogs: see http://tobethewholepackage.blogspot.com

Karen has finally met her match, and is getting married in Los Cabos in November. again, completely jealous — you should see her venue! le sigh.

So Karen contacted me last year, and we met up over the Christmas season to discuss her stationery needs. Up first are her save the dates! After much back-and-forth (well, not that much), here they are :)




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see, things like this make me wish i could do my wedding invitations all over again. congrats to Karen & Graham, looking forward designing the invites!!!

The Ribbon Wrap!!

Ahh, yes... the ribbon wrap. Everyone loves the ribbon wrap, not many are adventurous enough to do it. Adventurous? Ok maybe adventurous is the wrong word to use here, but it's definitely not something that everyone will do. Jody & Scott came through a friend of ours, and this wonderful friend wanted us to do their invitations so badly that she surprised Jody with a sample invitation created by us. We had no idea if she'd like it or not, but it was a shot in the dark and we hoped that she liked the quality of invite enough to give us a shot :)

Well, the design we came up with at the time is nothing like what we decided on at the consultation, but we definitely had some fun with this one!! Thanks to Jody and Scott for letting us be a part of your day :)

Krystal & Curtis' Fuscia & Black Damask Invitations

Krystal is our bridal-show-junkie. What's that? Well, simply put, she just likes to cruise the shows. So when Curtis finally popped the big question, Krystal had already done a lot of shopping around a knew what she wanted. When we sat down with her, she wanted something that packed a punch, and the 4x5" invitations really spoke to her! These fuschia pocketfolds are proof that you don't need to go BIG in size (or budget) to make a big statement.


We used rubelite metallic fuschia pocketfolds from our awesome supplier, Envelopments, black linen backings, white linen inserts, and white linen RSVP & outer envelopes. The original idea was to seal them with a circular monogram sticker (which we used for the Save-The-Dates back in August), but we decided to change it up a little with the 2" square layered card. I'm glad we went this route!

i heart Onlinelabels.com!

So a while back i posted about Christie & Sebastien's pretty little Thank You Cards, and a few of you have asked how it was done?


Well, the bulk of it is fairly simple, it's a few pieces of metallic paper & cardstock layered together, but no — i didn't sit there with a paper punch and punch out their monogram for hours... i used Onlinelabels.com! Check it out — they have an array of sizes and colours of labels, from 0.5" circles, to rounded squares and rectangles, from clear glossy/matte to neon pink! Whenever i need a sticker of some sort, onlinelabels.com. The best part, they ship via USPS so no brokerage!!

So all you Canadian DIY-ers out there, if you're looking for a specific setup in a sticker, here's an American supplier that's Canadian friendly!!

Guns N' Roses inspired wedding?

We met Katya & Louie at the January Bridal show at the MTCC, and they were definitely a unique couple!! Their May wedding is a Guns-N-Roses inspired black & navy blue wedding that's definitely not "ordinary" by any measure. Feathers, crystals, tattoo artwork — and on top of all this, Katya wanted to incorporate her beloved toy pom, Romeo!! The result was one of the cooler invitations i've designed thus far, and my hubby's favourite :)

Check out the images below — how are you making your wedding stationery unique?









Stay tuned — there's a special surprise about this invite that ties in with another essential element of every wedding. I don't know if i can spill these beans just yet, but trust me, when i can say, i will!