Lauren & Michael - "Paisley" Wedding Set

I designed this wedding invitation set for my cousin Michael and his soon-to-be wife Lauren. I had mocked up a handful of looks for them to chose from for the invite, using their colors of black, white and green, and they decided on this fabulous paisley design. Then, I carried the look throughout the reception and reply cards, as well as the envelope. I used my new favorite font, which resembled the paisley shapes so well.

Of course I had to incorporate their wedding date in the design — 1.1.11. How awesome is that date?!

"I just wanted to say THANK YOU for the amazing invites!!! They are so wonderful and we both truly appreciate it!"
- Lauren

"Black & White Garden" Bridal Shower Invite

My aunt had me make this bridal shower invitation for her son Michael's (my cousin) soon-to-be wife Lauren. I used her wedding colors black, white and light green to create this lovely "garden." I loved playing with the font on this invite — especially having the "bridal shower" bleed off the top.

Monogram

My sister Lauren had Events in Bloom arrange her gorgeous flowers. They used the extra monograms I made for the wedding invitations to wrap around the vases and candles. The monograms definitely gave it that special extra touch.

Photos by: Jason Angelini Photography
Flowers by: Events in Bloom

Cake Flavor Sign

How amazing is my sister Lauren's cake?! The company used my invitation design for inspiration, using purple butterflies and green vines/leaves. It was just gorgeous—not to mention DELICIOUS!

Also, Lauren had the idea of having a cake flavor sign, so I made it match the invites as well.

Photos by: Jason Angelini Photography
Cake: Let Them Eat Cake

Table Numbers and Name Tags

Lauren's table numbers with her menu on the back. Also, here are name tags I made using these darling butterfly and flower brads.

Photos by: Jason Angelini Photography

Lauren & Micah - "Vine" Wedding Package

My sister Lauren's wedding invitation package is finally complete! Using her colors, we decided to have a vine and floral look in a pocket fold style card. The first piece I worked on was the actual invite in the center of the card. I incorporated the date of the wedding in the design and added a touch of purple flowers in the vines. Using my favorite calligraphic font, I made the soon-to-be-married couple's monogram using vine elements.

From there, it was easy to carry the design throughout the rest of the pieces. I had fun making the little map on the directions insert. Then, I met with my printer Poorvi to pick out metallic color swatches for the pocket fold, inserts and layers.

Now I'll be working on her final pieces: rehearsal dinner invites, ceremony booklet, table numbers & listing, and eventually the "thank you" cards.

Wedding Table Listing

I designed this seating chart for my friend Laura's wedding, matching her invitation. I blew up the flowers and then for the final touch, made the marriage seal with the bride and groom's names at the bottom. I had a lot of fun making this lovely table listing.

Also, here are a few pics from her actual wedding. She used vintage furniture and even scrabble wooden game pieces for the name table tops. I loved the adorable candy table. It was a beautiful wedding!

"Bow Dress" Bridal Shower Invite

I designed this invitation for my sister's NJ bridal shower. I drew up this outline of a bride in Illustrator with the idea of adding an actual ribbon to the waistline of the dress. I carried the flower in her hair to the look of the inside of the card.

Laura & Doug - "Vintage Flower" Wedding Invite

I designed this wedding invitation for my friend Laura. She wanted one color, so we experimented with brown, orange and then shades of green, which eventually led to the final decision to use the unique and pretty chartreuse. I love, love, love the beautiful font used for their monogram.

I worked with a great printer, Poorvi at Calico Printing & Graphics, Inc. She creates beautiful custom invitations using pretty metallic paper stocks. She had the idea to round the corners which was a nice added touch.

I had fun taking this montage of pictures using my plant, a piece of palm tree and my watering can which just happened to match perfectly.