Friday, December 18, 2009
Who better to tell us about posh options in wedding stationery than a woman who knows her subject? I reached out to Shannon Kelley of Southall Eden Paperie who shared some ideas on how you can capture the opulence of your upcoming wedding right from the start with stationery.
Guest blogger: Nashville's Southall Eden Paperie specializes in unique, custom wedding stationery.
1) Silk boxes and folios
If you have ever watched celebrity weddings on TV, chances are you may have seen these. They come in many shapes and forms, but all have one thing in common: pure luxury. They are available in a rainbow of colors, and many times are adorned with rhinestone buckles, as seen here. But of course this kind of fabulosity does not come cheap. Silk box invitations can easily cost you $12-$25 per invitation or more, and of course their weight will require extra postage. But if you are looking to announce that your wedding is going to be the event of the year, this is surely the way!
2) Luxury trims
Embellishments continue to be a hot trend in wedding stationery and a favorite amongst brides wanting to make a statement. Elaborate apparel trims are a great way to introduce glamour and color into your invitation. Nothing says luxury like a little BLING! (or a lot!)
3) Bride calling cards
Do you feel like preparing for your wedding has become your full-time job? You’re not alone. Why not make it official with your own personalized bridal calling cards. They are an easy and classy way to give out your digits and wedding info to potential wedding vendors. And just think about how cool you will look when you whip one out of your purse!
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Thursday, November 19, 2009
I'm back to continue my series on wedding savings! Today's focus is wedding cakes and wedding invitations. Wedding Cake Savings Wedding Cake Design by Rebecca (cakesbyrebecca.com) is offering $100 off your 2010 wedding cake purchase if you book by December 31st.
Crumb de la Crumb (crumbdelacrumb.com) - is offering 15% off of your wedding cake if booked by 12/31/09!! Including "infusions"!
Wedding Stationery Savings Southall Eden Paperie - while their specialty is custom designs, they often offer "Luckly Leftovers" at a steal! For instance, this black save the date set is only 75 cents and you get: a square 5 1/4" Save-the-Date printed with your name, wedding date and location. Black mailing envelope.
Southall Eden Paperie also offers budget-friendly invitations, as seen below.
Relish - is the home of the invitation builder - where you can design your own wedding stationery, from invitations to save the dates. This month, they are offering 30% off thank you cards, that you design!
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Monday, October 26, 2009
Monday, October 26, 2009
From wedding save the dates to invitations, I believe that your wedding paper sets the tone for your big day. As such, they should be a personal expression of you and your fiance - who you are, what you love and your wedding ambiance. Here's some great advice from Shannon, a wedding stationery extraordinaire!
Guest Post: Shannon of Southall Eden Paperie, a Nashville-based custom invitation companyOdds are that many of your wedding guests have hectic schedules and may also be traveling from out of town for your big day. With people needing to arrange vacations and travel plans many months in advance, sending them a wedding invitation 6-8 weeks before your wedding may not give them sufficient time to make arrangements to attend. In recent years, sending a Save the Date card in advance to let them know your wedding date and location is a courtesy that is becoming more the norm than the exception. And with this comes the opportunity for you, the bride, to really express yourself and have some fun!
Because this is a rather new tradition in wedding preparation, the rules of etiquette governing Save the Dates are very relaxed. Clients Lillian and Craig are having a formal wedding and are opting for a traditional wedding invitation, but for their Save the Dates Lillian really wanted to do something unique to her guests. She asked me to design something that featured their monogram on a belt buckle. We were also lucky enough to have this ADORABLE photo from the couple's engagement shoot by Photographix (taken at the Southall Eden barn!). The result was a flat panel card featuring their photo and a mixture of western and modern fonts. It is mounted on a metallic navy backer, which will also be carried through the rest of the couple's wedding stationery. The belt around the panel is made of a leather-like paper, complete with holes, while the buckle is a separate piece.
Happy couple Julie and Jonathan recently moved to Nashville for their careers (she is a news anchor and he is a neurosurgery resident at Vanderbilt). Because many of their guests will be visiting Nashville for the first time, Julie wanted to play up the urban aspect of the city's charm. Her strikingly modern lime green and silver color scheme was the perfect starting point. Utilizing her palette and creating a simplistic illustration of key buildings in the city's skyline, we designed a sleek rectangular panel on 100% cotton paper that is mounted on stainless steel looking paper. For envelopes, she chose an open-end policy envelope in silver that will also be used to mail her invitations.
Finally, fabulously fun Jennifer and Mark really wanted to let their guests to know that their wedding would first and foremost be PARTY! While they did want to keep their invitation a bit more on the traditional side, their Save the Date gave the young couple a chance to do something that really reflected their personalities. Jennifer mentioned a favorite photo she had of them at a party, and when I saw it I knew it would be the perfect starting point. We added some Hollywood lighting style lettering and the decorative clover-shaped element that they had chosen to use on their other wedding stationery. But really, doesn't the giant champagne bottle say it all? !If you do decide to send Save the Dates, here are some key elements to remember:
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Save the Dates can be mailed anywhere from one year to six months prior to the wedding.
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If you send someone a Save the Date, you MUST send them a wedding invitation! So make sure you have your guest list finalized before you put anything in the mail.
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The only information you have to include is your wedding date and city, but if you are having a destination wedding or are getting married on the same weekend as a big event in your city you might also want to include hotel options.
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Be sure to include "Formal invitation to follow" so that anyone who is not familiar with Save the Date protocol knows that they can expect more information to come in the mail.
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Most importantly, have fun with it! This is the first glimpse your guests will have of your wedding so make it something that is really you. Your friends and family will appreciate seeing your personality shine through.
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Even though the Pantone colors were released last week, it's not official until Designs in Paper makes their "color trends to watch" announcement for Nashville weddings! I so look forward to their recap and color pairing ideas. I really like the tomato red color especially paired with turquoise. In fact, I just saw this color scheme on McCoy Made's new website and loved it!!
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Thursday, August 20, 2009
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Yes Relish allows you to build cute, completely custom wedding invitations but NOW you can also create matching stationery! From thank you cards to notepads with magnets (great for save the dates) everything can complement your invites. Guest Post: Relish is web-based, build-your-own invitation company. Their website allows you to build a fabulously custom invitation to match your event - perfectly! Relish is now offering customized, you-design-it Thank You Notes, Place Cards, & even Notepads! (Tags and labels also coming soon!!!) Customize them to match your unique iBuilder invitation order OR if you already have your invitations, create unique designs for your details! 1) Thank You! All our thank you cards are designed by you! We currently have 8 total options: 4 with patterns and 4 using a photo you provide us. All our cards are printed as fold-over, finished size = 4.25" x 5" notecard size. All come with glossy covers and have white envelopes included. 
2) Placecards Have these custom cards available to fill in names of guests so they know just where to take a seat! 
3) Personal Notepads We love these customized creations! They are great as gifts for the bridal party OR gifts for the bride & groom! They come in 2 varieties: personal, desk style & magnetic to hang on the fridge! 
Below are just a few style samples. Personal Note 
Magnetic (hang on the fridge!) 
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