Beachy Floral — Wedding Invitation Suite

If you follow this blog closely, you may remember the "Beachy Floral" Save-the-Dates I designed earlier this year. Well, it is time for the invitations now!
 

 And here are the program fans for the actual ceremony. The bride chose to include only their names and wedding "theme" to one side and include all of the ceremony information and wedding party on the back. Also, do not be deceived....the green in the photo is way off....they match the invitations perfectly.  v

A Modern yet Natural Wedding Save-the-Date

I am SO EXCITED about these wedding save-the-date postcards. The invitations designs are also really coming together!

Natalie is my cousin....my mom's first cousin's daughter, so whatever that makes her to me. I'm really hoping to attend this fabulous August affair. Natalie is an absolute delight and I would love to witness her very special day, especially since I've had so much fun doing the "paperwork".

Natalie & Mike chose the modern yet natural, color scheme of olive, gray and poppy. They also wanted to include a tree image. Finding an appropriate tree for a summer wedding that is graphically interesting using olive and gray is not the smallest task. :) Since the wedding is going to be outside at a ranch, when I found this vector tree on istockphoto.com, I knew it had great potential. I love the grungy look to it, but knew that I could tone it down a bit to make it more appropriate for a wedding.

Another element of this card that I really like is the website listed on the back. Since the web address is quite long, I used it as the vertical divider between the information side of the postcard and the space for the recipient's address. I used the bright, poppy color to make it stand out even more.

Since this is a postcard, they are saving a ton of $ on postage. The current cost of a postcard stamp is 28¢, but it is going up to 29¢ in mid April. Hopefully these will go out before the increase!!

Lawn & Garden Couples Wedding Shower

A dear family friend of mine from back home (Georgia) contacted me about designing a wedding shower invitation for a couples within the "Lawn & Garden" theme. I had a lot of fun coming up with several designs using florals, textures, and wedding-ish scripty fonts while trying to convey the outdoors as well.

The hosts decided to go with the least formal option using first names and an image of a rather abstract tree with blowing leaves. The chocolate brown and gumdrop green color scheme are bold, modern, and very suitable for a shower of this nature (pun intended...). :)

Please email me if you would like to see other design options for a lawn and garden shower.

HERE is a more floral garden design.

Independent Professional: REALTOR

Caroline came to me as a realtor wanting a sophisticated, professional new look while keeping her color scheme of red and black. My goal was to create dynamic elements on her double-sided cards, thus creating two "fronts" instead of a front and a back. There was a lot of information included, but I am pleased with overall layout for both sides. I am especially happy with the interesting typographic placement of her initials to create a logo concept for her independent, professional career.

This is my first time including icons for Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn on a business card. It was Caroline's great idea and I was able to manipulate the image files to match and fit beautifully into the layout.

Rounded corners and a high gloss finish on both sides are sure to set this dynamic realtor even further ahead of her competition.

If you are an independent professional looking for a new look, I'd love to create something special for you too. Email me for a quote and more information.

Independent Professional: EDUCATION CONSULTANT

Ann recently retired after 36 years in education. She now serves as an "Education Consultant" part time giving presentations through Service Centers. She wanted a business/contact card that was an accurate representation of her personality with a professional look and feel to leave behind.

I provided Ann with a series of styles and compositions to choose from and this is the design she selected. She wanted a double sided business card, so I suggested that she include either a favorite quote or educational philosophy on the back. Ann found a Chinese proverb that beautifully reflects her passion about a teacher's need to engage in continuous learning and growth.

I also designed coordinating flat cards for her to write brief follow-up notes.

Thank you, Ann for the opportunity to work with you on this fun project!

JDM Photography: Company Identity Package

Early last year I worked on a company identity for a talented photographer in the Augusta, Georgia area: Jennifer D. Miller Photography. She has been using that "brand" for over a year, but discovered that one of the other designs within her batch of compositions was a better fit for her company at this point. So, we switched things around!

I love the playful dots, and Jenny loves blue and brown. It all fits together beautifully. Graphically, my favorite part is the watermark. She can easily add this file to any of her images to protect her copyright on the files while simultaneously advertising for herself!

Bird's Nest Baby Shower Invitation

My sweet sister-in-law contacted me about designing baby shower invitations for a party she is co-hosting. She liked the "nest" theme as it has to do with a new arrival and a pregnant woman's need to "nest" before the baby is born.

The mother-to-be is expecting a baby boy, so I used a nest illustration with a blue egg. It is very easy to customize the color scheme to your needs or desire and I can also add multiple eggs for moms expecting multiple babies!

Cute Cupcake: First Birthday Invitation

How cute is this child?! And how convenient that "Dunn" and "one" happen to rhyme!!

I adore the photo progression pictures with this "neapolitan cupcake" party. I got to use one of my favorite color combinations: pink and chocolate brown. I love the stylized little cupcake with dots and stripes. I added the cupcake with the address on the flap of the envelope, too.

Stay tuned for custom, coordinating thank you cards that feature the birthday girl covered in cake from her special day!