Abby & Justin : Wedding Invitations

Abby and Justin are getting married in the Dominican Republic this May. Their destination wedding invitations were designed with a starfish theme and in neutral ivory and antique gold colors with a pop of bright coral orange / pink, which will be the bridesmaids' dress color.

A layered monogram seal dresses up the linen textured pocketfold, which was the perfect enclosure to hold the invitation and travel information cards neatly in place.

The three enclosure cards have a preppy chevron wave pattern at the top. We did not want to overuse the starfish motif, so I included complementary sketches of seashells to accent the cards, and repeated all three illustrations on the response postcard.

One of my favorite design details - passport style stamps that were printed on the coral mailing envelopes along with the guest and return addresses. The passport stamps were designed with Abby and Justin's wedding destination and date.

Yellow and Gray Bridal Shower

Here's a little sunshine on a dreary winter day!

I worked with Rachel to design her sister Jennifer's bridal shower invitations. The event will have a yellow and gray color scheme and centerpieces with gerbera daisies. Jennifer's square layered invitations were designed in a contemporary style, with colors and bright cheerful daisies to coordinate with the shower theme.

Lisa & Matthew : Baby Shower Invitations

Lisa and Matthew are former wedding clients, and I recently had the opportunity to work with them again as they await the arrival of their first baby - a girl! We worked together on their baby shower invitations, which incorporate their fun "Made in Michigan" shower theme and colors from the baby's nursery - pink, purple, and gray.

Lisa had the idea to use a children's mitten as the visual for the state of Michigan. I found the perfect image of a hand-knit mitten and placed a heart near Detroit where they live.

There will be stripes and polka dots in the baby's nursery, and those patterns and shapes were brought into the invitations with a diagonal striped pattern and lavender paper wrap behind the round "Made in Michigan" seal.

Two enclosure cards were included with the invitations. A lavender card with a poem and request to bring a book in lieu of a card, framed by dots and stripes. Also, a soft gray card with a custom map design and directions to the baby shower location.

Light pink envelopes were addressed in a coordinating design

And to complete the look, custom "It's a girl!" postage stamps