Erin & Michael's Reception Extras

Back in April I posted a few photos of Erin & Michael's invitations. Today I received some images from their awesome photographers at Honeysuckle Photography of a few pieces I created for their reception. You have to check out their photos on Honeysuckle's blog, and the slideshow as soon as it's up on their website. Erin & Michael are such a sweet couple and they looked amazing! And how gorgeous is the bride's dress?! Enjoy looking through their fantastic photos!

All photos by Honeysuckle Photography

Heidi & Kartr's Invitations

I had the pleasure of working with Heidi a few months ago on her wedding invitations, and I truly loved this project. She is very crafty and was excited about assembling the invitations herself, and just needed my help designing and printing all the pieces. Their wedding was earlier in July at the Black Walnut Inn in Dundee, Oregon, and their reception on August 1st at the Bethany Vineyards in Ridgefield, Washington. She sent me the link to their photos from their photographer Jamie Bosworth and loved looking through them, especially to see how she used my designs at the actual wedding (I love the menus!) Congratulations, Heidi and Kartr. I wish you all the best!!

Awesome photo booth idea!

I've noticed the trend lately of having photo booths at weddings, an idea I LOVE and wish I would have considered for my own wedding! Any kind of activity or take-away for guests is always a wonderful idea. I stumbled upon this photo booth from onecoolpick's post today and had to share– look how incredibly awesome this is!




Photo booth created by Sasha Souza Events and Kristen*
Photos by Elizabeth Messina

Announcement for Baby Riley

One of the best things about designing wedding invitations is that I get to be involved in such a huge event in a couple's life. It's always a bit sad for me after all the pieces for their wedding have been sent to them, because my part is done and we don't get to talk as much. I've been so lucky to keep in touch with almost all of my brides, and it's always SO fun when I get to work with them again. Especially on other big events, like having babies!! I loved working with Kelli and Garrett again designing an announcement for their adorable baby boy, Riley. They wanted something simple with a few good pictures of their new addition, and this is what we came up with. I love the bigger photo of Riley– is he not just too cute for words?! These will be printed on 15pt cover stock at Overnightprints.com (who, by the way, now offer smaller quantities!) I can't wait to see the finished product. Congratulations, Kelli and Garrett! I am so happy for you guys and I know you are already wonderful parents.

Jennie & David's Invitations

A few months ago I designed Save the Date postcards for Jennie and David, an adorable couple from North Carolina who found me via Flickr (thanks, Heidi for posting that pic!) Because I'm a horrible blogger, I never posted pictures of their finished product! The back is brown and green with information on their wedding, and here's what the front side looks like:
When it came time to design their wedding invitations, Jennie wanted to use the same colors and incorporate birds on the invite. I found a cute bird graphic and some solid cherry blossom branches on istockphoto.com that I knew she'd love. After only 2 rounds, she chose a design and the files were finalized! They were printed digitally and I am SO pleased with the final product. I will have everything packaged up and sent off to her tomorrow. Here's what she'll be receiving:

The inserts are tucked under the ribbon on the back.

Gina & Eric's Invitations

About 2 years ago, I designed invitations for Kelli and Garrett, another California couple. They were referred by the lovely Eileen who has been a huge supporter and sent plenty of business my way (thanks, Eileen!!!) Kelli has also been singing my praises since her own wedding, and I was so excited to hear from her friend Gina who is getting married this summer in Cabo San Lucas. Gina and her fiancé Eric wanted really simple invitations with bright colors and a subtle beach theme. They created their own Save the Dates and used a graphic of a palm tree, so I thought it would be nice to go in that direction. Below is the final result! They were printed digitally on the same recycled stock as Erica & Nick's invitations.

Alexis & Ed's Invitations

Back in November I designed Save the Dates for Alexis & Ed, a couple living in California. I was thrilled when they asked me to design their invites! I knew Alexis would want something elegant and traditional with a modern twist. These were printed offset on a beautiful, thick linen stock with two different blue inks. I love the linen paper (which has been a popular choice among clients lately)!

Erica & Nick's Invitation

I gave a sneak preview of this invitation and never showed the final product! I only have samples of the invitation but the inserts have a similar feel using some of the leaves along the side. Erica & Nick really want to be as Earth-friendly as possible for all aspects of their wedding, so we carefully chose a nice recycled stock called Environment Tortilla. The small flecks (which can't be seen much in these photos) really added to the design and I love the way it came out. These were printed digitally, which is also another eco-friendly way to go. Digital printing lays down toner as opposed to ink (some inks are really harmful to the environment). I'm really happy with the outcome and I know the bride and groom are, too! Their guests should be receiving these shortly.