Invitation Parlour

Kim and Daniel {Real Wedding}

2012-02-27T12:33:00.000-08:00

On February 5th, 2012 Kim and Daniel were married, at the San Diego Marina aboard a yacht. They kept the wedding small and intimate, with only about 30 guests, but the details for the wedding were not overlooked, and everything was elegant and beautifully done.

Kim's wedding colors were tiffany blue, silver and off white. We chose to print the invitations on a shimmery pearl-like paper to give it that extra elegant touch. Other items she had were custom address labels, place cards, menus and thank you cards. You can order this Classic Peonies Design at www.invitationparlour.com, call us at 951-241-0417 or email at info@invitationparlour.com for any questions.

Some of the other details Kim had, that I loved, were the cute bow ties on the favor boxes and the cute flower pins that were placed on the lady's place cards, made by Pink Clouds Designs

Here's some more details and pictures from the wedding. Photos were taken by Eric Kieu Photography

Congratulations Kim and Daniel, may your life together be filled with love and happiness!!

2 simple words: LOVE life

2012-02-08T21:55:00.000-08:00

Through the hustle and bustle of our daily lives, these are the two simple words that often get taken for granted. They are two simple words that have so much impact on us. I put emphasis on "LOVE" because we can spread it out as much as we want to. The word "life" has less emphasis because we are one body of life in this vast world we live in. LOVE life.

The past couple of weeks have been a whirlwind for me. It started first, with me suffering from a bad case of vertigo, which many of you who have suffered from it for the first time, knows how it feels and what a bad sensation it is. It's basically feeling sea sick, nausea, dizzy and being helpless. I was miserable. Secondly, I get upsetting news of my friends losing their jobs. I know that I'm not the only one struggling. Everybody's got their struggles and issues. However, just think, how do you deal with it? How do you cope with your daily struggles? How do you deal with new challenges?

These things happen to all of us and is a part of our life. They happen because we all need reminders of how small and fragile we are. We need to be reminded that there are many things that happen to us that are out of our control. We need to be reminded that no matter what happens, we need to love the life that we have. We only have this small one. And, although we have this one small life, we need to spread the LOVE that we can give, as far reaching as we want it to be.

These are good reminders that I often see:
Work as if it was your first day.
Forgive as soon as possible.
Love without boundaries.
Laugh without control
and never stop smiling.

With Valentine's Day coming up, make it a point to tell anyone you care about that you love them and appreciate them. Make it fun and send out Valentine's cards to family and friends. Show everyone that you LOVE life and LOVE that they are in your life.

Here is a cute card Seanny and I put together for all of you. Just click on the image, print, cut out the 4 cards, and distribute. You'll make someone's day for sure!! :)

I am reminded everyday of how life is so short and seeing my kids grow up so fast is the biggest reminder of them all! I LOVE my kids. I LOVE my husband. I LOVE my family. I LOVE my friends. L O V E l i f e.

I'll leave you with this song by Orianthi called "Courage":
Take all my vicious words
And turn them into something good
Take all my preconceptions
And let the truth be understood
Take all my prized possessions
Leave only what I need
It's not how many times you've been knocked down
It's how many times you get back up

L O V E l i f e ~ Justina

New Paper Available!!

2012-02-07T10:48:00.000-08:00

We have recently decided to offer 2 additional paper types for you to print your invitations on. In the past this option would be open to custom orders, but we decided to make it easier and just have it as an option on the website. The smooth matte paper will always still be available, but now, for only an extra $1 each, your invites can be printed on a shimmery pearlescent paper or a textured art paper. It definitely gives your invite an extra upscale look without breaking the budget. This option is open to all the invitations in the invitation flavors section, www.invitationparlour.com. Check them out now, and contact us if you have any questions. 951-241-0417 or info@invitationparlour.com.

*If you would like to see the paper, just email us, and we'll mail you a paper swatch.

** Paper option can also be available for our other products, just contact us.

Thank you. Happy Planning!! :)

smooth white matte

pearlescent shimmery paper

textured art paper

951-241-0417

info@invitationparlour.com

www.invitationparlour.com

Custom Valentines Day Cards - Order Now!!

2012-01-17T18:45:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone, Happy 2012!! We are excited to bring you new and better things to Invitation Parlour this year and first off, we are introducing customized Valentine Cards, you can send to your loved ones and/or pass them out at your kid's school parties. We are offering 2 designs, Bee Mine and Toad-ally Loveable.

Front of Bee Mine

Back

Front of Toad-ally Loveable

Back

Both designs are available for purchase now at: www.invitationparlour.com for $31.25/pack of 25 ($1.25 each). They are 5.5" wide x 4" high and are printed on smooth matte cardstock. White envelopes are included.

PDF/JPG file downloads are also available. (please email us at info@invitationparlour.com for this option) It's $15 each file and they will come as a 4x6 file so you can print them at any photo lab. (It will only include the front design, envelopes are not included with the digital file option.)

*Artwork provided by www.nitwitcollections.com (license #33615)

Holiday Cards Sale!

2011-10-19T14:13:00.000-07:00

Christmas will be here before you know it. So you better start thinking about ordering those Holiday Cards. They are available for sale at www.InvitationParlour.com use the code HOLIDAY2011 and get 10% off your order.

*This deal is for a limited time only.

Thank you so much! Hope to hear from you soon :)

Snowflakes

Gingerbread Love

Ho! Ho! Ho!

Holiday Grid

Snow Friends

(The cards above were designed using the graphics from www.nitwitcollections.com license #33615)

Baroque Christmas

Cupcake Snowman

Fun Dots

Gingerbread Family

( if you want to add extra ginger people to the card, just let us know)

Happy Owl-idays!

Holiday Floral

Peppermint Stripes

Santa Buckle

Jolly Snowman

Aidan's Circus Train Party - 1st Birthday!

2011-10-04T14:15:00.000-07:00

I still can't believe a year has past, and my little boy, Aidan, is now 1 years old. It seemed like just yesterday that we brought him home from the hospital and our whole world had changed.

We decided to celebrate big and throw him a circus party, since I've always wanted a circus party, but then I found a train you could rent at trainpartyexpress.com, and it evolved into a Circus Train Party extravaganza!

Of couse as you already know, it all begins with the invitations. It was printed on both sides and even included a train ticket you could tear off. Artwork was from Nitwit Collections (license #33615)

If you are interested in ordering this invitation, contact us at info@invitationparlour.com for more information.

My friend had made me onesies for each month, which was great because then we would remember to take pictures every month for a year. I used the pictures for the invitations and had them at the party as well.

Custom address labels are a must with my invitations & cards....presentation starts with the envelope. As I always say, it's not necessary...but it surely does look cute!

And here is the centerpiece of the party...the circus treats table, it was loaded with different candies, candy apples, cotton candy and animal cookies. There was also mini cupcakes & a yummy chocolate cake from A Piece of Cake.

Here's all the details from the treats table. I decided to decorate the cake myself so that the cake would match the party, there was mini bunting flags and a circus train on there, that I cut on my sillouette. The mini cupcakes were bought from Walmart (I was so lucky the colors matched) I bought cute little clear gable boxes and put animal cookies in there and they had labels saying, "Aidan's Circus Animals" The polka dot background was wrapping paper I found at Paper Source and all the popcorn containers I found at the Dollar Tree store (that place is a like a treasure chest for finding random things you need for parties)

This display was my prize counter for the carnival games we had in our backyard. We had a raffle for bigger prizes, but everyone is a winner at this party and all the kids got to choose from yo-yo's, clown bouncy balls, train bubbles/whistle and circus ducks.

I found the vintage circus train toy on ebay, and when it arrived, I was so happy to see how big it was, which gave me the idea to fill it with lollipops. We didn't have a real clown, but the 3' clown balloon was floating around greeting people. I think the signs were great addition, we had a train stop sign, signs for the games, even a sign for the "snack bar" where guests filled up on hot dogs, pizza and nachos.

Here is the train that started all this party madness. Funny thing is that when I booked it I was afraid it would be like a boring tram ride, but when I saw it and rode on it the first time, I felt like a kid. There was music playing like the rides at Disneyland, and it actually went pretty fast (definitely put your seat belt on). The conductor was wonderful & everyone had an awesome time on it...even the adults :)

I found the cute little clown costume on Zulily. I was so happy when it arrived the day before the party.

See the rest of the pictures on the slideshow...click here.

Vendor Credits:

Invitations, matching stationary & signs: www.invitationparlour.com

Party Styling: www.mycreativevision.com

Photography: www.mycreativevision.com

Train Rental & Popcorn Machine: trainpartyexpress.com

Red striped treat bags: Skyler's Party (at etsy)

Vintage Circus Train: www.ebay.com

Prizes/Favors: www.orientaltrading.com

Balloons: www.laballoons.com

Lisa and Nick {Real Wedding}

2011-07-20T12:30:00.000-07:00

I met Lisa about 2 years ago when she started planning her wedding. It's funny, because I actually interviewed with her for a job through Apple One. I didn't get that graphic design job, but she remembered my portfolio and contacted me when she got engaged. Ever since then, we have become good friends, and I have had so much fun designing and photographing all the events in her life.

So we started with the design of the Save the Dates, which actually was the precurser to the invitations.

Lisa wanted the invitation to somehow incorporate the colors, pink & brown, butterflies and also somehow include her future stepdaughter. She really liked my passport invitations, so then I came up with the idea of doing a storybook invitation, which told the love story of Lisa and Nick, and it would be told by Addison...she would be the author. So that is why the Save the Dates ended up being bookmarkers.

Lisa also decided to order the custom address labels to match the invitations. I definitely recommend doing cute labels for your invitation's envelopes if you decide not to use a calligrapher. It just puts a smile on your face when you get an envelope in the mail with a cute label. If you are on a budget, you could always get cute colored labels to match your invites, or even add your initials or a logo to them, so that they are a little extra special. Or of course you could always have us design them for you, and that way you don't even have to address any of your envelopes yourself :)

There was one more thing we decided to incorporate into the rest of the design of the wedding. Lisa told me that she was hiring Elvis to be at her Wedding. It was something that was special for her mom, since she was a huge Elvis fan, and they always joked that Elvis would walk her down the aisle. In fact, Lisa's full name, is Lisa Marie. So when we were trying to come up for ideas of what her favors would be, we decided it should be Teddy Grahams, and on the labels we had the line "I just wanna be your Teddy Bear"

For the rest of the designs we basically used a combination of the colors, butterflies, some Elvis influenced things, the storybook figures, and I also designed a custom monogram for Lisa to use to order other items such as custom unity candles, aisle runners etc. The monogram was also used throughout the designs so everything was unified by the logo as well as the colors.

This was an extremely custom and personal wedding. It really gave the guests an idea of what the couple's personality was like, yet doing it in a very elegant way. Check out the rest of the designs from the wedding.

And here are some pictures of the couple by Creative Vision.

Celebrate our Freedom!

2011-06-30T14:20:00.000-07:00

As 4th of July is quickly approaching and I mean quickly as in a few days, we are all trying to figure out what we'll be doing that day. Which BBQ we'll be going to, which beach we should hang out at and where to watch the fireworks. We might also be planning some fabulous party ourselves. Here are some ideas I found online googling and also on one of my favorite websites for ideas.

The following inspirational party ideas were featured on
www.Hostessblog.com

Party by Anders Ruff Custom Designs

Party by: by Abigail of Paper & Cake

Some more inspiration found, just googling 4th of July Party ideas.

Here's some invitations for your next Patriotic Party from Invitation Parlour. Whether it's a 4th of July, Memorial Day, Veterans Day or a Welcome Home party for your Soldier, we can design something for you!

These invitations are available for purchase, just email info@invitationparlour.com for more info. $1.65 each with a minimum order of 25, white envelopes included, text and colors can be customized for you.

*Price subject to change at anytime. Check the website for most current pricing. Thank you.

As we celebrate this holiday, we should also remember to be grateful for the freedom we get to enjoy in our country and also thank the people that help us protect our freedom everyday, the military and their families that support them. THANK YOU!!

Have a wonderful and safe holiday!!

It's So Fluffy...and Magical!

2011-06-19T18:13:00.000-07:00

Earlier this month we celebrated Briohny's 3rd Birthday. Seanny and I had a blast planning and prepping for her party! Who could resist a Magical Unicorn themed party???

The Magical Unicorn birthday invitation really set the tone for our party planning. We were able to tie everything around the colors on the invite.

Adults and children alike all enjoyed being "sugared up" from our Sweets Bar. We had homemade red velvet cupcakes and unicorn pops, personalized sugar cookies, cupcake lollipops from Posh Pops, marshmello cupcakes, magical pixie stix, jelly beans, and unicorn horn pops. Added to this mix was also a giant custom-made unicorn pinata filled with 20lbs of candy and custom made unicorn horns as the party hat and a mailbox so that our guests could leave Briohny a message!

Needless to say, Briohny had one magical party!! We are definitely blessed to have such great friends helping us and an awesome turnout by family and friends, to make the party a memorable one.

My next challenge will come when it's Briohny's big brother's turn. He already has in mind, a Vintage Airplanes themed party. Should be fun!

By the way, did I mention the adults had a great time as well???

Credits:
Magical Unicorn birthday invitation & paper accessories:
Invitation Parlour
Photography: Creative Vision Photography
Supplies to make Unicorn Pops and Birthday cookies: Do It With Icing in San Diego
Cupcake Pops: Posh Pops
Hair Accessory: PinkClouds Designs

Jackson's Sock Monkey Birth Announcements

2011-06-14T11:15:00.000-07:00

Check out the cute birth announcements we custom designed for Jackson. He did a newborn photoshoot with me a few weeks ago with his cute little sock monkey hat and him mom Lisa decided that the announcements should match and I'm so glad she decided that, cuz these turned out super cute. And his big sis Addison had a matching hat too....in pink, of course, so I made a pink sock monkey for her too :)

If you want to order these announcements or order them as a birthday invitation, contact me at info@invitationparlour.com or call 951.241.0417 and we can answer all your questions.

Check out the rest of our invitation products at www.invitationparlour.com, and remember we can also custom design anything you don't see on our site.

See more pictures of this photoshoot at: www.mycreativevision.com

Sprinkle Party {Baby Shower}

2011-05-24T10:46:00.000-07:00

Last Saturday I co-hosted a Sprinkle party for my best friend Kim. This will be Kim's second baby and after I did some researching to get inspiration for the party, I found out that the second shower is called a Sprinkle...not a full on Shower, just a little Sprinkle to show that we care :)So after I found this out, the ideas came pouring into my head and I told my friend I would handle the dessert table and decor for the party. I decided I wanted a party that was different from the first shower I threw her. That party was definitely more baby, with diaper cakes and games and baby shower decor. I wanted this one to be more modern and a party for the girls to mingle and chit chat while eating high calorie foods :)

I've known Kim since College, we are both designers and both love photography, design, weddings and a good party. Kimmy is also the one that always bombards me with all these fun blogs to read about, such as Hostess with the Mostess and Kara's Party Ideas and introduced me into the world of Amy Atlas and the candy and dessert buffets. So for sure I knew I wanted a dessert table. And once I was inspired by a "Sprinkle Party" I knew that all the desserts was going to have to have Sprinkles on top and I was going to have as much sprinkles as I could possibly have at a party.

Of course everything starts with the invitations and here it is.

I wanted it to be simple and modern and I used the colors that I knew were Kim's favorites at this time. They were printed on both sides with the stripes continuing onto the back of it. And for an extra touch, I decided to add little punched out sprinkles in matching colors, into the envelopes, so that the recipient would get some sprinkles in the mail with their invite.

Onto the dessert table. I wanted the background to match the invitations, so I punched out circles in different sizes and in the colors that matched the invite to create the Sprinkle Effect. I had vanilla cupcakes with lemonade frosting with sprinkles, sugar cookies with sprinkles, donuts with sprinkles and a ice cream buffet where you could sprinkle on your toppings...told you this party was high in calories! For drinks we had sparkling lemonades in champagne glasses that was rimmed with yellow sprinkles. And for the favors I found cute salt shakers at beau-coup.com and filled it with lemon heads. I can't take credit for the flower arrangements, I enlisted the help from my mom for that...she was a life saver, since I don't do flowers. I can buy all the stuff, but that's as far as I can go, luckily she was here to help me make them look extra cute.

It turned out to be a great party. I couldn't do it without the help of my co-host Sandra I., who handled the rest of the food that didn't have sugar in it :) Thank you for also letting us invade your home and letting me rearrange your backyard. And thank you Sandra T. and Karina for helping me set up and for making that cute sign, because for some reason I still don't own a Cricut. Congratulations Kimmy...we can't wait to meet the new little guy soon!!! xoxo, Seanny :)

Credits:
Invitations & Party Design & Decor: www.invitationparlour.com
Photos: mycreativevision.com
Cute straws & cupcake liners: The Bakers Confection
Sprinkles: Do It with Icing in San Diego
Favor Containers: Beau-Coup

Celebrating Friendship and Motherhood

2011-05-16T22:25:00.000-07:00

It was so much fun getting together with my girlfriends on Saturday of Mother's Day weekend. It was also Seanny's first Mother's Day! We got together at her place and everyone brought either an appetizer or dessert to share! Needless to say, it was so full-filling and yummy!!

It was so refreshing to catch up with everyone. Sometimes, life just moves so fast and keeps us so busy that we hardly find time to catch a breath and keep in touch with each other. Just having this day was so wonderful! Many of us have known each other since elementary and junior high school! I am so blessed to have such a wonderful group of girlfriends in my life!

Our kids had a blast hanging out with each other as well...though it was hard to catch them all for photos and getting them to cooperate, LOL. I love these little munchkins!!

"But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life, and thanks to a benevolent arrangement the greater part of life is sunshine." ~ Thomas Jefferson

Read more quotes here.

The Magical Unicorn

2011-04-26T20:03:00.000-07:00

Why are Unicorns so special?

Legend tells us that it is a mystical creature that looks like a white horse with the addition of a white spiraling horn coming from its forehead. It is often seen as magical and represents peace, tranquility, unity, love and beauty. It is shown as graceful and admired by many.

For my soon-to-be 3 year old daughter, it is magical and "so fluffy"!!! It all started with us watching a movie called "Despicable Me". One of the main characters is a little girl named Agnus who loves Unicorns. Since then, Briohny has fallen in love with Unicorns.

Her birthday party is coming up and I've been having so much fun planning this "Magical Unicorns" party. Of course, I can't have all the fun myself. I've recruited a few of my talented, artsy, crafty friends for help!

I've also been getting so many ideas from different cool sites!! The page that stands out most to me is Hostess with the Mostess. They blog about all kinds of different themed parties! Here are a few images from their page.

Here's a fun collage for a preview of things we've gotten together for Briohny's party...

I know, you're all probably wondering, where's the invitation??? Well, you'll just have to check back next time for a peek at what the invitation looks like. :D

In the meantime, check out this video from Vivid Wedding Films. It's a 3-year old girl's take on Princesses and Unicorns. Enjoy and thanks for stopping by the Invitation Parlour!

Princesses, Unicorns and Wedding Colors from Vivid Wedding Films on Vimeo.

Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami Fundraiser - Special Edition Notecards

2011-03-19T11:23:00.000-07:00

As the situation unfolds in the aftermath of the 9.0 magnitude earthquake, aftershocks, destructive tsunami, we can’t help but think of what tragedy ensues its victims and the country of Japan. I read up on current events every morning and as a mother, I am always thinking of all the people that have been displaced or have lost their livelihood. My business partner and I feel the urgency and want to use our talents to do something to help in some way.

We are going to start a fundraiser and contribute half of our proceeds to the American Red Cross: Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami Fund. We think every little bit helps, and it will definitely be an ongoing task to help relocate and support all it’s victims.

You can purchase these notecards “Springtime in Japan” at www.invitationparlour.com for $10/pack of 10.

The design was inspired by the beauty of spring & all the cherry blossoms that would be seen in the country of Japan during this time of year. The yellow birds represent hope and peace that we wish for the people during this difficult time.

“In all things it is better to hope than to despair.” ~ Johann Wolfgang von Geothe

Here are some pictures that my sister took when she was in Japan. Luckily she was safe after the earthquake happened and was able to come back home.

And here are some images that has made us all want to help in any way we can.

Wedding Inspirations {Modern Asian} - Red & Gold

2011-02-15T21:44:00.000-08:00

Just a little inspiration for that Modern Asian bride out there.

Credits:
top right: www.my-qipao.com
middle: www.jacquespastries.com
middle left: www.weddingbombonieres.net

The rest of the pictures, I found from google images.

Order these modern Asian Invitations, RSVP cards, Enclosure cards, tags & pocket enclosures at www.invitationparlour.com

Just make a special request, in the special instruction box, for the double happiness logo to be used in the design, free of charge with an invitation set purchase.

Valentines Day Party Ideas

2011-02-07T11:05:00.000-08:00

Valentines Day is around the corner...check out these cool ideas from:

Kara's Party Ideas

Click here to see more pics!

Click here to see more pics!

From Martha Stewart:

these conversation heart cookies are sooo cute! Check out other ideas at: www.MarthaStewart.com

And from: Hostess with the Mostess

What a cute love birds themed party this is!!

Official launching of InvitationParlour.com

2011-02-01T17:36:00.000-08:00

Today, on February 1, 2011 we officially launched our website. Stop by and check us out at www.invitationparlour.com We are looking forward to working with you for all your stationary design needs!! Remember to always swing by our blog and check out the latest and greatest.

Color Inspirations {Tiffany Blue, Pink & Brown}

2011-01-27T08:20:00.000-08:00

What girl doesn't love the little blue box from Tiffany's! Mix it with some pink and chocolate brown, and you've got a pretty and soft wedding color combo. Check out the inspiration board and a sample invitation from www.invitationparlour.com

Credits:
top right: theknot.com
middle: www.pinkcakebox.com
middle left: theknot.com
bottom right: theknot.com

The rest of the pictures, I found from google images.

Classic Peonies Invitation, chocolate brown pocket enclosure and tiffany blue satin ribbon below is available for purchase at www.invitationparlour.com

Website launching, February 1, 2011 at 5pm!! For more information contact us at info@invitationparlour.com or call 951.241.0417

Custom Aisle Runners & Candles - Butterfly Design

2010-05-12T14:15:00.000-07:00

I've been working with Lisa for awhile on her wedding and we've created everything from her very custom invites to her own custom vow cards for the ceremony. She has a pink and brown butterflied themed event coming up on May 22nd and I'll post later all the items that I've already helped her design. But I wanted to share some of the items that she had ordered from I Do Originals. Lisa ordered a custom aisle runner, unity candles and a candle in honor of her grandmother, and she had me send them the custom designs over to the company so everything would match her wedding. I was so excited to see everything when Lisa shared the blog link with me. I can't wait to see everything in person, since I'll also be the photographer for the wedding.www.Idooriginals.com do beautiful work and if you want that special custom touch, you should check them out. They do everything from custom aisle runners to custom parasols and more.

Color Inspirations {Magenta & Teal}

2010-03-31T10:17:00.000-07:00

Bold colors make a statement at a wedding and I think the jewel tone magenta and teal give a bold and also elegant look to any event.

Invitation is available for purchase at www.invitationparlour.com (*website is still under construction and will be available soon, if you want more info on this invitation design, please email at info@invitationparlour.com or call 951-241-0417.)

Credits:
Top Left: Dessy.com
Top Middle: Cameron Ingalls
Top Right: Dessy.com
Middle Left: coachoutletpurses.blogberry.org
Middle Right: marthastewartweddings.com
Bottom Middle: Dessy.com
Bottom Right: Amelia Lyon

Color Inspirations {Yellow & Gray}

2010-03-12T13:00:00.000-08:00

In the past few months we've been seeing a lot of yellow in gray. It's been appearing In fashion, ads and it's even showing up in weddings. It's a great color combo that is modern and fresh. Check out our inspiration board and also a sample of an invitation using the yellow and grays.

Credits:
Top Left Green Florist Chicago
Top Middle JM Visuals
Top Right: Rebekah Westover
Middle Left: Bontanica Floral Designs
Middle: Hershey Kiss

Invitation is available for purchase at www.invitationparlour.com (*website is still under construction and will be available soon, if you want more info on this invitation design, please email at info@invitationparlour.com or call 951-241-0417.)

Custom Invitations - Passport Travel Theme Invitation

2009-10-14T21:43:00.000-07:00

When Kim and Anand contacted me and told me their vision of their travel theme wedding, I knew that this would be a fun wedding to work on....and I was right!! Kim is so creative and we were always on the same page when it came to the design of her wedding ensemble. We started with the oversized passport invitation complete with boarding pass RSVP card that you tear off and send off as a post card. The funny thing was that most of the guests didn't want to send it back...they wanted to keep it with their invite...that was a nice compliment :) Next we designed the programs to look like a road map and also the table names that were named after countries that Anand and Kim would like to visit one day, we even had a landmark picture of the place on the back of the table name. Finally the favors that Kim found were these cute tin suitcases and I designed labels that doubled up as the seating cards for the reception. Check out the whole wedding design below.

Wedding Inspirations - Vintage Style

2009-09-25T15:41:00.001-07:00

Sweet, intimate with a vintage flair! Check out this mock wedding from the Jessica Claire workshop. It was done up Vintage style by

Event & Photo Stylist: Grey Likes Weddings, www.greylikesweddings.wordpress.com

Floral Design: Flora Organica: www.floraorganicadesign.com

Fabric Rosettes, shoe clips, and "just married" banner over cake: B. Poetic: www.bpoetic.com

Hair & Makeup: Vivian Tran: All Made Up, www.allmadeupteam.com

Cake: Cheryl Stewart of Cake My Day

Photography by www.mycreativevision.com

Custom Invitations - Pocketfold Invitation

2009-09-08T14:41:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Christina and Arbi, who just got married on September 5th! Christina wanted something simple and elegant for her custom wedding invitations and accessories, and this is what we came up with. The colors were cream and brown with a touch of fresh green. She loved the pocketfold invitations which keeps the RSVP and direction card nicely tucked away on a side pocket. We used a shimmery brown cardstock for the pocketfold and printed everything on a shimmery off white cardstock, the paper gave it a beautiful and elegant feel. Christina also ordered custom address labels which we addressed for her, and that was the cherry on top to the perfect invitation package that was mailed out. For the wedding accessories, we designed custom favor tags, in which we used her engagement photo, to give it a personal touch. We also designed matching table names/numbers, and placecards, which completed the designed look for the wedding. For more samples of custom invites check out www.mycreativevision.com Click on picture to enlarge.

Front of pocketfold with custom monogram tags and ribbon to tie it all together.

Inside of pocketfold invite

RSVP and direction card

Custom address labels

Table Names/Numbers

Placecards

Favor tags

Invitation Parlour

2009-08-18T16:02:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone! Welcome to our new blog. This is where we will keep you up to date on the latest invitation designs and ideas we have and to keep you posted on the count down of when InvitationParlour.com will launch.

Invitation Parlour, a semi-custom invitation design website, will be opening soon! This will be a one stop shop to meet all your event design needs. From invitations, to matching favor tags, menus, thank you cards and more! You can dress up our invitations as simply or as elaborate as you want according to your own budget!

Of course we will also be offering custom made invitations, as well, for the bride and party planner that wants something unique and custom made especially for them. Stay tuned, and I'll share some of the fun projects I have worked on.

If you need invitations right away, check out our current website for our custom made invitation portfolio www.mycreativevision.com