Classy Black, White and Silver with a touch of Southern Charm

A dear friend of mine, who believe it or not I met through Spirit Jump when my mother-in-law was going through cancer, is getting remarried. Her family has been through a lot and I don't necessarily want to share all about that, but with everything she has gone through since I've known her, I only wish I had as much faith and courage to deal with everything she has had to deal with. Needless to say, in the last several weeks I've seen a change in her, she's completely and utterly HAPPY! She's getting remarried to someone she has known since high school and who has helped her through some rough times. They are so smitten with each other and so cute. 

 Amy asked me if I would create her wedding invitations and bridal bouquet. She didn't have an official wedding her first time around so this is something very special to her. I'm so honored to be asked to help her create the vision she wanted. I still have to work on her bouquet, but I wanted to share her lovely, yet classy wedding invitations. Amy wanted black, white and silver but she said they would be having a small very Southern wedding in Georgia. So it just so happened that her wedding will be at a place called Magnolia Terrace. I decided to use a magnolia flower as the artwork for her invitations. I am very pleased with how they turned out.

Plum, Aquamarine and Navy Wedding Invitations

My dear friend who I used to dance hula with asked me if I could create her wedding invitations for her. I was honored that she asked and was excited at the opportunity. I showed her a past design which she really liked but wanted plum to be the main color. The secondary cardstock is the one that gave her the most trouble trying to figure out. Normally I do the traditional ribbon band with the label, but she asked me to try something else because she really wanted to use a sheer plum ribbon. So we opted to put the patterned aquamarine stock as a band so the plum ribbon would show.

I love how this invitation turned out and the fact that she asked me to try something different. It reminds me of a Japanese kimono obi for some reason. Being we are both of Japanese heritage, I think it's fitting for their wedding. The orchids are something near and dear to his fiance's mother who passed away a year ago. So lots of meaning to this invitation.
I didn't think plum, aquamarine and navy blue would work together, but I think the aquamarine stock really makes the invitation come to life!

New Year = New Invitation Designs

It's been a busy week thus far. I've been working on flowers for a big wholesale order as well as invitation samples for upcoming 2011 weddings. I thought I would share two designs that I created today.The first one is for our nephew's wedding. Since I work in weddings we agreed that we'd help them with their wedding invitations and flowers. Weddings are expensive and a young couple both getting their degrees can be tough. So every penny counts.

Our nephew's fiance asked for pinks and yellows and this is how they turned out. I'm actually really liking this invitation. It's so pretty yet not to conservative, with pops of yellow. We are sad that we cannot attend the wedding, but our nephew and his wife-to-be knows how much we love them and will be there with them in spirit.
The second invitation is for a local couple getting married on Oahu. We had a really great consultation last week and this is what I created for them. Their colors are navy, plum, fuchsia and silver. Sounds like a lot of colors, but I think I did a pretty good job of incorporating all of them into one invitation. I love the rich colors, the softness of the silver swirl motif behind the orchids.
I'll be sharing more photos of my big wholesale order soon. Back to the studio as I have a lot of flowers to catch up on!