Bow Tie Birth Announcements

October 23, 2012

I have a real soft spot for cute birth announcements, not to mention the soft spot that I have for cute babies, and these custom announcements by Palm Papers are absolutely precious. Little Ryder is pretty darn adorable, too!

Lauren from Palm Papers shares:

Nothing is more fun than giving the gift of design. I am at that stage in life where there is a baby boom happening among our friends and family. We have lots of friends welcoming their first child (and sometimes second), and my favorite thing to do for them is to design their birth announcements. This little cutie, Ryder, is the first son of some good friends of ours from Denver, and he made my job easy, quite frankly. That little face steals the show, but I balanced the sweet black and white photo with an adorable little bow tie, fun stripes, and a mustard and grey color palette. I loved how they turned out and so did his proud parents. Gift giving success!

image source: Palm Papers

Palm Papers Wedding Collection

June 25, 2012

The new Palm Papers website recently launched, and along with the fab new website design comes a beautiful new collection of wedding invitations and save the dates designed by Palm Papers’ talented founder, Lauren Chism.

When Lauren decided that she wanted to launch a collection, her focus was on two things: great design and the best quality paper and printing. All of the wedding invitations in the collection are printed on cotton paper and are available flat printing, printed with fine art printers, using fade-resistant archival inks that produce crisp details and the most vivid colors, or in letterpress.

Stylistically, you’ll find oodles of gorgeous designs featuring Lauren’s clean, typography-inspired aesthetic and motifs that range from simple stipes to ornate florals to sea creatures. Here’s a peek at what you’ll find in this lovely collection:

Searose Save the Date

Charleston Wedding Invitation

Alki Wedding Invitation Suite

Rosemary Wedding Invitation

Nantucket Wedding Invitation Suite

Isabel Wedding Invitation

Catalina Wedding Invitation

photo credit: Lindsey & Beto Photography

Twine Wedding Invitations

April 20, 2012

Unique Photo Save the Dates

September 07, 2011

I suppose the title of this post, “Unique Photo Save the Dates”, is a little redundant because save the date cards are already pretty unique. I mean, they have your photo on them, and no one else can have the same one, unless there’s some sort of dopplegänger action going on. Not impossible, but very unlikely.

Anywho, photo save the dates are a great choice because you have something unique from the start, but having an amazing photographer, designer, and/or concept can take your save the date design to the next level, making your invited guests wait with bated breath for what will surely be equally amazing invitations. And these save the dates, my invitation-loving friends, will do just that.

Kristen + Sean’s save the dates by Palm Papers, with photography by Wisner Photo

Nancy + Jared’s travel-themed save the date postcards by Jenn Lane, with photography by Rachael Nicole Photography

Lovely red + blue typography save the dates by Under the Cherry Moon, with photography by Marianne Taylor

Kraft + twine save the dates by Kelly Marks, featuring childhood photos of the Kelly + Terrell on Moo cards

Romantic photo save the dates for Lesley + Andy by Memento Designs, with photography by Two Pair Photography

Handmade kraft paper + twine save the dates (with a photo magnet enclosed) by The Chic Line – via The Sweetest Occasion

Beach-themed photo save the dates, designed by Paper and Thread Studio

image source: various

Lace Save the Date Cards

May 24, 2011