Wedding Invitations by Pancake & Franks and GIVEAWAY!
Today, we are debuting the brand new wedding collection that Pancake & Franks, a fabulous letterpress studio out of the Bay Area, recently launched. It’s one of those collections that is so refined, so unbelievably sophisticated, and yet it’s infused with modern colors and touches of whimsy that really make it current and versatile.
I love the two-tone purple hues on the above invitations, so so chic. And the delicate, sweet designs on this next one just make my heart skip a beat…
So so pretty. This next one is absolutely lovely, with it’s pretty pink and gray palette and subtle, Asian inspired design…
I mentioned earlier that Stacy is offering readers a pretty great opportunity to purchase her collection. She is offering a free printed piece (ie…save the date, reply card or a thank you card set) with an order of two or more items to five couples who can tell us the five most fantastic ways they can reduce, reuse and recycle at their wedding. Just leave a comment right here and we’ll select five winners on Monday, February 2!
So just think…as many of you are trying to cut costs given our economic climate, you could really help your letterpress cause by entering and winning this giveaway. So, so fun!
Thank you, thank you, thank you to Stacy of Pancakes & Franks for sharing her new line with us. To see the full collection, as well as a fabulous assortment of greeting cards, make sure to check out her website.
And in other news, we have the most jump-for-joy gorgeous real wedding coming up so make sure to check back soon!
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Thanks for the contest!
Five most fantastic ways they can reduce, reuse and recycle at their wedding: our current plans are to
1: Purchase (or borrow) a pre-owned wedding dress.
2: Have bridesmaids wear dresses they already own.
3: Use biodegradable plates & cutlery for a backyard wedding, that can be thrown directly into the compost (gentler on the earth than washing 100-people-worth of borrowed china, I think).
4: Purchase local organic flowers from a nearby farmers market.
5. Order invitations that are 100% recycled paper and non-toxic inks, like Pancake & Franks Vetiver Suite!
Those invitations are fantastic!
1. Order STDs from Pancakes & Franks.
2. Order invitations from Pancakes & Franks.
3. Order reply cards from Pancakes & Franks.
4. Order thank you letters from Pancakes & Franks.
5. Order programs from Pancakes & Franks.
=) Just kidding =) but I do wish! My wedding has been destined to be green from the beginning for many reasons but starting with my heirloom engagement ring!
1. My engagement ring: his grandmother's =D
2. My dress: my mothers - altered
3. My cake: display cake from my friend's pastry (having sheet cakes in the back to feed the guests)
4. My transportation: hybrid cars
5. My centerpieces: from a gf's previous wedding =)
It's so great to be environmentally friendly (also cost efficient!)
The five fantastic ways I am reducing, reusing and recycling at my wedding are:
5. Having edible & reusable centerpieces - ie: rosemary bread and olives with oil and vinegar for dipping along with a small potted rosemary plant.
4. Purchasing used flat bed sheets and sewing my own guest napkins.
3. "Employing" a friend in culinary school to cater our reception and rehearsal dinner using fresh local ingredients.
2. Wearing the wedding dress I purchased on Craigslist (that needed no alterations) and selling the dress after I've used it.
1. My fiance is baking our wedding cake, which will be modestly displayed on a borrowed crystal cake stand.
I am excited to see other ideas and inspiartion posted by brides and grooms.
Love these designs - they are all fantastic!
1. Use actual fall leaves from the ground outside for centerpieces instead of purchasing them from a florist or purchasing silk ones from a store.
2. Using $2 sheets from ikea and cutting them up and sewing them as bows for the church pews
3. Using science flasks as vases instead of buying new vases
4. Having my brother cook our rehearsal dinner food (he is a recent graduate of Le Cordon Bleu)
5. I'm selling back my candles and LED tealights to another bride after I use them at my reception. I may even sell other wedding items to other brides too. This is a great way to reuse wedding items!
Here's what we are doing to stay 'green':
1. Use only local and organic food and then donate any leftover food to the local food bank and shelter.
2. Donate all flowers after the event to people who would appreciate them (we chose our florist especially for this- she arranges the delivery to local hospitals and hospice care centers!)
3. No Driving! A few days before the event, us and our guests will be bussed into Philadelphia where we will be taking on all planned events by foot (and one Phillies game via the Subway). We're not even renting a car as everything is downtown and walkable (bring on the comfy heels!)
4. A second-hand dress from oncewed
5. A diamond from my parents as my E-Ring (you know your parents approve of the boy when they give him the rock beforehand!)
Thanks!
I've posted my 5 ways of keeping a wedding green; however, I couldn't see my comments that I just submitted. Please advice.
Hey Monica...try posting once more and if it doesn't work, email them to me at abby@stylemepretty.com and I'll post for you:)
I've tried posting it again, and still doesn't work. I emailed it to you already, thanks Abby! :)
Entry from Monica (comment wouldn't go through)
Here are 5 ways of creating a beautiful, unique green wedding:
1.edible arrangement-fruit bouquet are great to make as a centerpiece(http://www.ediblearrangements.com )
2.earth-friendly wine-With each recyclable bottle of wine purchased, the Lifford Wine Agency, in partnership with Tree Canada, will http://www.plantatreewine.com/flash.html " rel="nofollow">plant a tree in Sudbury, Ontario.
3.http://www.recycledglassworks.com/trlights.html " rel="nofollow">traffic light dishes - They are old traffic light lenses. Most of the traffic lights are either changed or will be changed to LED lights. The lenses are either thrown out, or can be used to add colour to the dining table.
4.www.greenkarat.com" rel="nofollow">recycle metal wedding ring-beautiful and green at the same time!
5.100% recycle vase-chic decorations like these from http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp;jsessionid=B446583DB4C54CBC29E1E526C1B12B55.app12-node4?itemdescription=true&itemCount=10&id=13952718&parentid=A_FURN_PRETTY&sortProperties=&navCount=84&navAction=poppushpush&color =" rel="nofollow">Urban Outfitters.
The colors on these invites are absolutely fantastic! I love the beautiful hues on these invites. I love the modern and fresh feel! Wonderful Post!
These are five ways in which we will be trying to stay green at our wedding. My fiance works in San Francisco for AmeriCorps doing ecological conservancy so this was particularly important to him. It has been fun and satisfying thinking up ways we can limit our impact on the environment but preserve the impact our event will have on our guests!
1. Gorgeous Compost! Our catering company will be composting all leftover, unusable food from the wedding, including what people can't finish on their plate. Do you know how much food that amounts to? ALOT!
2. Feathers from old feather pillows I have at home as an aisle runner. So pretty too!
3. Using silver teapots and urns collected from family as centerpiece vases. In addition to using what we have it really made our family feel included in our day.
4. Ceremony and reception at the same location. Guests can walk rather than drive from our ceremony to our party after. And enjoy the beautiful vineyards and oaks on the way.
5. My husbands ring is made of recycled metals, and to add cuteness to eco-chicness it is imprinted with a tree bark design. So him.
P.S. I love those feather/bird/nest themed invites, so sweet and effortlessly romantic.
My fiancee are doing some things already to go "green" for our wedding, and I'm sure I'll pick up more ideas here!
1. We are using home grown fruits and vegetables to serve as our centerpieces (think citrus arrangements, etc!)
2. We have arranged ahead of time with the reception venue, to have the extra food donated to a local womens' shelter
3. We spent hours designing a beautiful wedding website, jam-packed with TONS of info! This will eliminate a map, extra inserts, etc, from the invite.
4. Our guests will be walking from the church to the reception venue...they are right next door to each other!
5. I am selling back the votive candle holders, frames, and other materials that I am using at my reception to a friend who is getting married 3 months after my date.
1. having one bridesmaid and she can wear a dress she already owns
2. pre-owned wedding dress
3. no save the date cards, instead emails to a website with the date
4. 1 card for invitation (made with recycled paper of course), most of the info will be on the website where people can also RSVP
5. in lieu of favors, we'll be donating those funds to charities
1. Washable glasses, dinnerware, linens - no paper products!
2. Dresses and shoes - bridemaids can wear multiple times.
3. Conflict free diamonds - and reuse bands (grandparents)
4. Eco friendly favors - or none at all. No unnecessary waste.
5. Locally grown food from vendor/caterer.
After the ceremony and reception, encourage people to take their centerpieces or give them to second hand stores. All bottles/cans will obviously be recycled. Encourage wedding planner and reception facility coordinator to keep the wedding "green."
Thank you
These are the ways that we are try to be green at our wedding/reception.
1. Our OOT bags are reusable grocery bags
2. Everything in our OOT bags are local products
3. Distributing vintage hankies rather than tissues for those that shed a few tears
4. Bus service for our guests. (Less emissions and no drunk driving!)
5. Giving our flower arrangements to the local assisted living where my grantparents live
Here's what we're doing to be "green" for our destination wedding in Maui to make up for our non-carbon friendly wedding:
1. Rent vases from a local bride in the area.
2. Reusing our ceremony decor for our reception.
3. Edible favors with recyclable packaging.
4. Local flowers (so flowers won't have to be shipped in).
5. Locally grown / caught food.
My ways to be more "green" at our wedding:
1. Use recyclable or biodegradable plates from Recycline.com
2. Have a dress made with sustainable fabrics.
3. Use recycled paper, or paper from a sustainable source, for all invites, menus, programs.
4. Have a daytime/afternoon ceremony and reception to cut electricity costs. (and both in the same place to save on fuel and emissions)!
5. Using nature as decoration. What could be more beautiful? I.e. leaves, branches, acorns, for our fall wedding!
1. Have the ceremony and reception in one location. No driving!
2. Choose in-season flowers that are not imported
3. Throw real flower petals instead of confetti or rice. No danger to wildlife!
4. Give wedding party gifts in re-usable cloth bags.
5. Give favors that grow, or donate to an environtment-friendly charity in lieu of favors that are likely to be discarded
Wow! This a great contest and hopefully we can all get great ideas from each other on how to cut back!
My fiance and I never realized how expensive weddings were and how much gets wasted or thrown away. So here's are some things we plan on doing:
1. Reuse items from other friends weddings. All of my close friends have either just gotten married or are engaged and we decided to reuse a lot of each other items such as table number holders, decorations, etc. These can be our something borrowed! HAHA!
2. Leave to-go boxes for leftover food for guests to take home. Otherwise, the caterer will throw out all of the leftover food.
3. Reuse the flowers from the ceremony for our reception decor and let the guests take them home.
4. Donate my dress to charity since I won't be able to wear it again.
5. We've been saving all of our old jars and asked our family to save their old jars and we will be using them as candle holders and vases.
Great contest and splendid work by Pancakes and Franks!
Ways we're going green:
1) Having our reception at one of the most eco-friendly reception venues in the country! The Philip Merrill Center in Annapolis, MD http://www.cbf.org/site/PageServer?pagename=about_sub_merrill
2) Collecting vintage vases from antique stores and then filling them with locally sourced flowers for the ceremony (DIY)... and then giving the vases away to family/friends after the ceremony
3) Having our caterer use locally grown produce and organic foods for the meal
4) For the favor - making our own homemade solar powered "sun jars" out of small jars found at Ikea... but we will line them up on the dock for a neat picture opportunity before giving them away!
http://www.instructables.com/id/Home-made-Sun-Jar/
5) Having most of our wedding info available online, including RSVP through email or an online form... no extra envelope to mail back! We will still have paper invitations, but not a big portfolio full of extra inserts! Our wedding will be a "destination" for most people, so the extra info will definitely be needed... but they can look it up online!
This is a terrific contest! It is nice to see that other people are thinking hard about ways to cut back...
My fiance and I are in the beginning phases of planning, but so far have come up with great ideas to save!
1. He popped the question with my Nana's engagement ring (which I always wanted)!
2. I am not a big flower person, so we are going to have the bridesmaids and all the women special to me at our ceremony present a flower to me before we take our vows. I am so glad I get to see each one of them before the big moment!
3. A theme of our wedding is starting our roots together, so our wedding favors will be seeds to plant
4. No diamonds! We don't support the industry.
5. Bridesmaids can pick out any black dress they want.
While these all are helping with cost, they are all eco-friendly as well, which is great. I love seeing everyone's ideas!
Wow- I've picked up some really creative, green strategies to use at my wedding just from perusing the comments listed. Here are a few of my own!
1. Lower the carbon footprint of the wedding, by giving guests plantable trees as favors.
2. Feed guests local, organically grown cuisine. This includes wine!
3. Use in season, local, and organic flowers... not flown in from another country.
4. Purchase an invitation suite made from recycled paper with natural inks.
5. Hold the ceremony and reception in the same place, to reduce gas emissions.
We are really trying to throw an eco-chic wedding, here are just a few of the elements we are including:
1. Local- my flowers and dress will be found/made locally.
2. Food- we are having local organic cupcakes and chocolate, and a seasonal menu with California wine (some of which was made by my fiance).
3. Transportation- we are hosting the whole wedding weekend within walking distance.
4. Venue- the Hotel we are hosting our ceremony and reception at is committed to eco-friendly practices, Hotel Vitale.
5. Reuse- my mother's veil from the 1960's.
and just for good measure:
6. Paper- while we have already sent out our eco-friendly save the dates, I would love love love to have eco-friendly invites from Pancakes and Frank- did I mention that we are in SF- so they would be local as well!!
I’d like to submit some green wedding tips even though Letterpress is beyond my budget.
1) Ditch the plastic water bottles. Instead opt for a jar drink dispenser with spigot. These jars look fantastic when filled with ice water and sliced lemons or when put in a row with different beverages. (Pottery Barn sells a really pretty one)
2) For you’re out of town gift bags use canvas totes instead of paper gift bags. You can personalize them by putting your wedding logo on them. There are surprisingly affordable; I found some on cheaptotes.com for just 99 cents. As an added bonus, whenever your family or friends go to use them they will be reminded of your wedding.
3) Consider live plants for your ceremony décor. Lavender in potted pots lined down the aisle would be beautiful for a spring or summer garden wedding. Potted herbs on the table would be great for a rustic wedding. After the wedding you can plant them in your yard to remind you of your special day for years to come.
1.the ring- my fiancee arranged a trade with my best friend who's parents own a jewelry store that he would replace her car's engine (she forgot to change the oil) in exchange for my engagement setting and he used my grandmother's diamond from her wedding ring.
2. keepin it simple- using scenery in replace of tons of decorations letting nature be the backdrop to our wedding.
3. research- instead of spending money on a wedding planner, i've used the internet to research everything wedding related especially wedding cakes. i've always loved baking and i'm going to do some trial runs for my own wedding cake. if it doesn't work out i'll have the help of my sister in law.
4. the food- instead of going to an expensive caterer we're going to buy things in bulk and make them ourselves with the help of family and friends.
5. destination wedding- this will be more of a honeymoon for us with friends and family and will help us cut costs. we'll also have everything in one location so guests won't be driving from the wedding to reception etc.
1. antique engagement ring
2. having 2 in one pieces (place setting and wedding favors)
3. using a reusable parasol instead of bouquets for bridemaids
4. buying used votives from ebay or craigslist for centerpieces
5. composting left over food from the wedding at the nearby farm
Thanks so much, i Love your designs!
1-Antiques...My conflict free diamond on antique band, finding antique milk glass vases for all our vases for the tables and around the event. All purchased at swap meets and borrowed from family. Antique cake cutter, toasting flutes and ribbon throughout the event. Antique Czech glass buttons for wedding details on bouquets and church decor.
2-Reuse...As many items as possible from friends who have been married to the veil my grandmother created from a hankerchief in World War 2 for her own weddng. I have traded/bought items from other brides in my area through bridal websites and blogs. I plan to give away/trade/sell/donate any leftovers from our wedding so everything can be reused again!
3-Service...Donating centerpieces to the local military hospital to recognize troops for their work overseas and donating leftover meals to a local homeless shelter. We are also donating a portion of our registry to cancer research.
4-Organic...Flowers from locally sourced flower farms that offer flowers that are in season on our wedding date. Organic catering selections that are locally sourced from organic farms (like the CSA we belong to year round)!
5-Recycle/Reduce...Offering guests a wedding website to get most of the wedding details...saving paper this way...we do want to send simple invitations and response cards so doing it with 100% recycled paper and non-toxic inks (Pancake & Franks Vetiver Suite) would be a dream come true! :)
1. I want to buy carbon offsets to balance out people's travel here and any energy we use to entertain ourselves.
2. We are going to have the wedding and most of the reception outside - no lighting or A/C bills!
3. As others have said, choose vendors who do local and sustainable work. Our flowers will be from the farmer's market, and we'll have to negotiate with bakers/caterers for the rest. Here in the Bay Area, that's not too hard - and sustainably/humanely raised and organic food is definitely a bottom line for us.
4. Our engagement rights are handmade with lab-created moissanite stones and recycled metal; our wedding rings will be recycled.
5. We're considering having at least some portion of it be potluck - which means a savings on energy and water, since people would be doing their own dishes at home and not putting them through a huge industrial-strength process that a lot of caterers apparently use.
1. We will be buying plates en masse from Ebay, and then selling them after the wedding, probably on Ebay. We'll keep a couple, though, since we are not registering for any china. We don't want to collect more things than necessary!
2. The wedding favors are going to be my Grandma's recipe for pickled beets, which will be canned by my mom and my aunts. They call themselves Sister Act Beets. It will be a great way to involve my Grandma, who passed away last year, and to proclaim the benefits of canning, something my Grandma learned during the Depression.
3. I am not a huge flower person, so my 9-year-old sister and I will be making a lot of the flower arrangements out of anything and everything we have in the house (I'm thinking pipe cleaners and little craft pom poms). The flowers will go in vintage vases that belonged to my Grandma.
4. My fiance is Jewish, so for the Chuppah, instead of renting one from the local Synagogue, we will be making one out of the birch bark that litters my parents' backyard.
5. After the ceremony, we will be taking a bike taxi (or pedicab) to our hotel before heading to the reception, which is located in my backyard. Should be a blast!
1. Bridesmaids' flowers are being used as centerpieces for reception tables
2. Wine/Ice buckets for reception tables are being borrowed from friends/family
3. Reception and Ceremony are at the same place--saving gas/time/money for everyone (No awkward 3 hour break in the middle!)
4. Our event is taking place at Salvage One in Chicago, an antique store. All of the furniture and decorations (lighting/seating/tables) for our wedding will be refurbished antiques!! Check out www.salvageone.com
5. Decorations for bar/cake table/walk way are clearance Christmas vases/votive holders from Pottery Barn...will be re-used in our new home, my parents home, my friends' homes, etc!
1. serve wine that is made only from companies who have adopted sustainable policies and practices.
2. have your wedding reception earlier, in efforts to use natural light from the sun.
3. use flower pots instead of cut flower centerpieces so that guests can take them home and plant in their yards.
4. ride into ceremony on horseback or in a horse-drawn carriage (no cars, no gas)
5. all leftover food will be donated to local homeless shelters.
I LOVE GREEN weddings!! There are so more things we're trying to incorporate in our wedding - way more than 5 things, but here are a few:
1. I bought a pre-owned wedding dress! I highly recommend it because it was not only less expensive (and came with the bustle!), but I've been able to live my excitement with the previous owner by sharing photos! It has made everything twice as fun!
2. Using local, in-season flowers sparingly and for the rest? Knitting flowers with sustainable bamboo yarn for the tables and using sugar flowers for the cake...party favors and sugary treats!
3. Having the wedding ceremony and reception in the same place.
4. Corn-based biodegradable utensils and plates! Designate a bin for the biodegradable things, one for all else as a method of pre-sorting! You could go one farther and provide a compost bin for all foods compost-friendly!
5. Forget candles and overhead lighting - mini-LED lights strung about! They will provide a very romantic atmosphere and serve as holiday decorations for years to come, too!
For anyone reading these for ideas, you MUST MUST MUST visit my friend's Web site (www.thegreenbrideguide.com) for even more inspiration - Green doesn't have to be informal (just see some of the Style Me Pretty entries, too!) and a "traditional" wedding can easily be more environmentally-friendly without sacrificing anything!
PS. To all the other posters - great ideas!! I think I have a few more things to incorporate in our wedding!
This is such a great idea! I am always looking for more ways to incorporate sustainability into my wedding. The five fantastic ways I am reducing, reusing and recycling at my wedding are:
1) Minimizing driving! We are holding our wedding in the middle of a major city, with the synagogue and reception venue within easy walking distance of the hotel. We are also encouraging our guests not to rent cars and to take public transportation from the airports directly to the hotel. (The Washington, DC metro runs right into the hotel we picked!)
2) We are having our reception in a beautifully decorated museum so we do not need a lot of flowers, lighting, or extra decor....
3) We are using only local in season flowers (mostly beautiful peonies!)and donating them to a nursing home the next day.
4) We have asked people to donate to our wedding charity, National Resources Defense Council because we strongly support the work that they do!
5) We are sending an evite for the rehearsal dinner and we are printing our wedding invitations on recycled paper with soy based inks. We are ordering a response "postcard" to eliminate all those extra envelopes that would just come back to us.
This a great contest and I am currently thinking of ways to have an eco-friendly wedding, so this is a great way to come up with and share some ideas!
1. Make your own paper products out of paper you already have around the house; scraps from magazines, books, construction paper, you name it!
2. Send out invites through an online service that reduces the need for paper such as Evite.
3. Use dishes you can wash and reuse at your venue.
4. Use organic or locally grown flowers for your wedding.
5. Have guests carpool.
1. Be Fashionably Green: Think outside the box for your wedding dress. You could purchase a vintage dress that you can tailor to create a style that’s all your own? And when it comes to your bridesmaids, choose a dress option your maids will want to wear again and again.
2.Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Here’s a good rule of thumb for all of your wedding purchases: If it can’t be reused, recyled, or consumed, rent it. Working with vendors, ask about their recycling policy and make sure they have one. Use recycled materials you can use throughout your ceremony, starting with your invitations on recycled or tree-free paper.
3. Create a Green Registry: Make your home as green as your wedding with green registry options such as Green Feet [http://greenfeet.com ]
4. And Be Merry: As your guests raise a glass to toast your commitment, consider filling it with an organic beverage.
5.Cut costs with a fake cake :) serve guests sheet cake
Love the bird egg and blue!
Please send more info and visuals on your Paper Lantern design.
We are serious about this invitation and would like to find out color choices; ordering time and pricing.
Thank you.
So much to read, so much wealth of good information, keep it up :)