All Posts Tagged With: "Save The Dates"
DIY Project - Custom Block Prints
This DIY project is strictly for those of you who have a steady hand and some serious patience. BUT, if you can pull it off, I think that it’s such a great gift for your guests…a custom block print inspired by your own unique personalities.
From the bride…
My amazingly artistic fiance, Josh Lowe did three block prints for our upcoming wedding on November 1, 2008. A landscape of where we are getting married for the save-the-date, a nest for the invitation and a graphic carving of the word Love on notebooks for our favors. We wanted our paper goods to feel like little pieces of art that we hope will end up in frames. They are all different and unique and really set the tone for our rustically elegant diy wedding.
We have yet ANOTHER giveaway to celebrate Pink Week on SMP! Didn’t I tell you that today would be great! Our next giveaway comes from PaperZest out of the DC/Virginia area…
Christina, the owner and designer of PaperZest, is completely in tune with what real brides are looking for…simple, chic designs that celebrate their own unique occasion. And, she’s giving away 100 CUSTOM save the dates to one lucky SMP reader. Just leave a quick comment (1-2 sentences max) as to why you love SMP and we’ll choose a random winner!
I am more excited about today’s posts than I have been about any other post in SMP history. Why, you ask? Well, not only are we doing a ton of giveaways, we are also featuring some absolutely beautiful invitations crafted by some of my favorite designers…all to honor those who have been touched by breast cancer. It just feels like it’s going to be a good day.
To kick it all off, I wanted to tell you about this great new project that Viola of Chewing the Cud and Libby of Byrd + Bleeker are launching…A Survivor Soiree!
I have to say, I knew from the minute I received Erich and Debra’s save the date, that this wedding was going to be good. They had a vintage Palm Beach postcard replicated with their save the date printed on the back side. It was absolutely adorable…
When the invitations came, I knew instantly that the wedding would be filled with cute personality and fun little touches. They were designed by ephemera press with pale yellow and slate ink letterpressed on pretty white card stock. Check out the wording, it’s the best part…
As I am sure most of you know, I am a HUGE fan of all things Etsy. It’s such an incredible environment for buyers to support local artists and find something that is truly unique. Yesterday, someone mentioned using Etsy’s Dear Emma shop for their wedding invitations, which of course, prompted me to spend WAY too much time pouring over the invitations featured….
I definitely found some pretty great little shops that are doing really beautiful, innovative things with wedding invitations. And, the best part is that they are completely affordable! This set by Cheer Up runs for $1.75 / piece for seating cards and save the dates, to about $3.00 per set for wedding invitations…
It’s time to announce the winners in the Hello! Lucky save the date giveaway!! We had such a wonderful response to the contest…thank you to everyone for their thoughtful answers and beautiful inspirations.
As an effort to show their gratitude, Hello! Lucky would like to offer 25% off their save the dates to all of those who entered! Simply refer to the SMP contest with your email address and your comment, and your discount will be honored!
Save the Dates by Hello! Lucky
I hope everyone had a great weekend. Since we’ve had such a nice time with our TWO weeks of Unique Weddings, it seemed almost sad to just start the day with a regular post. Instead, I figured we could all use a little contest pick-me-up!!
The OH-SO-TALENTED girls over at Hello! Lucky are giving away 100 letterpress Save the Date cards to one lucky Style Me Pretty reader! Pretty good contest, isn’t it?
My best friend in the entire world, Katie, got married a few months ago and I have to say, it was one of the best weddings that I have ever been to. Katie has this sense of style about her that is so unique and personal. She is crazy and quirky, but she is also extremely family oriented and loyal…and her wedding was just that.
Before I share with you the photos from the wedding though, I wanted to post a picture of her engagement shots that we used to create her Save the Dates. They are so stinking cute, you are going to looooove them….
Do-It-Yourself Wedding Projects
These Luggage Tag Save the Dates are the cutest things I have ever seen…
To Make DIY Luggage Tags:
These luggage tags were backed with white linen and tied with gold and pink taffeta ribbon. I used sheets of watercolor paper which had a lovely textured surface and I printed A4 sheets with 9 cards on each, designing the layout in photoshop. I cut each card to a luggage tag shape before spreading a very fine layer of PVA glue on the back, making sure that every inch of the card was covered to avoid getting any air bubbles, then laying them onto sheets of white linen. Once the glue had dried I cut around them, punched a hole in the shaped end using a hole punch then added an eyelet through which I could tie the ribbon. Adding the eyelets was the most difficult part as they require some serious banging with a hammer and I kept hitting my fingers!
