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There are weddings that are beautiful, and then there are weddings that tell a story so meaningful it takes your breath away. Mary and James’ celebration at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park was definitely the latter. When they approached me to design their wedding stationery, I knew we were creating something that would honor […]
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We’re thrilled to share that our custom wedding invitation suite and day of items for Mary and James’s San Diego Zoo Safari Park wedding has been featured in the latest issue of California Wedding Day magazine. The suite beautifully captured the spirit of their meaningful celebration, incorporating a hand-painted zoo landscape and natural motifs that […]
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Your wedding invitations are the first glimpse your friends and family will get of what’s to come for your wedding day. Why settle for something cookie-cutter when you can commission a custom design that reflects your unique love story? I’m Jaime Coast, a professional stationery designer and watercolor artist, and I’m going to share today […]
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I’m thrilled to share a glimpse into a recent wedding where I had the honor of designing luxury invitations and day of details that captured the couple’s elegant and timeless style. When Hannah and CJ approached me to design the stationery for their wedding, I knew we were about to create something truly magical. Set […]
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As a custom stationery designer who has mailed lots of wedding invitations, I know it can be tricky to get everything right with postage. Sending out beautiful invitations is exciting, but it can turn into a hassle if you’re not careful. From weighing your invites to thinking about special materials and decorations, knowing the rules […]
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If you swoon over the look of vintage postage stamp sets on wedding invitations, you may be a secret philatelist (aka a lover of stamps.) For the budding philatelist, here’s my guide to using vintage postage for your wedding. Where can I buy postage for my wedding invitations? I always advise clients to buy stamps […]
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Wedding invitation etiquette is one of the first realizations couples have that planning a wedding has a lot more nuance then they once thought. Everything from how you phrase the opening of your invitation, to how you address the envelopes, has significance and implications. And as more and more couples are hosting their own weddings […]
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Looking for the latest in wedding decor trends? Look no further. I am a professional stationery designer and wedding blogger so staying on top of and ahead of the trends is part of my job. I got into stationery design because I loved traditional paper-making techniques, creating unique and personal stationery, and the long lost […]
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As a professional stationery designer, I often hear a lot questions about the timing of sending out your save the dates, when to send wedding invitations, and when to request RSVPs back. There’s a lot of conflicting advice from traditional etiquette mandates and anxiety over delays in the mail or just excitement about knowing your […]
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If you’re working on your day of stationery, you know the pleasure of trying to get all of your guests to RSVP on time, figuring out the seating chart and ordering table numbers, seating charts, or place cards. So when it comes to your own names, do you need a place card? Place cards for […]
