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Patterned & Printed Wedding Ideas

We know incorporating pattern into your wedding can be a bit intimidating, but when done correctly, it can add tons of style, elegance and fun! Take a look at some tips on how to incorporate patterns and prints...

Set the tone for your patterned wedding with a fun invitation like this chevron print via The Knot

 

via Erica OBrien Cake Design & Half Baked 

Your cake is a great way to introduce pattern -- inspiration colors should come from the base colors used in your wedding. 

 

via Tahoe Unveiled & Style Me Pretty

 Stick with one pattern and incorporate it in multiple areas & colors for a united look. Also, choose a more simplified pattern or print so you don't overwhelm the table.

 

via The Knot

A printed aisle runner can add a great splash of color and a dash of elegance too!

 

via The Plunge Project

I love these escort card/party favors! They are another great source for incorporating pattern into your wedding!

xFrances

New Paper Store Opens in NYC!

Look what I found in Soho this morning! The stationary store, Paper Source, just opened recently in the neighborhood. It has an amazing range of beautiful greeting cards, high quality patterned papers, custom stationary options, and many more awesome things!  

Love these patterned papers!

They seem to have every paper color of the rainbow. 

Pretty ribbons.

Stamps make customizing things a DIY that anyone can handle.

Wrapping gift boxes in decorative papers and then using them on your tabletop for height variation is a cheap and easy DIY trick to add some interest to your table.

 

 Be sure to check it out! 

 Michelle

Vintage Hollywood Wedding with Yellow and Gray Details

We were thrilled to see Kwanji + Howell's adorable retro Hollywood Romance inspired wedding on Style Me Pretty last week! 

Photographer: Patricia Kantzos Photography/ Venue: Pelham Bay & Split Rock Golf Course/ Artwork: Courtney from Swiss Cottage Designs / Event Planner: Lauren from Loli Events / Flowers: Lynn Jawitz of Florisan LLC / DJ: Philip Quinaz of 74 Events / Cake: Sal from Conti’s Pastry Shoppe / Invitations: Minted / Wedding Gown: Michelle Roth / Wedding Gown Purchased At: Kleinfeld Bridal / Shoes: Stuart Weitzman / Bridesmaids Dresses: Ella Park Bridal

Romantic Vintage Inspiration at The Metropolitan Building

We were so lucky to work with some amazing vendors on this photo shoot produced by the lovely blog Aisle Candy and the photographer KT Merry.  The full post was on Style Me Pretty, and here is a sampling.

 

 

 

If you want to see even more, head on over to Style Me Pretty!

The inspiration came from BHLDN's new line of wedding dresses.  From there we decided to do a super soft, romantic, vintage inspired shoot that was 100% pretty.  We shot at the Metropolitan Building, which is a super cool venue out in Long Island City, and we used all of the tableware from Anthropology.

I had the bright idea to do a sequin lined aisle, which came out beautifully, but word to the wise, you need a billion sequins to get a cool effect, and a good vacuum to pick them all up later!

I brought in some of my very favorite vendors to collaborate on this, including kat flower, Preston & Olivia, Nine Cakes and Love Jenna Calligraphy.  The absolutely freaking amazing photography was done by KT Merry, who I feel truly lucky to have worked with.  We also did a DIY project based on the favors in this shoot, which we'll feature next!

Location: The Metropolitan Building in Long Island City  (http://www.metropolitanbuilding.com/)
Photographer: KT Merry (http://www.ktmerry.com)
Hair: Takahide Tokuyama for Patrick Melville Salon  (http://takahidetokuyama.com/)
Makeup: Hiro Yonemoto for MAKE UP FOR EVER (http://www.hiroshiyonemoto.com) 
Models: Click Models (http://www.clickmodel.com/click-nyc.php)
Dresses: BHLDN (http://www.bhldn.com) and a few others from Gabriella New York (http://www.gabriellanewyork.com/)
Hair Accessories: Preston and Olivia (http://www.prestonandolivia.com), Jennifer Behr (http://www.jenniferbehr.com/) and Jannie Baltzer (http://janniebaltzer.com/)
Jewelry: BHLDN (http://www.bhldn.com)
Flowers: KatFlower  (http://katflower.blogspot.com/)
Cake and macarons: Nine Cakes (http://www.ninecakes.com)
Event design and styling: Rock Paper Scissors Events (http://www.rpscissors.com)
Calligraphy: Love Jenna (http://lovejennacalligraphy.com/)
All tableware: Anthropologie (http://www.anthropologie.com)

 
 
 

Vintage Americana Souvenir Wedding Inspiration on SMP

We were so lucky to do a vintage roadtrip wedding inspiration shoot with the uber talented women at Melangerie, Inc. and Jen Huang Photography, featured on Style Me Pretty. Check out a peek here!

We created keychain escort cards with Ebay buys.

 

 The shoot sprang from the inspiration of a Viewmaster Invitation by the lovely Melangerie, Inc.

 

Souvenir state plates chargers. More Ebay fun :)

 

 Each of our tables was named after a famous American roadtrip landmark.  We did a Grand Canyon and Graceland centerpiece vignette for this shoot. 

 

Map placements were repurposed as a runner.
 


Our "groom" was name Jack, so we had to serve Jack and Cokes. And aren't the flags adorable?

 

You can check out more pictures and more details from all the vendors on the write up over on Style Me Pretty.   Such a fun shoot to be a part of!  xoxo, Ara
 

New to the Scene Custom Stationer: Swiss Cottage Designs

Have you been looking for the coolest whimsical custom invitations?  Well here you go!  Swiss Cottage Designs does just that.   Check out some of their awesome work:

Freaking adorable, right?   I love her clever text copy along with the whimsical, fun design.  

Cheeky, playful text, plus a great layout and inspired design?  Does it get any better?  And the pictures on her website are so well styled.  You know I love that.  So of course I loved her designs, and I told her so and asked her what her price point was, expecting of course that something this fabulous and custom would probably cost about a million dollars.  Each order is custom made for you, so there is no set price, but I was very pleasantly surprised that based on an average price, one could get such great custom design for substantially less than a million dollars.  To see more of her fabulous work and to get her number so that you can call her ASAP to do your invitations (or social stationary or corporate stationary), go to Swiss Cottage Designs.  By the way, this is not a sponsored post.  I just like to connect you to cool vendors who do fabulous things and speak about them enthusiastically :)

 

Gorgeous and Affordable Wedding Invitations

Here are rest of the fabulous invitation suites that match the Save the Dates we are giving away this week!

We have a great Save the Date giveaway going on this week, and the last day to enter is TODAY!  Click here for more information and to enter.  Today we are featuring my favorites of the full invitation sets that match the adorable save the dates from Printable Press.  Molly featured her favorites, which were woodsy and natural, and are very cute, but my favorites are the glam and sophisticated ones above.   Which ones are your favorites?  Printable Press has a little bit of everything - whimsical, glamourous, cute - so definitely check them out!

I love Printable Press for so many reasons.  They have fantastic designs plus an affordable, approachable focus, allowing you to have their wedding invitations printed yourself to save a little cash.  And what is better than an affordable wedding invitation, how about a free save the date?  We are so excited to do our giveaway with them later on this evening, so make sure you have entered! xo, Ara

Printable Press: A peek into some designs!

In honor of our AMAZING save-the-date Printable Press giveaway this week, I wanted to showcase a few of my favorite invitation suites from the designers! Hmm... where to start? They're all so adorable! 

Maybe it's this winter wind blowing through the NYC skyscrapers this week, but this suite has me thinking of the gorgeous great wide open. I love the balanced simplicity of this design- it's graphic and sweet and frames that spot-on perfect typography! As a big typography nerd, my favorite part of this suite is the modern lettering. Perfect for a mountain lodge affair or just a lover of the great outdoors.

This adorable invitation suite is particularly close to my heart. My husband proposed to me under initials we'd carved into a tree while in college and this set just reminds me of good, old-fashioned, timeless romance. Whether you're high school sweethearts or just young lovers at heart, make your first public declaration of your wedding date as sweet as this age-old symbol of the simplest kind of declaration: you + me. 

To enter our Printable Press save-the-date giveaway, be sure to head on over to our Facebook page and LIKE us! Then pop back over here and leave a comment below. We'll be choosing a random winner on Friday night, so be sure to enter before we close the contest on Friday December 10th at 8pm EST!   xo, Molly

Free Templates: Save the Date, Invitation and Signage, oh my!

Amazing resource: The Wedding Chicks.  Isn't this Save the Date the cutest ever?

Ok guys.  You may know of the Wedding Chicks because they have a great blog, but has everyone taken the time to peruse all of their awesome FREE wedding paperie templates?  We are talking the works here.  Save the date templates, bride and groom signage, monograms, even invitation suites.  They will even do slight customizations for free with your name and wedding date so that you don't have to fuss around with the templates, and they'll email you a printable jpeg so you are good to go.  

 

These are their free Mad Men Save the Dates?  Hello, cuteness.

Go and check out the Wedding Chicks for some truly great free templates.

And we have a fun surprise for you!  We have a giveaway from one of our favorites, Printable Press, coming up for you tomorrow.  

 They are giving away one of their absolutely darling Save the Date templates, customized with your personal information.  We'll announce the give-away tomorrow, and you can enter all week long until Friday at 8pm EST/5pm PST.

etsy spotlight: Baumbirdy

Baumbirdy has been getting a lot of nice street cred lately and deservingly so. With features in Martha Stewart Weddings and countless adorable real weddings on some of today's most popular blogs, Baumbirdy has proven their staying power in the world of invitations and paper design.

{photo by Amy Carroll Photography}

Their unique approach and materials  (wood invites! clutch-style designs!) make them an excellent choice for those indie brides out there and anybody looking for something unique and playful. And those typography cake toppers-- what an adorable alternative to the traditional bride and groom! These are some of my faves. xoxo Molly

Other Wedding Festivities Part V: The Post Wedding Brunch

A citrus inspired post wedding brunch

Clockwise from top left: Martha Stewart, The Knot, The Knot, Kelly Oshiro Events, Buddy and Bean

Welcome back to the final installment of the “Other Parties” series going on this week on Scissors brought to you by intern extraordinaire Alex. Every bride knows that outside the main event are a seemingly endless list of parties that either build up to or wind down from the wedding itself. It can be a bit overwhelming, no? But the fun side is that they can be a great opportunity to showcase all the fabulous ideas that didn’t make it into the big day. 

The post wedding brunch is the final event in a long line of parties celebrating a wedding. This one is unique because it happens after the ceremony and reception, lending it a “wind down” kind of feeling.

The day after brunch is a modern event that is quickly gaining popularity as a way to send off your guests and relive memories from the night before. As a newer trend it has less traditions saddled to follow but it is usually hosted by the bride and groom, or by a close friend or family member as a gift to the couple. The location could be a private home, a restaurant, or, if most out of town guests are staying in a hotel, consider hosting a brunch there to make life easy on everyone, including the host. You can send a separate invitation for this event to make it really stand out or you can include it with your wedding invitation for simplicity’s sake.

At Rock Paper Scissors just because the post wedding brunch is the last event to take place doesn’t mean it needs to be last in style! We picture a low key brunch using simple and inexpensive lemons as a main décor element. White linens, usually included at a venue or restaurant, can be supplemented by yellow napkins to make your table look custom and cheery. Centerpieces can be as simple as a big bowl of simply citrus or supplemented by yellow flowers.

Rock Paper Scissors Twist: Lemons can be used to bring interest to all five senses. It can be added to meals and water as a flavoring, and large quantities emit a lovely scent, one that can also help to wake people up before a long flight or drive! 

Other Wedding Festivities Part IV: The Rehearsal Dinner

A dramatic nautical rehearsal dinner

Clockwise from top left: Paper Crave, Le Cupcake, The Knot, The Mayflower Shop, Paper Crave, A Hole Lotta Nothing, Timeless Paper

Welcome back to the fourth installment of the “Other Parties” series going on this week on Scissors brought to you by our intern Alex. Every bride knows that outside the main event are a seemingly endless list of parties that either build up to or wind down from the wedding itself. It can be a bit overwhelming, no? But the fun side is that they can be a great opportunity to showcase all the fabulous ideas that didn’t make it into the big day. 

The rehearsal dinner is an event where the key players of the wedding gather after rehearsing for the wedding ceremony to take place the next day. The dinner is traditionally hosted by the grooms family, but like most wedding events we’ve been covering this week, tradition is loosening and couples are often hosting, or at least planning, the event themselves. The guest list can be anything from immediate family and wedding party to a huge bash with every out of town guest invited. The location is similarly anything goes- it can be held at a restaurant, a private home, the hotel where most guests are staying, or anything else you can dream up.

At Rock Paper Scissors we think the rehearsal dinner is a nice event to make a nod to the groom’s hobbies and tastes. With a whirlwind of feminine and bride centric events, this is a great opportunity to honor the other half of the wedding celebration! With a sailing loving groom in mind this inspiration board started with the discovery of this amazing and dramatic invitation suite- proof that nautical need not be simply cutesy or preppy! From there we sought out other great paper products, table numbers and place cards, that used two elements from the invitation suite, rope and anchors. And to round it out, life saver cupcakes are perfect for a rehearsal dinner, slightly less formal and less expensive than a cake. 

Rock Paper Scissors Twist: Rope can be an unexpected and fun design element. It can be incorporated into centerpieces, signage, even invitations, lending a more masculine vibe to the event.

Fan Programs With Games!

Wow. am I impressed with the cleverness and craftiness of Della Stella as seen in her feature on Intimate Weddings blog.  Check out these program fans.  Not only are they great because they do the double duty of keeping your guests cool at your outdoor wedding and providing the ceremony information, they also have games to entertain your guests before your ceremony starts!  SO adorable, right?  The full instructions can be found on the Intimate Weddings blog, and aside from coming up with clever games for your guests (this bride had mad libs, fill in the blank, and word search), is very easy to construct.  I'm wondering (because I live in Manhattan and have limited access to power tools) if you couldn't get away with securing the tied ribbon with a strong glue for the pencil.  Might be worth a try if you are also sans drill.  

 

  All images by Della Stella as seen on Intimate Weddings

Gorgeous Invitations

I just spotted these beautifully designed invitations posted by Parcel Post over on Brooklyn Bride and had to share them.  These totally float my boat.  They are elegant and sophisticated while still being a bit different and fun.  Really lovely.

Invitation by Dauphine, Photography by Parcel Post

Invitation by Smock, Photography by Parcel Post
 

Unbelievable Homemade Invitations

Whoa.  Did you guys all see this DIY homemade wedding invitation feature on Style Me Pretty?  Um yeah, the bride made them, and they are awesome and while I am sure that a lot of blood, sweat and tears went into it, the end result is sooo fabulous and inspiring.  Say you're slightly (or ok a lot less) crafty, this is still a great inspiration for a vintage glam and fun start to your wedding that you could seek out from a stationer or graphic designer.  Check out the full feature here on Style Me Pretty.

  

Chocolate Menus

First of all, I'm back!  So sorry for the long hiatus, but two weeks ago I was swamped with a photo shoot I put together with some wonderful vendors (Allan Zepeda Photography, Quatre Coeur florists, Michelle Kuo graphic design - but more on that in a later post), and then last week I was deathly ill.  Ok, perhaps that's a slight exaggeration, but I was really sick for more than a week, and when was the last time that happened?  Maybe only when I got cholera on the Oregan Trail. But luckily in both cases I recovered.

And I recovered in time to go the Wedding Salon event last night.  This was actually a really well done bridal fair, big but not obnoxious and with some really good vendors.  My favorite tidbit from the evening, and perhaps one of my favorite new things in general, was that I saw a table set with chocolate menu cards.  Yup, as in the menu is made of chocolate so your guests (and you) can eat it!  Hmm, sounds a little tacky you say?  Um, no actually it was really cool.  See some pictures I snapped on my phone.

See?  Cool, right?  And I finally found the vendor who made them!  It's Candy Art USA.  Go and check out more of their delicious wares :)

Stunning Invites by Printable Press

Ok, so I had heard of Printable Press before.  I knew they had a great concept about semi-customizing a layout for one of their invitation sets with your wording, and then sending you the PDF for you to print at home or locally.  But then I actually went on their website, and WOW, I have drunk the Kool-Aid and now I am totally head over heels in love.  Their design work is awesome!!!  Yes, three exclamation points worth of awesome.  This is not a sponsored post.  I don't even do those.  I just really think that their design work is fantastic, their concept is so accessible, and they seem like such good people.  Seriously, do yourself a favor and check out their website here, and below are a few of my favorites, from the many, many cool designs that they have:

 

All images from the Printable Press website.  Yup, love them!    

Free Save the Date Template from Wedding Chicks

Ok, so I am kind of on a DIY kick at the moment.  But I just love when I come across beautiful, free, easy projects like this one from the Wedding Chicks.  They have made it so easy for you to print this totally gorgeous Save the Date from your home computer and get a completely professional result.  Click here to download the template from them.

Image from the Wedding Chicks.

Save the Date?  Check.  Done.

DIY Menu Project

Guest Blogger Mimi from Mika 78 had a super creative, lovely project on 100 Layer Cake the other day that I loved so much I just had to point you all to it.  She gives amazingly detailed instructions, and the end result is so worth a weekend of crafting!  Click here for the instructions on 100 Layer Cake.  This will add so much visual interest to a plain table that you could certainly save money by going with a much less ornate centerpiece if you invest a little time in these colorful menu cards.

Images via 100 Layer Cake  

Great Idea: DIY Menu Cards

I love the look of a menu card on each place setting at a table.  It gives additional visual interest to a table and also involves your guests more in the meal.  Martha Stewart has a great templates available for free online for a simple do it yourself project and Once Wed has a SUPER cute DIY menu with instructions on their website.  

 Martha Stewart Weddings Summer 2008

Once Wed 

Great Idea: More Stamp Options Than The Post Office

I was browsing on Jung Lee's blog and came across a great source for beautiful, unique stamps: Zazzle.  For any of you paper snobs out there who really care about the look of your invitations, save-the-dates, and response cards, you may be feeling like the post office is a bit lacking in fabulous stamps to go with your fabulous stationery.  So here is your solution, Zazzle has hundreds of very pretty stamps going way beyond the selection at the post office, and if none of those are to your liking, you can customize your stamps at a very reasonable cost.  They offer several different postage options from your save-the-date postcards to your odd size invitations, and overall, I just think that this is such a great resource to complete a cohesive, gorgeous invitation in an inexpensive way.

All images from Zazzle