Join me and other vendors at the Burlington VT, Bridal Show on 11/15/09 at the Hampton Inn near Costco's in Colchester, Vt. Follow this link to pre-register, or you can e-mail to get a couple of comp tickets!
Sometimes you just see something that makes you go- man, I love these and boy do I wish I'd thought of it. Such was the case with these very cool save the dates and photo magnets from fellow stationer Lori of Fin+Roe. And now, we're offering them in our online shop!
Check out these designs:
They come in a number of color ways and can be paired with a number of unique patterns. The magnets come printed with your information on the back, so if the card gets lost, the info is still on the magnet. To see more, check them out at our site!
Lasso'd Moon Designs- Custom Save the Date Magnets
The winner of the Custom Guest Book Poster was commenter #3- Rebecca! Please send me an e-mail and we'll get the details and design worked out. Thanks to everyone who entered and congratulations Rebecca!
So due to a sick kiddo and a lingering headache, I've decided to do one more day on our custom guest book giveaway. You have until 3 pm EST on 11/3 to enter!
10 years ago, this year, my husband and I had a beautiful tented wedding at my parents' home. While I was spared from a lot of the stress as I was living out of state at the time, it was really stressful on them. Here are some things I learned that I thought I might pass on to you.
First off, you'll need to consider what you're going to do about your home. Will you lock it up, and rent port-a-potties? Will you keep it open? There are some logistics to work out if you're having over 100 people at your wedding and have a septic tank in your backyard. You will absolutely need to have your tank cleaned a few days before the wedding. My parents opted to have the house open, and told guests (or had signs up, I can't quite remember) that the "Ladies Room" was in the house, and the "Mens Room" was the two port-a-potties they'd rent. If you're going to lock the house up, be sure to rent the kind with sinks in them.
Perhaps the most obvious is making sure you have enough room for a tent. There are several kinds you can get, so your space may mean two smaller tents in an L shape, or you might have the space for the large, peaked tents. You'll also want a nice, flat area, and be sure to have a dance floor! Dancing on grass in heels isn't fun.
You will also need to rent your tables and chairs too. A reputable tent company will guide you to how big of a tent you're going to need depending on how many guests you're inviting and how many tables you'll need.
Caterers- you'll want to find a caterer who is used to working with tented receptions. They will be better equipped in dealing with tent logistics, and consider renting them their own smaller tent, which will give them a tucked away place to cook on site and hide their equipment.
Parking- is there enough room for 70-80 cars? consider having a family member or hired professional to guide guests as to where to park. If you have a couple of cars parking in the wrong direction, you could run out of room.
Decor- because you're renting table and chairs, you'll also need to rent linens (tablecloths and napkins), flatware and place settings (though you can find really neat plasticware that looks like the real thing). Vermont brides can check out www.occasionsvt.com for linen rentals. Occasions is also a full service caterer that has AMAZING food as well.
For some tented inspiration, you can check out the following Vermont tent vendors: Celebration Rentals, Wedding, Tents and Events and Vermont Tent Company.
{Image credits, top, Occasions Catering; bottom three, Celebration Rentals}
I know, I know, it's not even Halloween yet, but the in the custom design world, it's never too early to start planning for your events and the holidays! Here are some very cool holiday card designs from Envelopments® that we can recreate for you, or use as a starting point to create something completely new and custom (we have TONS of holiday graphics at our disposal).
I love this design, because the colors are so unexpected for the holidays.
These next two cards are appealing because of the fun with the different fonts:
If you'd like to discuss a holiday card or holiday party invitation design (or send out holiday cards with your wedding pictures) use the link below to contact us for more information or to get a quote. You can also see more designs at our online shop.
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That's right- one lucky reader (or commenter) will win a free guest book poster in celebration of the product launch! Choose from one of the ready made designs, or we'll make you a custom one on either white or ecru cardstock. After proof is approved, your poster will ship in one to two weeks. You can see a few other of our designs here.
So check out our new designs, and then leave a comment answering the following question:
What do you most look forward to about being married? I won't judge you on your answers, the winner will be chosen with the random number generator on November 2nd, around noon EST.
I so wish that these had been invented when I got married! I love the idea of guest book posters, because unlike guest books, they don't sit in a box in storage at your mother-in-laws (*ahem*) but can be proudly displayed on your wall in a frame of your choice. So I've designed some posters to go with our invitations, but would love to design a brand new custom poster too! Here are some of the designs recently created:
Posters measure 11 x 17 and you can get more info at our website.
