I recently created this nautical invitation suite for a North Carolina client. This blog post gives you a behind-the-scenes look at the design process!
I have been very busy lately putting the finishing touches on invitation suites — which I love! It’s a great feeling to assemble a suite, tuck it safely in its beautifully calligraphed envelope, and know that someone is going to be pleasantly surprised to receive it.
I recently finished creating this fantastic thermography invitation suite. I am so pleased with the way it turned out and, more importantly, so is my client!
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In today’s blog post, I want to describe the process we went through to make these invitations. The time and care it takes will make you look at custom invitations in a whole new way!
This particular client was “on the ball” with her event, so back in November, she talked to her event planner {Melanie Hobert of Sweet Meadow Farms}, who referred her to me. What the client wanted was simple: a logo of the family boat to include on all the reception materials.
I got started by creating a pencil sketch. This was what the first one looked like:
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