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January 21, 2012
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Wedding Invitation Trends 2012
Guest Blogger, Christina Carnevale, Paper Rock Scissors
Christina Carnevale is a professional designer and owner of Paper Rock Scissors, a design firm located in Conshohocken, PA dedicated to creating original invitations and announcements for weddings, mitzvahs, corporate parties, and all other special events.
As Winter is blasting us with its bitterness, Spring and Summer weddings are sitting on the horizon, just waiting to be announced. Invitations have become the method by which couples introduce their guests to the overall theme, design, or colors of the wedding, often incorporating elements that will be used at the wedding ceremony and/or reception. We’re seeing less and less of the “ivory card with black writing” invitation and watching our clients move into a fully designed invitation suite that truly reflects the theme of the event, and often, the personal style of the couple.
Since we begin booking clients for 2012 weddings in mid-2011, we start to see invitation trends earlier than many companies. As a result, we’re seeing the following trends forming for 2012, and we’re happy to share them with you.
A Continuation of
Jewel Tones
After the Royal
Wedding, we began to see an infusion of jewel tones into many weddings.
Unlike the Royal Wedding invitations, which were a traditional ivory with a
gold gilt edge, we’re seeing brides who are incorporating the jewel tones
into their actual invitations, choosing papers and ribbons that are deeply
saturated with color. Whether or not you choose to combine two jewel
tones together, or simply ground your color with the jewel tone and add a
brighter “pop,” you can’t go wrong with the luxe look of Jewel Tones.
Cobalt and Coral
Ruby and Gold
Blue Topaz and Gold
Blue Topaz
(tiffany blue) paired with a gold grounds the color and focuses the eye on the
important details that are accented and backed in the blue.
Sapphire and Hot Pink
Sapphire and Hot
Pink is a popular combination for both ballroom weddings as well as beach
weddings. Depending on the colors that
are used in the ink and in the pocket, an invitation can range from formal to
fun. The hot pink adds just the right
amount pizzazz.
Handwritten Calligraphy
I’ve said it
before in blog posts, and I’ll say it again. There is nothing more formal
that receiving an invitation with a handwritten guest name and address on
it. We’re seeing more and more brides return to the basic of handwritten
envelopes, and we are excited about it. When a piece of mail comes in
that has been handwritten, it’s a show stopper…particularly, beautiful
calligraphy on a lovely envelope.
Though we do
quite a lot of work with traditional calligraphy styles, we’re also seeing more
free-flowing calligraphy styles used on envelopes. Brides are looking for
something original and not so cookie-cutter, so a more unstructured script is
appealing. We are also seeing the use of white, silver, and gold inks on
darker envelopes (again, going back to jewel tones) which gives the invitation
a different look immediately upon receipt by your guest.
Whether you love
the ideas of the trends we’re seeing, or if you are looking for something
completely different, think about how you can make your invitation part of your
overall design aesthetic for the event. The possibilities only end where
your ideas do! We here at Paper Rock Scissors are happy to help should
you require professional assistance in designing your very own ensemble.
January 15, 2012
Bridal Event Boutique
If you've been to a recent Bridal Event in the Philadelphia area, then you've seen the table full of sparkly BLING. Its the newest addition to the show and its called Bridal Event Boutique.
The booth contains a small sampling of what you will find at http://www.bridaleventboutique.com/. You'll find everything from tiaras & headpieces to jewelry for you, your bouquet, AND your cake. There are accessories for everyone in the wedding party. There are also favors and guest books.
Our gift to you: Shop now and use the code "ALLFAB" to get 10% off your total purchase.
January 12, 2012
Wedding Flower Trends 2012
Guest Blogger, Tanti Lina, Papertini
"Vintage" is still going to be around for a while; because it's easy to embrace the idea of simple, familiar, comfort, warm, cozy and ooey gooey, like a good chocolate chip cookie should be. How that translates to flowers and decor is we'll get to see things like pick-from-the-garden bouquet style (handtied, textural, natural), mason and antique jars/bottles/containers, break away centerpieces (what that means is a table has 3-5 bud vases vs 1 big arrangement), mercury glasses, cute birds, etc...etc... Just browse Style Me Pretty, Anthropologie, and etsy, you'll find a lot of answers there. ^_^
Now, that's just my "business" or "industry driven" opinion. If you ask for my personal opinion as an invidiual, a woman, and an artist: Trend Schmrend.
Why?? Because it's YOUR wedding! Trend articles are there to serve as guidance, reference, and inspiration sources. Seriously, none of these mean anything if they are not what you truly want. For most people (cuz you know that one Kardashian story), this will be the one and only time you get to do this wedding shabongle!
So...Do what you love and follow your heart!
Wishing you a happy and prosperous 2012!
And...Happy Planning! ^__^
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Pictures Credit:
Lindsay Docherty Photography:
Antique Jars
Mercury Glass
Pick from Garden Style
Vintage
Picture taken by Papertini:
Ciao Bella Cakes with Cute Birds (Cake by Ciao Bella Cakes)
Photo courtesy of CLiu:
Short Cascade Bouquet
All flowers in the pictures are by Papertini
January 09, 2012
Real Wedding: Kelli + Jason 10.8.11
(Imagine this being said by the guy who does all the movie trailer voice-overs)
On a beautiful autumn afternoon...
In and around the Independence Seaport Museum...
At the Philadelphia waterfront known as Penn's Landing...
2 families blended as Kelli and Jason said "I Do".
My first meeting with Kelli and Jason actually took place on a park bench at Rittenhouse Square. I later found out that Kelli purposely had us sit where she and Jason met for the first time. They are an adorable couple. Although Kelli is a doctor, she doesn't carry herself with a sense of superiority. She is very earthy and bohemian. Jason is also a casual, laid back guy. The most important aspects of this wedding were food and fun.
I was hired to help with the design and day of wedding coordination. Kelli and Jason found the venue and most of the professionals on her own. Based on Kelli's style and personality, I recommended Necoh at Royal Design Flowers & Events. It turned out that Kelli and Necoh share an affinity for Hello Kitty and other Sanrio characters, like Chococat. Necoh surprised Kelli on her wedding day with a bonus bouquet.
The ceremony was set to take place on the museum's outdoor rotunda which overlooks the river. To take advantage of the circular structure, we created an intimate seating area with the wedding party and minister in the center.
Kelli wanted to use a lot of fall colors for her wedding: chocolate, green apple, wine, burnt orange, and ivory. The bridesmaids wore chocolate brown dresses. We dressed the outdoor cocktail tables and food stations in apple green. The reception tables were set with chocolate brown table linens and apple green napkins. We used ivory chairs to keep the space from appearing too dark. Necoh created centerpieces which incorporated flowers in orange and wine, plus an essential feature in the wedding decor, green apples. (The apples represented Jason. His nieces and nephews call him "Uncle Apple".) She also carried this concept over to the cake.
The DJ made sure there was fun. Brulee Catering (the exclusive caterer for Independence Seaport Museum) made sure there were plenty of tasty morsels for Kelli and Jason's family and friends. I even heard one of the guests say "There's still more food coming?"
During one of our meetings with the catering sales staff, Kelli and Jason mentioned that they wanted to get funnel cake before they left Penn's Landing. Unfortunately, they didn't find any. On the wedding day, we made sure they found the truck.
The mother/daughter photography team of Joyce & Jess at Casual Candids Photography did an amazing job capturing the details and fun of this wedding.
From jumping the broom...
... to boys being boys
(I love that picture.)
We wish Kelli and Jason a long and FABULOUS marriage.
To see more photos from this wedding, visit the gallery on our website.
Muchos Smooches!
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