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Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Seasons Greetings!

Many thanks to The Sparkle Queen for featuring our Palm Tree Holiday Cards in an Etsy Treasury as well as on her Blog AND Pinterest page!

'Seasons Greetings!' by Sparklysharpfabulous

So many cards to choose from this season, all lovely and bright!

Winter Wonderland S... AFancifulTwist $6.50	Holly Buffalo in Sa... SilentMyloStud... $4.50	holiday card set / ... ModernPrintedM... $15.00	Holiday card - squi... archsehgal $28.00
Palm Tree Christmas... DGInvites $30.00	Tis The Season For ... gizmohandme $4.00	Reindeer Christmas ... AnantiPaper $10.00	Deco the Halls Scre... greenporchligh... $4.00
Handpainted Greetin... HandmadeExclus... $30.00	Custom Sugar Plum H... kelpdesigns $40.00	CHRISTMAS CARDS Yet... MazzyBlueStudi... $9.95	Snowman Cards - Hol... michellemach $8.00
25 Elegant Vintage ... roseandrubypap... $40.00	Letterpress Holiday... smockpaper $14.00	Ms. Pacman Christma... uluckygirl $2.95	All of God's Bl... YourPictureFix... $30.00

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Thursday, November 29, 2012

That is until the BIG Bridal show here in Cleveland. If you are engaged or will be in 43 days....you can't miss this one! It is by far the biggest and best Bridal show you can attend in the Cleveland and surrounding areas. It will host the most vendors in any category you may be looking for. Of course I brag about the show because we will be there, but really you should too! It is hosted by the wonderful Today's Bride. We are especially excited because it will be our big debut in the Cleveland area. Relocating to a new state with no local ties is difficult. It's not stopping us....we have big plans for 2013! We have the most jobs booked going into the new year that we ever have and we hope this show really sets us over the top. This won't be the last time you hear about the show...just throwing it out there since you can buy your tickets now :) Don't miss it, January 12th from 2-8pm and 13th from 10-5pm.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Rockin' Retro Xmas

We love Etsy features...many thanks to CatinoCreations for featuring our retro ornament holiday card set!!

'Rockin Retro Xmas' by CatinoCreations

Jingle Bell Jingle Bell Jingle Bell Rock....la la la Oh you know you will be singing it all day now!

Vintage Button Chri... IslaysTerrace $8.00	Vintage Holiday Elf... ChetStyle $12.00	Christmas Tree Blur... kimfearheiley $17.00	Fisher Price Nostal... ShadetreePhoto... $40.00
The Night Before Ch... Lucky13theshop $5.00	Vintage beverage se... Lacabaneauxtre... $60.00	alarm clock green p... oohprettyshiny $30.00	Handmade Felt Rudol... TheWrinklyElep... $16.99
Two Poinsettia Bone... MorgenBladet $15.00	Retro RED Classic P... TreasureBayFab... $2.99	2013 Calendar . FRE... joystclaire $28.00	Tiny Dancer - 5x5 ... alicebgardens $14.00
Delightful Vintage ... UpcycleandRemi... $5.00	Retro Ornaments Car... DGInvites $30.00	Vintage Rhinestone ... MickisVintageJ... $29.00	Vintage Santa and C... slovintage $25.95

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Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Wedding Tip Tuesday ~ 11.27.12

This Tuesday we would like to discuss defining your wedding style. So obviously an invitation is meant to tell your guests the date, time, location of your upcoming event. BUT more importantly it is supposed to set the tone for your wedding. It is the first glimpse guests will get into what their experience will be like on your big day. Before you even begin to shop you should have a clear understanding of what you want your big day to be like. Rustic and vintage, glam and modern, classic and elegant - in doing so you can now get invitations that reflect the feel you are trying to create. People will understand that they should not be showing up in a gown to a back yard reception or with no tie and jacket to a black tie affair. Plus, the more unique you are the more excited guests will be to attend your wedding to see all you have planned. Once you have your wedding style begin your search for the perfect invitations. As a custom designer I am a little biased when it comes to designing an invite to fit perfectly with your wedding....everyone should have the perfect invite. Just do your research before you get any old invite, there are SOOO many options out there.

Happy Wedding Tip Tuesday!

The invitation is your guests' first peek at your wedding style. Along with listing the location and time of day, the invitation -- and, more specifically, its style -- hints to the formality of your wedding. You should have an idea of the type of event you're throwing -- classic and elegant, or glam and modern -- before you start shopping for stationery, so you can choose an invitation style that hits the same note. Then browse wedding invitation photos and stationers' websites and gather inspiration so you can give your stationer an idea of what you like.

Read more: Top Wedding Invitation Tips - Wedding Planning - Wedding Invitations + Stationery http://wedding.theknot.com/wedding-planning/wedding-invitations/articles/our-top-wedding-invitation-tips.aspx#ixzz2DS1itMnB

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Wedding Tip Tuesday ~ 11.20.12

This Tuesday we would like to talk about Envelopes Liners. Ah, envelope liners, we think they are beautiful, it can add so much to an invitation, throw in some color or a pattern, a written love note, texture and so on. It can accent that lovely European flapped envelope in style. HOWEVER, as beautiful as they can be really stop to think about them for a minute and how the majority of people open an envelope (especially if you are looking to cut expenses from your budget). How do you open an envelope? Do you use a standard letter opener and just rip it open across the top? Do you rip it open on one side? Or are you one of the very few that actually take the letter opener and try open it all along the edge, the gummed pointed flap? I have yet to really see a study or survey taken to determine the majority. All I know is from most of the people I have discussed this very thing with they will use some kind of letter opener or their finger and just rip it open across the top edge. For me insert sad face here :( Because now all of that loveliness has just been ripped in half! As you stuffed your item in that wonderful envelope you were able to take in the beauty of it. As the person on the receiving end they may only get a glimpse of it or a glimpse into the inner workings of between the liner and the envelope. I know you are all sad now and I guarantee for most of you this thought never crossed your mind.

What we would recommend is that if you use an envelope liner then also use inner AND outer envelopes. (Now I have been asked several times what inner and outer envelopes are so I guess I should explain that here: It is a set of 2 envelopes that fit into each other. The Outer is the one that is gummed and addressed. The inner is to hold your invitation and contents and is ungummed). So now when that outer envelope is ripped open your lovely lined inner is spared a barbaric death for all to enjoy its beauty. We are by no means saying we will not kindly line single invite or stationery envelopes for anyone that would like them. We just feel that unless you have the budget to do so with a single envelope, that it is an expense you can probably pass on. If you choose to line single envelopes we just hope most people decide to open it along the flap!!

Happy Wedding Tip Tuesday!

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Wedding Tip Tuesday ~ 11.13.12

So this is a new little thing we are attempting to accomplish among other things but for the purpose of helping out our wonderful clients as well as keeping us blogging! We are going to try and blog every Tuesday with a new wedding tip. We will of course try to keep as many as we can invitation and paper related but there are just so many great ones that some like today will not be paper related. The first installment of Wedding Tip Tuesday brings something paperless actually!

One thing we would recommend to every newly engaged bride is to create a wedding email address solely for wedding related correspondence. Give this email to all your friends and family, wedding party, wedding vendors, bridal shows and so much more. We especially like this tip because we all know that when you attend a Bridal Show all the vendors receive your information. Soon after the show you may be bombarded with emails from all of these wonderful vendors....much like myself trying to get your interest in our services. While this may be good and bad, it can start to clog up your inbox, so why not just keep it separate from the start? Then when the wedding is over and you no longer need random emails from a DJ you never even hired...instead of having to go and unsubscribe to them just close your email account and move on with your newly married life!!

We love our first Tip Tuesday and we hope you do too!

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Amy & Will ~ 8.18.12

My dear wedding planner friend Heather Guthrie from At the Heels Weddings & Events came to me with a unique request. Of course I immediately said yes, because after all here at DG Invites we LOVE unique!! I met with her bride Amy who not too far in the future would be saying I Do at the Henry Hall Wilson House in Charlotte, NC. She was looking for a very unique thumbprint guest book sign. Amy is Chinese and Will is not. She wanted to create something that would beautifully incorporate her heritage into the wedding. What we did was design a the thumbprint guest book sign in black and white to look like a pond....a Coy pond. It had a sign for directions and example prints created by the bride and groom. All of her guests then used lots of bright, fun colors to place their thumbprints on the sign. And with markers turn the prints into their own little coy fish and sign their names...genius!! I loved this idea and was so excited to create it. Here are a few images of the finished product and the happy couple. Congratulations Amy & Will....we wish you a lifetime of happiness and love :)