Sassy Snowflake Wedding Invitation for a Chic Winter Wedding
September 22, 2009
Are you a bride planning a winter wedding? I’m sure you already know that time is running out to get your wedding invitations ordered. Well, I have good news for you!
Unlike a lot of custom invitation shops who have processing times of 4 - 8 weeks or longer, the processing times at Joyful Heart Design are only 2 - 3 weeks. So, you still have time to order your wedding invitations for your winter wedding in December, January or February.
If you are looking for a unique, contemporary, colorful, chic, non-traditional winter wedding invitation, you might like my Sassy Snowflakes Pocket Wedding Invitation with its stylized snowflake design.
It is shown here in light blue, navy blue and white, but the invitation is completely customizable. You can choose from around 50 pocketfold colors, and the invitation & inserts can be printed using any color inks imaginable. They can even be printed in metallic silver or gold inks. You also get to choose your fonts. I have a large list of fonts for you to choose from so you are sure to find the perfect fonts to suit the style of your wedding.
Some polar color combinations for snowflake theme weddings are:
- light blue, navy and white
- light blue, navy and silver
- tiffany blue and silver
- purple, lavender and silver
- purple, ice blue and white
- purple and gold
- hot pink, light pink and white
- silver, black and white
- gold and white
To purchase a sample or get more information, visit JoyfulHeartDesign.com.
Wedding Inspiration Board Contest
July 24, 2009
I just love viewing and creating wedding inspiration boards, (or collages) like the one below, to see how different color combinations, styles and themes will look, don’t you?
If you also like to create inspiration boards, you’ll want to hear about this:
Abby over at StyleMePretty.com is hosting a Fashion Inspired Inspiration Board Contest in celebration of their brand new Look Book! The winner will receive a $250 shop card to Crate and Barrel! Who couldn’t use that?
But there’s more…
I’m adding my own twist to the contest. If the winning inspiration board contains a picture of an invitation by Joyful Heart Design, the winner will also receive a prize from me… 100 Custom Save the Date Postcards ($150 value) or $100 discount on any order of Pocket Wedding Invitation Sets.
You can use any photos of invitations by Joyful Heart Design that you find on this blog or on these websites:
www.JoyfulHeartDesign.com
www.OohandAahWeddingInvites.com
blog.OohandAahWeddingInvites.com
www.JoyfulHeartDesign.blogspot.com
www.JoyfulHeartDesign.Etsy.com
Unique Wedding Invitations Facebook Page
Joyful Heart Design’s MySpace Page
Head on over to StyleMePretty.com to get the details on how to enter the contest.
Have fun and may the best board win!
P.S. If you don’t know how to make an inspiration board, try using Mosaic Maker. Or WeddingWire.com also has a tool you can use to create one.
New Autumn Sunburst Save the Date Card Design
July 17, 2009
I created this new Autumn Sunburst Save the Date card and I’d like your feedback on it. It is not for sale… yet. I entered it in the Seasonal Save the Date design challenge at minted.com. If it wins or is one of the top designs, then it will be for sale on minted.com.
I used deep jeweltones to give this contemporary card an autumn feel even without the typical fall leaf or pumpkin icons. The stylized sunburst is warm and inviting. It is fun, yet formal; bold, yet simple. The squash orange and garnet red sunburst could be used on the wedding invitations and on other wedding accessories, decorations and favors to carry the autumn theme throughout the entire wedding and reception.
So… if you like it and would like to be able to purchase it, then please go to minted.com and rate it. (5 means you love it!)
While you are at minted.com, take a look at all the awesome designs submitted for the challenge and rate some others as well. (If you only rate one or two cards, then they throw those scores out.)
Also, feel free to leave me a comment either here or on minted.com with your thoughts about my Autumn Sunburst Save the Date card.
Butterfly Wedding Invitation Design and Ideas
June 10, 2009
Butterflies make a great wedding theme not only because of their beautiful colors and unique shape, but also because of their symbolism. The butterfly is most commonly viewed as a symbol of new life because it goes through three stages of life— the caterpillar (birth), the chrysalis or cocoon (death) and the butterfly (resurrection.) Butterflies can also represent change, transition, transformation, celebration, joy, beauty, love and freedom.
Butterflies are very easy to incorporate into every part of your wedding from the invitation to the wedding ceremony to the reception.
I will start with wedding invitation ideas and then present wedding ceremony and reception ideas in subsequent posts.
Pink Lacy Butterfly Wedding Invite
The trend in wedding invitations is now for invitations to very colorful with text that is not all centered but left-aligned or right-aligned or both, with modern designs that seem to fall off the edge of the paper. My Lacy Butterflies Pocket Wedding Invitation contains all of these elements, which explains why it has been so popular this year, especially for Spring and Summer weddings.
Here is what one client had to say about her Tiffany Blue and Peach Lacy Butterfly pocket wedding invitations:
“Thank you, thank you! We are working feverishly to get the invites out in today’s mail. They look terrific; I’ll send one to you for your book of collections…” —Ashley Johnson
It is shown here in the two most popular color combinations of tiffany blue & peach, and also in a range of different shades of pink— from hot pink to a medium rose pink to a light baby pink.
Hot pink, light pink and white Lacy Butterfly pocket wedding invitation
Tiffany Blue and Peach Lacy Butterfly Invite close-up
Lacy Butterfly Accommodations Card
Lacy Butterfly RSVP Card
Lacy Butterfly Favor Tag
For more information on my Lacy Butterfly Pocket Wedding Invitations, visit my website at: www.JoyfulHeartDesign.com
Fabulous Fleur-de-Lis Wedding Invitation Design
May 13, 2009
Fleur de Lis wedding themes are very popular this year and not only for New Orleans brides, Louisiana brides or those of French decent. Brides across the country are choosing the fleur-de-lis as their wedding theme for many reasons. Though the fleur-de-lis is a symbol once used by French royalty, today it is entirely appropriate for modern fashion queens (and, of course, brides.)
According to wikipedia.org, the fleur-de-lis is a stylized design of either an iris or a lily that is now used decoratively as well as symbolically, or it may be “at one and the same time, political, dynastic, artistic, emblematic, and symbolic”,[1] especially in heraldry.
Joyful Heart Design Custom Invitation Boutique now offers a colorful fleur-de-lis pattern wedding invitation design that is completely customizable with any wedding colors of your choice.
Some of our most popular color combinations used for the fleur-de-lis patterns are: chocolate brown, hot pink and light pink; tiffany blue, chocolate brown and chartruese; chocolate brown, celadon green and tangerine orange.
For pricing and ordering information, visit our online custom invitation boutique at: www.JoyfulHeartDesign.com.
Yellow & Green Garden Theme Wedding Ideas
April 25, 2009
Are you planning a Garden Theme wedding for a Spring wedding or a Summer wedding? If you are considering using yellow and green as your wedding colors, here is an inspiration board with some great ideas to get you started.
There are a wide range of yellow flowers that are usually available in the Spring and Summer including yellow roses, lilies, tulips and of course yellow daffodils. If you want the brightest, vibrant yellow, go for a yellow gerbera daisy.
The yellow and green “Flowering Flourishes” pocket wedding invitation set is one of my original creations. It includes the invite, an accommodations card, a reception card and an RSVP card with a recipe card on the back. The pocket fold that is pictured is Lemonade Yellow, the mat is Spring Green and the invitations are printed on cream cardstock. The “Flowering Flourishes” design is elegant, yet contemporary with green stems and flourishes and modern style flowers in different shades of yellow with a hint of orange. Pricing and ordering info is available at www.JoyfulHeartDesign.com. Also available are matching Save the Date cards, Wishes for the Bride & Groom cards, Bookmark Favors, Favor Tags, thank you notes and any other wedding stationery you might need.
Photo credits:
Flowering Flourishes Pocket Wedding Invitation and Wishes for the Bride & Groom card courtesy of JoDitt Williams of Joyful Heart Design.
All other photos courtesy of various vendors and brides at WeddingWire.com.
