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Wedding Party Invites Designs

By jenn on January 25, 2012 9:09 AM
After the first wedding party (and the wedding itself) was out of the way at the end of July, plans started to be put together for the second party. The second party was for friends and family in the United Kingdom, and we held it at the end of November, on the edge of the holiday season. (For me, the holiday season starts after Thanksgiving Day in the United States, which fell two days before the wedding party).

As I do not have a lot of time, I decided to reuse the design of the wedding invitations that I created last spring, but instead of the purple-blue cornflower theme, I decided to come up with a different colour scheme. I was inspired by the colours grey and lime (spring green), and I have seen these used in wedding photographs. I wanted to avoid anything associated with the holiday season, so I thought that the brightness of these colours would look perfect (modern and contemporary) at the end of autumn.


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My Designs: Wedding Invitations Stationery

By jenn on October 20, 2011 10:00 PM
My wedding invitations were designed with the modern-but-vintage flair which is popular at the moment. The invitations and the other wedding stationery use floral imagery and a combination of fantastic fonts. I was originally inspired by the vintage letterpress designs that are popular at the moment, and this fit the mood and the setting of the wedding perfectly. The wedding was held at a small country church on the edge of my parents' farm, and this church was the first in the county, dating from the late 1800s. The reception was held at a winery.

Cornflowers feature prominently in the design. These are my favourite flower, and they were used in the wedding. The image of the cornflower also highlights the vintage mood as cornflowers can be found growing in the countryside and meadowlands. (I drew the cornflowers and cornflower buds using Adobe Illustrator.)

Choosing a combination of acceptable and aesthetic fonts for the theme was an important task, so I selected three primary fonts to use in these wedding invites. The fonts convey a modern vintage feel while keeping some elegance with the Feel Script font.

The cards were printed on a brown/slate-coloured recycled card stock, which contained imperfections to give it a vintage and old-fashioned feel. Matching RSVP cards, envelopes, a directions card, and a program card for the day's events were also designed.

A sampling of the work is below, and I hope that these will also inspire you.

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Wedding "Thank You" Cards: The Finished Product

By jenn on August 11, 2011 8:27 AM
My design task last week was to design and send out wedding "thank you" cards for the lovely wedding gifts that we received. While most couples invest in generic "thank you" cards, I decided to design my own cards using the artwork and fonts that I used in the wedding invitations. This way, I was able to personalise our "thank you" cards with our names and wedding date and link the stationary to make it memorable and special to the card's receivers.

The card that I created was folded three times and stuck together with an envelope seal. The receiver's address was placed on the back of the card and the personalised message hand-written underneath the artwork.

The wedding "thank you" card is photographed below and next to a display of flowers used for the wedding.

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Cornflower Beauty - Flower and Wedding Arrangements

By jenn on July 4, 2011 5:15 PM
One of my favourite flowers is the blue-purple variety of the cornflower, also called the Bachelor's Button (Centaurea Cyanus). The flower thrives in the sun and has delicate and detailed petals, and they are very bright and bring much colour to a flowerbed or meadow. Typically, they are a flower that grows in the wild, and they remind me of the countryside. 

I have decided to use the cornflower as the primary flower for my wedding. It will be paired with sage green (green being my favourite colour) and cream. 

I have searched the Internet for variations of displays featuring cornflowers as a primary flower. Here are some pretty combinations using the cornflower as a primary flower that I discovered.

Let me know if you are using cornflowers in your wedding, or if you have used cornflowers, and I would love to see some photographs.

1) http://www.stockfood.co.uk
A variety of combinations and displays using cornflowers.

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2) http://www.lovemydress.net/blog/2010/03/daisy-daisy-give-me-your-answer-do.html
Beautiful cornflower bouquets using daisies are a popular match for wildflower-themed weddings, and I like the hairband.

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3) http://kugab.blogspot.com/2009/08/cornflower-and-saffron.html
Yellow roses and blue cornflowers make a nice colour combination, and I like the cornflower pin a lot.

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4) http://boiseweddingflowersblog.com/2009/09/28/bridal-bouquet.aspx
Cornflowers and used in this bride's bouquet, along with white roses and white and pale blue flowers.

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5) http://thenaturalweddingcompany.wordpress.com/2011/03/07/with-flowers-in-her-hair/
These bridesmaids wear cornflowers in their hair.

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6) http://www.wedding-flowers-and-reception-ideas.com/blue-bridal-bouquet.html
This bride carries a bouquet made of cornflowers. I love it.

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7) http://www.johicksflowers.co.uk/blog/page/8/
A mix of white flowers with blue cornflowers seems to be a common combination of wedding bouquet.

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8) http://www.greenandgorgeousflowers.co.uk
This florist uses cornflowers in different bouquets and displays. I absolutely love the tin bucket and chalkboard cornflower display.

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9) http://www.sweetpeasandbumblebees.co.uk/weddings_and_events.aspx
Another common blue and white display; I love the cornflower hairpiece and wish there was a photograph of it in use.

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10) http://fantasiablooms.blogspot.com/2009_10_01_archive.html
Cornflower corsages are in use for these weddings, and I like the cornflower cake detail.

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11) http://ibakecupcakes-sarahlyn.blogspot.com/2010/07/nice-day-for-silver-wedding.html
This wedding used cupcakes for the wedding cake, and each one was topped with a beautiful cornflower and a couple of edible silver balls. I love this.

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12) http://www.italianlakeswedding.com/blog/just-married/cornflower-blue-bouquet/
This website features many photographs of cornflowers used in this wedding in Italy.

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13) http://ashleyfoxdesigns.blogspot.com/search?q=cornflower
Popular blue and white colours featuring cornflowers are used in these floral arrangements.

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14) http://www.gapphotos.com/
A mason jar with yellow and blue cornflowers gives a nostalgic feel.

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15) http://www.flickr.com/photos/59560709@N05/
These corsages are pretty.

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16) http://ashleyfoxdesigns.blogspot.com/search?q=cornflowers
Blue and white wedding bouquets are used at this wedding.

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17) I absolutely love the cream, red, white, and blue in this arrangement.

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