3-Days Wedding: the Invitation, the Guest Book and the Party (Nunta de 3 zile si 3 nopti: invitatia, cartea de oaspeti si petrecerea)

Sorry, I had to choose from publishing just the pictures or no post at all. The story is too long to tell and I am tired, sore throat and really not feeling like writing a long post.

Din pacate azi nu am dispozitia necesara publicarii unui articol lung. Asadar va las doar cu imaginile.

Way More Beautiful than I Imagined (Mult mai frumos decat mi-am inchipuit)

After posting about this purple and ivory stationery set I got a very nice surprise as Anca, the bride sent me photos of how she used it at her wedding. I like to dream and imagine the decor my stationery will be placed in, but this time my imagination was very much exceeded by reality.
Thank you for letting me share these pictures, Anca, and for the fulfillment they bring to my heart.

Dupa pozele facute la repezeala inainte sa trimit coletul, pozele acestea trimise de Anca dau o lumina complet noua papetariei pe care am facut-o pentru nunta ei. Sunt mult mai fruoase asa, incadrate in decorul acesta de poveste de alta data decat mi le-am inchipuit eu.

Black White Damask and a Touch of Burgundy - Wedding stationery for Anca B.

As I promised, here are a few glimpses in Anca's wedding.
The stationery I created for her was one of my favorite this year. Later I realized this is no wonder since Anca is an artist herself. You can tell by looking at her bridal bouquet - her own creation.

The invitations and the happy couple. Working with them was like breathing fresh air.
I also created a self adhesive monogram they added to the envelopes. The same monogram appeared on other wedding day things.

Once the invitations were out creating the  rest of the stationery was a breeze.
We made table numbers, menus and candy bar labels, all matching their black & white damask with a touch of burgundy line.

We printed stripes of the same black and white damask pattern to decorate the cake stand and look at this lovely image from the candy bar set up by Vanilla Events one of our favorite wedding planners to work with.

Thank you to the bride and groom for allowing us to be part of this very special day in their lives!

Arabian Nights Invitations and Wedding

This time last year I was making some lovely thematic invitations. The theme was Arabian Nights and the wedding colors purple, ivory and silver.

The bride had sent me some purple orchid photos and this cake as inspiration. So I immediately thought at pillow boxes instead of envelopes.

The response cards were inspired from old wax seal letters.

Here is a work-in-progress picture. I hand-cut all the seals after having embossed them.

And some lovely pictures from the wedding. The flower girl's basket was actually decorated by my mother while I was having fun at Legoland in Germany.

Thank you for this opportunity, Cristina. I am glad I could add something to your beautiful wedding. And thank you for letting me share these pictures.

Monica's Vintage Pink Wedding (Nunta roz vintage a Monicai)

She was so graceful to send me pictures of her wedding. Don't you love the lace of her bouquet?

A fost asa de draguta incat mi-a trimis poze de la nunta ei. Imi place foarte mult dantela din buchet.


Photos from the wedding tent, including the menus, favor boxes and place cards I made for her.

Imagini din cortul nuptial, inclusiv meniurile, marturiile si cardurile de masa pe care le-am facut pentru ea.



Some very quick photos I maneged to take before mailing her reception items:
Cateva poze facute la repezeala inainte sa-i trimit pachetul cu lucrurile pentru receptie:


The place cards were actually printed with the guest names.
Pe cardurile de masa au fost de fapt gata tiparite numele invitatilor.


Favor boxes.
This is the sampel I made for her from a slightly different cardstock. She had to tie the golden thread and labels herself after putting salt cellars inside the boxes on some vintage silk she used as wrapping.

Marturiile.
Aceasta este doar mostra pe care am facut-o dintr-un carton putin diferit. Celor pe care le-am trimis a trebuit sa le lege singura ata aurie si etichetele dupa ce a pus inauntru solnitele invelite in matase.


The guestbook.
I wish I had more time to work on it.

Cartea de oaspeti.
Mi-ar fi placut sa am mai mult timp pentru a lucra la ea.

Gold and White Invitations and Real Wedding Pictures (Invitatii alb cu auriu si poze de la nunta)

When I first talked with the groom about their white and gold wedding invitations, it didn't sound very attractive to my tastes...
Cand am discutat prima data cu mirele despre invitatiile lor alb cu auriu, gusturile mele nu erau prea incantate.

This is how my story about this wedding begins.
Asa incepoe povestea mea despre acesta nunta.

I worked closely with the bride and groom who also happens to be brother of one of my very good friends. In the end this isthe invitation that we came up with:
Am lucrat indeaproape cu mireasa si mirele, frate cu o foarte buna prietena de-a mea, iar invitatia la care am ajuns impreuna este acesta:


It ended up being cream and gold...
Pana la urma a ajund crem cu auriu...

Table numbers and envelope holders. (Numere de masa cu rol de suporturi pentru plicuri)

I also made some matching table numbers that would hold the money envelopes.
Am mai facuta ceste numere de masa in forma de cort cu rolul de a tine plicurile pentru bani.



Here they are before being mounted. Cutting and adhering those tiny numbers took quite some time!
Iata-le intainte sa fie montate. Taiatul si mai ales lipitul acelor numere minuscule mi-a luat ceva timp!



Guest book. (Cartea de oaspeti)

The bride also asked me to decorate their store-bought guest book. Wow! I haven't done such simple jobs in a long time! And I do like the outcome.
Mireasa m-a rugat sa le decorez si o carte de oaspeti pe care o aveau deja cumparata. Wow! Nu mai facusem de mult asa lucrare usoara si sunt chiar multumita de rezultat.



The wedding. (Nunta)

The wedding was organized by my friend Bianca from Ermiona who sent me these lovely pictures.
Nunta a fost organizata de prietena mea Bianca de la Ermiona care mi-a trimis acceste minunate fotografii.










More photos from Eliza & Paul's wedding here.
Mai multe poza de la nunta lui Paul cu Eliza aici.