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FAVE FAVORS!

Monday, September 6th, 2010

Get ahead of the game and create your own trend. Candy tables and cupcakes are on their way out!  Done, done and over done!  Giving something that is meaningful to the bride and groom is one of the new trends we are seeing along with the rising popularity of COOKIES! Personalized cookies are the new cupcakes.  Here are a few examples of the favors we’ve created for our clients:

  • One our grooms’ family owned a ranch and they wanted to share homemade honey from their bee hives. We bottled the honey, customized a label and a hang tag that read one one side “Honey bees flew 30,000 miles and visited one million flowers to produce this jar of honey”.  The other side had a proverb that read “Eat honey, my son, for it is good…………..know also that wisdom is sweet to your soul”.  The honey was used to make honey butter which was served at the wedding. Everything about this favor exuded family tradition and warmth. It was filled with meaning. You can see a photo of the honey jar on our gallery page under Tropical Elegance.
  • Another family’s tradition is their salad dressing! Our bride is obsessed with her mothers’ salad dressing.  For her wedding we sourced the most adorable bottle, created a custom label that reads  ”Ms. Patricia’s Famous Salad Dressing” and a hang tag that says on one side “from our home to yours” and on the other are the ingredients.  We can’t show you a photo as we’d give it away before the big day. Ms. Patricia will need 62.5 GALLONS of olive oil to make her famous dressing. Oh, and of course it will be served at the wedding.
  • This is probably my favorite favor and story to share. One of our brides found out that her husband to be had bone cancer.  She postponed her wedding until he was cancer free. We held onto her invitations for over a year.  We were so excited to find out the good news and worked with her on every creative detail of her wedding. It was so special to be that intimately involved.  When it came time for her to choose her favor it was a no brainer to give each guest a Live Strong bracelet. The packaging included a very special message.  Need I say more when you see the photo. 

 

  • LIVE STRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

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Hello Modern!

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

Modern. Modern. Modern. That is the newest trend in stationery and invitations. Stuffy old rules are out the window. Anything goes today – so make it personal and make it yours. One of the new lines we  carry is SMOCK! A sophisticated design collection that we have waited over a YEAR to carry and trust me, it won’t disappoint. Customize your own or base your design off of one of their existing suites. Choose from an assortment of different paper sizes, colors, fonts, monograms, motifs and envelope liners. Choose letterpress or offset printing on their eco friendly papers and for an extra special touch add an embellishment (rounded corners, edge painting, back patterns). Let us help you style something unique to you.

Check out few of their design inspirations.