BOOKLET PROGRAMS

This will be the final post on the Nichelle & Reed wedding, they married on September 29th. I'd like to share the booklet programs that completed their beautiful wedding stationery package. Here they are in various stages of production: print. score. fold. collate. punch. tie. repeat.

And here they are complete... wrapped with an elegant vellum overlay, bound with natural hemp cord, and then securely closed with a petite tab using their custom sunflower and mason jar image.

A close up photo of the petite tab shows you how it looked wrapped around onto the back of the program. Love. Love. Love.

It all comes down to this... everything is packaged up and I'm ready to meet Nichelle with all of her wedding day goodies: booklet programs, table numbers, cocktail napkins, dinner menus and a few extra favor tags.

FOR THE LOVE OF PAPER. Originals Paper Art

TWIG-BOUND BOOKLET INVITATION

This invitation has been in the studio for months. We took our time and were able to incorporate most of the brides wants and needs into one fabulous invitation! They're getting married in a beautiful barn at Wine and Roses Country Estate in Auburn and wanted a rustic, yet elegant, invitation that sets the tone for their countryside wedding. We did it and she LOVES them!

Below is a collage of images showing you the outside features: twig-bound booklet with natural hemp cord and monogram closure tab with actual zig-zag stitching detail.

Here are some of the inside features as well: custom illustration of two sunflowers in a mason jar, light weight paper and translucent vellum pages, and information cards secured with burlap ribbon and tie.

Here's a closer look at the closure tab that keeps everything in place until the tab is broken when opening.

Once the closure tab is broken, you can flip through the booklet with ease.

First you see the introduction of the couple, their wedding date and custom sunflower graphic through a beautiful translucent vellum sheet; the next page is their official invitation and reception information; and the final page is a bible verse chosen by the bridal couple.

This is truly a custom invitation, aka: original. If you're frustrated with designers that claim to be custom because they allow you to choose A, B, C and D... stop searching and contact me today. I go to great lengths to create an invitation just the way you want it! That includes sewing zig-zag stitches onto a closure tab! Yep... we did all the bindery and assembly on this invitation. Our bride received her invitations ready to stuff and mail! We're a one-stop-shopping invitation studio... please, spread the word!

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"H" IS FOR HANDMADE (IN THE USA)

We do a lot of hand work here in the design studio! For instance... HAND cutting, scoring, folding, punching, stitching, tying, and gluing to mention a few. That makes our invitations handmade in the USA! Gotta love that claim these days.

Below is a collage of images showing Allen, my husband and business partner, hand cutting a large sheet of handmade paper down into 8-1/2" strips and then he used a rotary cutter to cut those strips down to 8-1/2 x 11 sheets for the cover of a fall wedding program. I designed and printed the inside pages of the program here in the studio as well. Together we folded, punched, and tied each program... by hand. Truly an original, don't you agree?

"H" IS FOR HANDMADE (IN THE USA)

   

"B" IS FOR BINDERY

Most of my designer invitations require some combination of bindery, usually it's your basic adhesive that binds paper layers together and goes unnoticed. Below is a collage of bindery options that make my designs truly original, and thus a memorable keepsake, for you and your guests.

"B" IS FOR BINDERY

Pictured from left to right, top to bottom: wax seal binds embroidery floss to invitation, natural cord bow ties bind booklet invitations, hemp cord and twig binds booklet invitation, eyelet to protect hole with natural cord, satin ribbon keeps accordion card together and presents the greeting tag, wax seal binds wrap to secure enclosure cards in place, satin ribbon and wrap keep books in place and presents the product tag, eyelets protect holes from tearing out, and finally... hemp cord tie keeps scroll invitation rolled up for special delivery.   

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR SOMETHING ORIGINAL?

You found the right designer! This may come as an unusual statement, but here goes, I suggest you shop around for invitations and when the "ah-ha" moment strikes you that what you're looking for doesn't exist in a catalog, come back to Originals Paper Art and we'll design exactly what you want and need! It's all in the personal details... see for yourself!

Traditional  ::  Monochromatic  ::  Handmade Paper + Ribbon  ::  Custom Calligraphy

Contemporary  ::  Red and Chocolate Brown  ::  Sealing Wax  ::  Custom Map

Natural Beauty  ::  Brown and Ivory  ::  Handmade Paper + Twigs  ::  Custom Assembly

TO FIND OR TO DESIGN?

Custom Wedding Invitations Those three words often scare brides off because they associate custom with expensive. However, I've been told by many brides through the years they were pleasantly surprised with the estimate. So have no fear, send me a message and I'll be happy to provide you with an estimate.

You see, the thing is, you could spend hours and hours, days and days, weeks and weeks trying to "find" an invitation that "fits" you and your stationery needs. OR you could hire a designer and spend that same time on an invitation "design" that truly "defines" you and your stationery needs. It's that easy.

One more thing. Just because you don't see "something" on my website, doesn't mean it can't be done, it simple means it hasn't been done YET! I can and will try to create anything you envision–really! Design challenges feed my need to create beautiful and functional invitations!

This invitation is thee definition of all things fall. Love, love, love the paper colors!