Archive for the ‘Massachusetts Wedding Paper Products’ Category

Wedding Tip of the Day by Lasso’d Moon Designs

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Today’s wedding tip is from Carey Bunker of Lasso’d Moon Designs!  Carey wrote a great expert advice article on my Kate Parker Wedding and she shares some info about the pricing of wedding stationery.  Check out her little tip and visit the full expert advice article on my Kate Parker Wedding.

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One of the most common questions or concerns I tend to hear about in the wedding industry is why does this cost so much? And while that seems to be asked of every wedding service, I’d like to address the cost of custom stationery and invitations.  When you order a custom invitation, your stationer isn’t taking a stock design, dropping in your wording and shipping them off to a printer. Typically, there is an in person meeting if you are close in geography, a flurry of e-mails, rounds of proofs and perhaps a number of phone conversations or in person meetings. This doesn’t even take into account the time your designer might spend on creating or altering graphics to suit your particular wants. So before you even get to printing, your designer could be any where from 3-10 hours into your project.

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New England and NYC/Westchester paper products, Lasso’d Moon Designs is my Kate Parker Wedding your online wedding resource guide geared towards directing couples to quality vendors based on their price range and state.

Classic Inspired Paper Products

Friday, March 5th, 2010

Today is classic friday on my Kate Parker Wedding!  We thought it would be a great idea to compile a few examples of classic wedding paper products for todays blog.  Classic wedding stationery is usually seen with simple designs, has clean lines, features calligraphy, and is usually a white or off-white color, especially as a base.  Hope you enjoy!

Classic Paper Products

Vendors:

(top row from left)

Atlanta, Chicago, Savannah, Washington D.C., New England, and NYC paper products, Prologue Press;
Chicago, Connecticut, Rhode Island, NYC, Savannah, and Washington D.C. paper products
, Tulaloo Stationery Studio;
Rhode Island paper products, Parrott Design Studio

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NYC/Westchester County paper products, Mew Paper Arts;
Massachusetts and Rhode Island paper products, Megan Chapin Calligraphy;
Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island paper products, Hulabaloo Studios

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New England and NYC/Westchester county paper products, Lasso’d Moon Design;
Maine and New Hampshire paper products, Gus & Ruby Letterpress;
New England and NYC/Westchester County paper products, Laura Hooper Calligraphy

To see more classic inspiration, visit the Inspiration Boards on my Kate Parker Wedding!

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All of the vendors above are members of my Kate Parker Wedding, your online wedding resource guide geared towards directing couples to quality vendors based on their price range and state.

Maine and Massachusetts Paper Products, Griffin-vites Stationery, Has a New Website

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

Maine and Massachusetts paper products, Griffin-vites Stationery, has a new website!  Griffin-vites new website is user friendly, adorable, and filled with examples of their amazing work.  Here is a little snapshot of what their new site looks like.  Check it out at griffin-vites.com and enjoy their great new site!

Griffin-vites Home Page:

Griffin-vites Stationery

Griffin-vites About Me Page:

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I’m loving the changing watercolor backgrounds!

Griffin-vites Wedding Stationery Page:

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Congratulations to our my Kate Parker Wedding vendor, Griffin-vites Stationery on such a fabulous new website.

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Maine and Massachusetts wedding paper products, Griffin-vites Stationery, is a member of my Kate Parker Wedding, your online wedding resource guide geared towards directing couples to quality vendors based on their price range and state.

New England and NYC/Westchester County Wedding Paper Products: Lasso’d Moon Designs, Advice & Trends

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
New England and NYC/Westchester County wedding paper products, Lasso’d Moon Designs, shares tips, advice, and trends in wedding stationery on my Kate Parker Wedding.  Check it out!

New England and NYC/Westchester County Wedding Paper Products: Lasso'd Moon Designs

If I could pass on some advice about working with a custom stationer, I would say:
1) There’s a limited number of papers available, so we might not be able to match your bridesmaids dresses exactly, but we can do wonders with font colors.
2) Don’t be afraid to ask for help- that’s what we’re here for. A good stationer should be able to help you narrow down what’s going to be best for what you need. It can be an overwhelming process with so many choices.
3) The design process is give and take. It might take a little time to get it right, so I recommend starting the invitation design process 6 months before you’d like to send your invitations out (though 9-12 months if you’re going to send out save the dates).

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As for trends, I’m really just seeing a rise in couples do fun, brighter invitations that are more reflective of their personalities rather than what they think is “in”. That’s when you end up with an amazing design.
New England and NYC/Westchester County Wedding Paper Products: Lasso'd Moon Design

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New England and NYC/Westchester County wedding paper products, Lasso’d Moon Designs, is a member of my Kate Parker Wedding your online wedding resource guide geared towards directing couples to quality vendors based on their price range and state.

Wedding Tip of the Day by Jan Boyd Calligraphy

Monday, February 1st, 2010

Massachusetts and NYC/Westchester County wedding paper products, Jan Boyd Calligraphy, wrote an expert advice article on my Kate Parker Wedding and we thought we would share a little tip from the article.  Jan Boyd shares a tip for couples when ordering their wedding invitations.  Check it out!

Try to be very organized and thorough about gathering your guest’s addresses. Remember that the list you give to the calligrapher is exactly what is going to go onto the envelope (unless you are lucky enough to have someone catch your typos). ALWAYS order at least 10% more invitations and envelopes than you think you need. Calligraphers are human and occasionally make mistakes. You are human and may have forgotten cousin Sue or your fiancé’s new boss. It’s a lot more expensive to get extra envelopes/invitations after the fact.

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Check out the full expert advice article here!

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Massachusetts and NYC/Westchester County wedding paper products, Jan Boyd Calligraphy, is a member of my Kate Parker Wedding your online wedding resource guide geared towards directing couples to quality vendors based on their price range and state.

Lasso’d Moon Design Celebrates Their 5th Anniversary by Giving Away a $100 Gift Certificate

Monday, February 1st, 2010

New England and NYC/Westchester County wedding paper products, Lasso’d Moon Design celebrates their 5th anniversary today!  As a treat, Lasso’d Moon Design is giving away a $100 gift certificate to a lucky, lucky bride or groom for their custom wedding invitations!  The contest ends next monday (Feb. 8th) at noon, so be sure to check out Lasso’d Moon Design’s blog and enter to win.

Here is a little more info on the gift certificate contest:

To enter- you must be:
1) getting married
2) need invitations (only our custom invitations are eligible)
3) be sure to become a fan on Facebook or a blog follower so you’ll be updated when we choose the winner
4) you must leave a comment below with your wedding color scheme

Lasso'd Moon Design celebrates their 5 year anniversary and gives away a $100 gift certificate

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New England and NYC/Westchester County wedding paper products, Lasso’d Moon Design, is a member of my Kate Parker Wedding your online wedding resource guide geared towards directing couples to quality vendors based on their price range and state.