Featured Testimonial: Jennie!

Jennie is a good friend of mine, and is the reason that my wedding business got started! We were sitting at her kitchen table one evening flipping through wedding magazines when she mentioned that she still needed to do her wedding stationary. I was all, "DO YOU REALIZE WHO IS SITTING ACROSS THE TABLE FROM YOU?" She hit herself on the forehead, and we immediately started concepting.

She and Chad had a black and white wedding--with splashes of chartreuse. Their big day was planned for a Friday, rather than the typical Saturday. For that reason, I suggested their save the date to reflect their big day as an event--like a concert that you might attend on a Friday night. Jennie was sold on the idea, and I got to work. Once the "poster" was designed, I thought we could go the extra mile and make it even more official by creating "tickets" and matching address labels that would pop on the beautiful chartreuse envelopes.

Here are Jennie's save the dates, which have been one of my most popular designs. They are available in just about any format-- flat card, postcard or poster!






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The invitations strayed away from the concert poster design, but kept the same color palette. When guests saw that chartreuse envelope, they knew what was inside. This is one of my favorite invitations, and because it was the first one I designed--I promised the bride that it would be named, "The Jennie." This invite is a pocketfold with inserts. We sealed the pocketfolds shut with a sticker containing their monogram, then wrapped them in a bellyband that was a "teaser" to the invitation inside. Rather than tiering the inserts, I flooded the back with a black and white damask style pattern. The bold pattern provided nice contrast against the chartreuse pocket.

Here are her invitations:

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Jennie's wedding was beautiful--hands down, one of the prettiest weddings I've been to. I was easy to spot, because I was dressed like the invitation. Nothing like self promotion! The lovely lady on the left is my wonderful friend, Sara, whose invitations will be featured here soon!


Here's what Jennie has to say:
"I was nothing short of thrilled with Marit's design work for my Save the Date cards and wedding invitations. I went in with a foggy idea of what I wanted and she transformed all of my broad ideas and magazine clippings into a totally original work of art! She was incredibly easy to work with and delivered everything in a timely (and affordable!) manner. The process was actually fun! I received so many raves about both the invitations and save the date cards…it really made the day that much more special. I love our STD so much I have it framed in our bedroom. I will continue to recommend Marit to all of my family and friends!"

Featured Testimonial: Sara!

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Here's what Sara has to say:
I started looking for wedding invites and didn't find anything I liked. I was referred to Marit and that's when everything started coming together. She had such great ideas and designs. It made the process so much easier plus I LOVED what she created for me. Thanks for making the start of my wonderful day, PERFECT.

Featured Testimonial: Amanda!

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Here's what Amanda has to say:
"I just received my wedding invitations and they are so beautiful! Seeing the date, our names & everything down on paper at last is so exciting & makes everything so tangible and REAL. I dreamed about my invitations as a little girl but as a bride there's so much to do planning-wise ... my Maid of Honor decided to give these to me as gift & I couldn't be happier with the results. You've captured my colors perfectly with the navy & celery, and I love how the invitations are earthy looking & simple while still on-trend & totally unique."

Powerless!

Ohio was hit with some leftover Hurricane Ike winds--and it knocked my power and internet right out. I am on DAY TWO without it, so I am doing a lot of reading by candlelight and watching the food in my refrigerator go to waste.

The power is still out at my house, and there's no wireless to be found! So, if you send me an email and don't get immediate response--this is why! I've seeked out power and have charged my MacBook up to get some work done tonight, but no internet!

They are telling us it could be next Monday before it comes back on--just in time for me to go on vacation!

New photography!

I finally got around to packing up my samples and sending them off to my dear friend, Melanie, who took some beautiful photographs of my work. I have been making my own comps in photoshop, which does the job--but it doesn't always do the invite justice. So, thank you so much Melanie for helping me out and making my invitations come to life! Here's a sampling of her shots:






You may go to my flickr account to see my work, which is now oh-so-organized!
Click here to see my Save the Dates set
Click here to see my Invitations set

I also updated my Etsy store with some more samples! If you don't see something there that you saw on flickr, shoot me an email and I will see to it that you get a sample.

Thank you, Melanie! I owe you my first born.

Featured Testimonial: Anne!

Anne found me through her friend, Julie and asked that I do something custom for her Fall wedding. She found some inspiration in this cake on The Knot and told me to run with it. I pulled together some modern branch and berry graphics in her colors: tangerine, burgundy and coco. This is how they turned out:


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Here's what Anne has to say:
"I am so happy with the way the invitations turned out! While I loved them when I first opened the box, I loved them even more when I put them together and saw how everything looked as a whole! You captured my fall colors and theme perfectly! I am also very pleased that you were able to do matching escort cards and menus for the reception and that everything was very reasonably priced. Thank you for being so easy to work with and for putting up with me when I became a little obsessed! I would recommend you to anyone who is looking for unique wedding invitations on a budget."

Featured Testimonial: Kelly!

My boarding passes have been really popular for destination weddings. The original design, and the most ordered, is adorned with a tropical flower. Over time, I've added other graphics to my library: grapes, palm trees, a modern flower and now starfish. If you have a custom graphic you'd like for me to apply to the passes to coordinate with your big day--let me know! I'd love to work with you.

These boarding passes were created just for Kelly's Cancun wedding. She went the extra step and ordered the matching wrap-around address labels, which really spruce up the envelope.



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Here's what Kelly has to say:
"My Boarding Pass Save the Dates are perfect for our Destination Wedding!!! I love the colors and the Starfish graphics really sets the theme for our beach celebration! We have received numerous compliments on the Boarding Passes, and I think it really gets everyone excited about planning a trip to Cancun. You made the entire process so easy, and it was such a pleasure to work with you. I look forward to designing our Wedding Invitations together!"