While there’s not much happenin’ here on my side of the Internet — I take that back, there’s a lot happening, but not much of it’s fun. However, I took some time today to photograph a few finished projects that have been piling up and collecting dust since the summer.
Here is the wedding invitation I designed for my friend Jen‘s friend, Amy. It was a challenge, as they had a complicated list of dos and don’ts, a challenging color scheme, and other than that, no really clear idea of what they wanted (ack!). So it required pulling out the big mind-reading, type-selecting, color-balancing, layout-designing, invitation-wording guns. Incidentally, the design in the lower left corner is a modified version of the embroidery that was on her wedding gown. It’s simplified a bit, and I incorporated two figure-eight knots, one of their wedding motifs (the groom is one of those sailing-types). Puuuurdy.
She asked me to do the escort cards/favor box tags, thank you notes, and programs too. Altogether, the job was a challenge, to say the least. But everything turned out well — no rampaging groom or murderous bride. Most importantly, the guests seem to have understood the date and time, made their way to the wedding, followed the order of the ceremony, and found their tables just fine. It’s good to know that my work is helping make the world a better place.
THIS one was more of a collaboration with Jen, the production dynamo, who was struggling with designing an invitation for Amy’s Bridal Shower tea. In case you haven’t noticed, we make a good team: I like to design but dislike tedious production work; she dislikes design but likes tedious production work. The result is always something delightful.