2012 Wedding Invitation Contest is ON!

We started actively promoting our 2012 Wedding Invitation Contest back in April. The contest story submission deadline was on June 30th. THANK YOU to everyone that submitted their stories to us!! We received an extraordinary amount of story submissions and were so excited that you shared a little bit of you to us and enjoyed every story that was submitted. It was really tough in deciding which stories would go on to the voting round. We ended up picking 7 stories instead of just 5 since we thought these stories really stood out from the rest. 


These stories are posted on our facebook fan page. In order for your vote to count, you must click on the specific story's notepage and "Like" the story. (Clicking "Like" on your own shared link, will not count because we can't see what's on your facebook timeline or postings. It must be a "Like" on the note page or specific link below.) Voting starts immediately today, July 2, 2012 and will end on July 19, 2012 at 5:00pm, Pacific Standard Time. The three winners will be announced on Friday, July 20, 2012. 


We hope you will enjoy reading them as much as we did. 

Here are the 7 stories in no particular order:

A Christmas to Remember: 
http://www.facebook.com/notes/invitation-parlour/2012-wedding-invitation-contest-a-christmas-to-remember/476731429022174


TARGET My Heart:
http://www.facebook.com/notes/invitation-parlour/2012-wedding-invitation-contest-target-my-heart/476737825688201


The Valentine's Day Set Up:
http://www.facebook.com/notes/invitation-parlour/2012-wedding-invitation-contest-the-valentines-day-set-up/476736032355047


Story of Patience:
http://www.facebook.com/notes/invitation-parlour/2012-wedding-invitation-contest-story-of-patience/476724495689534


The Long Distance:
http://www.facebook.com/notes/invitation-parlour/2012-wedding-invitation-contest-the-long-distance/476703399024977


Overcoming Obstacles:
http://www.facebook.com/notes/invitation-parlour/2012-wedding-invitation-contest-overcoming-obstacles/476727382355912


The Magical Surprise: 
http://www.facebook.com/notes/invitation-parlour/2012-wedding-invitation-contest-the-magical-surprise/476728982355752


We wish everyone GOOD LUCK and have FUN promoting your stories!!

Modern Flourish Wedding Design - Orange, Grey & White

So today I was inspired by this years trendy summer color of, orange, and to find the perfect way to use this color I went to one of my favorite inspirational websites, theperfectpalette.com.

Here she put together a beautiful combination of orange, gray & white. It's fun, fresh, and with the gray added to the scheme it still gives it a nice touch of elegance.

To get more color ideas, go to www.theperfectpalette.com

So we used this color combination with one of our wedding designs, Modern Flourish. You can buy this design & the bracket pockets at www.invitationparlour.com If you have any questions contact us at info@invitationparlour.com or call 951.241.0417

Here's a sample of the same design but in a 5x7 size, and using the same color combinations but in a different way to give it a different look. The best part of our designs is that they are versatile and we can work together to make your invitations and stationary look the way you envision it.

We also have matching table numbers, favor tags, menus, programs etc. to match the design you choose.

Thank you for visiting our blog. Contact us and we can help you get started in designing your wedding stationary today.

Have a wonderful day!

Elegant Paisley Invitation Design

Here is one of the invitations from our collection. To purchase this invitation and the matching stationary, go to www.invitationparlour.com

Add these pocket enclosures, ribbon and a custom tag to make a beautiful invitation set.

Here's some other color & size ideas. Just let us know what your wedding colors are, and we can change the invitation to match your event. If you need help, just contact us at 951-241-0417 or info@invitationparlour.com

We can change the text on any of the invitations and it can be used for any of your events.

Custom Letterpressed Wedding Invitations - Pink Hearts Design

Nicole & Gerry had a very clear vision of what they wanted their wedding stationary to look like. Nicole wanted everything to look soft and vintagy and also elegant and classy. She also wanted to incorporate  hearts, butterflies, stars and the color of pink and cappuccino brown.

We started with the Save the Dates. The design I came up with gave a little preview of what the invitation would look like. We used a heart design, with the swirls & butterflies and the letterpressing added to the vintage feel. A pink bow was added to the design, since we were going to add big bows to the wedding invitation set. And everything was mounted onto a cappuccino brown shimmery card stock. 

A custom heart monogram was designed for Nicole & Gerry, and it was a main feature to the invitation set and used throughout the designs. The invitation was letterpressed, and mounted onto the cappuccino brown shimmery card stock, which was then all mounted onto the shimmery off white pocket enclosures.

Here are the rest of the details of the wedding invitation set. One swarovski crystal was added to each invitation, to add a touch of bling. The pocket enclosures were all wrapped with a pink bow and placed into matching shimmery invitation boxes that matched the pocket enclosures. Underneath the invitations was crinkle kraft paper and 2 Ghirardelli chocolates, that had a custom monogram wrapper around them. All the rsvp cards, direction card & rsvp envelope were clipped with a heart paper clip. Custom monogram tags were attached to the boxes and the to mail the boxes we wrapped all of them in kraft paper added custom address labels, and a custom rubber stamp with Nicole & Gerry's heart logo was made.

Rubber stamp

It was one of the most beautiful & detailed invitation we have designed so far. Remember to check back for the rest of the wedding accessories, the matching menus, placecards, signs, table numbers and thank you cards.

If you're interested in this design or want to find out more about custom designing your invitations, call us at 951-241-0417 or email us at info@invitationparlour.com

Sesame Street Party {Jackson's 1st Birthday}

Saturday, April 14th, we celebrated Jackson's First Birthday. Lisa and I have been planning this little soiree for quite sometime and finally it was all put together. You've probably seen Lisa's picture quite a few times on the blog, just because I've designed everything for her wedding, her birth announcements and now her son's first birthday party. It's been quite an honor being a part of this wonderful family's life. And the best part is that I've gained a new friend in Lisa, who loves parties as much as I do :)

So on with the details from the party....

First off, the invitations. We did a bi-folded 5x7 wide folded invitation, that had pictures of Jackson from throughout the year. I think it's always fun to incorporate the pictures from the year, just because babies change so much from the day they are born till they turn one.

To order this Sesame Street invitation, go to our Etsy store at  www.etsy.com we also have 5x7 for sale on the site as well. Or if you are looking for a custom invitation that you don't see on our website, invitationparlour.com or our etsy store, then contact us at info@invitationparlour.com

Dessert Table. We designed the pennant banner & signs and labels to match the invite, for the various delicious dessert Lisa had. Colette's Events, designed the cake, chocolate elmo pops & cake pops....it was soooo cute, and delish!!

Lisa ordered a bunch of cute favors from etsy, including the sesame street frames, Elmo & Cookie monster pails, and the Zoe ponytail headbands. She also got the cute "Jackson" street sign there too.

Both Elmo & Cookie Monster came to the party to join in the fun.

Aww, look at that cute little smile.

Jackson really likes birthday cake :) mmmmm yum, yum, yum!!

Here is Jackson with his dad Nick, who, one is very handy, he made the second "Jackson Street" sign & two, makes the yummiest hamburger sliders!

And here is big sister Addy hanging out with Elmo

Here is Jackson with his mama, Lisa!

And here is my son, Aidan, who was one of the guests, dancing to the music :)

Vendor Credits:

Cake & desserts: Colette's Events
Invitation & Party stationary: www.etsy.com
Photos: www.mycreativevision.com
Party Favors, hats/headbands, Sesame Street Sign: www.etsy.com

2012 Wedding Invitation Giveaway

Win FREE Wedding Invitations!

(Up to a $500 value at www.invitationparlour.com)

Entering to WIN is easy! Submit a story to info@invitationparlour.com about how you and your fiancé met, the proposal or what you think makes your relationship unique. The top 5 stories will be selected, then posted on Invitation Parlour’s Facebook fan page for the voting process. The story that gets the most votes will WIN a Grand Prize valued up to $500!

Grand Prize Winner:

Up to 100 wedding invitation sets, which include a
5x7 invitation, RSVP card, enclosure card,
printed on textured art cardstock and 2 white envelopes.

Second Prize Winner:

$100 gift card to www.invitationparlour.com

Third Prize Winner:

$50 gift card to www.invitationparlour.com


Qualified stories will be accepted between June 1, 2012 and June 30, 2012. Voting will begin on July 1, 2012, and the winner will be determined on July 15, 2012.

Voting Process:
We will post 5 stories on our facebook fan page, www.facebook.com/invitationparlour09. In order for fans to vote on your story, you must help us promote our page by asking them to check out or “like” our fan page. Participants must agree to let us use your name and share photos of our invitations in promotions, on our Facebook page, in our blog and/or website.

Valid for weddings between November 1, 2012 – December 31, 2013. Designs must be selected from the Invitation Parlour website, www.invitationparlour.com. Not valid on custom designs. Additional add-ons will be charged separately. No purchase necessary.


Contact Invitation Parlour at info@invitationparlour.com for details.


To see more selection of designs go to www.invitationparlour.com

To updated information on contest go to  www.facebook.com/invitationparlour09

Fly Away with the Captain - Vintage Planes Themed Party

Time really flies when you're having so much fun! Seanny and I had a really great time putting together Navin's 6th birthday party.

My son has been a plane enthusiast since he was 2 years old.  He's totally obsessed with planes and has his heart set on becoming a fighter pilot when he grows up.  When he was 4 years old, we threw him a Fighter Jet themed party so this time our challenge was to come up with another "airplane" theme.  

Have no fear, Navin is also into vintage WWII airplanes, so that's just what we did. His favorite plane from that era is the P-51 Mustang.

Where do I begin? With the design of the invitations of course, but you already knew that! (If you are interested in ordering this invitation, contact us at info@invitationparlour.com for more information.)

We also designed matching address labels and thank you cards to go with this party.

Ideas started flowing once we had the design down. (Drum roll please...)  I present to you, our centerpiece table!

Here are the details for our treat table:

The entire table was decorated with the help of our wonderful girlfriends. We hung about eight

(15-inch) vintage planes from the ceiling and printed our own clouds backdrop. We made mini-airplanes out of tootsie rolls and gum sticks. We even made use of Navin's aircraft carrier and I made the runway. The treats on the table included home-made red velvet cupcakes, cake pops, jelly beans, chocolate bark, and lots of fun goodies found via Oriental Trading Co. We even gave out US Army lanyards, dog tag keychains, and pencils.

We also created name badges for all of the kids. We had about 26 kids at this party. All the kids were very excited to find their names on the table and proudly wore their badges. Navin was their Captain and they were his Lieutenants. As a surprise to Navin, we framed 10 of his drawings and displayed them like an art gallery. It put a smile on his face each time someone gave him a "high five" for his drawings. I bought the supplies to make the name badges at Staples. For the picture frames, I found them at the Dollar Tree store, what a steal! I highly recommend going there to look for favors and supplies.

But wait, I'm not done yet! I've got one more trick up my sleeve for our guests! I wanted to do something fun to get both kids and adults excited. Seanny and I came up with a "Pilot's License" photo prop. We made oversized licenses so that our guests could stick their head in a frame and make their own "Pilot's License". The result, our guests had a BLAST, as you can see in the photo collage below.

In conclusion, guests of all ages had one high-flying time!! As for our Captain Navin, he is one happy pilot! 

Photo taken by
Creative Vision Photography
www.mycreativevision.com

Check out other kid's party invitations at http://www.invitationparlour.com/birthdayinvitations.php. For a limited time only, enter SPRING2012 discount code for 15% off your entire order at check out. 

 ~ Justina