love the seventeenth of march

Apparently that is how you say Happy Saint Patrick's day in Irish! Hope everyone has a fun and safe holiday.

bring on the love

As a graphic designer first, and stationery design second, I realize that while the two design worlds are very different, they are of course intrinsically related to each other. There are definite styles to the wedding design world, and I find interesting when the design "real world" seemingly takes cues from the wedding/romantic/feminine style of the wedding world. But then I think, is that the chicken vs. the egg syndrome? Does wedding style/design come from real world? Or does the wedding world have it's own trends that radiate outward? It is a big enough chunk of the industry to make an impact. Either way, they do influence each other, and I'm more than happy when I identify styles from wedding design in real world packaging and vice versa. Here are some of my favorite packaging designs that include beautiful details that could be amazing wedding invitations:

Photo Love!

Yippee yay! We finally got a rockin' camera to take some Bee yoo teee full invitation shots with. So be on the lookout for more invite sets on Love Invites! Here's a sneeky peeky!

Spring Love Appreciation Sale

Spring your clocks forward and take advantage of our Spring Love Appreciation Sale!

If you book before March 31st, you will receive $50 off custom invitations and $25 off the Ready to Love collection. This offer is subject to scheduling availability, so contact us soon to reserve your spot.

The promo code is LAFILOVE, and you can let your friends in on the savings as well!

Let's create something beautiful together!

Ready to Love - The Favorites

It's been a very busy season for Love at First Invite, with no signs of slowing down anytime soon! :) I haven't had a chance to post much because of it, but soon we'll be showing some really exciting new works! In the meantime, here's a few images of our most sought-after Ready to Love designs in living color.
Ready to Love invitations are ready to be customized with your wording and your colors, to match your day!

FREE Letterpress Love!

Style Me Pretty is the host of our FREE Letterpress Invitation giveaway! The contest is for 100 Letterpressed invitations of your choice from the Spring 2009 Ready to Love collection. Head on over to the Little Black Book Blog to enter the contest. Contest ends Monday night! :)

Spring Love

Spring is in the air! At least for wedding invitations, it is :)

I'm so excited about this couple, they were so fun to meet with. They had a solid idea in their heads, they even brought me a sample invitation they loved! It was a single daisy on white paper with black text. I'm happy that they let me explore the idea and push a little further to give it a much brighter, warmer and happier feeling! And I normally don't post reply cards but I'm just in love with this one! They are so cute that their guests are not going to want to send them in! :)



Congratulations Wendy and Chris!!

New Year, New Love

I am soooo excited to let everyone in on a few exciting updates and changes for LAFI in 2009. Due to overwhelming demand, Love at First Invite will be introducing the Ready to Love collection.

This will be a few designs with different styles, that will be perfect for the Bride on a budget, the last-minute Bride or the Bride who just wants to see what she's getting! This will be launching early January, so get Ready to Love! :)

Love in Texas!

You know what they say about Texas. Can you imagine how stunning this wedding will be? Amanda and Kenneth are getting married in the beautiful Rockefeller Hall in Houston, Texas. Amanda is using bright apple green for her centerpieces with rich chocolate brown accents throughout. Amanda is a vintage kind of gal, while her fiancé tends to be drawn to the modern. We married those two styles and came up with this little gem :)

Modern Spanish Love Pt II

Goodness, It's been a busy holiday season, and subsequently it's been awhile since I blogged... I have tons of new projects to show you, but for now I would like to show you how Jennifer & Jayson's amazing invitation suite came out. These are one of my favorites so far!

We got a new printer and it's a special printing process that uses solid inks. They start off as waxy blocks, melted down, mixed and applied to paper. The end result gives a tiny bit of a raised ink feeling as you can feel the wax on the paper. Too cool! She also upgraded to 110 lb. paper which gave these invites a substantial feel.

Congratulations again to J&J :)

True Love

You may remember my post from awhile back about Lindsay & Brandon's beautiful Gocco'd programs. Their wedding was amazing and the colors all came together beautifully. LAFI had the pleasure of designing all the ceremony and reception items for the day. :)



Congratulations Mr & Mrs G and thank you from the bottom of my heart for letting me be a part of your unforgettable day.

Modern Spanish Love

Can I just say, designing these invitations made my day! Hey that rhymes! :)

When Jennifer & Jayson met with me they had this very cool idea of incorporating their photo in their invites. Jennifer & Jayson's main theme is Old Spanish infused with Modern styles. Their colors are cranberry, chocolate and ivory. These invites have such a cool personal vibe to them. Love it!

Jennie & Jason Love

I am so happy to have had the opportunity to see all my design pieces in action, at the wedding of my friend. It was just a beautiful day, thank you again for allowing me to be a part of it!

The lovely photography is credited to the amazingly talented photographer Chrystal Cienfuegos.

Enjoy!

I <3 NY

"I'm in a New York state of mind..."

I just finished up designing invitations for a Bride and Groom getting hitched in NY, NY. I think I had too much fun designing these. I've been looking forward to designing these ever since she contacted me.

Their wedding is going to be a mashup of elegant, urban, funky, sophisticated... basically New York! Their colors are chocolate brown and lavender. Here are my top favorites.



I am so in love!! :)

Pink Love

Whoosh!

That's what this week has been for me. I laughed, I cried.

Most of you have heard through the grapevine about Love at First Invite's feature on Style Me Pretty's Think Pink week. Style Me Pretty first contacted me a few weeks ago, and asked if I would be willing to do a free stationary giveaway for their Think Pink week, dedicated to survivors of breast cancer. I excitedly accepted and designed a special invitation set that was inspired by survivors of breast cancer, the bond between generations, and the bond between women together all around the world.



On top of all that love, the world was introduced to Love at First Invite! I received tons and tons of love mail, loving the idea of bringing custom design to all brides, loving my designs, and loving the affordability of all of it! I feel like the world just gave me a big fat hug. All the hard work and sleepless nights are all worth it.

To bring the week to a close, SMP posted a young cancer survivor's story that moved me to tears. It was a powerful statement to such an important cause.

Thank you to the ladies of Style Me Pretty for all that you do. Lots of love ladies!