damask'in in love - i2i

Another inspiration to invite (i2i) damask style!

Katie and Steve are getting married in a large ballroom, their colors are a dramatic candy pink and black with lots of dressy details. Brilliant!

This stationary set was a pleasure to design and the end result is really breathtaking. These are called U-fold invitations, and they are less expensive than traditional pocketfolds but nonetheless striking. They are actually in a black linen paper which I am totally in love with now. Trés chic!

j'aime gocco

I haven't busted out the Gocco machine since my own wedding. I have forgotten how much I love it. For those who don't know, Gocco is a sort of mini-silk screen machine. It's made in Japan and was actually discontinued in production. Which makes it even cooler. The machine is definitely quirky and gives the prints a cool distressed look.

Lindsay and Brandon are having a French-inspired designed wedding, and really loved the look of dark programs with gold ink. So I brought out the trusty little Gocco and went to work!

C'est magnifique!

love under the california sun

Hayley & Chris are getting married alongside the beach and wanted a super modern caribbean feel to their save-the-dates. Their main colors are Aqua and Yellow and their centerpieces will be lemons! How delicious is that? :)

love in del mar - i2i

My first inspiration to invite (i2i) is from Jennifer & Matt. They will be married in Del Mar alongside the ocean.

Jennifer's colors are an ocean blue and chocolate brown. She wanted her stationary to have that breeze of the ocean and beach life, without being over stated.

Above is her inspiration board for her wedding, you may recognize it as it was featured on Style Me Pretty.

We followed the theme through to her pocketfold invitations, welcome booklet, programs, table cards, and seating chart.

love me pretty

I just received some wonderful news... Love at First Invite was chosen to be featured in Style Me Pretty's Little Black Book. For those of you that aren't familiar with Style Me Pretty, go there now. :)

It's my favorite blog in the whole wide world, and while planning my own wedding, it was an integral part of my morning routine. The Little Black book section is SMP's list of their favorite and preferred vendors. They hand pick only 3 vendors per category, ones who fit their design aesthetic and style. It is an amazing honor and such a blessing. The VIP launch is on Monday, September 15th. I couldn't be happier right now!

Thank you so much to all the wonderful ladies I had the privilege to design for, you all made this possible!

love at first post

Welcome to loveinvites.com, the blog for Love at First Invite.

Lots of exciting stuff to come soon, including inspirations to invites, invitation etiquette and wording tips, as well as general fantastic wedding inspirations. Stay tuned!