Emily and David were getting married in the beautiful Our Lady Mount Carmel Church in Montecito, with their reception taking place at the Historical Museum in downtown Santa Barbara. Their celebration was to be rustic and beautiful with lots of herb accents and wooded details.

Emily loved the fountain in the courtyard of the museum, so I thought it would be fun to incorporate a custom pen and ink of the fountain onto the folding reply card.

Magnolia flowers and branches were going to play a big part in the decor and floral design, so we used these branches on the wedding invitation, as well as on the mailing envelope design.

Also in this suite, was a reception card for Emily and David’s reception at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum. We used the same tile pattern from the reply card on the reception card, bringing in a little old world Santa Barbara to the suite.

I also worked with Emily and David on their wedding menus and seating cards. For their seating card, we used design motifs from the invitation as entree designations on the seating cards. A great way to tie the whole look together.

Invitation design by Zenadia Design.

Board Credits – Top Row: Michael + Anna Costa Photography, Jose Villa via Inspired By This, Aaron Delesie for Lisa Vorce, Bottom Row: 100 Layer Cake, Aaron Delesie for Lisa Vorce, Jen Lynne Photography

When my sister-in-law got engaged last year, I was so excited to be able to help her with some of her wedding planning, and mainly, her wedding invitations! Our first order of business was to come up with a color palette that we could use for the invitations and carry onto the wedding celebration. I came up with several palettes for Angela, and after looking them over, she decided on this one…

Next I went to work designing her invitations. Angela loves books, so my main inspiration was vintage books. I love how old hardcover books have the book cloth on the spine so I decided to incorporate that look into her pocket folder invitation.

I also designed a monogram for her and Jack, her fiance.

To complete the invitation, I created custom stamps for their mailing and reply envelopes.

Tip: Custom stamps are a great way to tie the invitation suite together. You can create a look all your own and really make your envelopes pop!

I absolutely loved how this invitation turned out. Definitely one of my favorites from the year so far! Angela and Jack were married a couple weekends ago, and I am so honored to have been able to work with them on their wedding day papers. Congrats you two!

Invitation Design by Zenadia Design.

Board credits – Top Row: From Me To You, Simon Whitmore, 100 Layer Cake, Middle Row: Yifat Oren, Simply Seductive, A Glamorous Little Side Project

Inviting red with hints of green, cream and gold make for an elegant garden wedding. Love the idea of mixing fabric patterns to achieve an eclectic look.

Image Credits – Top Row: Elizabeth Messina via Wedding Chicks, This is Glamorous, Alexis Courraud, Middle Row: KT Merry Photography, My Marrakesh, Jonathan Canalas Photography, Bottom Row: Jonathan Canalas Photography, Kiss The Groom, Edyta Szyszlo Photography

Ruby red, combined with saffron and dark green make for a vintage Latin salsa themed wedding.

Image Credits

Top Row: Patina Floral, From me to You, LA Diary Star, Middle Row: The Art of Life, SMP, Jenny Lindsey, Bottom Row: Christian Oth, SMP, Kate Webber

Garden hues such as green, pink, blue, yellow and white, get toned down for a vintage, old world feel.

Image Credits – Top Row: Homecoming, a thing for, Simply Seductive, Middle Row: Images by Claire, Edge of Love, Stephen DeVries, Bottom Row: Sadie Olive, A Glamorous Little Side Project, la nuit blanche

Jungle safari with a modern twist on color and design…

Image Credits – Top Row: Elements of Style, Yelena Yemchuk, Erin Swift, Middle Row: Tec Petaja, Andrea Ferrari, Elements of Style, Bottom Row: Tec Petaja, Yelena Yemchuk, Grazier Phorography

In our first round of color predicitions for 2011, bright colors such as hot pink, bright red and orange get a toned down look for a warmer, more classic approach.

Image Credits – Top Row: la nuit blanche, Kris Atomic via This is Glamorous, This is Glamorous, Middle Row: A Glamorous Little Side Project, Christian Louboutin, la nuit blanche, Bottom Row: Flick, Oh Fashion Model, One Girl

Warm golden yellow and green are the perfect combination for a romantic Spring time wedding or a fun Fall wedding.

Top Row: Green Wedding Shoes, Rue Magazine, Kiss The Groom, Bottom Row: Abby Ross Weddings, Jenny Lindsey Photography, MSW

Top Row: Elizabeth Messina, Christian Oth, From Me To You, Middle Row: Mel Barlow, Once Wed, The Bride’s Cafe, Bottom Row: Meg Perotti, Picotte Weddings, Michelle Rago

Image Credits – Top Row: Magpies Cakes, Yifat Oren, Middle Row: Elizabeth Anne Designs, Espana Photography via Snippet and Ink,  Ariella Chezar, Bottom Row: Design Dress Decor, Design Dress Decor, John Partridge Photography