Today we are showcasing another wedding at Ocean View Villas in Point Loma, but this one has a completely different theme. We designed the invitations and reception items for this dramatic and elegant affair. We combined rich burgundys and black with vintage details to create a special design theme for a couple wanting something distinctive. Enjoy!
Invitations and Paper Goods: Love at First Invite
Wedding Coordination: Swann Soirées
Photography: Gabrielle Fox Photography
Love this stationery we did for a wedding at Ocean View Villas in Point Loma. We designed the invitations and reception items for this refreshing beach wedding. This is a perfect example of a beach wedding without the cliche beachy themes. Bright, beautiful, tropical and breezy. What a beautiful combo! Relax and enjoy!
Invitations and Paper Goods: Love at First Invite
Wedding Coordination: Swann Soirées
Photography: Studio Castillero
Forget not that the Earth delights to feel your bare feet, and the winds long to play with your hair.
-Kahlil Gibran
Love at First Invite™ offers three different methods for printing your invitations: digital, thermography, and letterpress. Each process produces a completely different and unique effect. Whether you select digital, thermography, or letterpress to print your invitations, each process has its features. Here is a brief description of the three different printing methods.
Digital Solid Ink: Digital is the most common and cost-effective form of printing. We take it one step further with Solid Ink printing. The non-toxic ink is resin-based, similar to a crayon. Ink is instantly fused onto the paper using heat and pressure. It is a green process, as there are no cartridges to throw away. Digital printing is fast, as many multiples can be created quickly. It also requires very little setup time and last minute changes can be made with relative ease. The quality of digital printing is not as high as offset printing, but the difference between the two products is often unnoticeable. It is not archival in nature and the colors will fade over time. This process is very quick with a week turnaround, with rush printing also available. Digital allows for unlimited colors in printing with no extra cost.
Average Love at First Invite price= only $4 per set
Thermography: This process is sometimes called “imitation engraving”. It produces raised type using heat. Thermography is made the same as offset printing, with an extra step at the end. There are plates made with the reversed image, and ink is applied to the plates. A special powder is added to the ink used for printing. The printed ink is then heated and melted into a solid mass, which creates a raised surface. The final result is similar to that of the engraving method, but it is a quicker and less expensive process. Thermography creates a distinctive raised look, and adds a distinguished and elegant touch to printed materials. This process is more expensive than digital, but less expensive than letterpress. Turnaround is usually 2-3 weeks for this method. Thermography is priced per ink color, as a separate plate is made for each color.
Average Love at First Invite price= only $7 per set
Letterpress: Letterpress is the oldest method of printing, developed by Gutenberg in the mid 15th century, this process creates an image by pressing an inked raised metal (or poly) plate into a sheet of paper, creating a recessed image. This process entails a great deal of preparation, there is a higher setup cost, which makes is inefficient for low-quantity runs, but very cost-effective for high-quantity runs. This process also takes longer to print, 3-4 weeks on average. Letterpressed pieces are a unique and beautiful and the papers are luxurious. It is a one-of-a-kind way to wow you're guests and it's very archival to last a long time. Letterpress is priced per ink color, as a separate plate is made for each color.
Average Love at First Invite price= only $8 per set
We'd love to show you the styles and paper in person! Contact us to set up a free consultation in our San Diego studio. If you are out of the San Diego area, request to have some samples shipped to you!
The Romance invitation exemplifies all things soft and romantic. Soft hues with pops of blush pink and dark navy make it traditional with a modern twist- perfect for the classic bride who is looking to be unique. The invite evokes elegance and perfectly suits a beautifully classic venue for a sit down dinner reception. The blush pink brings in the delicate romance, while the navy serves as a beautiful contrast and creates a tailored look. Gold accents bring back in the regal feel. Peonies and branches are used to bring together classic and natural style with a bit of contemporary twist.
All the Ready-to-Love designs can be customized with your colors and wording. They can be printed digtally, thermography or letterpress. Contact us to get pricing information.
We are excited to announce our summer love invitation giveaway! Up for grabs is 100 sets of Wedding Invitations, including Reply cards and envelopes! The winner can choose from any of the Ready-to-Love Summer 09 collection in their colors and paper choice! This is the biggest giveaway we've ever done, and we are so excited for the lucky winner!
To enter, please comment on your favorite design from the Ready-to-Love Summer 09 collection, and why it would be perfect for your wedding. The contest winner will be announced on July 13th. :)
Happy Cinco de Mayo all! For day 2 of my post a day, comes a destination wedding in Mexico. Lindsay wanted it to remain light and casual, but not too overdone with the theme. Her colors were rich and bright primary colors. We first did the Save-the-date with the Mexican papel theme, and it became a cornerstone, so we brought it through to the invitation suite. For the invitations, we kept the same feeling but brought in some handwriting to make it more personal and classy.
Have a fun and safe 5th!
We are starting up a post a day. Woot woot! We will be finally showing a bunch of recent works that we are really excited about. We had a lot of June & July brides and have tons to show! Here's the first installment, Candace & Philip. Aqua and chocolate brown give their modern seaside affair an amazing touch. Here's an email we received from the bride, who is actually an event planner at a popular wedding venue here in San Diego.
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