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September 9, 2010

Behind the Scenes: My stationery and guestbook

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Alright, I'll admit it: I'm obsessed with paper. Quirky examples always seem to find a place in my designs, so it's no surprise that unique paper items were peppered throughout my wedding. Take a peek below at all of the ephemera we included in our event. And if you love my guest book as much as I do, you're in luck. I'm selling customizable ones just like it on my etsy shop (coming in November)!

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here is my stationery suite. I hand-painted a damask pattern that I then scanned and had letter-pressed. I also designed rubber stamps to use on the envelopes, and we chose vintage stamps for mailing.

1 here is my stationery suite. I hand-painted a damask pattern that I then scanned and had letter-pressed. I also designed rubber stamps to use on the envelopes, and we chose vintage stamps for mailing.

I also used the pattern on the interior of the ceremony booklet and bound the book together using pastry twine.

2 I also used the pattern on the interior of the ceremony booklet and bound the book together using pastry twine.

I created rubber stamps that we used for numbering the table cards. The cards were written in french, but translated in to english each card says

3 I created rubber stamps that we used for numbering the table cards. The cards were written in french, but translated in to english each card says "seat yourself at table no. _____"

Here my sister and Craig are placing the envelopes on the pin-board. We pinned yarn down first in a grid so that we'd know where each envelope would go, then made sure they were alphabetized before pinning them in place.

4 Here my sister and Craig are placing the envelopes on the pin-board. We pinned yarn down first in a grid so that we'd know where each envelope would go, then made sure they were alphabetized before pinning them in place.

the finished pin-board displaying the seating card envelopes.

5 the finished pin-board displaying the seating card envelopes.

While making the guest book, the floor of my apartment was covered in envelopes as I organized them by color and shape. Here, Marmalade is helping me.

6 While making the guest book, the floor of my apartment was covered in envelopes as I organized them by color and shape. Here, Marmalade is helping me.

Here is the finished guest book as it was set up on the day of the wedding.

7 Here is the finished guest book as it was set up on the day of the wedding.

paper again - we just loved these striped straws so we used them in the signature cocktails.

8 paper again - we just loved these striped straws so we used them in the signature cocktails.

Here we are considering different glass vessel shapes for the berry bowls that we planned for each place setting and flag place card.

9 Here we are considering different glass vessel shapes for the berry bowls that we planned for each place setting and flag place card.

here is a shot of the final place settings which incorporated letter-pressed menus and a flag place card for each guest at their seat.

10 here is a shot of the final place settings which incorporated letter-pressed menus and a flag place card for each guest at their seat.

letterpress items printed by the lovely Anne Noonan of Soho Letterpress, calligraphy by Randi Brookman Harris.

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