Bride & Bloom {sneak peek}

We are blushing! We were recently asked by the wonderful Dallas-based wedding planner Gabrielle Tucker (super sweet gal!) from Faire La Fete Productions to create a custom invitation and coordinating stationery for the funky Asian-Chic-inspired tabletop design project she was designing for an upcoming issue of The Bride & Bloom (which is a gorgeous magazine by the way!). Naturally we said "absolutely"! We designed a gold silk box with rich a red cardstock invitation & cards with black raised printing...and here is a sneak peek collage of photos shot by the talented Cesar Perez.

Here is a list of the fabulous vendors involved in this creative editorial project:
Gabrielle Tucker - Faire La Fete Productions

Marion Marshall - Absolutely Blooming

Cesar and Tanya Perez - Perez Photography

Corina Van Sluytman - Bella Invites

Carrie Sellman - Carrie Sellman Designs

Meagan Hayes and Brana Velvin - RSVP Soiree

Mary Beth Cihal - BBJ Linens

I will post more once the magazine hits the newstands....stay tuned!

Trendy Spring Shades

Pantone released their Fashion Colour Report for Spring 2008, they said that the "colour palette perfectly reflects the cheerfulness of the season...and stabilizing neutrals combined with pops of brighter colours to create unique and distinctive looks." If you are stuck deciding on a colour scheme for your big day - why not choose a combination of these fresh picks!

Booked!

We are thrilled to announce that some of our most popular invitation designs have recently been featured in a brand new wedding planning book! This book is brought to you by the same people who produce the hit TV reality series "Rich Bride, Poor Bride" on We Network and Slice. We were so excited when we were asked by the production team to send them some of our invites to be photographed for the book! The designs that they featured are: "Timeless", "Satin", "Chocolat", "Fleur-de-Lis" and "Ever After". The book was released this month and is in your favourite bookstore now!

Perfect Bound

I just discovered this super cute Blog called perfect bound, they feature the latest and greatest in wedding ideas and trends and they also happened to feature a pic of our "Glamorous" design - so of course we love them! Thanks for the feature, you can definitely add "Editor" behind your name in our books!

New Silk Designs

Introducing the newest additions to our "Prestige Collection" - the sparkly "Blush Champagne" features a silk backing, Imported Italian shimmer cardstock in a pearly white, satin ribbon belly band in a shade of blush and a brilliant crystal buckle.

The rich "Truffle" design has a brown silk backing, Imported Italian shimmer cardstock in an ivory shade and matching brown ink printing. These two new designs are super practical too, as they both have a cute pocket on the silk backing to neatly hold the Reply card, Reply Envelope and Directions card.

Please note that the colours of the silk backings and silk boxes can be completely customized, we have over 200 different swatches to choose from - just email us the image (dress, flowers, etc.) that you are trying to coordinate with and we'll use our expertise to match it! Just keep in mind to place your order early, as it takes our supplier about 4 weeks to create your custom backing or box. Cardstock, ribbon and ink can also be customized to create that unique and original design that is totally you!

Bella on the Platinum List

We are delighted to announce that we are on the Grace Ormonde - Wedding Style Magazine's "Platinum List" for 2008. Only top wedding vendors are selected to be a part of this list so we are very excited to be associated with such an elegant publication!

Style Me Pretty

We are so honoured to have been a featured post this morning on THE ultimate wedding blog: "Style Me Pretty"! Abby Larson is the talented designer and writer and she seems to always have interesting and equally gorgeous postings about the latest in wedding trends, ideas, DIY projects, etc. If you are planning a wedding, make sure to subscribe to her blog for your daily inspiration! I sure do!

New Year, New Site!

Happy 2008 everyone! To ring in the new year we've launched our newly designed Website! You'll find many new features such as the new "Exclusive Collection", which features luxurious dupioni silk boxes, envelopes and folios with crystal embellishments and high-end satin ribbons. A "Featured Weddings" section which showcases the wonderful weddings of some of our recent clients. And we also now have "Fax-In" Sample and Order Forms to make the ordering process super easy for you. We would love to hear your feedback about our site, so please post any thoughts and comments!