Winter Weddings {Envelopments Ideas & Inspiration}

Envelopments comes out with all sorts of wonderful ideas for wedding invitations. And that doesn't stop when the holidays roll out. Here's some information from their blog about the wedding invitation and stationery pictured above:

Yes, you may be tying the knot in the winter season, but that doesn’t mean your invitations need to incorporate snowflakes or use holiday colors. Your wedding day is still about you and your fiancé, not about how many degrees the temperature dropped. In the Adele & Jeremy Featured Sample, seen in the winter edition of The Knot magazine, we decided to fly south for the winter.


The inspiration for this destination wedding is the vibrant colors found in and around Santa Fe, New Mexico. The earthy colors of the landscape and architecture create natural and neutral backdrops to contrast with the red and turquoise found in southwest jewelry.

To see more of this gorgeous wedding stationery set please visit the Envelopments blog. And if you're planning a winter wedding and want to design some beautiful stationery like the one pictured below just contact us and we can get started today!

Bohemian Tablescape {Reception Stationery Designer}

How gorgeous is this? We were invited to create a Bohemian style stationery set for a beautiful tablescape. We included gorgeous green succulents, playful flowers and fun fonts in an effort to create the perfect look to go with the settings. What do you think?

To see more of these beautiful pictures pick up the latest Bride & Bloom Southern California Edition wedding magazine on newsstands now! 

As always, it was the work of an entire team to create these beautiful designs. Please take a moment to check out these awesome businesses we worked with on this Bohemian design:

Photography: Samuel Lippke
Florals and Design: Dolce Designs
Planning: Details Event Planning
Stationery: Cherish Paperie
Linens: La Tavola
Rentals: Town and Country
Production: Be Inspired PR

Custom Donation Cards {Florida Wedding Stationery Designer}

Photo Courtesy of Domino Arts

 The donation cards pictured above are some that we designed for a bride working with Joni of Your Special Day. Their simple but elegant design has two uses, an escort card and a donation card. If you are considering doing donation cards in lieu of wedding favors then there are many options out there for you to choose from. Contact Cherish Paperie today to design the perfect donation card for your event.

Escort Cards {DIY Ideas}

There are always fun and interesting ways to display escort cards. Whether you use an actual card or a seating chart you can make this fun for your guests. I personally loved using DIY Wedding's website for my wedding so when I was thinking of ideas on how to display escort cards I went to go look and see what they recommended on their site. And as always, I wasn't disappointed.

I've highlighted a few of Mette's ideas below with pictures and links to DIY tutorials and other ideas that you could use to display your guests names and seating arrangements.

Tent Cards
The simplest way to display your guests names is to use a tent card and arrange them on a table at the entrance of your reception room. Display the cards in alphabetical order or grouped by table.

You can also place an escort card in an envelope (as pictured) and display them on a table as you would a tent card. Using the envelope flap to prop up the card so it's more visible.

Escort Card Tree
This is a great alternative if you're planning on using a thumb print tree as a guest book or have a fall or spring themed wedding. Hang your escort cards from branches on an escort card tree. You can use a paper tree or construct a real tree by using tree branches from your florist or local craft supply store. Use ribbon or string to tie the escort cards to the branches. Check out this great tutorial at the Zella Guide or this one over on Style Me Pretty for more inspiration.

Line Dry
Hang the cards on lines of ribbon. Hold the cards in place with small pegs – a little like you would with laundry. Or you can use ribbon to tie them. Just make sure that your guests can take the card with them easily so they know where they're going.

Frame It
Frame a big seating chart in a large frame or display smaller charts in smaller frames. One seating chart - per table - per frame. I loved the smaller frames featured over on Blog, Shmog. The different colors and sizes of frames and fonts create a unique fun look.

Dry Erase Fun
Avoid printing and simply write your guests names and assigned tables on a large piece of glass (i.e. a big frame). Write with a marker pen made for glass. We stumbled upon a beautiful variation of this type of display over on The Lane. Their use of an old window is fabulous.

Photo courtesy of Adagion Studios

Sweet Treat
Attached escort cards to a favor – i.e. a cellophane wrapped cupcake homemade rumball, chocolate or similar. Or make up small bags with your favorite tea or coffee in them. Attach a ribbon and an escort card to them and lay the bags out on a table.

Wrap up medium sized flat chocolate bars in decorative paper and use them as escort cards by adding names and table numbers to them. Or let us design some for you!

Sweets and Desserts Tables {Ideas and Inspiration}

Photo by Aaron Shintaku

Now I'm sure you've seen a few of the dessert tablescapes we've done stationery for. And while the sweets table at weddings is a pretty popular thing to do, they aren't just for weddings. You can also use a desserts table at your next birthday party, baby shower or other special event. Below are a few ideas on what type of sweets to offer as well as the pros and cons of each sweet:


Cupcake Bar
Now with a cupcake bar you can go two ways. You can have a cupcake tower or display of different already decorated cupcakes that your guests can grab and eat right away. Or you can create a true dessert station by setting out plain, unfrosted cupcakes for your guests to frost and top with whatever flavors and treats you've set out for them to use. 

For help with choosing what decorations to use for your cupcakes should you choose to go the decorated route we've found many different sources of inspiration. One simple "ideas for cupcake bar" search lead me to Cupcake Ideas for You's gallery of different cupcakes they've done in the past. They include everything from Super Mario cupcakes to Moulin Rouge inspired cupcakes. A great duo of books to check out if you're really interested in creative cupcake ideas are Hello Cupcake and the newest What's New, Cupcake. There's even a blog that also has inspiring pictures not featured in the books. And, of course, Martha is always a great resource.

Candy Bar
Another very popular favorite sweet to put out for your guests after cupcakes is candy. All sorts of candy. You can use wrapped candy to fill up bags and buckets or you can use unwrapped goodies as well. You could even offer personalized candy bars to guests as a take home gift like the ones Rachel Ray has on her magazine's website. She even lets you download and personalize a few for free!

If you use unwrapped candy (or wrapped candy as well) be sure to include scoops, tongs, spoons or other utensils to help your guests get the candy from the bowl or serving dish to their bag or plate. Some guests might not like to see others put their hands all over the candy they were just about to enjoy. Although we know that it's more than inevitable at a children's party.

Cookie Bar
Cookies are a great sweet treat. They're portable, tasty and very versatile. Choosing 3-4 different recipes and displaying them on different trays and plates will easily attract guests over for a nibble. A few great, hearty cookie recipes that won't fall apart in your guests hands are:

Chocolate Chip Cookies - or any variation (including oatmeal, raisins, macadamia nuts etc)
Sugar Cookies - with or without frosting
Peanut Butter cookies - but label clearly in case of allergies

A few more ideas can be found at Delish.com or MarthaStewart.com

Assorted Sweet Treats
And if you want to combine a few different sweets at one table please feel free to do so! I don't think I've ever heard a party guest complain about too many desserts!  

You can utilize the sweets tables in two ways, first to serve as dessert for your guests and second to serve as favors for your guests to take home. I like giving the option to do both by having packaging available for each guest to choose their option. Include a small bag or box for your guests to take a few treats home with them. If you'd like you can already package them up and include a favor tag with ribbon to tie the packages shut. Place them close to the entrance or exit of the party so guests don't forget to take them! 

And remember to order stationery from Cherish Paperie so that your guests know their dessert and sweets options. Your table will look beautiful with this added touch and the guests will appreciate being able to see exactly what they're eating instead of guessing based on the look of the dessert.

Table Number Holders {DIY Ideas}

When it comes to reception stationery it's always fun to see a new idea or design used by a bride. And it's even better when there's a tutorial given to show other brides how to create the same thing for their special day. There are a lot of DIY tutorials out there for a bride to use however sometimes it can be hard to weed through all of them in order to get the perfect project that works with your wedding.

Below are a few DIY ideas for your table numbers. Follow the links given to find the full tutorial if there is an idea you'd love to try out! The best part about these ideas is that you don't just have to use them for weddings. They can be re-purposed at your next party to label foods, hold place cards, etc.


Recycled Beauty

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These holders are very easy and inexpensive to make. Lamp part accessories are used to create this look. The parts include a brass vase cap, shade clip, nuts and washers. Head on over to Card Girl for the original post and inspiration.

Once you've picked up your lamp parts (You can check out your local lamp shop or Card Girl recommends The Lamp Shop online) and assembled them together spray paint the final product white, as shown, or any other color you love. Use this unique project to hold names, table numbers, or to identify buffet foods, etc. Pair them with any of our reception stationery ideas for a beautiful addition to your wedding decor.


 Sparkling Simplicity

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If you want a simple and customizable idea for your table number holders check out A Very Chocolate Life for a simple idea using spiral paper clips, modeling clay, tack glue and glitter.

The best part about this design is the fact that you can mold the clay into any shape you'd like. As Melissa stated, you can roll out the clay and use your favorite cookie cutter to cut out shapes to go with the decor of you big day. You can also paint the holders a certain color if glitter isn't your thing. Or even get creative with the paper clip and bend a regular paper clip into shapes or use different shaped clips as well.

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Bending the Bar
And how could I do a DIY post without something from the fabulous Martha Stewart? When I saw these wire table number holders I was smitten. Not only can you shape the wire into different figures and designs but it's simple to! The sturdiness of the wire is also a plus. Not worrying about your table numbers getting knocked over or falling on their own is important.

You simply grab some radio wire (solid, not stranded) and start creating. Martha gives a step by step tutorial to help you out. And if you have a design you love on your invitation, table number or place card you can try and replicate it in wire as well!

Do you have a great DIY tutorial for reception or party stationery that you'd love to share with our readers? We'd love to feature you and your blog/website! Contact us at danielle@cherishpaperie.com with a link to your DIY project.

Bridal Guide Magazine {Featured Stationery}

We're featured! A piece of stationery from our Neapolitan shoot is featured in Bridal Guide magazine's September/October 2011 issue. Check it out on news stands everywhere!

What Do I Include in my Invitation? {Ideas and Information}

Typically, an invitation is made up of the mailing envelope, invite, RSVP card, and reply envelope (which should include a prepaid stamp). Save-the-dates, reception cards (used when the party is in a different spot than the ceremony), and inner envelopes are common add-ons.

Recently, people have also started to include a map or page of activities for out-of-towners. And some use post cards instead of RSVP cards with reply envelopes.

Besides the invitations and save-the dates, we make items such as ceremony programs, menu cards, favor/dessert tags and custom signage. Basically any paper good element you would like at your reception can be created by Cherish Paperie.

No matter what you choose, just remember to be clear on what you would like to include when ordering your invitations and reception stationery. Some brides order their invitations and when they get the complete set they end up without the inner envelope or other piece of the stationery that they wanted to include. Being upfront with your expectations and wants is always the best way to begin your invitation process. We can't wait to work with you to design your dream wedding stationery!

Miami Black Tie BBQ {Featured Events and Locations}

Our work was featured on Style Me Pretty's Miami Black Tie BBQ Build a Board! You may have seen some of the images from the Style Me Pretty gallery already when we featured them in our TC Events Real Weddings blog post. To see more of this wedding head on over to Justin & Mary Photography's blog. It was truly a beautiful event!

Black, White & Silver {Featured Reception Stationery}

These table numbers are so elegant and simple. I love how the bride chose to put the couple's monogram in the top left corner along with the date of the wedding above the table number. It tied in perfectly with the invitations and programs. And the use of a glyph on the place card instead of just having names just adds to the simple elegance.

Neapolitan Photo Shoot {Events and Locations}

We are so excited to be on Style Me Pretty today! They are featuring the Neapolitan desserts photo shoot we did with Intertwined Events (photos below by Aaron Shintaku) and I am loving every little thing. It makes me hungry just looking at it :) And ready for a party of course!

Take a look at their post here and let us know what you think. You can also view the full gallery of photos here. All of the little details really make this photo shoot come together. From the petite pastries to the stunning solid colors, I'm sure any bride (or person of honor) would be delighted to have this dessert bar set up at their reception/party.

Here are a few of our favorite photos of the stationery:

TC Events - Part 2 {Real Weddings}

Here are a few more pictures of some of TC Event Design's beautiful weddings and our reception stationery. Included below are pictures of place cards, menus, and custom labels for favors! 

Photo Source: TC Event Design

All photos below from photographer Justin & Mary and TC Event Design

Dolce Designs Studios & Cherish Paperie on CNN {Events & Locations}

Zaid of Dolce Designs Studio interview with CNN Espanol on table designs for your wedding featuring menus and stationery by Cherish Paperie. Check out the coverage in Spanish below:



Other vendors include: Peterson Lighting, Classic Party Rentals, and La Tavola Linen.

Royal Wedding Reception Stationery {Custom Event Stationery}

Because it's Royal Wedding week and we just can't get enough! Here are some close ups of the reception stationery we designed for Dolce Designs Studio. We hope you like them!