Gavin’s latest t-shirt….

Just a quick blog today, since it’s been a busy day. Gavin wanted me to create a t-shirt using a lyric from his favourite song, by Third Eye Blind…. I realize, of course, that this isn’t very bridal… But it is about making the client happy.





Chelsea’s complete set

Chelsea is not getting married until May of next year, but she is eager to design her paper theme for her wedding.  She wants the full gamut, which includes a menu, seating number, place card, thank you card, invitation, and RSVP.  I am sure we will also be doing a seating chart, and special thank yous for her bridal party….  I have also changed the font from the first mock up, to something that suits the feel of the invitation a little better than the first one we played around with.

I also created a table number and place card to co ordinate with Lisa and Chris’s invitations:





Nobody loves your invitations as much as you do, and as much as I do.

In the year that I have been in business I have attended a half dozen bridal shows, and chatted with hundreds of brides. This past Friday was no exception to my being asked if I do bridal party get-togethers. It is something I have contemplated long and hard about, as I settle into my corner of this industry, and reflect on who I am striving to appeal to.

I am fully aware that I lose clients when I say no. No, I do not do parties where you and your brides’ maids, and your mom, and your aunt sit down and make your own invitations.  And, let me just say, it’s not because I love putting invitations together; the design work is the fun part. It’s because I care a tremendous amount about the finished product.

I know your mom has probably scrapbooked for the last 6 years. I know you love to make your friends birthday cards. I know you are on a budget…. But I just don’t feel comfortable stamping “Verity Ink” on the back of something that I did not tie the ribbon on. That I did not center each layer of. That I did not make sure looked perfect before it left my studio.  Think about it this way:  Would your photographer give you a cd of your photos to edit, instead of editing them himself?  Would your limo driver hand the keys to your dad?  Would your baker leave the cake on the table for you to stack tiers together yourselves?  Or the decorator leave you with unassembled centerpieces?

I remind myself with every invitation that I am currently working on that it is the only one that your guest receives in the mail. If the other 99 are perfect, but their’s is crooked, or smudged, or wrinkled they have no way of knowing that they got the only messed up invitation. I am conscious that every single invitation I assemble is its own resume.  You have invited your guests because they mean a great deal to you.  And I want their first impression of your wedding to be perfect.





Gloria’s Invitations

Gloria made the drive from Dorchester today to have her consultation.  Gotta love a girl willing to drive 1.5hrs each way just to design her invitations!  She was a lot of fun to spend the day with.  Honest, decisive and a little cheeky, I really enjoyed designing for her.

We played around with a few different ideas – knowing that Gloria wanted ivory and black, with a simple, elegant and classic theme.

The first invitation is die cut, and about 5×7 inches.  The background is hand-stamped, to create her own background paper.

The second invitation involves painting the stamp with a shimmer paint before stamping, to get a glitter image.  With an embossed rose inside to co ordinate with Gloria’s theme, and a wax seal on the front to close the invitation, this is truly a reflection of Gloria’s wedding style.





T Shirts. That match your products.

I have been silk screening on paper products for a few months now. More specifically, most of my silk screening thus far has been creating gift certificates for local vendors. Projects to date include gift certificates for Brooklyn Photography, Jer Wilcocks, Barefeet Projects, Nicki Gould, and Elegance Bridal .  But Jer was the first to approach me to ask me if I would create a t shirt using his logo for the bridal show we were both in attendance at last week.  Happy to oblige, I created one for him, and his associate Matt.

I’m really excited about this aspect of the business.  Whether it is silk screening invitations, t-shirts or gift certificates, being able to play around with the inks and textures is  really fun.  And so is getting to create for local vendors that I have come to know and respect in this industry.

These shirts are for Gavin, a great friend who did a huge favor for me last week (posts to follow):

Silk screened gift certificates are $4 each, with a minimum order of five.   Minimum orders are required to cover the costs and time involved in setting up screens.

T Shirts are $20 each for the first, and $15 each for each subsequent t shirt with the same design.

More projects to follow!





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