As Seen in Southern Living Weddings Magazine

Our graphic designer, Emma James, recently had her wedding featured in the Southern Living Weddings magazine.  Emma designed the fan programs, escort cards, table numbers.

Here are a few more images and details about her custom reception details:

~Escort Cards~

 Possibly our favorite detail, the escort cards were printed with a variety of vintage flourishes and stuck into a table of moss.

~The Table Names~

The tables were named after different Cactus and incorporated quirky cactus illustrations from the 1950s that Emma had scanned out of a vintage book. 

~Seat Assignments~

Although most of the guests were free to sit wherever they wanted at their assigned tables, the table for the wedding party had assigned seating. We printed name labels and wrapped them around potted succulents. In addition to adding decoration to the table, they were also nice little keepsakes for the wedding party.

~The Programs~

The program fans were perfect for the outdoor ceremony. Emma got creative with layout, fonts and wording which fit perfectly with the theme of her wedding. 

~Special Thanks~

Thank you notes were folded in white linen napkins and placed at each seat. The border colors alternated between coral and aqua at each table to add color. 

If you are interested in having something similar for your wedding, you can contact Emma at emma@invitingaffairs.com

{All designs about by Emma James}

Real Invitations - Chris + Emma's Vintage Texas Cactus Invitations

We were super excited when our very talented in house designer, Emma, had her wedding invitations featured on one of our favorite blogs Oh So Beautiful Paper! 

Emma + Chris's southwestern cactus-inspired wedding invitations are a true representation of their upcoming Texas wedding.  Emma is employed as a designer and salesperson at Inviting Affairs.  We are so excited for her upcoming wedding.

Emma drew her inspiration from nature, art, and all things vintage. 

Emma's wedding will be out doors in the hill country of Austin and she wanted an invitation that reflected the southwest without being overtly western. I had the invitations letterpress printed at our awesome vendor Stationery Works using a warm grey ink.

Keeping all the letterpress printed pieces one color helped keep the overall cost down and Emma was able to add in pops of color with the bright yellow envelope liner and a reproduction vintage postcard (which she printed herself). All the pieces were then tied together in little bundles with yellow bakers twine from Whisker Graphics.

The outer envelopes brought it all together with calligraphy and vintage cactus postage that Emma found on Ebay.