AND THE WINNER IS...

Ilse Riebe from San Francisco! Thank you to everyone who participated in our Survey. Your thoughtful answers will help us in planning for our new projects and product lines. We really appreciate the time you each took to enter. We had a lot of fun doing the give-away and can't wait to work with Ilse on what she wants her custom stationery to look like. We'll post pictures of course when it is completed! And because we had so much fun, we're thinking of doing another give-away a little closer to the Holidays... We'll keep you posted!

THANK YOU FOR BEING MY BRIDESMAID!

Just wanted to mention that personal stationery is an AWESOME gift to give each of your girls! You can coordinate it with your wedding stationery or get something that suits each one of your girls best! In honor of our love of Bridesmaids (and Brides), we are working on a really cool project with Garnish Boutique set to launch in the next two weeks. I can't let you in on the secret just yet, but the second that I can, it'll be posted here!
Happy Weekend!

Super 8 inspiration (A Bryan Photo)

Did I mention that I LOVE the work that these guys do. They just shot Mia's wedding a few months ago, and trust me, it is worth scrolling through all the pictures, it was GORGEOUS! Here is the Super 8 film of one of their own (Branden and his pretty bride Lindsay) getting married. It was shot by Rob Culpepper. And it is magical and touching, perfectly edited and set to music. If I had known about them last year, I would have hired them and scrounged together every penny that it took to get my wedding shot on super8. The scene of them all praying before the ceremony is really powerful. Here is the link to their blog post on the film with links to Rob's site and to purchase the song used in the film. Ok, enjoy!

Lindsey & Branden 8mm from A Bryan Photo on Vimeo.

WIN CUSTOM STATIONERY

Inspired by Vane at Brooklyn Bride and her annual reader survey, we decided it was about time to launch the survey we've been working on for a while around here. In an effort to better serve past and future customers, we are looking for some feedback from you all, our loyal friends, customers, and readers. So whether you’ve been married for 30 years or are just beginning to plan your wedding now (and whether you ordered your invitations with us or not), please take a moment to fill out our survey for a chance to win.

Survey results are due in by September 16th & a winner will be chosen randomly from the list of entrants. The prize will be a set of custom personal stationery with printed and lined envelopes valued at $350.00

To get started, please click begin survey below. Thank you in advance for your participation!

BEGIN SURVEY

COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS

until we meet the new little one! Ah, the shower was a blast. I had so much fun making tissue paper poms, cooking, baking, planning, decorating. Can't wait to meet the littlest Harper! A full post on the stationery details coming relatively soon :)

RED TREE

Final stationery set for Red Tree, a best in baltimore winner for the 3rd year in a row! Included in the set are business cards, jotters, imprintable signs/large notes, and a store postcard that can be mailed or included in with a gift.

I'M GIDDY - made by hank

I've been anxiously awaiting the arrival of these little dears in my new mailbox! Yesterday, they came. I can't tell you enough how much I adore them, and all of the work that Katie Henry does! Nole at Oh So Beautiful Paper introduced me to Made By Hank, Katie's line of impeccably sewn bags, and I'm hooked. Her packaging is simple and to the point, it makes you feel like you are opening a present from an old friend, and her little tags with plastic animals and lace, come on, so cute! Great as a gift for yourself or for a friend, and they come in lots of sizes. PS - Katie's customer service is spectacular. Hurry up and buy a bag, her etsy shop is almost out, but don't worry, she restocks often.

INSPIRATION : AMY BUTLER follow-up

Can you even believe the sweet girls at Amy Butler wrote to us after seeing our inspiration post? They wanted to see the resulting invite inspired by the pretty prints I posted here These are baby shower invites for the lovely Rachelle (the amazing owner/designer here at Chellé Paperie)! I'm honored to be a partner and designer here at the studio, and even more honored to host this shower and design the paper-goods to go with it. The invites got a little crazier than I originally expected, but I knew that what I wanted to take from the Amy Butler inspiration was the feeling of summer florals. It's always interesting to see where an idea takes you...

INSPIRATION : MAINE

Oh, how I miss you, Maine. I just got back from the most beautiful place. Lakeside in Maine, 30 minutes from Portland. It's no secret that the Paperie has been a little crazy this year, with the never-ending move, and with R having baby number 2 (countdown a few more weeks!) and with all the new business stuff we're working on. Needless to say, a week in Maine was just what I needed to clear my head, re-focus, and get even more excited about the work awaiting me upon my return! Ok, so I did work on vacation too - I go a little crazy with TOO much relaxing :) Anyway, please excuse the lazy summer posting on this blog. Vacation is over now, let's get back in the swing of things! First image is a selection of polaroids I took of the lake, the second is the beautiful mica that washes up on shore.

CORPORATE ID : SNEAK PEEK

Just a super quick sneak peek at the re-design we are doing for Red Tree right now. We can't wait to send these to press!

FROM THE DESK OF

I'm looking forward to getting the full set cut down and assembled for you all to see. Everything we do is custom, but the job pictured here has been a real collaboration with the couple. PS short posts these days, we are in full swing with fall weddings!

PETALS IN PRINT

I LOVE these tiny little notecards! And I love an envelope with a bleed. Um, and the color pallette, RIGHT up my alley! So we made these as a gift for our wonderful intern Meagan, who we love! They are 4.25x4.25 square notecards and coordinating soft chartreuse envelopes, and we had enough scrap left over on the print job, that we cut them down into these darling gift enclosures, 2.25 inches sq. and paired them with these teensy-tiny adorable hot pink envelopes, which to be honest I am a little heartbroken to part with. The extras from that we cut into tiny little slivers to be used as gift tags or placecards for Meagan's next party. Really, these make me smile. Hope they do the same for you!

FROM THE DESK OF : ORNAMENTAL FRAME

Just a quick peek at a live proof that is off in the mail. The bride and groom are still deciding on the envelope color, but the palette of cream, brown, dark and light grey makes for a beautiful and classic invitation set. We did an updated take on the monogram / flourish and combined that with a decorative frame, making this invitation formal without being fussy.

INSPIRATION : AMY BUTLER

Amy Butler has been a design inspiration of mine for so many years now. Her color palette, style and attention to detail are impeccable. We're working on a project at the moment inspired by the beautiful fabric below

THE PERKS

Did I mention that we now share space with The Floral Studio who did the fabulous flowers at Mia's wedding 2 weekends ago. Anyway, the perks are almost as spectacular as the girls themselves!

FROM THE DESK OF & CORPORATE ID

So, I'm rolling the usual tuesday and wednesday posts together today since I had a busy start to the week & didn't get to post inspiration until yesterday. These are cards, designed by Kurt, that we recently printed for Kohli. She's a good friend with great style, and a joy to work with. We did the invitations for her wedding, printed these business cards, and are now working on the re-design of Red Tree's stationery system. Kohli is their rock star assistant manager! Enough links in one post already! I wanted to showcase the simplicity of the gorgeous cotton paper these are printed on, and the crispness of the printing, and how great these look all wrapped up in (you guessed it) glassine!

INSPIRATION : A. BRYAN PHOTO

Ok, so you all may not know this about me, but I used to be a professional wedding photographer... It's how I came into the land of weddings, and where I fell head over heels in love with pretty paper. It's been years since I shot a wedding, and I can't say I have missed it. It's stressful, and exhausting, and SO MUCH pressure. And then, I went to Mia's wedding, which we all worked so hard on, and which meant a great deal to us as friends of the bride and groom, and friends of some of the other vendors (we now share space with The Floral Studio who did the SPECTACULAR arrangements) and I watched Bryan work. And he shot film, from a Rollieflex, an old school twin lens camera, just like I used to shoot, and he shot with a Holga, a toy camera, just like I used to shoot, and he had an arsenal of toy cameas for playing around with. And it felt effortless and perfect. He had a second photographer shooting digitally I believe, and they shot a mix of color and black and white. I was excited, I watched them work, I knew they didn't miss a shot. There is nothing like rushing to reload film as the mother of the bride gives a speach, and STILL getting the shot. Outstanding. And here I am over a week later, still thinking about it, having an affair with film. I've pulled the polaroids out of the closet, I've ordered some film, I'm dreaming up subjects like my days in art school. This morning I got an extra special sneak peek at some of the pictures from Mia's wedding. I can not wait to share them with you once Bryan gives me the go ahead. For the mean time, feast your eyes on these, a quick selection of photos from their site. Be sure to check out their blog as well. I could go on for hours.... I don't usually swoon. I-am-swooning! They are an incredibly talented team of photographers!