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New Orleans Bachelorette Party
Fun, fresh and a dollop of fashion thrown together for this Big Easy lingerie invitation.
We Travel to Germany, San Francisco and Vegas to Play Poker
Two fall destination weddings and a chance to win $50,000!
We would love to jump aboard and fly off to San Francisco and Mittenwald, Germany. We can dream can’t we?
Kara and Ryan’s favorite place to vacation is in Mittenwald, famous for its violin making. With it’s majestic mountain scenery and quaint painted Bavarian houses, they planned the ultimate getaway for family and friends. They wanted to feature the mountains on the invitation and made sure that their beloved dog Chance was included as well.
Lauren and Geoffrey live in San Francisco and decided to marry by the Golden Gate Bridge at nearby Baker Beach. We never did personally meet the lovely couple, but the bride entrusted her delightful, creative and crafty mom Kathy to oversee the invitation planning. Since there were many events leading up to the big day we agreed that a 4 part tiered invite tied together with navy ribbon fit the bill. We began by designing a special stamp which was prominently displayed on the invites and decorated the hotel welcome baskets and reception menus. Once assembled and be-ribboned, the invitations were placed in an over sized envelope with handmade wrapped address labels carefully crafted by Kathy.
Vegas Baby!
Seneca One Finance asked us to design an exclusive event invitation promoting a “Winner take all” poker game in Las Vegas. The challenge for us was to create an invitation that would stand out amongst the mountain of flyers flowing through the mailboxes of 2,000 potential clients. We suggested an over sized playing card printed on 2 sides announcing the event in bold “Texas Hold ‘Em” style typography with rounded corners. Imagine having a whole deck of these to play poker with!
We’re in love with Luke Irwin rugs
His captivating colors and patterns are individually hand made to order. To learn more about him go here: http://lukeirwin.com/
Creative Mapping
Ahoy Mates!
Lea and Matt wanted a design to reflect their love for Bald Head Island in North Carolina. A sophisticated pirate theme evoking the storied past immediately came to mind. We set our sails and began researching vintage maps and engraved sea imagery. The roiling wave background of this invitation is printed and the foreground is letterpressed using vintage map elements and a rough script. One of our favorites of the summer season!
Continental Love
Sarah and Josh wanted a map to tell the circuitous story of their relationship. Sarah living in Canada and Josh in California, their paths finally joined in Washington, DC. We used elementary school globe colors for the front and chose a fanciful compass rose to anchor the text on the back. Sarah wanted a cut circle invitation and chose bright yellow square envelopes to match the sash of her gown.
Back to Business
Hot Sand, cool surf, good books and fantastic seafood in Cape May this vacation. Georgie our beloved Westie mascot allowed for one photo shoot before racing back to the beach in search of small side-crawling critters. We have a surplus of new ideas to share, some drawn in the sand, others on cocktail napkins, and are searching our archives for work that was never printed. We are in the process of developing a new “Pre-designed for Print” category that utilizes some of our best “never seen” work. All that is needed from you is your creative wording, and in most cases, choosing your own color scheme. These designs will be available in the early fall, so stay tuned! Cheers, Steve
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ByHand Invitations was started in 2004 by award-winning ABC News television broadcast designer Steve Bottorff creating wedding invitations for Washington, DC brides. Our reach has expanded to include clients from Europe and Africa!
