New Floral Wedding Invitation for 2012

We love our new invitation design “Emiria!” The luscious floral motif radiates a classic, romantic feel, perfect for weddings everywhere. Whether you are a spring or winter bride, Emiria’s elegant design will set the tone for an amazing wedding celebration. Feel free to customize fonts, ink colors and more to make Emiria all your own.

We thought Emiria was perfect for all of you Twi-hards! If you are recreating Edward and Bella’s enchanted forest ceremony, Emiria may be just what you have searching for to announce your special day.

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Written by Katie

Fresh Flora for 2012

Are you throwing an intimate garden wedding in 2012? Or perhaps a certain flower will serve as your wedding motif?

No matter how you plan on incorporating flowers into your wedding celebration, we have several floral letterpress wedding invitation designs for you to choose from.

Laura

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Blume

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Marie

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See more of our floral designs within our invitation gallery!

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Written by Katie

Chic Invitation Ideas for Fall 2011

I cannot believe how fast 2011 is flying by! Fall brides, you know what that means: your wedding is just around the corner! It’s almost time to have your invitations printed and sent out to your guests. Have you caught on to fall’s fabulous trends?

Letterpress

No one can deny the unsurpassed quality of letterpress printing. It is a hand-crafted and timeless tradition that 2011 brides can’t pass up, especially when it’s affordable!

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Foil Invitations

Foil stamped wedding invitations are all the rage right now. I love the look of shiny foil in place of ink colors. Don’t think you’re confined to gold, silver or copper, either! An array of foil colors are available for you to choose from.

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Pocket Folders

Our brides are quickly catching on to the wonder that is the pocket folder. You can gracefully send and display your wedding invitation and enclosure cards to your wedding guests within one folder.

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Floral Invitations

Using your wedding flower as your invitation motif is a wonderful trend this Fall. Your guests will love your coordination and care.

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Wine Country Weddings

To me, there’s really nothing better than a Wine Country wedding in the fall. Everything about Sonoma and Napa counties just seem magical at this point in time, and tons of Fall brides flock here for their ceremonies.

Send Me My Free Samples of Micaela

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Written by Katie

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Hydrangeas Breathe Life into Letterpress Invitations

Here at Invitations by Ajalon, we have searched the floral spectrum high and low and collected the sweetest spring flowers to include in our invitations. One of my favorites is the hydrangea, featured in our Laura design.

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Written by Katie

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Wedding Invitation Designs with Spring Themes

The spring wedding season is just around the corner and that means all you spring brides should thinking about your favorite wedding invitation ideas. This spring there are several fun and exciting wedding invitation themes that modern brides are looking for, and I would like to show you just a few:

Floral and Beach Themes

If you are planning on having a wedding with a floral or beach theme, consider integrating these designs into your invitation set. Unique and beautiful, beach and floral themed wedding invitations are the perfect way to announce your nuptials.

click here to request a free sample of our Passion design

Letterpress Printing

Letterpress printing is more popular than ever before. The vintage aesthetic and understated elegance of letterpress wedding invitations cannot be matched by any other printing method. This spring, try finding specials on affordable letterpress wedding invitations so you can have the invitation design you have always dreamed of and still save money!

Destination Weddings

Destination weddings are one the rise and that means destination themed wedding invitations are a hot item this spring season. If you are planning a destination wedding, your guests are sure to love a destination themed wedding invitation.

click here to request a free sample of our Cape Cod design

Add a Photo

Spring brides are moving away from the traditions of the past and displaying their modern style with wedding invitations that have a photo theme. You can easily add a photo to your invite ensuring your wedding invitation theme is all about you — and your husband to be!

click here to request a free sample of our Black Tie design

After receiving her spring wedding invitation designs, Elizabeth said ;

“Hi Trish – the invitations came just now and they look INCREDIBLE! Thank you so much!”

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Flowers, Dresses and Letterpress Wedding Invitations

Going green and being eco friendly for weddings is no longer simply a trend, it is a standard practice for many brides. While there are a million and 1 ways to go green, I wanted to tell you about three ways that are a little less known among the environmentally conscious brides. Flowers, dresses and letterpress wedding invitations are all important.

It is important to select locally grown and flowers that are in season, organic would be ideal. If it is at all possible, consider having the flowers from the ceremony moved to the reception to not only lower your costs, but save on the total amount of flowers you need to purchase. If you are feeling extra generous, have a local hospital or non-profit pick up the flowers at the end of your event so they are enjoyed for as long as possible.

Many brides do not realize just how green letterpress wedding invitation printing can be. While it is not an industry standard, we print on 100% tree free recycled cotton paper using soy based inks that lower carbon emissions. Paperless proofs not only speed up the whole process, but are another way that letterpress wedding invitations are a green option. When thinking about who will print your letterpress wedding invitation design, make sure to ask about their green practices.

Earth friendly materials such as silk and hemp are becoming more popular among eco savvy brides to be. If you are truly dedicated to going green, think about a vintage or used dress. Not only will this save you hundreds if not thousands of dollars, your wedding’s environmental impact will be greatly reduced. Either way, after your wedding consider donating your dress to a charitable organization.

Are there any cool or interesting ways you plan to go green for your wedding?

Written by Nick

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Letterpress Wedding Invitations Can Be Made Even Better

When it comes to summer wedding invitations letterpress printing is a given. But what about all those trendy brides out there that are looking for a little something extra? There are many ways to ensure your letterpress wedding invitation cards are the most spectacular, distinctive invitations that your guests have ever seen. Here are just a few:

Think about non-traditional shapes, colors and sizes. 21^st century brides are not being held to the same old standards as their parents were. Think outside the creative box and entertain the idea of doing something you have never seen before.

Try incorporating a favorite picture, motif or design into your invitation. If you are feeling artistic, don’t settle on the standard gallery designs that are available. Ask to have something custom done, use a favorite art piece or have a friend design something for you. Flowers, animals, birds and locations all work really well with invitation designs. When it comes to integrating your ideas into your invitation, there should be no limitations.

Some couples are adding a favorite photo of themselves as the backdrop to their invitation set. This can be a creative and fun way for all your guests to hear about your good news and see your beautiful faces at the same time.

There are many other ways to make your letterpress wedding invitation designs more distinctive, beautiful and unique, all you have to do is ask.

Written by Nick

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I had the amazing opportunity over New Year’s weekend to attend the wedding of one of my best friend’s sister in Joshua Tree, California. This bride and her family were some of the most DIY savvy people I have ever seen when it came to planning her wedding. From invites to flowers, the wedding dress and music, this bride took ‘do it yourself’ wedding to another level.

Even though the wedding invitations were not letterpress (they were still beautiful though ), I was thrilled because the DIY flowers that this bride made for the corsages, boutonnières, and even her own bouquet were simply spectacular!

Using different colors of glossy construction paper, the bride and the bridesmaids set out to make the most personal, distinctive, winter desert bouquet that quite possibly this world has ever seen. This was a feat of amazing DIY dexterity!

There is nothing quite like the feel of a completely original, do-it-yourself wedding. The flowers were the most vibrant in the desert, and the ceremony was extraordinarily creative and fun. Several of the guests commented later in the day that this was the most beautiful wedding they had ever been to.

Blessings on your marriage Annie and Neal!!!

Written by Nick

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Once I had my colors and location selected, I started thinking about décor for the ceremony and reception.  Chris and I have decided that we want a pretty short ceremony, 20 to 30 minutes at most.  With that said, I didn’t want to spend a ton of our budget on decorations for the ceremony, so I decided to come up with something that I could do on my own.  Enter Weddingbee, a wedding blog where there is a ton of inspiration and DIY ideas.  A lot of the girls were using tissue paper pompoms, which I liked, but we live about 18 hours by car from our wedding location, and even my mom’s house is a 2 hour drive, so I was nervous they would be crushed if we used tissue paper.  Finally I came upon this post, where another bride used tulle to do them.  I was intrigued and decided to do a test run.  I basically used this tutorial, but I will walk you step-by-step through what I did.

First, I purchased my supplies.  I bought a 5-inch white Styrofoam ball, a few yards of navy ribbon, 7 yards of pink tulle, some silver beads (more on these later), 22 gauge floral wire, and then I also used a hot glue gun, a measuring tape and a pair of scissors that I already owned.

To start, I made a hole through the center of the ball.  I did this using an unsharpened pencil, but I’m sure anything of that sort would work.  After I made the hole to my liking, I used the pencil to push the ribbon through.  Then I tied a knot with the 2 ends, making a loop from the ribbon so that it can hang from the Chivari chairs at the ceremony.  It looked like this:

After I had that, it was time to make the flowers.  I had done a test run without the beads, and I didn’t like the way I could see the green wire, so I decided to make “centers” for the tulle flowers.  This turned out to be one of the more time consuming parts, so I am planning to use a large pearl-looking bead rather than a ton of seed-beads when I make all of these to save time.

To make the flowers, I laid out the tulle in the floor, and then folded in half “hotdog style” and then I put some straight pins around the edges just to keep it in place.  Then it was time to start cutting.  I cut it in 5-inch strips, like this:

I would cut anywhere from 5 to 10 at a time, depending on which task was looking more appealing, cutting or flower-making J.  Once you have the strips, it’s time to start making flowers.  I first did the “center” by putting some of the silver beads onto the center of a piece of wire (I’m not really sure how long of a piece of wire I used, but I tended to go long and then you can trim them at the end) and then twisting it into a circle and then I attempted to cover the twist by putting more beads on:

Next I accordion-folded the strips and twisted the wire around the center:

Then I “fluffed” it into a flower by pulling the layers of tulle apart from each other.  Make sure that the wire is twisted for a few inches and then using your scissors or wire cutters cut it off near the end of the twist.

After I had enough flowers made (again, not sure on the count and it depends on how you want it to look, also you can always make more flowers if you run out), get the glue gun ready to go.  I started by making a hole with the flower by sticking it into the ball and removing it, then I put some hot glue into the hole as well as right around the hole on the surface of the ball, then put the flower back in.   Then I just did this for each flower, until the ball is full of flowers, and I was done!

Here’s a picture of my finished product:

And one with my little helper Maggie:

Elizabeth

I have a couple friends that are avid bird watchers. They have planned trips around the world and spent what I would consider a lot of time and energy dedicated to this hobby. There is a certain level of respect and admiration that I have for people like this. Someone that can be so totally dedicated and infatuated with an idea, animal or project that they learn all they can about the subject.

If you like searching for the holy grail of whatever field interests you, more power to you. This is why I am so excited about the possibilities of custom designed letterpress wedding invitations. You can incorporate any theme or motif that you want in an elegant, subtle or unique way. If you are interested in any particular season, flower, color, symbol animal or otherwise and would like to include that in your invitation set, then go ahead.

The Savannah invitation design incorporates a beautiful floral pattern with small birds almost hidden in the background. There is less emphasis on the fowl and more on the overall design and feel of the pattern.

Country Charm focuses more on the stylistic rendering of the nature scene then the overall bird. Between the flowers and the single color choice (on this design), this design is simple yet provocative.

This couple decided to fill the entire page with a hand drawn design of a magnificent peacock.  Chosen for a multi-ethnic ceremony, this invitation maintains a cultural root while embracing new possibilities.

Written by Nick

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