Wedding
invitation ideas to help you plan the perfect wedding!
Wedding Invitations (Hardcover)
by Jennifer Cegielski
Editorial Reviews
Book Description
A wedding invitation heralds the good news of two people
making a commitment and also reveals the style and tone
of that highly anticipated day. Gone are the days when
a couple's major decision about their invitations was
choosing between white or ecru paper-today's invitations
come in an incredible array of materials, colors, textures,
sizes, and shapes. And the often complex structure of
modern families makes wording invitations a challenge.
The first book to fully address these topics, Wedding
Invitations takes couples from original idea to finished
product, no matter how simple or extravagant their vision.
The book presents both traditional and modern
designs, details the many different types of inks, papers,
and printing methods available, and discusses how to deal
with ceremony cards, response cards, maps, and other enclosures.
The text covers all aspects of invitation etiquette, from
acknowledging various family members in the most appropriate
way, to properly wording inner and outer envelopes. Wedding
Invitations offers advice on desktop publishing, working
with a designer or calligrapher, papermaking, and doing
your own letterpress printing. Since many guests cherish
the invitation as a memento long after the ceremony has
passed, this is a must-have for the newly engaged. AUTHOR
BIO: JENNIFER CEGIELSKI is a writer and editor and the
former content director of The Knot. She has covered all
aspects of weddings, from gowns to flowers to cakes. She
lives in New York City with her husband and daughter.
DANA GALLAGHER is a New York City-based
photographer specializing in food, still life, and interiors
for clients such as Martha Stewart Living, House &
Garden, and Food & Wine.
About the Author
JENNIFER CEGIELSKI is a writer and editor and the former
content director of The Knot. She has covered all aspects
of weddings, from gowns to flowers to cakes. She lives
in New York City with her husband and daughter.
Amazon Reviews
A wealth of information--even
beyond the wedding
I have to admit, while planning my wedding I was hesitant
at first to purchase a book that seemed to be on only
one wedding topic. But being into stationery and typography,
I'm glad I took a chance on this one. I wanted our wedding
invitation to be really special (we have been together
a long time and already have a child), and this book helped
us achieve that goal. All the bases are covered, so you
really understand what all your options are in a simple,
non-overload way. This book is like a "master class",
and is great for anybody who is interested in printing,
stationery or invitations in general.
Review: A lot of useful information
I'm not sure what the reviewer below was reading because
this book contains everything you could ever hope to know
about wedding invitations. It's definitely visually attractive,
but it's the useful information (even gives you a timeline
for you invites to make sure you're on track which I am
often not!) that make this a must-have item for anyone
about to get married.
Review: Very comprehensive and informative
Invitations book!
A must have for the "Bride-to-be" or anyone
planning an event. This creative Invitations book covers
everything you'll need to know when planning a wedding.
It is layed out in an easy to read format w/ stunning
visuals of invitations, etc. in a compact book that can
be used for a referrence manual year after year. I highly
recommend it!
Review: Gorgeous, useful and a time
saver!
This will help you through making all sort of invitation
decisions (believe me there are a lot to make, I had no
idea before I started) like paper and ink colors and also
tell you all sorts of stuff about how to word your own
invite to suit your wedding formality level. My invitations
are going to be on blue paper letterpressed with brown
ink, very elegant yet modern. I never would have thought
of that combination had I not picked up this book! I can't
wait to get the invitations up from the printer.
Wedding Invitations, Announcements, Place Cards,
and More (Paperback)
Editorial Reviews
From Library Journal
Although engraved invitations have become standard for
weddings, cards printed by hand are always in good taste.
Most people do not have the handwriting skill for hand
printing, so they fake it with a computer script or hire
a calligrapher. This book has classic calligraphy instructions
for those who would like to try it themselves, with a
little practice first. Several types of
alphabets are included, with detailed instructions on
strokes and layout. A section on wedding etiquette has
useful information on invitations, thank-you notes, and
place cards, with photographs of many examples. An excellent
book for public libraries. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business
Information, Inc.
About the Author
Bette Matthews is the author of The Wedding Workbook,
Cakes (For Your Wedding), Wedding Toasts and Vows, and
the upcoming A Wedding for All Seasons. She has worked
as an event consultant and stylist with a New York caterer,
and is in the early stages of a start-up venture designing
and producing handmade wedding invitations. Bette lives
in New York City with her husband, photographer Antonio
M. Rosario, and their two cats.
Excerpted from Wedding Invitations,
Announcements, Placecards, and More : A Brides
Guide to Simple Calligraphy by Bette Matthews. Copyright
© 2001. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
The Calligraphic Wedding
“You’ve dreamed about this day your entire life. And as
you move further and further into the planning process
of your wedding, each and every detail seems to grow in
importance. Small elements combine to create a full-bodied
effect.
“The written word has great prominence in
wedding festivities. It may be in an obvious capacity,
such as invitations, place cards, or menus. Or it may
be something less noticeable, such as a favor tag, the
name on a guest book, or a handwritten note on a gift
basket sent to a guest’s hotel room. The opportunities
for beautiful lettering are vast. Calligraphy can enhance
your writing at its core.
“This book provides a basic introduction
to calligraphy and some of the multitudes of lettering
styles—some simple, others more complex. The instructional
opening chapter offers an overview of tools, materials,
and technique. The chapters that follow are divided into
overall styles: Classic, Elegant, Romantic, Modern, and
Artistic. These divisions are purely subjective, so don’t
feel as if you have to confine your imagination. With
a little thought or with minor changes, your alphabet
of choice can be translated to any project in the book.
Calligraphy is versatile and transcends any classifications
we impose upon it.
“The projects in this book incorporate a
full range of wedding concerns, from engagement to post
wedding activities. Invitations, envelopes, and place
cards are the most obvious items with which calligraphy
is typically used. There are also ideas for gift tags,
guest books to record good wishes, programs, and more.
The quality of your finished product will be affected
by the quality of your materials, so choose fine papers,
ribbons, and flowers for these projects, and you won’t
be disappointed.
“The last section of the book is the gallery.
This is a showcase of professional work from experienced
calligraphers offered to inspire you. Each of these pieces
is created by an artist who learned the craft one step
at a time, just as you are about to do.
“Practice, relax, and enjoy the learning
process. Above all, let your own character, your own vision,
and your own penmanship shine on the page. Don’t strive
for perfection; strive for personality.”
Review: With This Book, You Can Do It
With this book -- and a lot of practice -- I was able
to do the calligraphy for my daughter's wedding.
The book includes a number of romantic alphabets in styles
from Celtic to modern, forms for invitations, many examples
of custom woprk, and step-by-step instructions for projects
ranging from favors to menu cards to guest books. There
are also suggestions for working with a professional calligrapher.
This is a practical book for anyone planning a wedding.
Easy Invitations: Use Your Home Computer to Create
Stylish Stationery for Weddings, Birthdays and Other Occasions
(Paperback)
Book Description
Easy Invitations, Announcements, and Personalized Stationery
is the ultimate guidebook to creating invitations and
personalized stationery using a home computer and printer.
This book provides design ideas and instruction for creating
professional quality, customized invitations and note
cards using card stock, envelopes, and other readily available
stationery. Use it as a standalone guide or in tandem
with PrintingPress software by Mountaincow, which offers
easy stationery layout, photo tools, a built-in address
book, and hundreds of templates and graphics.
Easy Invitations, Announcements, and Personalized
Stationery features original ideas for major life events
such as birth announcements, traditional and modern wedding
invitations, save-the-date cards, milestone birthdays,
anniversary parties, and coming of age celebrations. It
also includes ideas for thank-you notes, personalized
stationery, informal get-togethers such as dinner and
cocktail parties, a wine tasting, and even a romantic
picnic for two. This book offers tips for making any party
distinctive with creative and easy place cards, menus,
gift tags, and favors.
Includes bonus CD-ROM with 3 fonts and 70
illustrations
About the Author
Patty Hoffman is the director of Communications at Mountaincow,
a software maker that specializes in customizing invitations
and stationery using a home computer. She has written
about crafts, lifestyle, and entertaining for numerous
magazines, including Seventeen, Family Circle, and Details.
Megan Eisen, CEO of Mountaincow, has written
PrintingPress and many other software applications. She
is an expert in graphic design and has created a wide
variety of stationery and original fonts and graphics
for invitations. Her stationery is featured in upscale
stores such as New York’s Kate’s Paperie.
Josh Eisen, president of Mountaincow, has
written PrintingPress and many other software applications.
He is an expert in the use of computer technology for
custom invitation printing and has been quoted in Greetings,
Etc magazine.
Review: Easy Wedding Invitations
This is an awesome book. I've been making cards on my
computer for years, and I found this book very helpful.
After reading it, I purchased the Mountaincow Printing
Press Platinum CD. They are both fantastic. The fonts
are the best, and I also like the graphics. I have learned
some very helpful things about using my computer to expand
the possibilities for making cards that end up looking
extremely professional. I'm a perfectionist, and this
book and CD met all my expectations.
Sarah
Review: Design Invitations, Thank
You Notes and Stationery
Whether you want your wedding to be traditional or nontraditional,
you want it to be personal and one way to achieve this
is to design and print your own invitations, thank you
notes and stationery on your computer. This book written
by Patty Hoffman, Megan Eisen and Josh Eisen is just what
you need to inspire and jump-start your creativity. But
this book is not only about weddings.
The book is sectioned by topics covering
the most important events in our lives including weddings,
births and birthdays, seasonal and celebrations. Each
section begins with a case study and personal story about
the real people that are the inspiration behind the sample
projects. Each section has sample projects which are discussed
in depth explaining what type of papers, inks, images,
fonts and design layouts were used and why. Although the
authors are associates of Mountaincow, a software and
stationery company; the book is written so that you can
use any software you might already own. This book does
not have step-by-step instructions for using graphic and
printing software. The purpose of this book is to inspire
your creativity for designing your own invitations and
stationery.
Throughout the book the authors show you
how to decide on a theme for your special occasion and
how to apply that theme to everything including invitations,
place cards, party favors and thank you notes. They place
special emphasis on designing your own monogram with or
without their company's PrintingPress software and choosing
the perfect graphics and fonts to include in your designs.
Besides the eighteen projects, the book
also has a Tools and Techniques section that covers everything
from choosing paper, inks, and a printer to how to compose
the message for your invitations. The authors also discuss
their PrintingPress software. Although this software was
not included on the accompanying CD, the CD does contain
decorative borders, fonts, images and project layouts
in the PrintingPress software format.
Patty Hoffman is director of communications
for Mountaincow and author of several craft and lifestyle
articles. Megan and Josh Eisen are co-owners of Mountaincow
and the authors of the PrintingPress software.
Review: Great Gift
What a great book. Easy to follow, full of original ideas
and examples, and it makes a perfect gift for friends
into scrape booking, entertaining, and basic design. I've
already bought four extra copies - to my friend's delight!
Review: Wedding Stress
I found this book to be very useful. I am planning a low
budget wedding reception and this book gave me great ideas
for low cost/creative invitations. I also thought the
software was very user friendly.
The Artful Bride: Wedding Invitations : A Stylish
Bride's Guide to Simple, Handmade Wedding Correspondence
(Artful Bride) (Paperback)
Book Description
Every couple wants to announce their wedding with style
and aplomb. Savvy, stylish brides are looking for ways
to add their own style and sophistication to their wedding
without relying on tradition-heavy standards. This beautiful
guide contains everything a bride needs to personalize
her wedding correspondence elegantly-but also simply and
inexpensively. It includes more than 20 fashionable and
fun-to-make invitation and correspondence ideas.
About the Author
April L. Paffrath is a freelance editor and writer in
Cambridge, Massachusetts. In addition to book and magazine
editing, she has written architecture profiles, travel
pieces, cooking articles, and craft how-to's, for magazines
such as Scientific American Explorations and Martha Stewart
Living. She is coauthor with Laura McFadden of The Artful
Bride: Simple, Handmade Wedding Projects (Rockport, 2003).
Laura McFadden is a freelance art director living in Somerville,
Massachusetts. She is a former design director for Inc.
magazine. She currently runs her own graphic design studio,
called Laura McFadden Design, Inc., and has contributed
to various craft books and magazines for publishers such
as Rockport Publishers, Martingale & Company, and
Handcraft Illustrated. She is coauthor with April Paffrath
of The Artful Bride: Simple, Handmade Wedding Projects
(Rockport, 2003).
Review: Beautiful & Creative Ideas
I've never understood why folks will shell out the big
bucks for what they could more or less do on their home
printer -- pretty, but bland. This book has beautiful,
personal invitations ranging from the offbeat to the traditional
(my favorite is the frog idea). Making invitations yourself
doesn't mean sacrificing style or tradition, and this
book is an excellent starting point.
Review: I have FINALLY found invitations
I love,
I have been looking at invitations, and haven't found
anything that is quite right. Not to mention everything
is very pricey. I would much rather cut the price of the
invitations and spend the money saved there on other wedding
expenses. I have been looking at kits. I never really
found anything that suited us. They were plain and not
very origional. So I have been looking online for ideas
and I saw this book. I love it! It has wonderful ideas,
easy directions, and great pictures. We decided to take
one of the invitations and change it a little to better
fit us and what we are looking for. It really is wonderful
because you don't have to follow the directions exactly,
you can change the color/pattern, or just add your own
special touch!
Review: Fun & Beautiful Invitations
The projects in this book range from fun and quirky (like
my favorite - The Bride in a Can) to beautiful and classy.
There are ideas here for weddings on the beach, old fashioned
weddings, nuptials that include travel, and for simple
ceremonies too. A lot of the ides in this book could be
converted for use for other kinds of invitations, I used
one of the pretty ones to make invitations to a party
for my mother's birthday. Lots of color photos inside
(nicer than the photo on the cover would make you think!)
There are also illustrations & templates. I also gave
this book as an engagement gift to a friend and not only
did she love the gift, she made her invitations based
on a project in the book.
Review: Innovating wedding invitation
ideas
Innovating wedding invitation ideas to let the real you
shine through. Imaginative ways to help you decide if
the non-traditional route is more your style. Page after
page of creative, artful invitations, announcements, save-the-date
cards, and shower invitations. Directions and material
list accompanies each design. Templates are also supplied.
People will remember an invitation created by you from
The Artful Bride: Wedding Invitations.
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