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Wedding Invitations
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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