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25
Jan

why simple works

Simple — I really love the concept of Simple. Life should be simple. Food should be simple. Poems should be simple. Weddings should be simple. Wedding invitations should be simple. By Simple I don’t mean plain or ordinary, ‘tho that could be so. I don’t mean Simple as the first thing that pops into the […]

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17
Jan

Valentine… simple

I totally couldn’t resist posting this:

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16
Jan

simple … touching

I won’t apologize — I like to touch things. I’m bad in sculpture museums! I like the feel of different textures. I love the contrast of velvety smooth and nubbly surfaces together. Just can’t help it… I’m aware that some “green” folks frown on printed wedding invitations, that’s okay, that’s their prerogative. Just, please, do […]

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12
Jan

simple… wedding planning?!

Keeping it “simple” while planning your wedding is almost impossible if you’re following certain wedding blogs or reading those unbelievable fairy tale wedding glossies. I really believe in simple and I think Meg Keene of A Practical Wedding knows how to help you make your wedding simple and authentic and beautiful — not someone else’s […]

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11
Jan

small caps… simple

I’m a typeface junky and I love using small caps in my wedding invitations; especially love using them with lots of airy letter- and wordspacing. Sometimes I even give each letter extra height. I think they give an elegant and formal feel to the invitation. What is a “small cap” you ask?? (or maybe you […]

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06
Jan

summer… fall… winter… spring?

When I’m designing wedding invitations I often think “seasonal” and try to make sure that the look of the invitation reflects a feel for the season — light a airy for Spring, rich jewel tones in Winter, all the glory of Fall oranges, golds and rusts. Of course a couple might not give a thought […]

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04
Jan

just a simple start…

I may be talking to myself here but I wanted to simply jot down my thoughts about what I do as a designer — the whys and wherefores of the images I use, colors that delight or fonts I love or my humble opinion of the mainstream WIC (wedding industrial complex). It’s not that I’m […]

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