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Last year I had the pleasure of working on a wedding with a great couple from Portsmouth who were married at Belle Mer in Newport. Katlem worked on their wedding invitations and was also lucky enough to create menus, table cards, place cards and programs for use at their reception and ceremony. All photos below were taken by Corbin M. Harris Photography.
We had the pleasure recently of working with a client who is living in CA but getting married in MA. Her family lives in MA so it was a group collaboration in order to get the invitations designed, produced and mailed out. The couple wanted something simple and elegant but that reflected the ocean, sea and they really liked the idea of using a starfish graphic once they saw it. We used a Gatefold® enclosure from Envelopments® as a backer for the invitation layer itself and all the supporting cards sat inside and were secured by a vellum wrap printed with the bride and grooms name and wedding date. We also carried the fonts & graphics to the envelopes, taking care of all the guest addressing for the couple as well. The provided a complete package with a cohesive look that was both simple and elegant!
I had the great opportunity to design something a little bit new and different for a friend who recently got married in Massachusetts. They wanted something that reflected their love of the beach and ocean while not using something so graphic as say a starfish or seahorse or something along those lines. So we set out to find something a little more personal to them. Low and behold we decided to use a photograph for the focal point of this seaside invitation and therefore it made sense to highlight where they were having their reception….Clarion Nantasket Beach Resort…..and Nantasket Beach. This invitation begs to be seen in person as the photo are printed on metallic photo paper and really pop when the light hits them just right. After much trial and error with the background and moving rocks in and out of the the frame (thank you Photoshop!) we got the perfect mix of readability and beauty.
Recently postage went up….again! Here are some facts and tips to make choosing and mailing your wedding invitations a little bit easier.
A first class stamp is now $0.44. These are mainly for your response cards unless you are planning a more low key affair or are making use of a wedding website for much of your information. Another popular option are reply postcards.
The cost of a postcard stamp is now $0.28. Reply postcards also cut down on the amount of paper (no envelope needed!).
Most people will need the standard wedding stamp which has gone from $0.59 to $0.61 unless of course you are mailing anything square…we’ll get to that in a minute. The $0.61 stamp will cover most invitations that include a few enclosures and/or the popular pocket or pocket-fold. If you are mailing a square invitation of any kind the post office will add a surcharge of $0.20 to your item (up from $0.17). That means if you’re invitation normally would have cost $0.61 if it were rectangular it will now be $.81. If you are doing say a square save the date that if rectangular would have cost $0.44, it will be $0.64 to mail. In the grand scheme of wedding planning an extra $20 on 100 invitations for postage is rather small potatoes but you don’t want to be surprised when showing up to the post office with your beautiful invitations!
The best thing to do before stamping all of your invitations is to take one fully assembled set to the post office and have it weighed to be sure you are purchasing the correct postage.
This past Saturday, Feb 21, Katlem Design & Invitations participated in the Newport Bridal Show which was held at Rosecliff and OceanCliff in Newport, Rhode Island. We had a booth at the beautiful OceanCliff Hotel and got to take in the nice ocean views while chatting with brides (and grooms too) for the afternoon. Below are some pictures of the Katlem booth from the event!
What does this mean? Well, they can certainly be purchased as is or as seen on the website…meaning we’ll update all the information as needed for your wedding but leave all the design components and paper (pockets, envelopes, etc) else as is.
Or, If you like a design but don’t have the particular style in your budget the same designs can be applied to another paper layout style. For example the set above runs about $10.75 ea. while the one to the left is $6.50 ea.
Or, if you like two different designs we can combine them together to come up with something uniquely you. We can also change out the paper combination to fit your style.
There you have it. Mix and match….go wild! The possibilities are endless! Please keep this in mind when perusing the katlem website.
Katlem Design & Invitations
kate@katlemdesign.com
www.katlemdesign.com
401-608-2362
KATLEM DESIGN & INVITATIONS now offers custom postage and stamps! We have a full offering to match our a la carte line or we can design one to match any custom design we are working on with a client.
If you already have your invitations complete and just need the stamp we can create that for you as well.
Visit our site for a complete listing of current stamps….or visit www.katlemdesign.com to check out individual designs.
