Saving Trees and Energy with Invitation Designs

I use Neenah paper for my invitation designs.   Neenah has a neat calculator that shows your environmental savings for the amount of paper you use.  For approximately 250 invitations, I save:

40 LBS of wood, which is equivalent to < 1 trees that supply enough oxygen for < 1 people annually.
59 Gallons of water, which is enough water to for 3 eight minute showers .
40,547 BTUs of energy, which is enough energy to power the average household for < 1 days.
4 LBS of solid waste, which would fill < 1 garbage cans.
12 LBS of emissions, which is the amount of carbon consumed by < 1 tree seedlings grown for 10 years .

Awesome!

http://www.neenahpaper.com/

Wedding Invitation
Tree and Bird Wedding Invitation designed by Sofia Invitations and Prints
Saving Trees and Energy with Invitation Designs

Gingham Inspiration

This Monday I want to share with you a fun theme you may be inspired by for your wedding:  Gingham!

Here is a Gingham invitation designed by me, and a Gingham inspiration board.  Go to my Etsy shop here to see the invitation in detail:

http://www.etsy.com/listing/79371104/gingham-with-bow-wedding-invitation-and

Gingham Invitation
Gingham with Bow invitation for a country, shabby chic, or outdoor wedding
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gingham inspiration board by Sofia Sayer

1.  cookie mix mason jars:  DIY idea, www.thecleverbride.net

2. monogrammed melamine plates, $22 each for 10″; laplates.com.

3.  gingham dress:  Isaac Mizrahi’s for Liz Claiborne. $189; 800-555-9838 for stores

4.  chinese takeout containers:  $14 for six; plumparty.com

5.  gingham men’s shirt:  Chelsea and Forest’s wedding:  photo credit: Jill Thomas. Jillthomasphotography.com

6.  gingham wrapped bouquet:  Event Design/Styling: bash, please http://www.bashplease.com

7.  Missy and Mike’s wedding décor:  photo credit:  Laura Moss. http://www.lauramoss.com

8. gingham cake by Whipped Bakeshop: http://www.whippedbakeshop.com/

9.  yellow fabric (made into tablecloth), $2.89 per yard; fabricdirect.com.

Gingham Inspiration

Theater themed wedding, Fort Collins Colorado

I designed the stationary wedding decor for my good friend Kate O’Donnell Diaz, who is also a wonderful wedding planner for Green Apple Weddings http://www.greenappleweddings.com/.  Kate and Brian met in the theater in Manhattan, and wanted to incorporate this theme into their wedding.  I was so happy to work with a couple that was so open to creativity!  They knew their theme, and they knew their color choices (red, orange, bright pink) and were a pleasure to work with.  You can see what I designed for them in the photography blog of Jennifer Schumacher:  http://www.jenniferschumacherphotography.com/blog/2011/07/colorado-theater-wedding-in-fort-collins/

Here is a snapshot of the escort cards I designed for Kate and Brian.  Go to Jennifer’s blog to see more!

Creative Escort Cards, by Sofia Invitations and Prints
Creative Escort Cards by Sofia Invitations and Prints
Theater themed wedding, Fort Collins Colorado

Sunflower Invitation: new sample

Here is a first look at my new Sunflower Invitation design.  I will be posting this on Etsy soon.

sunflower, bright and sunny invitation design

Sunflower Invitation: new sample

New Printer, New Invitation Samples

I am excited I have found a new printer to work with in Spartanburg, SC!  They are called Action Printing Inc.  http://www.actionprintinginc.net

I will be picking up some new invitation samples from them tomorrow and will show more images then!

In the meantime, here is an invitation I designed for Kate O’Donnell Diaz.  She and her husband, Brian, are theater lovers and wanted a theater themed invitation.  They also wanted it to look like a ticket and have the RSVP card attached.  Guests can tear off the RSVP card and save the invitation.  Everyone was very happy with the results!  Kate is a wedding planner and owner of Green Apple Weddings and Events:  http://www.greenappleweddings.com/

Kate O'Donnell Diaz wedding invitation

New Printer, New Invitation Samples

Hello!

Sofia Invitations & Prints is an exciting work in progress!  I have had many changes in my life this year, the largest and most memorable is getting married to my husband at a small family and friend wedding in Costa Rica!  I will post images of the wedding at a later time.

Right now I am working hard at creating my website and an etsy shop.  Here is a sneak peek at the main page of my website.  You can see the progress at:

http://www.sofiainvitations.com

Hello!