Wedding Invitations: Beantown Chic

Anyone who's ever been to Boston will tell you how much they like them apples. What a great city. Apparently with some fantastic weddings going on this fall, including the one of our former student-turned-client-slash-paper-buddy, Lauren and her fiance Brian.

When Lauren first came to us for her wedding paperyums, all she knew was that she wanted it to look modern and yet classically Boston. Well, let's back it up a bit. Originally, she threw out some wacky-bananas randomness about animals and Olympic themes just like the one from her Bat Mitzvah. We took a deep breath, held hands, thought about our mothers' feelings and decided to make a new plan for a modern, clean look with a fresh take on all of Lauren's favorite parts of her beloved hometown.

You may remember her save-the-dates we flashed a quickie look at a little while back, which featured famed landmark Fanueil Hall. 

Well, here's a look at the latest in Lauren and Brian's wedding suite (and the most important), the invitations!:

The suite assembled: An understated invitation makes a big statement. Elegant type treatment with just the boston skyline letterpressed on chic, steely gray paper.

A custom monogram for the Northeasterner

The bellyband slides off to reveal a pocketfold behind the invitation, printed with a custom cobblestone pattern for a classic Bostonian feel. The reply card and a website info card featuring the wine and burnt orange color accents live here.

A very cool mix of patterns, textures and colors, perfect for an urban Fall affair.

Boston, the curse is over. Your win-vitations have arrived.

cheers!
} jp-c

***Hey everybody, let's chat more tomorrow. We've got some crazy exciting news to share. Hint: giant windows, square footage, and I finally get to put the ironing board away!***

Beautiful Fall Wedding

We Farewell Paperie chicas love a good wedding. We love it when we see two people that really love each other. We love it when the birds are chirping and sun is shining and it couldn't be a more gorgeous day. We love it when we get to be a part of the celebration. We love so many things about weddings, but one thing we appreciate above any other part of a wedding (besides breaking it down on the dance floor) are the wedding details. The time, energy, and effort it takes for a bride to make a beautiful setting for her wedding is something we don't take for granted. Details make or break a beautiful wedding and Susanne (and Robert) didn't let us down with their celebration!

I'll be honest, I wish I would have taken more pictures of everything. From the flowers, to the center pieces, to the detailing on her dress, Susanne created a stunning wedding... but I was just having too much fun to stop and capture everything through a camera lens. So with what little pictures I took (and a few snagged off of facebook) we hope you get a tiny glimpse into their wedding experience. It was a amazing time!

Our talented friends

We love great design and we love it even more when our friends are the ones to do it. We've known Susanne and Robert for a few years and were super excited when we heard they were getting hitched. Susanne is a baker extraordinaire (she happened to bake the cupcakes for my wedding - you can find her delicious baked goods here) and her soon-to-be hubby, Robert, actually helped us revamp Farewell's website. (A huge thank you to Robert - if you need an awesome developer go to this guy).

Susanne took her first stab at letterpressing a few weeks ago. After a few back and forth emails, a phone call or two and a pep talk from yours truly, Susanne tackled the letterpress like a pro. I had seen some of her initial designs on screen, but it was really fun to see them come to life when they arrived in the mail the other day. We think she did a great job and the color combinations of the deep purple and bright yellow are just so cute.

We have yet to hear how the actual printing experience was. We feel in love with it as soon as we touched a press, so we wonder if she had the same experience. Perhaps we may have a new intern on our hands soon?...

See it to believe it

It's pretty rare when we actually get to attend the events that we create our custom cards for. Usually, we lovingly pack up the invitations and send them on their way, never getting the chance to see people's reaction to our work. Jen and I were so excited to create the wedding suite for my good friends, Kelly and Patrick, not only because they are the sweetest couple around (and they are Steeler fans to boot) but I was going to get the chance to see our wedding pieces during the event!

Kelly and Patrick decided to get married in St. Augustine, Florida for much the same reason Justin and I got hitched in Savannah. They wanted a pseudo-destination wedding that wasn't too far for family and friends, and they just loved the charm and beauty of the old city. Their ceremony took place at the White Room, which is right on King Street as soon as you cross the long bridge to the city. The view is gorgeous!

Pictures courtesy of http://www.ocwhiteroom.com/photo_gallery.php

They were to be wed on the rooftop at 7pm, but like most Floridian summer afternoons, the humidity gave way to thunderstorms and it rained most of the evening. Unfortunately, they had to move the ceremony inside, but it was still just as beautiful and sweet!

The reception was in the same location, just one floor up, so it was very convenient to just run upstairs for the party. Right at the top of the steps was a table to your right that had all of the escort cards lined up. I guess I was in shock to see our cards sitting so neatly in a row, that I didn't even realize they were ours! So, of course, I grabbed my iphone and starting snapping pictures (my real camera's battery had died!) and I basically blocked the whole table trying to get a decent shot to tweet. Justin was literally trying to tear me away from the cards to go sit down at our table. Cue the table numbers and my excitement started all over again.


Here are pictures of our work during the wedding. They even had the baker put our design on their cake!(Anddd b/c my camera died I only have iphone pics... sorry)

Eventually the idea of seeing our work in action wore off. Though I kept cursing myself for not having an extra battery for my camera like the lady at the store warned me to purchase. "You never know when you'll need another battery in a pinch". Plus it was really nice to hear everyone's reaction to our work, even though most people had no clue Farewell Paperie was responsible for their existence (though maybe my melee at the escort card table gave me away just a teensy bit.)

So, here are all the Shea/Graffius wedding pieces together in one place for you to gush over as much as I did during their special day. Enjoy!

The whole wedding suite

The invite all put together

Hotel Welcomer



Escort card and table numbers

~LGT

"Falling" in Love

This past week we were working frantically on a bridal shower for a wedding that is occurring in the fall. Our client wanted a graphic, yet fun invitation that incorporated the color red and was nice prelude to the autumn wedding. We had a little bit of added anxiety, since the bride is an artist as well, so we knew we had to step up our game to make a beautiful invitation that would be appreciated by all. Here are some pics of the final invitation.

-LG