A Whimsical Wedding Cake That Inspires & Entwines The Stationery Details!

When a bride falls in love with her wedding cake, that inspiration may carry into all her other wedding details! This was true for a bride I had worked with a few months ago. From the start, this bride knew exactly what she wanted and provided me with a photo image of her wedding cake. She even gave me the CMYK colors and font type that was used on her actual wedding invitations.  All these very important and specific details were incorporated into her custom table cards and escort cards.  The cake detailing entailed abstract flowers, spiraling vines, and leaflets. Go figure, this wonderful, whimsical, white iced wedding cake, with vibrant orange floral detailing, would win her heart!

With her heart "sold", she desired to have her stationery details for the reception to reflect this exact look and "feel".  From that one photo, I digitally re-created a close-to-perfect replication of her wedding cake graphics, which was used to create her custom table cards and escort cards.  These items were printed on white matte cardstock with graphics in orange and text in dark purple.  The spiraling floral graphics artistically entwine to the backside of the escort card as well. The table cards are tented and layered with orange matte cardstock. The vertical, upright form of the escort card is exemplified, as they were elegantly displayed in a formal linear setup making for a very bold statement and great tablescape.

 

Along with the tented table numbers at each table, two separate tent cards were made for other side tables at her reception. These cards were titled "Guest Book" and "Cards".  I loved her modern take to the guest book, which was a large, white, ceramic plate, entirely signed by all her guests. This piece is both decorative and functional I believe! I also loved her modern take to the card box, which was a whimsical and elegant bird cage!   

Wedding Stationery by My Lady Dye

Photography by Olga Photography

Wedding Cake by Wedding Cake Wizardry & Other Edible Art

A Wedding Invitation That Exemplifies Black, Gold, Regal, Luxurious, And Damask!

With a fabulous destination wedding in Hawaii, you gotta have FABULOUS wedding invitations! It was true for this special bride!  Black, gold, regal, luxurious, and damask, were her exact words! On top of that, she wanted her custom wedding invitations to be a gift boxed set!  And when a client tells me to just "run with it!", it's the greatest feeling in the world! As a designer, this is "THE" top reason why I love my job!

Her custom handcrafted gift boxed wedding invitation is full of great details including vintage medallions, satin ribbon, feathers, decorative vellum, metallic cardstocks, and custom graphics. The black and gold color theme was spiced up with a "pop" of bright fuchsia/bright magenta-purple. This accent color was used as a feather detail which was placed on the outer box with a belly band box wrap. The belly band wrap is a fully customized print that features a graphic pattern and a custom personalized monogram that I designed. This box detail wraps around the entire lid and continues the detail on the inside of the box as well.

Gift boxed invitations are a great way to make an impression! From first glance, to opening the gift box, to then experiencing the cards inside, these are all the events your guests will enjoy with a gift boxed invitation!
At first glance, their eyes widen with excitement! Remember, first impressions are last impressions! Then they open the extravagant box to reveal a regal invitation that has a vintage medallion that says "WOW"! Then they will untie the other cards and enjoy the entire set as each piece sparkles in gold metallic! A simple black matte box transformed into an extravagant gift boxed invitation!

This custom order was very unique, as each invite set featured a different medallion embellishment! All the great medallions reflected the same great look with all the black and gold details seen in each. The medallion as the focal point of the invitation card, was followed with a regal script font and custom damask graphics in black. The invitation card is detailed with many layers.  The print is layered with a decorative vellum, gold metallic cardstock, and backed with thick black matte board. The custom damask graphics are used through out the set on all the enclosure cards, which included an RSVP card, directions card, and a post-celebration card.

 

The enclosure cards are elegantly tied to the lid of the box with a black satin ribbon. All cards are printed on gold metallic cardstock. With a fabulous destination wedding, it's a "must" to have a directions card. Having knowledge of the exact driving route to each of the wedding events, will help your guests feel more relaxed.

Each gift boxed invitation set will have to be gift wrapped and postage will need to be placed. This is another fun detail that you get to play with once you receive your invites and get them ready to mail out. You can use whatever fun gift wrap you want. For this set, I show a sample of the final packaged invite wrapped in gold metallic wrapping paper. All gift boxed invitations come with a matching custom mailing label.  For this set, the label is printed on gold metallic cardstock. This detail is attached with double-sided tape and placed on the box after its wrapped. A matching typical sized address label is also designed and provided for the RSVP envelopes!

Gold Goodness Going to Greece! A Fabulous And Elegant Christening Party!

All things gold and damask with "bling" and a great mustache theme! This great enthusiastic mom from Greece was ready to make a bold statement for her extravagant Christening party for her son! She went all out with all her custom My Lady Dye stationery details, which included wardrobe tags or coat tags, valet parking key rings, food tent cards, prints, and a signature drink menu sign. Her colors are brown, gold, silver, and an olive-grey. Her accents of "bling" are reflected in all the clear rhinestones that were used everywhere! Her large up-scale party, for close friends and family, will be thrown in a downtown location in an amazing multi-level building! Hence, the need for her 1 1/2" round scalloped key rings which are for the valet parking services. Seems like she might as well roll out the Red Carpet! They are a double-sided prints on gold metallic cover with individual numbers on one side and a damask print on the back-side. She will attach a metal key ring to each tag.

As guests arrive in style, they are welcomed to a coat hanging service where guests are given these fantastic wardrobe tags. Each guest to place their own tag into their pockets until they are ready to exit the party. The wardrobe tags are approximately 2" square with one clear rhinestone centered on mustache graphic and are accommodated with a chocolate brown satin ribbon tie. The tag is a single-sided print on gold metallic cover with each individual number, damask graphics, border, and mustache graphic on front side.

Then off to the next fabulous item, the tented food cards! These tent cards are sized 4" x 5 1/4" and printed on gold metallic cover. Damask graphics on both sides with front side layered with ivory metallic print with 4 large clear rhinestones (2 on each side). Her menu is soooooo fabulous that it literally made my mouth drool! Her dinner menu has great food items and desserts which included:

Red Velvet And Gingerbread Spice Mustache Pops
Mustache Pops
Gingerbread Spice Surprise
Stripped Brownies
Dotted Brownies
Vanilla Cinnamon Little Man Cupcakes
Pistachio Macarons
Chocolate Macarons
Millefeuille
Éclair
Brownie Pops
Lemon Pies
Crispy Duck rolls with plum sauce
Asian Prawn Rolls with sweet and sour sauce
Crab Rangoon with sweet chili sauce
Sticks with jamon and chili scented pineapple
Red Winter Salad with red wine vinaigrette
Arugula Salad with dried figs, walnuts, and parmesan shavings
Penne with smoked salmon and bric
Beef Strips with ginger, pomegranate, honey, and prunes
Citrus Scented Chicken Drumsticks with rosemary
Sticks with BBQ pancetta
Oven Roasted New Potatoes
Rosemary Scented Pilaf
Sweet Potato Mash with caramelized apples



Not only did she go all out on her food menu but she topped it off with an outstanding signature drink menu! This was the cherry on top of the sundae for sure! A fun drink menu title of "HandleBAR Mustache" (which is actually the name of the type of mustache we used on all her items), fun cocktail categories (of "In Fashion", "Sexy", and "Special"), smaller mustache graphics sprinkled throughout, and rhinestone embellishments was the perfect solution for her elegant sign! Her fabulous drink menu included:

POMEGRANATE CHAMPAGNE
BLUSHING GEISHA (SAKE)
NEW YORK APPLE MARTINI (VODKA)
GINGER MOJITO (RUM)
CUCUMBER MARTINI(GIN)
RUM SOUR
CAIPIROSKA PASSION FRUIT (VODKA)
GINGER MARTINI (VODKA)
VALENTINO (RASPBERRY VODKA)
BARDOT MARTINI (CHAMPAGNE)
BETWEEN THE SHEETS (RUM)
SWEDISH KISS (CHAMPAGNE)
SEX AND THE CITY (VODKA CITRUS)
PINK MOJITO
ROSE @PEPPER (RUM VX)
TOMMY’S MARGUERITA (TEQUILA)
MOJITO ROYAL SPICY MANGO (MASTIHA)
BREAKFAST MARTINI (GIN)
VERY MOSCOW MULE (VODKA)
William Cole, Sauvignon Blanc, Chile (Wine)
Tarapaca, Cabernet Frank, Syrah, Chile (Wine)


The signature drink menu sign is a tented sign sized 8 1/2" x 11" vertical, printed on gold metallic cover, and layered with a metallic ivory print. Tent feature is a thick black foam board material which makes for a durable, long lasting, and elegant item! The 6 extra large clear rhinestones topped it off in style and bling!



The custom prints she ordered are going to be used to gift wrap stacked Styrofoam pieces or blocks for the dessert pops and such. The damask graphics were printed on 8 1/2" x 11" gold metallic paper which she will cut and shape to fit her "boxes" for a matching themed dessert display.



This project was sooo much fun! I can not wait until the next project with her! Hope this project inspires you all again! Let me know what party you are planning to throw! Choa!