You see, I kinda have this major love affair for all things paper and I’ve seen my fair share. So it’s safe to say that in order to seriously WOW me, it needs to be pretty fabulous. And well, Gourmet Invitations did just that with this beyond creative invitation – complete with an egg to open! But this was just the beginning to a full blown chic and modern bash, captured by Brian Dorsey Studios and Love In Progress. See the invite that has hold of my heart and every other delightful detail in our VAULT right this way!
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From Gourmet Invitations… Diana and Parag are foodies and loved the restaurant Blue Hill at Stone Barns in Pocatino Hills, New York. Although they are city through and through, this location reflected their unique personalities. From the Blue Hill website: Sourcing from the surrounding fields and pasture, as well as other local farms, Blue Hill at Stone Barns highlights the abundant resources of the Hudson Valley. There are no menus at Blue Hill at Stone Barns. Instead, guests are offered the multi-taste Grazing, Rooting, Pecking menu featuring the best offerings from the field and market.”
Modern is Diana and Parag’s style. We had the challenge of creating pieces that reflected their style and personality but combining the rustic location of the wedding and reception. For their Save the Dates, they had received a mirror invitation and they loved the idea of doing something similar. We designed a clover quatrefoil motif and combined this with a very modern and clean text. Ivory ink was used on the large square mirror. Each Save the Date was mailed in a tone on tone foil printed sleeve and just hinted at the invitations that were to come next.
Diana had the idea to send personal notes inside of blown out chicken eggs. We took this idea and ran with it. Custom made boxes were the only way to send eggs and we designed a quatrefoil pattern and printed it with silver foil. When the boxes were opened, the guest immediately found the ultra-thick invitation that was embossed with silver foil. But the really surprise was underneath the invitation. The box was divided into two sections – one that held the RSVP card and envelope, and the other that held a nest. We handmade each nest and then put personal handwritten notes to the guest inside hollowed out blue chicken eggs! A small trifold note was printed in silver with the instructions to “Crack Open” and gave a little explanation about the numerous chickens and other animals that are raised at Stone Barns. We attached it to the nest with a white head stick pin.
For the reception, all of the paper was designed with the very modern look and style of the invitations. Tiny lanterns served as escort cards for the guests to carry after sundown to the reception. Custom gift boxes were made with their quatrefoil pattern. Even custom milk and donut holders were made as a good night gift for the guests. One of our favorite pieces to design was their 10 page book-style program with sketches of their two dogs – Bentley and Coco.But the surprises didn’t stop there for all of the guests. The thank you cards were actually gifts of custom acrylic magnetic frames printed with their silver pattern and thank you messages from Bentley and Coco!
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Photography: Brian Dorsey Studios | Cinematography: LOVE in PROGRESS video productions | Event Planning: Lily Fink Harrington | Floral Design: Belle Fleur | Wedding Dress: Vera Wang | Cake: A White Cake | Invitations: Gourmet Invitations | Makeup: Wei Lang | Band: Elan Artists | Venue: Blue Hill At Stone Barns