Custom Invitation Design | Shades of Berry in the Shenandoah Valley

 

Within a suite of wedding stationery, the invitation should be the pinnacle of details and design. It is sometime difficult when planning and designing the print material to make sure that all of the details are accomplished within both budget and design guidelines. I often advise the bride to add a motif or design as a simple flat printed motif. Here, I got to it with my sketch pad and created a hand drawn arching tree detail that perfectly sets the tone for the wedding of my dear friend Meliissa at the Museum of The Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. My print partner's Praez Occasions did a marvelous job in mirroring the image and creating a wonderful proof for the bride and her family to review.

There were some changes from the proof process to the finished invitation that went out to the bride, her family and their guests. In the end, we decided to use a gate fold style of outer card and to trim it with a cellophane wrap. The guest would open the card to an inner mounted card, in a deep berry shaded border that would have all of the invitation details to the wedding.

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Praez does peacock inspired invitation with Chad Michael Peters

 

Peacock feathers like anything else can provide a inspiration to a party or a wedding celebration. Here my partners at Praez Occasions and I worked together to create this wonderful peacock inspired invitation to a wedding that is coming up in three weeks. You ask why are the invitations going out so close to the wedding? Well, a couple a weeks ago when my brides flew into town to meet with me and to discuss their wedding, we all decided that their original plan of having a wedding in Provincetown was crazy. It  is way too cold to head down to Provincetown to throw a destination wedding in February.

No worries for me, my dreamteam can pull off anything under anytime frame. We all bravely marched through zero degree weather through the streets of Boston until we got to one of my favorite new hip spots in the city to throw a party, The W Hotel. I saw the look on their faces right away and knew that this hotspot in the city would be where we would host the wedding.

So, when you change your plans, you gotta change a lot of other things too. No worries, given that this is a small wedding and everyone in the wedding party is already booked to come. I am so happy in the end that we made the changes that we did to throw the wedding in Boston. This peacock inspired wedding is going to be enchanting. Wait until you see what I have up my sleeve. 

A special thanks to my personal friends and business colleuges, Zeb and Rae at Praez Occasions, who hand delivered this amazing printed art to my doorstep. Once again we have worked together to bring world class to these invitations. My brides are lucky that you are part of the mix. We are going places and I am enjoying the ride. Cheers Ladies!!

2009 Christmas Card | Chad Michael Peters

It is hard to believe that Thanksgiving is next week and Christmas music is playing on the radio. In years past Christmas has come in a whirl and I have hardly found the time to send holiday cards to my friends and colleagues. This year, I have made the commitment to take a moment to send holiday cheer by way of post. Because I own a creative company, I can't just send out any normal card right?

This year I will be working with Praez Occasions and Calligraphy by Jennifer to showcase a beautiful photograph that I took of anenomes, Praez's amazing construction and flair for printed design and of course,  the artful hand of Calligraphy by Jennifer. With there smart black ruffled throats and fancy red petals of the flowers, I think that this photo makes the perfect statement for the season. Combining the work of three artists is something that has me feeling giddy.

While I would love to send out these fabulous cards to everyone, I know that I just won't be able to. I feel lucky that I get to share the image here with you. I am so freakin excited to see this one come together. Thank you Praez, Thank you Jennifer. Humming......"it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas"

Fall Floral Wedding Invitation

I am having a great time working with Amy and her family on their fall wedding at the Chatham Bars Inn. The elegant seaside setting is just amazing and the wedding plans are progressing in rich autumn colors.

We are working toward finalizing the print material and I just love the use of a modern floral motif in antique gold ink on the ivory cards. There will be a lovely and modern aubergine, grosgrain ribbon trim on the enclosure.

The envelope that the gorgeous announcement will come in will have the same floral motif and will be sent with custom stamps. The piece de resistance will be the hand done calligraphy in a flowy, flirty style. I can hardly wait to see them all printed up and ready to go to.