Website and Blog Has Moved!

Great News!

The Custom Paper Works website and blog content has finally been moved to a custom domain name!

Old posts, ordering information and the gallery page are all still there in the same format.
If you’re looking for a particular post, simply try a search in the box at the top of the new site:

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Future posts will appear only on the new website.

Papel Picado Invitations for Wedding in Mexico

Courtney and Peter are getting married in Mexico with a Papel Picado theme in a soft citrus color palette.

Nominate a deserving couple to win free wedding services

Custom Paper Works has joined in on wedding planner Lindsey Nartker’s Wedding Day Giveaway and will be providing custom programs, table numbers and escort cards to the lucky couple.

Click through for more details and to nominate someone special! Visit the Wedding Day Giveaway.

Yellow and silver: still a favorite

A very fashion-forward client selected the color scheme for her wedding in 2008 and it’s STILL as charming as ever to see cheery yellow paired with elegant silvers and grays. A boarding pass rsvp card can be used instead of the travel-style postcard for a more traditional invitation look.

What’s Ahead

It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything – not enough hours in the day to get to photographing the back-log of 100+ invitations, save the dates and wedding-day extras from the past year alone.

A small sampling of projects in the works …

• Lots of Passport Invitations and Save the Dates are currently in progress, in so many shades and themes the studio looks like a {designer} crayon box!
• Boarding Pass Invitations and Save the Dates in great beachy designs and some lovely floral designs too.
• Mini Boarding Pass Save the Dates to coordinate with Passport Invitations – I love creating coordinated sets for the whole wedding!
• Pocket invitations with a bit of a chess theme.
• Amazing black and platinum lace-fringed save the dates and invitations.
• Papel Picado-themed invitations and wedding-day extras – so fun!
• Valentine’s Day wedding extras – uber-themed and elegant.

And CPW stuff to look out for …

• Website is {and has been for some time, ahem!} in progress of being redesigned.
• New invitations posted – so much to show off!
• Look for Custom Paper Works around town – we’ll be here and there.
• New mini-line of invitations for  mmum mummm mumm {not telling yet!}

Don’t forget to reserve your March and April Design Start Dates now – they’re booking up fast. If you are mailing invitation in May or June, you’ll need a March or April Start Date to allow plenty of time for your custom invitations to be completed.

Have a great week!

-Kate

Metro Detroit Brides: Check out Engagement Ball 2010

Newly-engaged couples (or even if it’s been a while, and you’re starting to plan your wedding ; )  looking for a different way to experience a unique reception location and meet great wedding vendors, the Engagement Ball is for you!

• Get gussied up and enjoy a fun evening out together while getting lots of great ideas for your wedding
• Have a delicious meal and enjoy music, entertainment and dancing
• See the halls set up for for a wedding, with different themed rooms for maximum inspiration
• Meet a selection of specially-selected vendors providing everything from flowers to invitations to honeymoon packages … all in one location, with time to really learn about them
• Chat with other brides and grooms and swap wedding planning ideas and stories
• No huge crowds, no loud sports-arena/conference center that overwhelms with too much.to see.at once.
• And most importantly, a fun and relaxing evening that actually helps you get through that giant wedding to-do list!

Click here for more details on Engagement Ball 2010, held at the beautiful and unique American Polish Cultural Center in Troy, Michigan. Sponsored by the amazingly talented floral and event designer GoIzzy Custom Event Design.

I hope to see you there!

Availability & Ordering Dates

To make sure there’s plenty of time to design and assemble your custom wedding invitations,  reserve a design start date at the very latest according to the chart below.

It is highly recommended that you reserve a Design Start Date ahead of time because dates do book up.

Starfish Passport Invitations with a Twist!

But I’m not revealing the “twist” until later when I am able to photograph the whole set. Here’s a preview of them waiting to be boxed up the other day.

Stay tuned for the new passport invitation feature!

Custom Paper Works Voted Top 3 Invitations in Detroit

Thank you for voting Custom Paper Works as one of the top THREE invitation designers in Detroit in Channel 4’s Annual Vote for the Best contest!

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Heather’s Seating Chart

I’m long over-due to post Heather’s save the dates and invitations, and will be shipping her wedding-day extras very soon.  Here’s a little taste of her invitation suite design which was carried onto her super-elegant seating chart.

I’m in love with her gold, ivory and eggplant color scheme.