Working on several wedding invitations for what is now this year, and I find it beyond bizzar-o to be writing dates ending in “Two Thousand and Eleven.” How did this happen?!

Two-K-Eleven is shaping up to be a promising year already. I will be doing my first ever collaboration with a calligrapher for an uber-customized wedding invitation, pumpin’ out baby announcements galore, among other things.

I could not help but share a small sneak peek of this invitation for a stellar bride and groom:

Cannot wait for these beauties to get in the mailbox so I can officially share them with you. Creativity from this couple abounds!

Here’s to the first Monday of 2011.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Goebels and Sweet Peach Paper. Now that our (extra late!) cards are off in the mailbox, I figured it was time to show these off on the blog. And a little snow even came our way in Georgia to give us a pretty photo shoot.

It’s been a great year full of lots of adventures. I am so thankful for the grace upon grace the Lord has brought to our lives, and for all of you who have supported this endeavor to launch Sweet Peach Paper. I could not have done it without each and every one of you. (Extra gratitude goes to Shaun Menary, my constant advice giver, business manager, photographer extraodinaire … I am so thankful for you.). Can’t wait to see what 2011 brings for this little Goebel family and for Sweet Peach Paper!

{ all photos courtesy of the all powerful iPhone 4. }

{ UPDATE :: The links to Jess’ site were incorrect. You can click away now! }

What a Christmas gift … Sweet Peach Paper is on the Jess Barfield Photography Blog, again!

{ snapshot from Jess Barfield Photography Blog. }

It only took a couple email exchanges and a fun hour at Susan Ross’ bridal shower soiree, and Jess and I were instant friends. When Jess asked me to design the Barfield’s Christmas Card this year, I was thrilled!

Jess’s creativity and her affinity for paper make me downright happy. Our meeting to discuss their Christmas Card design was full of lots of laughter, exchanging ideas, and of course a quick trip to the glove box of Jess’s car to gawk at her beautiful letterpress wedding invitations.

The front of Barfield Christmas Card featured a photo of the new addition to Jess and Blake’s family, their golden retriever puppy, Charley. On the back of the card, a strip of photos from their May wedding popped against a striped background. A tag wishing their friends “a very merry Christmas” tied around the card with twine, to add a little something extra. Of course this tucked into a kraft - always - envelope with coordinating address labels. Lots and lots of yummy bunting all over these babies. Mmmmm. I love it.

Check back later for real live photos of these Christmas keepsakes.

Wishing you a very Happy Christmas from Sweet Peach Paper. I hope you are enjoying your families and friends and the warmth of home.

“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.” John 1:14

Xoxo.

Jenni

Why let the paper goodness end with your wedding invitation!? ‘Day Of’ accessories are the perfect way to tie your day together. Continuing the fonts, colors, textures, monograms, and any other unique detail that appeared on your invitation throughout your wedding day may seem like a small detail, but its these details that can make the day have that very custom feel. It’s all in the details, folks.

Our Program - A small, accordion style booklet, featuring the yummy majolica blues and swirly fonts from the invitation. 

See how great those hints of blue tie in with the bridesmaid’s dresses? Filling through the PMS color chart to find the perfect ‘majolica blue’ is absolutely worth it. 

Eat. It. Up.

{ all photos - studio and wedding day - courtesy of Shaun Menary. }

This here is the lil’ project that started the dreams for Sweet Peach Paper.

When Paul and I got engaged and started the wedding planning process, I knew that of all the visual details that go into the big day, invitations were the dearest to my heart.

Though our wedding would be in the Big D with all the glitz and glam of the city, we eagerly wanted a more casual feel for the day. (Alas, my dreams of a barn reception were dashed!) So we endeavored to bring the barn-feel to the ballroom - with burlap tablecloths, twigs and rustic flowers - everything being elegant, but all together relaxed. Of course, invitations were the first way to communicate this feel to the guests.

After rounds of designing suites only to trash them entirely, scouring through fonts, and papers, and printing research, I came across this font. And when I saw what our names looked like written out, that was it:

A beautiful, classic script, but just a notch off of formal. The thin and thickness of the letters was stunning, and it had a feel as though had been penned by hand, just for us. The script, mixed with an eclectic variety of hand-drawn images, was the combination I was looking for. Here is our wedding invitation, featuring an image Paul chose, because it had a ‘crossbow’ in it:

All three pieces - invitation, accommodations card, and response post card - were printed on 100% Cotton Crane’s Lettra (now the house paper for Sweet Peach Paper). The texture of this paper is so wonderful; the inks of invitations sink right in and look like they were made to live there.

This lovely little trapping was bound together with natural raphia and snuggled inside a kraft envelope. And after a last minute missing envelopes package snafu, we printed these teeny return labels with my parent’s home address encircling a magnolia. She is from Georgia, after all.

There she is! The blood, sweat (and tears) were well worth it when we dropped the invitations in the mailbox almost a year ago. There are not many jobs I love more than getting to do this very thing for brides-to-be. What a joy!

Check back soon for a post on our Wedding ‘Day Of’ paper goods!

{ all photos courtesy of Shaun Menary. }

The best projects are those for best friends.

This week, I had the great privilege of designing folded Thank You Notes for the mom of one of my dearest friends in college. Several years ago, she was diagnosed with a rare type of cancer. This battle has been met with great strength from this courageous woman and her family, because they have an unwavering hope in a God who is Trustworthy.

Many people have surrounded this family during her battle with cancer, even giving financially to support the great cost of medical expenses. To show her appreciation, she wanted to send a special thank you note.

Dressed in a very timely and appropriate Thanksgiving attire, here is our little note:

{ photos courtesy of Paul’s iPhone. at least its a 4. }

A dear friend and coworker asked me to design and print invitations for a baby shower she was throwing for her sis-in-law and soon to be baby girl. After discussing styles and color palettes, the design process began.

Commonplace ‘pink and green’ combos need not apply; we went with a poppy pink and citrusy green to keep things fresh. A sweet carriage, crisp diamond patterned background, and swirly girly fonts were the perfect combo for this shower. The kraft envelope was accompanied by an address label wrap to finish it off. 

All it took was just a lil’ post on Twitter and Baby Edie was Miss Popularity. My sorority sister from college (aka : my kindred spirit) called me up and asked for her very own version for a baby shower she she would soon be throwing. To no surprise at all, Ashley’s good and classic tastes called for a pink and purple take for little Baby Caroline, and a blush pink and lavender were just the ticket.

Aren’t these girls cute?

{ photos courtesy of Shaun Menary. }

For their fall wedding invitations, Michelle wanted something timeless and classic. Graceful cursive and autumn hydrangeas - their wedding flower of choice - were printed in a yummy eggplant purple, to compliment purple and green wedding colors. 

Some brides and grooms are choosing these days to forgo traditional response cards and opt for website rsvps instead (easy to track, and an economical and green option to boot!). Michelle and Kevin’s website information was printed on a small tag and fixed to the invitation with a matching satin ribbon. A lovely way to relay pertinent information! 

Congratulations to Michelle and Kevin, who were married on Saturday! Check back soon for a post on their wedding programs.

{ all photos courtesy of Shaun Menary. }

Susan, who you probably already know (from here and here), was married to her beau, Andrew, on Saturday! So of course on this Tuesday morning, I have to show off their wedding programs.

Here is a fact: I fancy kraft paper with everything inside me. It’s an obsession, a compulsion, a mania. So when Susan told me she wanted to do a booklet program featuring a kraft paper cover, I was in.

For the front cover, a unique logo was created spotlighting the bride and groom’s names and their wedding date. It was printed in a beautiful peacock blue to coordinate with the wedding colors. 

The program insides featured all the regulars - Ceremony Order, Special Thanks, In Memory, and so on. But Susan and Andrew wanted to add something unique - notes to each of their bridesmaids and groomsmen. What a special gift!

On the final page of this lovely booklet, we used the same wreath design with directions to the reception, just a walk down the street from the old brick church.

The final touch, a twine ribbon, added a little woodsy flair to compliment this Alabama chapel wedding and barn reception.

{ photos courtesy of Shaun Menary }