Hello!
With Wedding Season in full effect – I thought an etiquette
and DIY on Programs and Menus would be fun and appropriate, especially as
Sincerely, Shelbi completed a rush DIY this weekend!
I know, scary thought, DIY-ing your Programs and Menu’s?
But, with the right templates and practice you can save hundreds, if not
thousands, of dollars.
Having been given this assignment on Friday, at noon I
started living and breathing in Adobe Photoshop/InDesign CS6 from my previous
projects and other websites. First, I had to see what their plan was, when were
they expecting the programs, what their colors were, and if they had a theme.
Once that was figured out, and the meeting was in place I began DaFonting… a
few of my original fonts are below:
The most important skill I gained, was font placement, you
have to be careful when pairing different fonts. After ruling out several more
expensive options,(if you weren’t aware,
you should be; the fonts you see and fall in love with, i.e. Carolyna Pro, can
run anywhere from $29.99-$99.99), I again turned to Dafont.com to try to
find the perfect match. With the help of
this easy to access website, my final decisions were attainable:
The remainder of the program and menu design was pretty
simple. I used the same font that I found for the programs as the main font on
the menus. I finalized the program design (show below with private information
whitened out).Originally, the request was for deckle edge, ivory paper, which we purchased at Paper Source. We soon realized that, everyone else in the Wedding World, wanted to the same thing… making the options white or a color (we went with white). When I learned that printing on this paper was more difficult, I decided I would need to go back and redevelop the template… bolding the fonts and changing around the opacity. Again, I played with the idea of changing the font to a more bold and embossed pick, but decided there wasn’t enough time and that if I could make this work, I would feel better about it in the long run. When I was at the Paper Source, I couldn’t help but fall in love over, and over again. I began to take in the formatting used for their templates and the how-to guides they had up… helping me to complete this project to the best of my ability.
After countless hours designing, cutting and printing, I was
more than happy with the final results:
A few lessons I learned during the process in the event you
are a mighty DIY’er:
•Give yourself time to design and style; ask for
a copy of the invitation if you were not the initial
planner.
• Make them original, but research the current stationary themes and trends.
• Buy extra paper, test print your programs and menus at home a few times, and have a second pair
of eyes look at it.
• Keep the design in the formality of your wedding.
planner.
• Make them original, but research the current stationary themes and trends.
• Buy extra paper, test print your programs and menus at home a few times, and have a second pair
of eyes look at it.
• Keep the design in the formality of your wedding.
A special thank you to the Bogel's, for allowing me to help with this project!
♥♥♥
♥♥♥
Are you attempting to DIY your wedding invitations,
programs, place cards or menus?
Happy Papering!
Happy Papering!
Sincerely, Shelbi
Hello!
With Wedding Season in full effect – I thought an etiquette
and DIY on Programs and Menus would be fun and appropriate, especially as
Sincerely, Shelbi completed a rush DIY this weekend!
I know, scary thought, DIY-ing your Programs and Menu’s?
But, with the right templates and practice you can save hundreds, if not
thousands, of dollars.
Having been given this assignment on Friday, at noon I
started living and breathing in Adobe Photoshop/InDesign CS6 from my previous
projects and other websites. First, I had to see what their plan was, when were
they expecting the programs, what their colors were, and if they had a theme.
Once that was figured out, and the meeting was in place I began DaFonting… a
few of my original fonts are below:
The most important skill I gained, was font placement, you
have to be careful when pairing different fonts. After ruling out several more
expensive options,(if you weren’t aware,
you should be; the fonts you see and fall in love with, i.e. Carolyna Pro, can
run anywhere from $29.99-$99.99), I again turned to Dafont.com to try to
find the perfect match. With the help of
this easy to access website, my final decisions were attainable:
The remainder of the program and menu design was pretty
simple. I used the same font that I found for the programs as the main font on
the menus. I finalized the program design (show below with private information
whitened out).Originally, the request was for deckle edge, ivory paper, which we purchased at Paper Source. We soon realized that, everyone else in the Wedding World, wanted to the same thing… making the options white or a color (we went with white). When I learned that printing on this paper was more difficult, I decided I would need to go back and redevelop the template… bolding the fonts and changing around the opacity. Again, I played with the idea of changing the font to a more bold and embossed pick, but decided there wasn’t enough time and that if I could make this work, I would feel better about it in the long run. When I was at the Paper Source, I couldn’t help but fall in love over, and over again. I began to take in the formatting used for their templates and the how-to guides they had up… helping me to complete this project to the best of my ability.
After countless hours designing, cutting and printing, I was
more than happy with the final results:
A few lessons I learned during the process in the event you
are a mighty DIY’er:
•Give yourself time to design and style; ask for
a copy of the invitation if you were not the initial
planner.
• Make them original, but research the current stationary themes and trends.
• Buy extra paper, test print your programs and menus at home a few times, and have a second pair
of eyes look at it.
• Keep the design in the formality of your wedding.
planner.
• Make them original, but research the current stationary themes and trends.
• Buy extra paper, test print your programs and menus at home a few times, and have a second pair
of eyes look at it.
• Keep the design in the formality of your wedding.
A special thank you to the Bogel's, for allowing me to help with this project!
♥♥♥
♥♥♥
Are you attempting to DIY your wedding invitations,
programs, place cards or menus?
Happy Papering!
Happy Papering!
Sincerely, Shelbi
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