Featured Couple: Mariam & Todd ~ Colors of the Hydrangea

Mariam & Todd Spencer

June 16th 2012

Ocean Pines, Yacht Club

Ocean Pines, Maryland

Theme: Hydrangeas

Colors: Purple, Blue and Green

Location: Ocean Pines Yacht Club

This couple is the perfect example of why we love what we do. We went full force with creativity on this wedding. Mariam and Todd knew they wanted to incorporate two key elements in the wedding invitations: Hydrangeas tied into simple style. PRESTO!!!! We did a single panel 

invite, information card and reply post card all in three different shimmery colors with a simple image of a hydrangea. Why three different colors you ask?!?!?! They are all colors of the hydrangea, Mariam and Todd's wedding flower. Blushing Bride, Nikko Blue and Amethyst hydrangeas flowed throughout the whole wedding. From over sized bouquets to the favor labels, it only made sense to have the introduction to the wedding be the pace for what the guest would be encountering. 

After the invitation came the wedding and reception. Mariam's and Todd's love for Ocean City showed at their wedding. For the guest favors they had a buffet of Candy Kitchen Taffy's and Fisher's Pop Corn. We supplied bags for guest to fill with their favorite treats along with a personalized thank you labels to seal it up their goodies.

And we can't forget about the cupcakes!!!! We did table cards printed on the same shimmer card stock we used for the invitations to tell guest what each delicious cupcake option they had.

Lastly is the Thank You's!!! We took the same style and format as the reply post card and made it into single panel thank you card with shimmer envelopes. 

To take a detailed look at the Colors of Hydrangea invitation set see our past post:

http://invitationsbythisandthat.blogspot.com/2012/04/colors-of-hydrangea.html

For pricing information on invitations, favors, thank you cards or table tents email us at:

invitationsbythisandthat@live.com

A look at Jerry Kiesewetter Photography

What would we do without cameras? Thanks to these nifty little devises we can capture memories with just one click. From weddings to first birthdays, from first homes to vacations, you name it it can be photographed. Some photographer have an amazing eye and snatch up an image and turn it into a masterpiece. 

Ocean City's Boardwalk Elvis ~ Ocean City Beach Week

Our friend Jerry Kiesewetter is one of those people. Jerry is an Ocean City native and loves to photograph what he know best... the beauty of the Eastern Shore. He is devoted to capturing the special moments people and places have with an artistic style. His portfolio is filled with exquisite photos of our famous boardwalk, athletes of the national DEW Tour, local musicians, landmarks and all the wonderful people he encounters and not to mention our furry friends that we love. 

Bucky Lasek ~ Dew Tour 2012 ~ Ocean City, Maryland



The following photos are available for sale in Jerry's Etsy shop. 
Click on the link below each photo for a direct link.

Mine Mine ~ Ocean City Boardwalk

https://www.etsy.com/listing/167753306/mine-mine-ocean-city-boardwalk-photo?ref=shop_home_active

In the Weeds
https://www.etsy.com/listing/167850903/in-the-weeds-photograph-nature?ref=shop_home_active

OC Fishing Pier 1 ~ Ocean City, Maryland
https://www.etsy.com/listing/167575629/oc-fishing-pier-1-ocean-city?ref=shop_home_active

Sad Dog ~ Black and White Weimaraner
https://www.etsy.com/listing/168225088/sad-dog-black-and-white-weimaraner-photo?ref=shop_home_active


Visit Jerry's Etsy shop for more great prints to purchase:
Jerry Kieswetter Photography Etsy Shop

Follow him on Facebook:
Jerry Kiesewetter Photgraphy Facebook

Web Site:
http://www.jerrykiesewetter.com/

If you are interested in a session contact Jerry directly at:
jerry@jerrykiesewetter.com

Anniversary Years

The wedding is over and now you're newlyweds. Before you know it you'll be pulling that top tier off your wedding cake out of the freezer to gobble down on your 1st anniversary!!!! Don't let your year old wedding cake be the only gift you both can enjoy. Every year there are traditional and modern gifts you can treat each other to. There's also an anniversary travel gift for those who love the 2nd, 3rd and 4th honeymoons. Keep this marriage fun and exciting and get your creative juices flowing with some unique gifts to one another.

Here is THE LIST of what each year has to offer:

Anniversary	Traditional	Modern
1st	Paper	Clocks
2nd	Cotton	China
3rd	Leather	Crystal/Glass
4th	Fruit/Flowers	Appliances
5th	Wood	Silverware
6th	Candy/Iron	Wood
7th	Wool/Copper	Desk Sets
8th	Pottery/Bronze	Linens/Lace
9th	Willow/Pottery	Leather
10th	Tin/Aluminum	Diamond Jewelry
11th	Steel	Fashion Jewelry
12th	Silk	Linen/Pearls
13th	Lace	Textile Furs
14th	Ivory	Gold Jewelry
15th	Crystal	Watches
20th	China	Platinum
25th	Silver	Silver
30th	Pearl	Diamond
35th	Coral	Jade
40th	Ruby	Ruby
45th	Sapphire	Sapphire
50th	Gold	Gold
60th	Diamond	Diamond

Toss the hallmark card and dinner reservation and get creative!!! For the first year get tickets to a Broadway show or your partners favorite sport team. For the second year get cotton robes embroidered with your names, have them ready for you at a his and hers spa day. There's a lot of room to to put a little thought into each year and make your anniversary an exciting experience every year!!!!

 Need some ideas, personalized Anniversary cards or gift baskets made?!?!
 Contact us today!!!

invitationsbythisandthat@live.com

Check out our past blog on Anniversary invitations for a 50th Anniversary Party!
http://invitationsbythisandthat.blogspot.com/2013/04/50th-anniversary-invitations-golden.html

Featured Couple Suzy & Ryan ~Destination Miami

Suzy & Ryan Winchell

June 9th 2012

The Hilton Bentley Hotel

Miami, Florida

Theme: Miami Beach with a touch of Cuban Flare 

Colors: Electric Blue and White

Location: The Hilton Bentley Hotel

So, you just got engaged. You start dreaming of your perfect wedding day and all that keeps coming to you is sun, sand and well...the beach. But not just any beach, Miami Beach!!!! And now there you have it, your first decision in planning your wedding is decided and now it's time to start planning a destination wedding. A destination wedding is a perfect way to enjoy a gorgeous setting away from home while reciting your nuptials to your best friend. Suzy and Ryan wanted just that - a destination where they can have their family and closest friends together to help celebrate their love (while in paradise with a little style:).

When we met with Suzy and Ryan they knew they wanted their invitations to be a combination of style and beach, but left the rest in our hands. With any destination wedding there will always be a lot of information needed to give to your guests. Pocket fold invitations are perfect for destination weddings because they neatly keep all your information organized in one sleek pocket style invitation. The pocketfold style was indisputable so next we needed to figure out some kind of pizzazz we could add. Clearly they wanted their guests to be just as excited about their upcoming travels to MIAMI BEACH!!!! Taking their destination and their electric blue wedding color we did just that!!! We found the perfect blue cardstock that has a glitter effect which screams electric blue. We used this blue color as an accent throughout this invitation set and used our bright white shimmer paper line too and added a subtle palm tree image (because you cannot forget the palm tree). But to top it off (orrrrr bottom it off??!!!) we added sand along the bottom of the invitation which is NO better way to invite those who you love to a beach destination. The sand was from Ocean City, Maryland of course!!! 

White shimmer pocket fold invitation with reply post card and information card.

After the party was over we continued the fun with matching thank you cards. Printed on white card stock with the same palm tree imaged used on the invite and slightly more sand. 

This group don't mess around...they showed Miami they knew how to through a party!!!!

For more information on our Destination Miami Beach 

invitation set with matching Thank You cards email us at:

invitationsbythisandthat@live.com

Take a detailed look at this invitation on our past blog post:

http://invitationsbythisandthat.blogspot.com/2012/04/destinationmiami-beach.html