Leather. Yep! Just a peek at one of the fab pieces we're putting together for what is sure to be an amazing fall wedding for Holly & Randy.

We designed a monogram turned it into a custom leather stamp ... then hand-stained leather {yes, my hands are completely stained! next time, gloves!} made into a monogram tag to adorn the front of the invitations.

Leather is such a great medium to work in! There are tons of stain colors available, tools, decorative stamps ... just some really fun stuff. I have such an appreciation for the artisans who work in this medium! Can't wait to experiment some more!!

More to share from this wedding in a few months ... keep visiting!

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Next up from the Lavish and Fabulous event held on November 11th Twenty Ten ... the Heavy Metal Vignette.

Think industrial meets Rock ‘N’ Roll! A touch of glamor, lots of metal and a wild dress makes this vignette ROCK!

Items created by SJD included an invitation, monogram, place cards and table card.

The front of the boxed invitation was finished off with a a pleated satin ribbon, studded leather and a heavy chain for a truly rocker inspired look. Inside, the invitation was mounted on layers of a vibrant purple, gunmetal gray and finished off with a transparent black text printed overlay.

The guitar place cards were fabricated by Fearon's {of Fearon May Events} family business, O'Hara Metal Products. I chained clear name plates to the metal guitars as to not distract from the appeal of the raw metal. Super-cool ... I think! And added a little leather strap to the napkin to finish off the look with a little more black.

To see all the rockin' shots by XSIGHT Photography visit the Lavish and Fabulous website!

Below are the amazing vendors that made this vignette come together ...

Creative Designer: Fearon May Events
Place Setting: Tableaux Event Rentals
Drapery: Studio B Event Designs
Lighting & Cake Display: Extreme Production Entertainment
Linen: Mimi & Co.
Invitation & Place cards: Stephanie J Designs
Florist: Botanica Floral Designs
Metal Products: O’Hara Metal Products
Catering: Lounge on 20
Cake: Village Cake Shoppe
Designer Gown: Miosa Couture
Hair & Makeup: Salon Cabochon
Get Flipped!: San Francisco Photo Booth
Metal Picture Frame Box: Created by Fearon May Events
Photographed By: XSIGHT Photography

PHOTOTGRAPHY COURTESY OF: XSIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY

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Love, love, love how this baby announcement for the Hammar family came together!! Mama Hammar wanted an announcement for their latest addition that took a whimsical play on their last name.

We kept the materials simple with a thin single matte announcement layered on a metallic champagne cardstock, a little hand-glittering in gold on the "H" for just a touch of sparkle and some bold graphics to set it all off.

Love how they feel a touch circus-y with a dash of old town hardware store tossed in there.

Ohhh, happy weekend ... more eye candy tomorrow!

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Quickie post! Lot's of questions pour in here about monograms. What is traditional? What is modern? What initials go where?

Here's a few tips that I hope will help!

Wedding Traditional Approach:

Use only your single first initials on pre-ceremony stationery

Use your new married single initial or 3 letter initials in post-ceremony stationery

Wedding Modern Approach:

Anything goes!

Use your new 3 initial married monogram

Use your new single married last name initial

Use your first initials

What goes where?

Unmarried Stationery

Jill Anne Smith = J, JAS, JS -or- JSA

Eve Marie DuPont = E, EMDP -or- EDPM

Rob Michael Davis = R, RMD -or- RDM

Married Stationery

Jill Anne Smith Davis = J, JSD -or- JDA

Rob Michael Davis = R, RMD, RDM

Jill and Rob Davis = D, JR -or- JDR

Hyphenated names get tricky ... if you have questions on those feel free to email us at stephanie@stephaniejdesigns.com!

Happy Monogramming ...

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Soooo, a fully-designed and assembled custom papery suite is just not in the cards for your event? You can still get a unique and polished look for your big day!! Stephanie J Designs now offers custom monograms. The custom monograms are provided to you in digital format {ready for print & web} so that you can use them royalty-free as you wish. Create memorable papery using your new monogram on save the dates, invitations, Gobo lighting, menus, table cards, thank you notes, etc.

These are not your ordinary monograms, daaaalings. My design work is always thoughtfully crafted with your unique style and event in mind. I do not {and will not ever!} have a stock set of monograms where all that is unique is the couples names. Yuck - that's like cheating. What is unique about that? We may gather inspiration from other designs in my portfolio, but will never duplicate. You, your style and the vision of your event are one of a kind ... your monogram should reflect that.

Soooo, let's get started!

Custom Monograms

$125 Each

{includes: Print & Web Ready Digital Files}

How it Works

Email {stephanie@stephaniejdesigns.com}

Provide Contact Information & Event Date

A Little Back and Forth about Style & Your Event

Invoice & Payment

Art Design & Proofing {2-5 Days}

-Includes: 2 Design Concepts, 3 Rounds of Proofs on 1 Selected Design

-Give Your Final Ok

Delivery of Digital Files via Email

It is that simple to DIY your way to fabulous papery!!

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