Coordinating AND Saving--

We have a bunch of brides trying to stay within a budget while still getting amazing Disney-themed invitations. And it really is possible! We just found an existing invitation that we have that coordinates nicely with the Save the Dates sent from Walt Disney World weddings. Here are the existing save the dates:

We went through all our books and found this invitation:

And we decided to "fix" it with an antique satin ribbon and custom seal. Since it already exists, it's fairy inexpensive compared to making it completely custom from scratch. When we engineed a way to customize it to add in Cinderella's coach and give it a really beautiful, custom look, we found a way to make it look like it cost three times more than it did while keeping licensing and base costs down:The final look was just beautiful and it coordinates so well with the Save the Dates. We were so happy, we wanted to share! I LOVE taking something that exists and making it look like something ridiculously expensive. Just like the editors of Real Simple when they teach you how to take a box of crackers, ketchup, fishing line and a lump of meat and turn it into a gourmet meal!

Fun with Creation!

Years ago, I designed a Mickey program fan (available for weddings at Walt Disney World® and Disneyland®) inspired by a cross between mouseketeer bar and Florida heat. :0 ) We were just coming out with fan programs then and I started to wonder if I could make them Mickey-shaped instead of just a square. The Mickey program fan was born!

Since then, I've had tons of Cinderella-themed weddings with brides wanting program fans and I needed to send them the square direction--we printed Cinderella and Prince Charming dancing on a square fan. But it was never the same novelty/cool/dazzle feeling that the Mickey fan had. I did have one bride ask if I couldn't make a coach fan by flipping Mickey upside down. And sure, if you think about it, an upside-down Mickey mostly looks like a coach. But it needed more detail to look less, I don't know...wrong? LOL! So finally, I have a wonderful Disneyland bride named Amy that inspired me to make it work. So you take desire, creativity, need, a nice bride and last weekend and ta-dah! The coach program fan was born!!