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Inspiration to Creation: The Graphics

admin — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 18:00:46 +0000

After the design boards and invitations have been completed, the next part of bringing an event to life is all of the stationery details. To us Lolliladies, this is the element that really makes an event have the detail and custom factor we strive for. It is often one of the elements that really ‘wow’s the guests. For this Parisian baby shower, we thought that having whimsical circus posters strewn throughout the event would add to the festive feel..

We love having hidden stationery surprises around the event, and pay special attention to every catering tag, dessert tag, drink flag, favor tag, and sign. Each one is customized to the client which makes them feel extra special on their big day.

Stationery Graphics: Lollipop Events & Designs

Inspiration to Creation: The Invitations

admin — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:15:58 +0000

After completing the design boards for our Big Top Parisan event in NOLA, we got started on the invitations. Because the event was to celebrate bringing baby girl Genevieve into the world, our client fell in love with the ‘ABC’ alphabet card invitations we had done for another client. The vintage circus feel of the invitations fused with the alphabet cards these were the perfect combination for the style of the event. After softening the color palette and doing some custom design tweaks, they were stamped, sealed and sent to all of the excited guests!

Photography: Sarah Yates Photography

Invitations: Lollipop Events & Designs

Sweet Stationery: Hand Illustration

admin — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:22:45 +0000

When planning your wedding, you will find a plethora of talented vendors out there, especially when looking for your stationery. Do you remember this dazzling duo in which we had the opportunity to design their Palm Springs wedding from start to finish. We get so excited when we get to do both the wedding styling and the stationery to tie all of the design elements together. It is one of the unique aspects about our team at Lollipop Events & Designs!

What made this even more fabulous is that we were able to hand illustrate a few aspects of their wedding. We had a blast hand illustrating their love story onto the ceremony programs! Can you see the similarities down to her ring?

We often are contacted and asked if we hand illustrate, so over the next few weeks we will be showcasing some of our invitations and other stationery in which we have gone back to the time honored art of hand illustration. I think we can get lost in the sea of graphics and clip art which can be fabulous, but nothing is as custom as a custom illustration!

Cute & Quirky Down Home Inspired Save the Dates

admin — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:11:57 +0000

We at Lollipop love pulling inspiration directly from our brides and grooms, but not just in the traditional ways. For one of our brides we’re currently working with we designed these save the dates that included a southern bbq feel to them and included a custom designed hand illustrated font and illustrations of their very own tattoos! Their last names start with P & S so they have the Blues Clues Mr. Salt & Mrs. Pepper tattoos on each others ankles, we thought that was just too cute to pass up!

Photography: Sarah Yates

‘B’ is for Baby Shower Invitations

admin — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:59:17 +0000

Do you remember our ‘B’ is for baby, boy, birds, bees, and other fun ‘b’ words baby shower? Well here is the invitation that started it all! It is one of our most popular designs in the Lollipop Shoppe and can also be transformed into a fabulous ‘b’ is for bridal shower invitation! We love the modern design that would be chic in a variety of colors.

This pattern would also look gorgeous for a lavender and gray shower, blue and gray, green and blue, the possibility of color combos are truly endless…

Photography: Sarah Yates

We sell lots of fun paper candy on the Lollipop Shoppe and will be adding a ton more designs in the coming weeks!

Save the Dates

admin — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:05:53 +0000

For these ultra chic and sophisticated Save the Dates we wanted to achieve a level of luxury while still having fun. The gorgeous textured cream card stock was set off by intricate silver foiling of a baroque bold pattern and a modern large typeface. The same baroque pattern was also repeated in a light transparency onto the dark chocolate brown belly band along with silver foiled accents.

Photography: Sarah Yates

What made these Save the Dates so unique was the way it was read. To add a level playfulness about it we created a vertical belly band that covered all of the event information below. When the recipient held the piece in their hand they read “SAVE” from the foiling on the card and then on the belly band it read “your memories for toasting”, “your voice for laughing” and “your feet for dancing”. Then when the belly band was removed you would read the entire title of “Save the Date”. How about some other fun ideas you could translate this design into? Like “SAVE: Water…drink champagne!”

Maui Wedding: The Invitations

admin — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:26:18 +0000

When we were hired to do the event styling and coordination for a luxe Maui wedding, we started by designing the gorgeously glam invitations to set the tone for the tropical affair to come. Inspired by a vintage plate, we incorporated a peacock art nouveau illustration with accents of light blue, copper and some pops of jewel tones.

An oversized patterned belly band encased the textured tri-fold invitation which held an abundance of information, including the itinerary for the beach filled weekend to come.

Photography: Sarah Yates

Wine Trolley Wedding: The Invitations

admin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:46:39 +0000

To set the tone for the Wine Trolley Wedding (see the Save the Dates & Rehearsal Dinner below), we designed booklet style invitations. Inspired by the bride and grooms love of modern design icon Jonathan Adler, we incorporated a contemporary pattern that was foil printed in white onto wood grain paper.

The booklet contained the itinerary, a wine trolley map and illustrations of two owls sitting in a tree fusing the rustic country setting with a modern funky edge and playing off of the old classic song “Dustin & Brittany sitting in a tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g…”

Photography: Sarah Yates

The RSVP card even had a place for guests to write their song recommendations for the wine trolley ride and ceremony. At the ceremony we gave some of the songs to the DJ who dedicated the particularly funny ones to the guests who had requested them!

Wine Trolley Wedding: Save the Date Invitations

admin — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:33:01 +0000

You may have seen a glimpse of this wonderful Western wine trolley wedding on Style Me Pretty. This week we will be featuring all of the design details from this multi-location event! San Luis Obispo held a special place in the heart of this couple, they wanted a rustic wine trolley wedding on the coast of central California, and their save the date invitations set the tone for the festive day to come. We started by designing the front of the invitation to look like a country western music poster pronouncing the big bash!

Photography: Sarah Yates

The back of the invitation provided a fun map of the details to come with twists and turns and an eclectic mix of typography. No detail was left unturned, even the envelope had a large horse shoe with the love birds perched upon it.

Tune in the rest of the week for details of the wedding invitations, the latin style rehearsal dinner, photos of the ceremony, lunch stop and the reception!

Day of the Dead Invitations

admin — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:09:01 +0000

This utterly unique couple wanted to showcase their personalities and individualism through their invitations. They gave us complete creative freedom! We created a skull design out of icons that represented both of them individually, and together. The Groom loves: His Italian heritage, being a musician in his band, music, mustaches, pizza, beer, and his bride-to-be! The Bride loves: Her Mexican heritage, being a hair stylist, margaritas, tacos, maracas, Mickey Mouse and her groom-to-be! Their actual tattoos were incorporated in the design and their initials took the place of the teeth underneath the handlebar mustache.

We hand sewed buttons for eyes and laced blue and red string around the invite and around the eyes for the closure. Who says you have to tone down your true colors for your special day? Staying true to who you are and letting your personalities shine through is very cool, chic and oh so Rock n’ Roll!

Photography: Sarah Yates