Your Custom Invitation Design Studio, offering Custom and Stylish Invitations, Announcements, Greetings & Cards.

Having a beautiful and memorable invitation sets the mood of your event. Creative Designs by Mimi takes pride in creating your invitations and makes it one of the most pleasant aspects of planning your event. I provide you personalized services to assist you with stress-free and no-frustration invitation design. Your wedding invitations will be the first indication to your guests of the style and tone of your wedding.  The invitation will also become a treasured keepsake for you, your family and guests alike. 

The first thing to consider is the style of your invitations. This should mirror the intended style of your wedding. Invitations should match with the color scheme of your wedding.  They may also have a graphic design in the background or a decorative border. If your wedding has a theme, you can start out by applying the theme to your invitations.

Typeface is also an indicator of style and formality. Formal scripts or romantic/antique fonts are used most often for formal invitations. For more casual affairs simple, clean scripts or are recommended. The wording of your invitation will also reflect the style of your wedding.
When ordering your invitations order extras. Remember that mistakes can and will happen. Creative Designs by Mimi recommends that you order at least twelve extra sets of invitations and envelopes. The extra sets may be kept as a keepsake for yourself, as well as family and friends
Reply or Response Cards may take the form of a small printed card enclosed with a printed, stamped envelope. They can also be in the form of a postcard, with the response on one side and the return address on the other. Make sure to place a stamp on your reply/response cards whatever form you choose.  These enclosures are always included with every invitation so that each guest may respond to your invitation.
Reception Cards are used when the guest list for the ceremony is larger than that for the reception. Here, the reception cards would be enclosed only with the wedding invitations for those guests being invited to both the wedding and the reception.
Wedding Announcements Very small weddings and elopements are the most common events for which printed wedding announcements are sent. These should be mailed as close to the actual wedding day as possible. Traditionally, the bride’s parents announce the event; however, both parents and the couple may wish to make the announcement.

Save the Date Cards give advance notice of an upcoming wedding, and are helpful to guests who must make travel plans to attend or when the wedding will be held at a time when there may be conflicts with other activities, such as on a major holiday weekend. They are also especially helpful for alerting guests about a destination wedding.These generally can be mailed three to six months prior to the wedding date, but may be sent earlier for destination weddings where reservations must be made during a particularly popular vacation period. These cards should also match your intended color palette and wedding style.

Ceremony Order of Service Programs can be smart additions to your ceremony and are especially helpful to guests of other religions who may not be familiar with your service. This is particularly true when the wedding is a mix of religions and cultures and not all guests are familiar with the liturgy or rituals. The programs may be embellished with ribbons, poetry and religious verses and may also contain the names of the wedding party, a personal message from the bride and groom and your address if you will be moving into a new residence. Ushers can hand programs to each guest as they are seated, or children can hand them out as guests arrive for the ceremony. Programs may also be placed in pews, on chairs, or in baskets by the door where your guests may help themselves.
Thank You Cards can also be custom made to match your invitations. They may be ordered with your married names or they may also have only your first names, a monogram or, even more simply, just the first initial of your last name. Make arrangements to have these made along with your invitations to keep costs down.

I specialize in WEDDINGS! Because each individual and each event has its own personality, the process can change from one project to another.  With that in mind, I have structured the following:

1 - Defining your Style…
First I would like to meet with you in person or over the phone to define your design and style requirements.  During this complimentary consultation, we will view samples, discuss colors, papers, typestyles, artwork and all of the necessary means to create a mock-up of exactly what you want your invitation to look like. I especialy would love to hear all about YOU! Anything to better understand your event!
2 - Let’s do it!
Now that I know what you are looking for, I will put together an estimate and proof that I will email to you. Upon your signed approval, 50% is due to start the ordering process of your custom invitations that will go towards the cost of your invitations.
3 - Start the design…
Once you have decided to move forward with my design process, the fun starts! I start designing something completely unique just for YOUR occasion!
4 - Choose a design...
Time to choose! What do you think about the proof? Give me a call or email me and let me know your thoughts.
5 - Decision made!
You made your decision, now it's time to put it all together and start printing!
6 - Love it!
Your custom invitations are ready! Once you see your final project final payment is due.
7 - Delivery!
This is the best part of the process! Delivery of your final product!
8 - SHARE and ENJOY!!!

Mimi also creates customized monograms that can be used in any way you can think of!  Your personalized and custom monogram can be used with any wedding or event vendor to make your big day uniquely yours.  It’s a way for you to brand your identity and name, alone or as a couple! Some ideas to use your custom monogram are: Wedding Favors Ice Sculptures Isle Runners Wedding Cakes Cake Toppers Wine Bottles Save The Date Stationary Bags Lighting Gobo Spotlights Clothing/Apparel Etc…!

Creative Designs by Mimi is a proud member of:
Nace - National Association of Catering Executives
San Francisco Bay Area Chapter
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The Wedding & Special Event Connection
www.wedding-events.net

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