Charm & Fig — stationery

Katherine came to me looking for a classic and fun wedding welcome piece for her winter Tomball wedding. She wanted to share Tomball's country charm to all her out-of-town guests, so we included a list and corresponding map of their favorite eats, treats and shopping in the area. Welcome paper front & back and coordinating Thank You notes. Joy & Gratitude. I loved that they wanted something a little different than the typical Thank You. Weddings truly bring me so much joy! And of course, we took full advantage of today's fab technology which allowed guests to scan the QR code...

Our biggest accomplishment of 2013 was finding a place to call our own. After some aggressive searching and saving we found a great little 1938 bungalow in Houston's East End. During our search, one house we visited had an amazing grapefruit tree and although the house wasn't right for us, we were hellbent on planting a grapefruit tree in whichever house we ended up buying. We found our house, we planted the tree and even though it bears no fruit, it was only natural that we celebrated our new ouse and tree with rosemary salty dogs. Good gin, fresh grapefruits...

I received a custom request for my 'darling' calligraphy bridesmaid card to include a gold glitter liner -- a girl after my own heart, I tell ya. Glitter envelope liners should be standard mail etiquette, no? For custom requests, write to: info (at) charmandfig (dot) com.

Why the bachelorette weekend itinerary? The party planners already know who is going, who is on the fence -- but a mailed piece gives the guests an idea of what's in store for the big weekend. These weekends take so much planning and commitment by everyone attending, so the bridesmaids usually know who is 'in' or 'out' far in advance. and suddenly, a generic invitation becomes a bit arbitrary. ...but there's still so many details to communicate to the guests and an email can be a little lack-luster. The bachelorette itinerary is an easy way way to get the guests...

Lindsay and Boris wanted clean and classic invitations for their Austin, Texas wedding. We used luxe cream paper, pigment inks with a touch of copper foil for their monogram. Congrats to the beautiful couple! See more paper from Lindsay & Boris's wedding...  Wedding Programs Texas-style BBQ Rehearsal Dinner Invitations Save The Date Announcements Wedding photos by Mike Reed Photo.