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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

A Wedding & Glam Princess Party


One of our recent projects was to create signs and candy bag tags for a super glam princess party! What’s great is that the we actually created the wedding invites for the couple who hired us several years ago, and they liked it so much they asked us to create paper goods for the party.

I met the bride's aunt, Janice, eons ago when I worked in the benefits industry. When her niece, Rebecca, got engaged, she contacted me to have BG create her invites and  reception accessories. Her wedding, of course, was amazing, as you can see from the pictures!

Photo courtesy of Bleu Cotton.

Photo courtesy of Bleu Cotton.

Photo courtesy of Bleu Cotton.

Photo courtesy of Bleu Cotton.

Photo courtesy of Bleu Cotton.

Photo courtesy of Bleu Cotton.

Photo courtesy of Bleu Cotton.

Photo courtesy of Bleu Cotton.

Photo courtesy of Bleu Cotton.

Photo courtesy of Bleu Cotton.

Photo courtesy of Bleu Cotton.

Rebecca and Nick now have a sweet daughter, Ella, who just turned 4. They hired a coordinator to throw miss Ella a super glam princess party and asked us to create signage for her bash too! We had a blast, and of course I had to share photos from both events with all of you.

BG Design Studio truly creates ALL things paper -- from weddings, to birth announcements, to birthdays, galas, corporate events... all of life's special occasions!! So if you have an event that you need paper designs for, contact us and tell us all about it.






Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Wedding Invitation Inspiration!

Photo courtesy of Envelopments.

Photo courtesy of Envelopments.

Are you fun and flirty, or sweet and elegant? Is your wedding color scheme a relatively neutral palette, or is it splashed with lots of cheerful colors? Is it going to be a formal occasion, or a more intimate wedding for a small group of family and friends?

These are all questions that you will want to ask yourself when you begin contemplating what you would like your wedding invites to look like. The invitation is the first contact with all of your guests (aside from those that you already called the moment after you got engaged, squealing with delight, thrilled down to the tips of your toes!!) It must speak to what the event will be like: set the tone, give them a sense of the setting, and invite them to come spend your special day with you.

Most importantly, the invitation should have YOU written all over it. For example, look at these gorgeous invites for a beautiful wedding on a ranch. You can practically smell the horses and feel the dirt under your cowboy boots as you breathe the fresh, clear air. It’s completely personal. 


Photo courtesy of Envelopments.
Photo courtesy of Envelopments.

Photo courtesy of Envelopments.

These are all wedding invite designs from Envelopments, our paper vendor. We love sharing photos of their creations because they give our couples some inspiration – so if you see something you really like and want to use in your invites, let us know and we can personalize it just for you.

If you’re interested in having us design your wedding invitations for you, contact us.


Photo courtesy of Envelopments.

Photo courtesy of Envelopments.

Photo courtesy of Envelopments.

Photo courtesy of Envelopments.

Photo courtesy of Envelopments.

Photo courtesy of Envelopments.

Photo courtesy of Envelopments.

Photo courtesy of Envelopments.

Photo courtesy of Envelopments.

Photo courtesy of Envelopments.
Photo courtesy of Envelopments.

BG Design Studio creates custom wedding invitations for you and yours!

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Pairing Dresses with Invites!

Photo courtesy of Kris Rae & Kristen.
Invite Design by BG Design Studio.

I don’t know where I got this crazy idea, but I was suddenly struck by how fun it would be to find the perfect bridesmaid dresses to match with our original invite and other paper designs. I know that there were dozens of other wedding items I could have chosen to pair them with, like flowers or shoes or décor, but something about bridesmaid dresses just called to me. “Make me a match!” they sang.

Photo courtesy of Braedon Photography.
Invite Design by BG Design Studio.
So before I knew it, I was gasping with delight as I found the perfect dresses to go next to each invite. I was hopeless to try to stop the sudden inspiration that completely overtook me!! But sometimes those perfect combinations can be just the right look and feel that give you an idea for your own special day!!!

Photo courtesy of Sophie Murdock of the Collective Photographers.
Invite Design by BG Design Studio.

But when you think about it, it makes a lot of sense. The color palette you choose for your wedding should really carry over into everything. When you find that perfect color combo that just expresses your style and personality – you’re golden!
Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Messina.
Invite Design by BG Design Studio.

Photo courtesy of Our Labor of Love.
Invite Design by BG Design Studio.


Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Custom Creations by BG

Even though we specialize in wedding invites, there is so much more that we do here at BG Design! We can create everything paper-related, really. Table toppers, signage, menus, name tags, labels, cards, and anything else that you might need for your special day. Or if you have some other occasion, like a baby shower, a birthday party, or other special event, we can create all of the paper goods for that too.

Here are some samples of a few of our favorite other designs that we’ve done! As you can see, there’s so much flexibility in what we can create. Every client and every event has different styles and tastes and should have paper goods that are just right. That’s why at BG Design Studio everything we do is custom designed, specially for you. We listen to what it is that you want and use our skills and expertise to put together something that you simply love.

Photo courtesy of 2 Rings and a Dress.

Photo courtesy of VP Photography.





Photo courtesy of VP Photography.

Of course, if you see a design that you like, we can always tailor it specially for you and make it just right for your event. We have a huge variety of stock, ribbon, crystals, and other accessories. Depending on your needs, we can make them smaller or larger, change fonts or try different colors. The sky is the limit!

If you live far away, don’t worry! We are based in Orange County, CA, but we work with clients all over the U.S. and Canada.







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Wednesday, April 18, 2012

DIY Paper Clutch Bag



Break out your favorite cardstock and roll up your sleeves – this DIY paper clutch bag looks like such a fun project! I saw it and simply fell in love. There are so many different things you could do with this little clutch, including incorporating it into an adorable invite!! My imagination is running wild… 



The instructions say to download and print one of these patterns off of the Hermès website with your home printer on some heavier cardstock, and I’m sure that would be lovely, but all I could think when I was reading the instructions was that it would be much easier to simply use some of your favorite (already) patterned cardstock instead. And if you used something plastic coated, the clutch could even be usable!


Our vendor, Envelopments, has some gorgeous patterns that would be to die for on this clutch bag!! Can’t you just see some of these papers on the design? So cute!!! I just love stuff like this.







Would you like something like this on an invite? Check out the BG Design Studio website to see more of what we can do. Maybe we can create something like this for you!