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now that i’m starting to tip my toes into the world of wedding planning, i’ve become engrossed in packaging design. our wedding will primarily be a DIY affair so i’ve been trying to come up with interesting ideas for invitations, favors, table decorations, etc based on projects that don’t necessarily come from the traditional bridal magazines (most of which i have a hard time getting through). packaging design has been a great source of inspiration for me, whether it’s about lettering, a color combination or the way two materials have been used. today i’m loving these beautiful bottles of lotion designed by matthew stiffler of palatal collective in chicago. i love his use of color and the combination of a damask-style print with script on the joie bottles. while our wedding probably won’t be using these color palettes, i love the idea of using simple labels and perhaps creating a custom rubber stamp, or several stamps to create an effect like this that’s simple but has multiple colors or patterns. i’ll be sharing my wedding inspiration boards when things are a bit more planned out, but for now you can click here to see more of matthew’s work online.

here’s a place that may have paper/overlays that you’d like: http://www.hamblystudios.com/sfm.cgi?sn=1MW081|t=index

i’m not sure you can order the brand new stuff yet, but if you let me know i can probably have something sent to you!

marci

Those are beautiful bottles!

I wanted to share with you an idea from my wedding. I collected colorful cans from Asian food packaging - lychee nuts, beans, etc, and used the cans as vases/centerpieces on each table. They were filled with gorgeous dahlias in tropical colors - fuschia, orange, etc. We picked the dahlias ourselves at a dahlia farm the day before the wedding and paid something like $60 for about 10 dozen! (The flower picking was also a nice wedding photo op.)
Obviously, I have no idea what you’re planning in terms of color scheme, etc, but this was a very personal, lively and inexpensive solution.
Cheers, Rebecca

as far as table decor goes… a friend of mine had some wonderful centerpieces. she had a different vintage item/appliance (typewriter, toaster, etc) on each table and had flowers, moss, etc spilling out of them. i believe a florist did the arrangements but the bride found all the gadgets. it was very fun and lovely.

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