Circus-Inspired Baby Announcements

Rachelle from Wiley Valentine recently sent over these custom baby announcements inspired by a popcorn bag from Trader Joe's — and not only are they ridiculously adorable, but I love how they show that great design can be inspired from even the most ordinary of objects.  

Here's the original popcorn bag design inspiration:  

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…and here's the baby announcement:
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I absolutely adore the pink stripes and circus-inspired details.  The ladies at Wiley Valentine liked the result so much, they've added it to their permanent portfolio — available for both baby announcements and wedding invitations.  This design reminds me of Adam and Hallie's carnival-inspired wedding, don't you think?
{photos via Wiley Valentine – thanks Rachelle!}

Wedding Invitations — Brown Sugar Design

I’ve been a huge fan of Brown Sugar Design since I came across their portfolio while researching for my own wedding last year.  Husband and wife design team Whitney and Jonathan create beautiful (and completely custom) wedding invitations, using just about every printing method possible.

Whitney and Jonathan were kind enough to send over a few photos from their portfolio, so let’s get right to it:

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{allie + paul}

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{jill + nick – love the gorgeous orange + chartreuse in this letterpress invitation design}

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{missy + garrett – featuring a fabulously bold yellow, gray + teal color palette}

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{sonya + michael}

This invitation, which incorporates a vintage map as a key design element, is one of my favorites from the Brown Sugar Design portfolio:

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{linnea + paul – they used these post cards as “wishing cards” so that each guest could write a wish for the bride + groom’s new life together}

I’ve got one more invitation suite from Brown Sugar Design to share with you a bit later today.  In the meantime, you can check out more from the Brown Sugar Design portfolio right here.

{photos via Brown Sugar Design}

Happy Weekend!

Between the NYIGF and Brides.com field trip, it's been an incredibly full week — and I'm looking forward to a weekend filled with a trip to IKEA, the farmer's market, and getting a few gorgeous real invitations ready to share with you over the next couple of weeks! But in the meantime…

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…here are a few things making me happy right now:

That's it from me for this week — I hope you all have a lovely weekend and I'll see you back here on Monday!

{photo from here}