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Pomegranates And Lemons: The History of the Wedding Invitation.

Mar 16
2 min

Pomegranates And Lemons: The History of the Wedding Invitation.

Botanical Lemons Green Yellow Monogram Elegant Invitation I did start to write about the huge range there is to be found in Botanical designs for wedding invitations but was side tracked by some history of the wedding invite. In the 1700s (when wedding invitations apparently began to emerge) most people couldn’t read or write so wedding invitations were announced usually by the Town Crier. Which meant, of course, that the entire town was invited. The wealthier families, who c

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Botanical Custom Wedding Invitations: Pomegranates and Lemons

Jan 24, 2019
2 min

Botanical Custom Wedding Invitations: Pomegranates and Lemons

I did start to write about the huge range there is to be found in Botanical designs for wedding invitations but was side tracked by some history of the wedding invite. In the 1700s (when wedding invitations apparently began to emerge) most people couldn’t read or write so wedding invitations were announced usually by the Town Crier. Which meant, of course, that the entire town was invited. The wealthier families who could afford to have a monk write out the invitations in a b

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There is a Problem. ( A Colorful One)

Feb 12, 2018
2 min

There is a Problem. ( A Colorful One)

I have a problem, not saying it is a bad problem but a problem none the less it is a problem, and it is with color. You see I cannot restrain myself when it comes to color in design, (as it is a lot of the design’s colors are pared back). The brighter and ‘fussier’ the better. I could no more create a simple black and white design than fly to the moon. Even the Zebra collection has an added stripe of orange color to include a touch of the African Savannah sunset, it could

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