My husbands cell phone has been ringing off the hook tonight….”Hey…I just saw your wife and her business on the news”. I never give him enough credit because apparently he talks about the invitation business to his co-workers and friends quite a bit.
So yeah – this is how it all went down. I woke up on the wrong side of the bed and decided I was not only going to skip my morning workout….but wear my sloppy-yet-super-comfy ‘paper persuasions’ sweatshirt to work today. Didn’t do my hair. Didn’t do my makeup. Mentioned to Stacy at least three times “I wish I could just go home and go back to bed”. At noon Fox 8 calls: “We’d like to feature your business on the news tonight, can we send a reporter to interview you around two o’clock”. Well, it was a less than perfect day for it…but we made the best of it.
It was a cute little spot on both the 6:00 and 10:00 news. They basically introduced our business as last years Hot List winner – showed a short video of our custom invitation wall and a partial clip of my *much* longer answer to a basic question about the studio.
So anyways…the Akron/Canton Hot list is back…and we need your votes! Please take a minute to vote for us with as many valid email addresses as you have. We promise – they don’t spam you if you do not request to receive email. I’ve voted in a few of these! If you have an extra minute or two, we’d love if you took the time to rate us and write a brief review about us.
At the urging of Brooke we decided to put our seed impregnated papers to the test. For those of you who have’t heard, seed impregnated papers are made with wildflower seeds so that when you are through with the notecard, invitation, favor box etc., you simply plant the paper in shallow soil and wildflowers will grow. With so many brides ‘going green’ plantable invitations are a great alternative or addition to other recycled papers. We also offer plantable favor boxes, notecards, gift bags and inkjet printable paper. Coordinating guestbooks made out of 100% recycled material and pressed to match the plantable papers (minus the seeds) are also available.
Two weeks ago Stacy and I planted some pieces of each of the items we carry. We tore the Paper, notecard and bag into smaller pieces before planting. The favor box instructed us to plant the entire thing.
We planted everything in this lovely window box that we bought at Lowes. We really wanted a plant stand to go in front of the big window, but their selection of garden stuff was just being unloaded and sorted so we couldn’t access the goods.
Our first sprouts came after about 5 days and they came from the Notecard. A few days later we got a similar sprout from the printable paper and a HUGE different sprout from the gift bag. We still haven’t seen anything from the favor box yet – but I suspect we will soon! ( I have been poking around in the dirt and the paper is just about broken down so the seeds are freeing up. ) At the two week mark we have a total of 22 sprouts in all!
So there you have it….invitations that grow when planted! They really work! We’ll blog in a couple more weeks with updates on the growths.
We are mixing things up a bit and featuring a couple who isn’t married….yet! I am simply too excited to get some of our seed impregnated designs up on the blog! We have been offering and displaying plantable products since early last year – but we haven’t had a chance to design this many coordinating pieces for a single event until now, which is why I wanted to feature their wedding.
The bride and groom met in 2001 while both working at Magic Mountain. When Chuck transferred back to Ohio, Brooke soon followed and has been enjoying Ohio ever since! While Chuck and Brooke currently reside in Stow, they are planning an outdoor wedding and reception in Aqua Dulce, California (near LA) on Brooke’s family’s estate. The ceremony will be at sunset on grounds overlooking the canyon on May 16th. In keeping with the outdoor theme, Chuck and Brooke have made many ‘green’ decisions – including sending out handmade plantable invitations made by us! We are delighted to be a part of this event…an event fit for celebrities (literally)!
Seed Impregnated, Plantable Wedding Invitations
This photo shows the plantable booklet invitation both closed and open with the insert cards AND the mailing envelope. Notice the cute little pressed daisy envelope sticker seal. Thats a real daisy in there and it was the prefect finishing touch to this ensemble!
Seed Impregnated Plantable Favor Box
Chuck and Brooke incorporated a mongoram on the front page of the invitation insert (shown in a photo below). We carried that monogram through to the tag on this favor box which was tied with a 3/8″ satin buttercream ribbon wrap. The bottom of each box has planting information so that the guests know that they are plantable.
Seed Impregnated Plantable Gift Bags
Perfect for your OOT (out of town) Guests! We again incorporated the monogram into the design on the front of the gift bag. The couple also included a short greeting to their guests and a list of the items in this bag. They went all “Ohio” themed on this one!
Handmade Guest Book to match Invitation Booklet
Made from 100% recycled handmade papers (but not seed impregnated) this guestbook perfectly matches the invitations.
Isn’t it all so beautiful?!?! We had so much fun working on this order! Chuck and Brooke – we can’t wait to hear what your guests think about the invitations…by the time you read this – they should be postmarked and on their way! You two have taken major consideration for the environment into your wedding planning and we just can’t wait to hear how it all turned out. Best of luck to you guys! And Brooke – just for you – we are planting one of everything in the studio. Keep your eyes on the blog as we follow the growth of the stationery!
Here are a few more pics of the invites:
We printed a little blurb on the back of the invite that says “These handmade invitations use plantable stationery. Plant the booklet in shallow soil, keep it moist and tend it with love – wildflowers will grow.”
This shows a stack of the invites closed, the invite opened, the response card and envelope, and the reception card.
More of the same…except this shot also shows the monogram used on the very front page of the invitation insert.
We are mixing things up a bit and featuring a couple who isn’t married….yet! I am simply too excited to get some of our seed impregnated designs up on the blog! We have been offering and displaying plantable products since early last year – but we haven’t had a chance to design this many coordinating pieces for a single event until now, which is why I wanted to feature their wedding.
The bride and groom met in 2001 while both working at Magic Mountain. When Chuck transferred back to Ohio, Brooke soon followed and has been enjoying Ohio ever since! While Chuck and Brooke currently reside in Stow, they are planning an outdoor wedding and reception in Aqua Dulce, California (near LA) on Brooke’s family’s estate. The ceremony will be at sunset on grounds overlooking the canyon on May 16th. In keeping with the outdoor theme, Chuck and Brooke have made many ‘green’ decisions – including sending out handmade plantable invitations made by us! We are delighted to be a part of this event…an event fit for celebrities (literally)!
Seed Impregnated, Plantable Wedding Invitations
This photo shows the plantable booklet invitation both closed and open with the insert cards AND the mailing envelope. Notice the cute little pressed daisy envelope sticker seal. Thats a real daisy in there and it was the prefect finishing touch to this ensemble!
Seed Impregnated Plantable Favor Box
Chuck and Brooke incorporated a mongoram on the front page of the invitation insert (shown in a photo below). We carried that monogram through to the tag on this favor box which was tied with a 3/8″ satin buttercream ribbon wrap. The bottom of each box has planting information so that the guests know that they are plantable.
Seed Impregnated Plantable Gift Bags
Perfect for your OOT (out of town) Guests! We again incorporated the monogram into the design on the front of the gift bag. The couple also included a short greeting to their guests and a list of the items in this bag. They went all “Ohio” themed on this one!
Handmade Guest Book to match Invitation Booklet
Made from 100% recycled handmade papers (but not seed impregnated) this guestbook perfectly matches the invitations.
Isn’t it all so beautiful?!?! We had so much fun working on this order! Chuck and Brooke – we can’t wait to hear what your guests think about the invitations…by the time you read this – they should be postmarked and on their way! You two have taken major consideration for the environment into your wedding planning and we just can’t wait to hear how it all turned out. Best of luck to you guys! And Brooke – just for you – we are planting one of everything in the studio. Keep your eyes on the blog as we follow the growth of the stationery!
Here are a few more pics of the invites:
We printed a little blurb on the back of the invite that says “These handmade invitations use plantable stationery. Plant the booklet in shallow soil, keep it moist and tend it with love – wildflowers will grow.”
This shows a stack of the invites closed, the invite opened, the response card and envelope, and the reception card.
More of the same…except this shot also shows the monogram used on the very front page of the invitation insert.
We are mixing things up a bit and featuring a couple who isn’t married….yet! I am simply too excited to get some of our seed impregnated designs up on the blog! We have been offering and displaying plantable products since early last year – but we haven’t had a chance to design this many coordinating pieces for a single event until now, which is why I wanted to feature their wedding.
The bride and groom met in 2001 while both working at Magic Mountain. When Chuck transferred back to Ohio, Brooke soon followed and has been enjoying Ohio ever since! While Chuck and Brooke currently reside in Stow, they are planning an outdoor wedding and reception in Aqua Dulce, California (near LA) on Brooke’s family’s estate. The ceremony will be at sunset on grounds overlooking the canyon on May 16th. In keeping with the outdoor theme, Chuck and Brooke have made many ‘green’ decisions – including sending out handmade plantable invitations made by us! We are delighted to be a part of this event…an event fit for celebrities (literally)!
Seed Impregnated, Plantable Wedding Invitations
This photo shows the plantable booklet invitation both closed and open with the insert cards AND the mailing envelope. Notice the cute little pressed daisy envelope sticker seal. Thats a real daisy in there and it was the prefect finishing touch to this ensemble!
Seed Impregnated Plantable Favor Box
Chuck and Brooke incorporated a mongoram on the front page of the invitation insert (shown in a photo below). We carried that monogram through to the tag on this favor box which was tied with a 3/8″ satin buttercream ribbon wrap. The bottom of each box has planting information so that the guests know that they are plantable.
Seed Impregnated Plantable Gift Bags
Perfect for your OOT (out of town) Guests! We again incorporated the monogram into the design on the front of the gift bag. The couple also included a short greeting to their guests and a list of the items in this bag. They went all “Ohio” themed on this one!
Handmade Guest Book to match Invitation Booklet
Made from 100% recycled handmade papers (but not seed impregnated) this guestbook perfectly matches the invitations.
Isn’t it all so beautiful?!?! We had so much fun working on this order! Chuck and Brooke – we can’t wait to hear what your guests think about the invitations…by the time you read this – they should be postmarked and on their way! You two have taken major consideration for the environment into your wedding planning and we just can’t wait to hear how it all turned out. Best of luck to you guys! And Brooke – just for you – we are planting one of everything in the studio. Keep your eyes on the blog as we follow the growth of the stationery!
Here are a few more pics of the invites:
We printed a little blurb on the back of the invite that says “These handmade invitations use plantable stationery. Plant the booklet in shallow soil, keep it moist and tend it with love – wildflowers will grow.”
This shows a stack of the invites closed, the invite opened, the response card and envelope, and the reception card.
More of the same…except this shot also shows the monogram used on the very front page of the invitation insert.
