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One of my monogram clients, Ruth and Brian got married in beautiful Honolulu Hawaii. It just gives you this warm feeling to see your work, no matter how small, be a part of someone’s special day. Photos were taken by Chrissy Lambert.
You can see more of their wedding at Chrissy’s blog.
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All of our guests including us are from out of town. So in the guest welcome bags, we decided to include a map of key places including room blocks and where we’re staying. The rehearsal dinner location will only be included on maps for those who are invited to the rehearsal dinner.
Our wedding map
As we get closer to the wedding, I will be adding places/sites to see in Newport. If you have any suggestions of nice places/sites to see, please leave a comment.
Now, on to the template…
Template
The Newport map template measures 8.5″ x 11″ and can be reduced. It is in PDF format and can be used with image/graphic editors such as Photoshop and Illustrator. The basic template (see image below) is $10. To purchase, click Buy Now below.
Basic Newport Map template (no additional streets):
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For additional streets or customized map, please contact me. Click here for instructions on how to create your own map.
The template in Word (doc) format will be available soon. But note that it won’t be as crisp as the PDF above. Stay tuned…
A pre-designed program fan template is now available! The template is based on Alessandra’s program fans that I created.
The template is currently in black ($10). To get the design color customized, purchase the custom-color template ($15). Choose your colors from this color chart and enter the 6-character color code when you pay through Paypal. Click here to purchase.
I just found out that my monogram order form wasn’t working since April 27. If you have submitted an order, please resubmit by filling out the order form at http://ayleedesigns.gnyc.net/front.html?req-monograms.htm. I’m so sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused.
The passport invitation template is now available (passpost save-the-date coming soon)! The basic template is free while the pre-designed one is available for a fee. Click here to purchase the pre-designed template. Passport size is 3.5″x5″.
Basic template (DOC) 304kb – free
Pre-designed template (DOC & PDF) 5.36mb – $10 forever! 
until 3/12/09, $20 after that
** Click here to purchase **
Custom passport invitation/save-the-date – $50
The pre-designed template is based on the passport invitation below that I created before.
Here’s what the pre-designed template looks like:
Click here to purchase the pre-designed template.
I have decided to accept monogram orders. Yay ! I’m still not able to provide service that can be physically draining (e.g. boarding passes and program fans), but I’m working on those pre-designed templates for those who want boarding passes and program fans. To order monograms, click here.
Isn’t it exciting to know that you can transform your very own handwriting into a font? You don’t have to create notes or documents using those common standard fonts anymore. You can now easily create digital notes with your own handwriting, adding a more personal touch.
So you ready to get your own handwriting font? Kevin and Amanda’s Fonts for Peas offer this service for FREE!
You can also head on to Font Garden to get your font created.
Across the Blogosphere: Steps to DIY invitations
Mrs. Cupcake of Weddingbee posted some very helpful steps and tips for doing your own invitations. She is a graphic designer and made these gorgeous invitations for her own wedding. Click here for the full article.
Image from Dacali’s Flickr photostream
We’re in a technology boom and more and more engaged couples now have their own wedding websites. Wedding websites can be very useful to guests. These websites usually include detailed info about the wedding and other events, travel info for out-of-town guests, gift registry, and even an RSVP form.
While there are a lot of sites that offer wedding website services and hosting for a fee, there are equally as many sites that offer it for free. Below are some that I know of:
www.weddingwire.com - my top choice
www.mywedding.com
www.weddingannouncer.com
www.projectwedding.com
www.brides.com
www.theknot.com
www.momentville.com
www.ewedding.com
Unfortunately, I couldn’t customize the free websites as much as I want to. So I decided to use one that I’m familiar with - the blog platform Wordpress.
It’s the new year and blog redesigns are all over the wedding blogosphere! On the day I launched the new layout of Aylee Bits, two of my favorite wedding blogs launched their new designs as well.
Then on January 16, another favorite blog of mine launched its new design:
