10.5.13

IMPRESS ME DESIGNS

Celeste Simpson of Impress Me Designs has been designing invitations and stationery for over 12 years. The things that most influence her designs are textiles, fashion, fabrics and patterns.

Describe your most creative invitation design.
For a Masquerade wedding, I designed an intricate laser cut mask that wraps around the invitation. Another was an invitation designed for the horse races complete with custom monogram and a horse, of course!
Describe your most sophisticated invitation design.
My most sophisticated design featured Silk Japanese paper with bright white threads in a floral design with a satin ribbon sash and crystal buckle all tucked into a silver box with tissue and feather accent.
Describe your most bejeweled invitation design.
The most bejeweled design is an intricately laser cut medallion with a gate-fold opening. 2 finely shaped Swarovski pearl and crystal buttons plus a total of 16 Swarovski crystals encircle the gate panels. A custom monogram was designed and the medallion is repeated and engraved in silver metallic.
What additional products do you make to coordinate with your invitations?
Anything to do with paper we can create. Our most popular items are items for the receptions such as ceremony programs, seating cards or scrolls (boards), menus, table numbers, and of course thank you notes for the couple to send out to guests after the wedding.
What are some of the things to know when ordering custom invitations?
Sooner is better. Every magazine or online blog states to order invitations at 6 months. If you're going custom, earlier is better. At least 8-10 months ahead of time is best so materials can be sourced and just the details can be incorporated into the design. I also encourage couples to establish a Pinterest board so we can share inspiration and understand the client's tastes and style.
Where have your designs been featured?
Our designs have been featured on the Luxurious Wedding Style Reports many times, Grace Ormonde magazine has featured a number of weddings where I designed the invites and stationery. My designs are in the book and on the cover of the coffee table book The Art of Celebration New England; Mountainside Bride, NH Bride, WellWed Magazine; Lakes Region Bride; Monadnock Living Magazine; Wedding Invite Love, Style Me Pretty and Luxurious Wedding Adornments & Accessories Magazine.
I also had the privilege of working with Presidential candidate Governor Mitt Romney during last year's Presidential race and designed the invitations for 4 separate private fund raising events. And I just finished a project for news anchor Dr. JC Hayward of Washington, DC.

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4.1.13

Spanish Theme Invitation Design

Celeste Simpson of Impress Me Designs artistically conceptualized this creative Spanish style wedding invitation suite and the matching stationery details.


The wedding was held at the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs, Colorado where Studio JK Photography captured their stunning backdrop of ornate wrought iron gates, Spanish ceramic tiles and lace patterns which inspired the invitation and reception stationery design.

Impress Me Designs created everything from the save the dates, wedding invitations, welcome newspapers, menu, escort cards, drink stirrers and beverage coasters.

Guest Cards: A lace pattern was laser cut from matching card stock to mimic the medallions found on the invitation inserts to create the tented seating cards. The table number was positioned inside the monogram motif.

Menu: A garnet red backdrop with gold lace medallions and lettering adorned the dinner menu.

Drink Stirrers and Beverage Coasters:
The Drink stirrers were made of wood with the word Salud! Imprinted on each one, which means “to health” in Spanish and is often used when toasting.

The scroll pattern from the laser cut invitation was repeated on the coaster in a deep orange with the couples initial in the center.


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2.11.12

Alice In Wonderland Wedding Favor

To guarantee your wedding has a cohesive look, be sure to carry the theme of your wedding through every detail.

For the Theme Wedding: Alice In Wonderland, our Luxurious Wedding Invitation Designer created an Alice In Wonderland Wedding Favor.

The reception colors were black, white, red, silver and gold. The 5 x 7 inch wedding favor box came to life with a custom printed Halloquin design on the top embellished with ruby colored Swarovski crystals. A die cut Keyhole allowed the mirrored backing to show through.

Inside the favor box the guest would find custom wrapped playing cards and a special flavored rose tea bag individually wrapped with a custom design on it.

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11.6.12

Spanish Lace Invitation

Our Luxurious Wedding Invitation Designers bring the enchantment and excitement of a Spanish themed wedding to this Spanish inspired wedding invitation.

Delivered inside a lace enclosure envelope, these Spanish Lace Invitations were sumptuously printed using fine Letterpressed paper incorporating hues of chocolate brown and rose reds.

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27.4.12

Masquerade Scroll Invitations

Our Luxurious Wedding Invitations Designers created Masquerade Scroll Invitations for a Fab at 40 Birthday Party.

These Masquerade Invitations which included a custom mask and scroll were designed to be a fabulous introduction to the upcoming birthday celebration.

They custom designed the invitations to be unique and one-of-a kind by creating custom Masquerade Masks and Invitation Scrolls to match the red, black and gold colors of the events decor.

All the elements came together and presented inside a gold box that was delivered to each guest.

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Purple and Silver Wedding Invitations

Purple and Silver Gatefold Wedding Invitations were created by our Luxurious Wedding Invitation Designers for a destination wedding in Capri, Italy. The invitations were inspired by the brides' wedding lace on here wedding gown and purple and lavender details.

The silk invitation box is a gatefold style and opens in the middle revealing the ultra thick letterpress and foil stamped invitation. The two pockets on each side of the book style invitation holds the RSVP and the reception cards.

The inside of this luxury destination wedding invitation is layered with a pretty lace that gives it a couture feeling. The custom invitation design and graphics were inspired by the Capri location and was hand drawn and letter pressed. The invite was finished with crystals.

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Gold and White Crystal Boxed Wedding Invitations

For a Dubai bride our Luxurious Wedding Invitation Designers created a Gold and White Crystal Boxed Wedding Invitations to tell her love story of how they met in NYC and were getting married in Rome.

The outside was covered in white silk and crystals with gold embroidery. The inside was drenched in gold with crystals and a printed Mona Lisa on the inside.

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13.4.12

Invitation To A Wedding In Mexico


Bright reds, yellows and oranges burst from this Bella Carta Studio destination wedding invitation enticing guests to join in the festivities in Mexico.

A bilingual, English and Italian, boxed invitation was created in a bright floral pattern with a yellow ribbon tied perfectly on the front of a Creme Brulee Pocketfold®.

The intertwined ribbon inside was the theme of the table runner design that was going to be used on the reception tables.

The welcome bags featured an informative packet, in English for the American guests and Italian for those traveling from Italy, the bride’s homeland.

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