Mrs. Plumeria, San Francisco
Age and Occupation in 06: 22, Graphic Designer
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 24, High School Teacher
Engagement Date: December 30, 2005
Wedding Date: May 12, 2007
Venue: Hotel Ballroom
About Me: I love all things artsy and unique, and it has become a passion of mine to incorporate these attributes into my wedding (and become DIY royalty in the process). Other than dreaming up projects for the wedding, my latest hobbies include working on my computer, playing with my cute pet bunny, or shopping at Target/Barnes and Noble with my fiance.
Programs = DONE
May 10th, 2007 @ 6:37 pm by Mrs. Plumeria
Things are falling into place fast, thanks to a crew of great friends and family who pitched in (some on super last-minute notice!) to help put favors, etc. together this past weekend. I’ll shut up now and show the pics…I’m really happy with how these turned out!
The cover (names blurred for all pics, again) - vellum printed at the press with custom inks. Size is 4.25″x11″ folded down to 4.25″x5.5″. The vellum pages in the program were actually run at the same time as the invitations, to save money — with offset lithography, it’s always better to do any items that use the same color ink at the same time.
Inside, the welcome page and another vellum sheet, with one of our engagement photos and a watermark of the floral motif.
Remember the invitation vellum wraps? I had planned to print these at the same time, to save cost, and then asked if there was any extra room on the press sheet to print something else. Upon learning that I still had room for another 4.25″x11″ sheet, I printed this one, with a couple of our engagement photos (and of course, a credit to our photographers).
The beauty of the vellum is that it works as a double-sided sheet of sheer color, which offsets the next page, a thank-you note to our parents and guests, as well…
The inner “centerfold,” with the order of the ceremony comes next…
… And then, a vellum page, highlighting the bridal party list as well as the next page of thank-yous.
… and finally, the last thank-you page and back cover.
Everything was bound with the same gold thread as the invitations. 
I hope our guests like ‘em!
35 Responses to “Programs = DONE”
Man, these are nine bazillion times classier than what I’m working on. I may have to become your disciple: if I follow you, will you teach me your ways?
beautiful work as always!
wow, those are gorgeous! great job!!!
* clap * CLAP * amazing! you are super talented! what printing company are you using? and wowsahs! i love it so much. so professional and put together. puts my DIY dreams to moosh. like Sarah, will you take followers? =) so did you make your motif on illustrator or photoshop? how did you create the motif? by hand?
wow they are gorgeous!!
Really, really lovely
Hi all! Sorry if I’m a bit slow with comment replies. Needless to say, there’s TONS going over here. (Though I think I thrive on this… yesterday my mom commented that my best ideas come when I’m under pressure. I think it’s true.)
But anyway, the motif was created in Illustrator as vector art. It was made with a combination of manipulated font swashes, as well as hand-drawn (w/ pen tool) flourishes. Once created, it was pretty easy to apply it as a single image to anything I wanted.
WOW! Those are amazing - def. going to use them as inspiration!
*drool* your programs are gorgeous!
you are AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
really amazing how friends and relatives can do wonderful products together!!!
such products are those u cant find and it is one of a kind
how gorgeous! your love for all things artsy and unique really show in all your wedding work……very inspiring! i feel so lost and behind.
So professional!
beautiful.
okay i’m totally jealous. these look so much better than anything i could have done. they’re absolutely stunning.
seriously QUIT your day job! you are freaking creative.
Wow! Your programs are AMAZING- I’m super impressed!
that’s freakin’ GORGEOUS!!!
unbelievable!!! I’m sooo jealous. puts my idea to shame! hehe. i was thinking of doing a very similar binding for mine as well. did you just sew and tie in a knot?
Oh sooo pretty.. I love them! I esp like how you used the velem!
I love them!!! Mis Plumeria, you’re my idol!!! I bow down to you and your ideas.
Wow, these are gorgeous! How much may I ask did it cost to DIY all of these?
I think everyone has already expressed their enthusiasm, but I’d have to say these are the best DIY invitations I have ever seen…and even better than most “professional” ones out there as well!
Yeah, those are incredible! I have to create 200 programs, and although I would love to take a cue from you, that looks like a crazy amount of work. 
wow… someone did an awesome job binding the programs… =P
sorry i can’t make the wedding. it’s going to be amazing. say hi to mr. plumeria for me too. and ofcourse.. your work is always over the top! promise me you’ll let loose on the dance floor! hehe
those are so awesome - you should definitely make it a full-time thing - i KNOW tons of people would love to pay you to do the same thing for them!
To say that i love these is such an understatement…great job!!!
absolutely gorgeous!!!!!!!
Amazing. I will try to work with vellum for our program. I hope it will come out alright.
The creativity is amazing!!! I was wondering if I can commission you to help me out with designing. I love the design for the program and the invitation. Please contact me and let me know! Thanks!
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your thank you note page in the programs looks awesome. can you send me the text?
where does one find such beautiful flourishes?
Sorry such a late reply — ange, I created the flourishes in Adobe Illustrator. If you don’t have or know how to use the program, I suggest perhaps purchasing stock flourishes from a stock illustration/photo site like istockphoto. Good luck!
