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I promise that someday I will stop talking about fabric, but today is not that day! Once I made the decision to keep the damask fabric, I knew that I wanted to incorporate parts of it into more than just the runners, but I really wanted just a portion of the pattern. A “single damask,” if you will. So I put a piece of fabric on our scanner to see what would happen. Then I put the image into Illustrator and used the live trace feature, and after a little tweaking came up with this:
I am thinking this would be a great way to use the color scheme and pattern throughout the wedding in subtle ways. Maybe on the escort cards:
Or even on the menu cards (which, admittedly, might be too much because the runners are also going to be on the table):
(All images hastily created by me for the purposes of illustration). I do like the idea of making it into a watermark, which might work better for the programs instead of the menu cards. What do you think? Did you use a pattern or design throughout your entire wedding?
I swear we have the same mind. I just did all the stationary for our wedding and it is similar!
Miss Sundae - If you want some more inspiration, my photographer just got married and her wedding had a black, pink and white damansk theme. Her pics are on Jessica Claire’s website as well. You kind of have to scroll around but you can see she used these cool damansk lamps. http://www.lauranovak.net/
Very nice! I loooove damask. I think it would make a nice watermark on the programs and such.
What if you did the damask pattern over the background of the entire escort card and then put the names on top of it? That might be cool.
I guess we used birds, butterflies, and trees a lot throughout our wedding stuff. There was this one stamp of two birds flying side by side that I got from the Paper Sources and I put that all over the place.
Here it is, just in case anyone is looking for a bird stamp?
http://paper-source.com/cgi-bin/paper/871296.html?cm_id=3810.220
Those look great! (And thanks for giving me some ideas- we have a single damask watermark on our invitations and website, and have been trying to figure out where else to use it. Escort cards is brilliant!)
That is exactly what I did for a friends wedding. I created a damask image in illustrator that she liked and then we carried it as a theme throughout all her paper items! Here colors were black, white and vintage rose! It came out really well!
I LOVE damask! I really thought about it but it just conflicted with other elements in our wedding. But I loved it soo much I let my BMs know I really wanted it to be a part of my shower and they did a great job incorporating it in!
I said it before and I’ll say it again; your wedding theme/colors makes me want to change my own! I love it! My FI and I met at the KY Derby, so we are pulling some elements of the Derby into our theme. We are serving mint juleps at the cocktail hour (with a sign explaning the choice), naming our tables after horses that ran that year (2004) (again with a sign) and hiring a bluegrass band for the cocktail hour, I am going to design/have made a suite which includes the signs, escort cards, table numbers, invites and programs. This way we will have a theme, but it will be subtle. I am also using gerberas everywhere-in the fountain, on the cake, on the tables, in the bouquets, on our arch, etc. and pink and brown will run throughout.
I love the damask. And you will LOVE Laura Novak’s wedding if you haven’t already checked it out (per Suji’s suggestion.) I am taking a letterpress class and we have to create a logo of our own for tomorrow. You’ve inspired me!
Wow, what brilliant use of fabric and a scanner!! I had no idea it could turn out so well!
i lvoe watermarks!
and of course this fabric is awesome so you really can’t go wrong with it.
I love that pattern and the samples you put up.
Do you plan on putting the menus on the plate? If so I think the watermark would be great and maybe put colored cardstock behind the white printed menu. Um does that make sense 
So pretty.
Thanks everyone!
Miss Hydrangea - I can hardly wait to see your stationery!
Love that look! I’ve been going back and forth (and back and forth) on colors, but I think I’ve decided on black & white & green. I thought this was clever and original ’til I started paying attention here and realized that lots of people are using those colors…not that it matters, cause it’s the first combination that I’ve liked for 24 hours straight so I think I’m gonna go with it.
Anyway, Miss Sundae, my wedding is after yours and I’d be interested in buying your table runners, if you’re selling. Let me know!
I Love You! I am getting married June 29 and I want the same exact thing (modern black damask) but am terrified it will be too much, I have been looking for table runners, fabric, etcetcetc….
will you share your ideas with me?
Mrs. E
I love it! It looks fantastic on the escort cards and what a great idea to use it as a watermark!
Christina - I will keep sharing as many ideas as possible…glad I can help
I love your ideas!! I am getting married in June and my colors are black and white. I am going to make table runners and I am debating on the damask print..I just need to find the right fabric. Would you mind sharing your watermark so I can use it for our dinner invites???
I have been looking for fabric. I think I need more of a black background though, because my cloths are white. What do you think? What flowers are you doing. I am still debating! Thanks for your help!!!
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Mrs. Sundae, Chicago/Lake Geneva, WI Age and Occupation: 28, Knowledge Manager Fiance's Age and Occupation: 29, Investment Advisor Engagement Date: July 20, 2007 Wedding Date: September 2008 Blogging Since: February 5, 2008 Venue: The Abbey Resort About Me: It’s hard to believe that by the time Mr. Sundae and I get married we will have been together for almost ten years. When we first met in college we split dollar pitchers and now we share the mortgage payments. Despite our love for the city we are looking forward to tying the knot in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.
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