Voilà! Customs by Nicole

Help support Mama's Pink Posse!

2009-10-12T12:45:00.004-04:00

We were so happy to be one of the companies that sponsored Mama's Pink Posse in a walk to raise money for Breast Cancer Research in Philadelphia yesterday!

Check out their awesome shirts and other sponsors here.

It's not too late to donate, every little bit helps!

7 new posts today!

2009-09-02T17:42:00.001-04:00

We updated our blog with 7 new posts today, make sure to start at the bottom of this page with Nicole & Reginald!

Lesley + Travis

2009-09-02T17:36:00.004-04:00

Our square pocket fold invitations are popular! :-)

Lesley and Travis' wedding colors are all my favorite neutrals: copper, khaki, and ivory. The pocket was a copper metallic pocket fold, the backing khaki and the invitation layer and inserts an ivory linen card stock.

We incorporated both a monogram and swirl design throughout the set.

Denise + Justin

2009-09-02T17:23:00.006-04:00

I worked with Denise and Justin on their STD in May and now had a chance to design their wedding invitations.

We used the same swirl, fonts, and colors from the STD and added a monogram to the square pocket fold. I convinced them to be bold with an orange metallic pocket and it couldn't have turned out better. We also made the inserts alternate between white and light pink card stock to incorporate even more of their colors.

We'll be posting their wedding stationery soon!

Kellen + EJ

2009-09-02T17:07:00.003-04:00

I love flat card invitations because so many people underestimate how gorgeous they can be. Kellen & EJ wanted a simple swirl design in purple on a metallic gold card stock.

This is one of my favorite invitation sets!

Their wedding stationery is in the works, so check back for pictures!

Laura + Mario

2009-09-02T16:55:00.008-04:00

Laura's wedding colors were black, white and royal blue and she immediately mentioned the veritco pocket fold style in black. I like a girl who knows what she wants! The backing was a royal blue card stock and the invitation layer and inserts were a white linen card stock.

We came up with a monogram for her and incorporated it in the invitation, program, and table numbers.

The program was a double sided paddle fan which used the same royal blue card stock as the invitation for the middle layer and white linen for the printed layers. We added a royal blue silk ribbon for the final touch!

Michelle + Matthew

2009-09-02T16:35:00.003-04:00

I love beach weddings!

Michelle and Matthew are getting married in Delaware and they wanted a wave and sun theme for their flat card invitations. The backing is a smooth navy card stock and the invitation layer and inserts are white linen.

We're currently designing their wedding stationery, stay tuned!

Anna + Mark

2009-09-02T16:18:00.005-04:00

Anna & Mark wanted to incorporate their colors (black, silver, and fuchsia) with a monogram and swirl graphics and a square pocket fold. I love what we came up with together!

Nicole + Reginald

2009-09-02T15:53:00.008-04:00

Nikki contacted me with her budget and colors and let me have fun with the design. The backing is a sparkly metallic black card stock while the invitation layer and inserts are white linen.

This is the perfect invitation set to show just how great flat cards can be.

Voilà! & Etsy

2009-08-03T17:17:00.002-04:00

We've decided to try out one of our new pre-designed wedding invitations on Etsy. This is our booklet style "Nicholas & Paige" collection which includes everything shown in the pictures and stated in the listing.

We hope you love it as much as we do!

Two exciting announcements!

2009-07-10T11:55:00.004-04:00

Our first big announcement is that Jeff and I are expecting baby #1, due 12.22.09! We're so very excited!

In order to keep providing quality services and products to our clients, we will be limiting the number of clients whose orders will be due in December 2009 and Winter 2010. Please keep this in mind when making your stationery plans and contact us as soon as possible to reserve our services. We will be back to full capacity in April 2010.

Our second announcement is our partnership with Caitlin Domanico Photography! Voilà! clients will now be able to receive 5% off their booking with Caitlin. Please see our site for full details, under the "Our Links" section!

More news is on the way, keep checking back within the next couple of months!

Ava's birth announcements

2009-06-24T16:04:00.008-04:00

I've wanted to expand my offerings for quite some time and Caitlin Domanico gave me that chance when she came to me for her daughter Ava's birth announcements.

She wanted to match the style to Ava's nursery bedding and in order to get the most out of her gorgeous photography (as well as photographs by www.efphotographs.com and www.yourmomentscaught.com!) we made the announcement into a 5x5 trifold card.

I am so in love with this announcement and Ava herself!

Contact me for pricing on all types of announcements!

Ericha Farrington Photography

2009-06-22T12:05:00.005-04:00

Ericha came to me for a second time to have a new logo made. I love changing looks often, so this was definitely fun!

Check out her site and blog for the new logo!

Janos + Sarah - 7.4.2009

2009-06-17T18:40:00.009-04:00

Our friends Janos and Sarah are getting married this Fourth of July. They have the beautiful and bold color palette of fuchsia, orange, yellow and ivory. She wanted just a splash of color in the invitations so she picked an ivory pocket with a lovely texture.

The invitation and tag were backed by fuchsia card stock, the writing was a mixture of black and fuchsia, and a golden yellow ribbon completed the look.

We also took their monogram and made a set of Thank You notes for Janos and Sarah. They'll continue to use cards like these for notes they will write after they are married.

We are so very happy for you two and can't wait to celebrate with you! :-D

Tamika + Mark's Wedding Programs

2009-06-17T18:34:00.006-04:00

Tamika contacted me for wedding programs after receiving her wedding invitations. We used a bolder metallic pink card stock for the cover and sage for the pages and ribbon on the side. We continued with the same fonts and monogram. Beautiful colors!

Michelle's Bridal Showers

2009-06-17T18:25:00.004-04:00

Erin is one of Michelle's bridesmaids and she came to me for two very different bridal shower invites. One with a blue bird and one with an Art Nouveau design. These were so much fun to work on!

Nick + Vanessa - Save the Dates

2009-06-17T13:03:00.004-04:00

This is the first of many posts this week. Things have been going very well for us and we haven't been able to keep up with the blog, we're sorry!

Vanessa and Nick are having a New Year's Eve wedding this winter and they had a unique idea for their save the dates. They made a dvd with the help of their photographer that included a video of them at the shore with some gorgeous pictures thrown in. All the necessary save the date information was included at the end.

So we started with designing their logo that they will use on all their stationery. The dvds will be mailed in a black metallic petal enclosure and sealed with their logo on a sticker.

It's the perfect start to their wedding!

Denise + Justin: Save the Date

2009-05-12T11:07:00.003-04:00

Denise and Justin are an extremely fun couple and they wanted to show that in their wedding stationery.

To start out, their save the dates took on the form of a postcard. Denise showed me a picture of a save the date she loves so we took the same idea and made it theirs.

Check it out!

Jessica and Geoffrey: menus + programs

2009-04-02T12:31:00.004-04:00

I posted Jess and Geoff's invitations in February, you can refresh your memory by clicking here. I had the chance to put together their menus and programs to match their invitations. Jess decided she wanted a cream colored, metallic card stock and to keep things simple with a flat card, 5.5x8.5 layout for both pieces.

We kept the corner designs, fonts, and colors. They look great and will add just the right touch to their ceremony and reception this coming Saturday, April 4th.

Jeff and I wish you all the happiness in the world! Congrats!

Changed again!

2009-03-20T16:28:00.002-04:00

We've changed our look again but this time it was our actual site!

We made it look like an invitation set with our current favorite color combo. Check it out for yourself!

The splash page is next as well as a few other additions that are in the works. This is an exciting time!

Happy Friday everyone!

Tamika & Mark

2009-03-12T19:08:00.007-04:00

Tamika contacted me just last week to design a small, budget friendly, and completely rockin set of invitations. Her colors were a soft pink and sage green and she really liked the longer style invitations.

We came up with a long and thin flat card invitation (3-7/8"x9-1/4") with a metallic rose backing and sage green invitation layer. We kept most of the writing in a chocolate brown to lend some contrast and readability. The inserts were printed directly onto metallic rose card stock. And the finishing touch was a light rose Swarovski crystal at the end of their married initial, G.

Birthday Invitations

2009-03-02T14:31:00.008-05:00

My parents have decided to host a birthday bash for me (I love them, they're so sweet) at their house and "hired" me to make my own invitations. As odd as it is to have designed my own invites, I had a blast.

I decided to have fun with the colors and chose fuchsia & black; the backing is a glittery black card stock, the invitation layers are fuchsia card stock glued to both sides of the black backing, and the content is all in black.

For the envelopes, since it was such short notice I couldn't place an order online. After checking out Staples, it didn't seem worth it to spend extra money on colored envelopes (for far more than it costs online) when I had over sized ivory ones at home. Yes, they were bulk and not so pretty, but I printed a martini on the front along with the addresses, and a balloon on the back with the return address. They turned out great!

So here they are:

So far, everyone has loved them. What do you think?

Well WOW

2009-02-12T10:58:00.006-05:00

I wasn't even aware Wedding Wire had a Bride's Choice Awards, but they do. And I didn't know we had won one, but we had. There were 22 winners under the "Invitations & Favors" category for Philadelphia, Wilmington and Southern New Jersey and we are so happy to be among them! Thank you to our clients, we couldn't ask for better ones!

From the Wedding Wire site: In its inaugural year, the Bride's Choice Awards recognizes vendors from the WeddingWire Network that demonstrate excellent quality of service, responsiveness, professionalism, value of cost and flexibility. Unlike other awards in which winners are selected by the company, the Bride's Choice Awards are determined exclusively by recent newlyweds (brides and grooms) through surveys and reviews. Our winning vendors have set the bar high for this competition, demonstrating excellent service and expertise in their industry.

Two other companies/owners that I adore also won: Wedibles and Finesse Custom Embroidery(both for Unique Services and Wedibles also for catering)! Congrats ladies!

Click here to see the full list.

Tricia + Greg

2009-02-11T14:32:00.005-05:00

I love the vertico pocket fold. But, admittedly, I'm a little biased. I used a blue vertico pocket fold for my own invites and it's always been my favorite.

Tricia and Greg have that in common with me. They wanted a classic but colorful invite that incorporated a beautiful picture of a blue hydrangea. The hydrangea was used with their logo and as a background to all of the inserts.

They decided on a metallic blue pocket fold (the pictures do not do it justice), the backing was a metallic silver and the invitation layer, inserts, and logo tag were all white linen cardstock (another favorite). Take a look!

USPS Price Changes

2009-02-10T15:31:00.002-05:00

FYI - from usps.com:

On May 11 the price for a 1-ounce First-Class Mail stamp will increase from 42¢ to 44¢. Prices for other mailing services — Standard Mail, Periodicals, Package Services (including Parcel Post), and Extra Services — will also change. The average increase by class of mail is at or below the rate of inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index.

Customers can use their Forever Stamps — regardless of when purchased — to mail 1-ounce letters after the price change, without the need for additional postage. Forever Stamps are widely available through Post Offices, commercial retail outlets such as grocery stores, and online.

Prices for mailing services will continue to adjust each May. Prices for most shipping services, including Express Mail and Priority Mail, were adjusted in January and will not change in May.

Click here for more information.

Jessica + Geoffrey

2009-02-04T19:54:00.007-05:00

My husband Jeff has known Geoff most of his life. They played baseball together when they were younger. I myself have known Geoff and Jess for quite a while. They are an awesome, fun, gorgeous couple.

Since I am a former knottie, I randomly saw Jess on the Knot Philly forum one day. We caught up and she found out about Voila. The coinicidence was she was already considering using us without realizing that it even was us.

Her colors were various shades of purples and greens after falling for green cymbidium orchids. Together we came up with a design of a square pocket fold in a metallic finish, black raspberry color, a sage backing, and white linen invitation layer, inserts, and logo tag.

The colors work beautifully together. Take a look!

Allison & John

2009-01-16T22:30:00.008-05:00

Happy New Year everyone!

My first completed project for the new year were the Sun/Moon themed flat card layered invitations for Allison and John.

Allison brought me a beautiful Sun/Moon combined design that she wanted to use for her invites. She loved a set she saw on my site and wanted the same look, only her colors and her design. The completed set really captured the theme of their wedding.

For the invitation, the bottom layer was a metallic silver card stock paired with a midnight blue second layer and a white linen finish top layer. The inserts were also layered with a midnight blue backing and white linen top layer to match the invitation.

Business Cards

2008-12-05T13:17:00.006-05:00

Here are two of the most recent cards I have designed. It's important that your business cards portray your vision for your business as well as your own personality.

Bart & Sandy Erwin own a B&B in Ohio (opening Spring 2009) and wanted a picture taken from their house incorporated into the logo. It is a beautiful scene! I put it inside a wrought iron sign to give it the traditional B&B feel.

If you are looking for some time away from home, email Sandy@oursunsetplace.com

Cynthia Jones, owner of The Queen's Kitchen, is a fun and loving woman who makes the most unbelievable toffee (among other treats!) She wanted a card that matched her treat containers and her personality. So I designed a chocolate brown card with pink dots. Check her out at http://queenskitchen.net/

See her blog for pricing on holiday gifts as well! Mmm mmm toffee popcorn!

Tami and Gary

2008-11-17T10:37:00.004-05:00

Tami contacted me with a rather difficult challenge: find the perfect striped paper with exactly all of her wedding colors. After weeks of searching stores and online, I knew that if I was going to give her exactly what she wanted, I would have to make it myself and print the invitation layers together with the stripes.

She liked the idea of an invite with the only insert being the response card and sent me a couple of ideas. We came up with a booklet invite with a ribbon closure that is glued down the middle of the inside of the enclosure (under the invitiation layers). When the booklet is opened, the invitation is on the top and the reception information is on the bottom.

With all of those colors, this invitation is definitely unique!

Double Whammy!

2008-11-04T10:27:00.005-05:00

October was a busy month for me so I have a chance to post about TWO of my projects today.

The first is Beth & Bryan. They will be getting married on January 2nd in Philadelphia and wanted to incorporate a logo of the LOVE statue in their invites. Beth brought me the logo already good to go and I did the rest. Her colors of black, fuschia and white really pop!

Becky & Elliott are getting ready to welcome twin boys into their home, but first they're being thrown a shower! Becky showed me the theme for their nursery and I decided to use a double layer flat card for their invites. The base layer contained all of the party information and is a soft yellow while the top layer was a golden green. I cut a window in the top layer to showcase the party information and along the right and left side were the bee cut outs. So cute!

We wish Becky & Elliott the best!

One more thing: It's election day, so make sure you go out and Vote! It's the most important thing you can do!

It's been a while

2008-10-08T20:19:00.004-04:00

First post in a long while!

I've had the opportunity to work with another fantastic photographer (Thanks to Caitlin!), Ericha Farrington of Ericha Farrington Photography.

Her site logo, blog logo and watermark all turned out wonderful! Make sure to check everything out at the link above!

Voilà gets blogged!

2008-09-07T12:27:00.004-04:00

One of my clients is using a wonderful wedding planner in South Carolina, Melanie Murphy of By Invitation Only. Melanie has become a fan after seeing Kate & Marc's wedding stationery (pictures two posts down) and she wanted to include us in her blog!

We are so excited, check it out here: http://murphyweddings.wordpress.com/2008/09/05/voila-takes-on-a-whole-new-custom-meaning/

Introducing custom postage from Voila and Zazzle.com

2008-08-21T14:07:00.004-04:00

We decided to expand a bit and offer some new designs for postage stamps. Made for any event, the collection will have themes ranging from sweets to the Philly love statue and more.

All stamps are able to be customized with names, dates, and other info at Zazzle.com. Visit us here.

Kate + Marc's South Carolina Wedding

2008-08-13T18:34:00.006-04:00

Kate was my very first client (thank you Lindsay!). Her and Marc's Save-the-date is featured on my website and also shown below.

Kate and Marc love South Carolina and their flag (and who could blame them, both are gorgeous!) It was my job to incorporate it into their invitations as well as the save-the-date and other wedding stationery.

Using their colors of deep purple, burgundy and white, I came up with a way to display the palmetto and moon design without having it overwhelm the set. The result was elegant.

Melissa and Nick's Destination Wedding

2008-07-24T13:43:00.007-04:00

Melissa & Nick will be getting married in September on the beach in Florida. How lucky are they?

They wanted a simple adirondack chair theme with beach colors in a pocket fold layout for their invitations. Here's the result!

Jodi and David

2008-07-17T14:28:00.004-04:00

Jodi and David were married on June 21st and had a gorgeous wedding of rose, sage and ivory. I designed their monogram and incorporated it on their invitations, table numbers, paddle fan programs and thank you notes.

What a beautiful couple!

Photography by Caitlin Domanico's new logo

2008-06-26T21:29:00.004-04:00

I worked with Caitlin today to develop a new logo for her site. How great does this look?

Check out www.caitlindomanico.com to see the incorporated logo and all of her beautiful work!

New Splash page logo!

2008-06-26T20:08:00.001-04:00

I like to change my look just as often as the next girl. So here's the new splash page logo for Voilà! Like it?

Voilà! mentioned in article in Times Herald!

2008-06-25T17:12:00.005-04:00

We're so excited to have been mentioned in the June Bridal 08 insert of the Times Herald! The wonderful ladies of my networking group have a whole article discussing how we formed, what we contribute, and list each of our businesses.

Philly Women Entrepreneurs ROCK!

Michelle's Bride & Groom signs

2008-06-24T14:01:00.006-04:00

Michelle is having a beach themed wedding this summer and asked me to make simple "Bride" and "Groom" signs for their reception. The finished signs looked great!

Sheila & Shannon's Chinese Garden Wedding

2008-06-09T20:35:00.007-04:00

Sheila & Shannon are our good friends and I was thrilled to design their invitations for them. I'm also doing their other wedding stationery, but I wanted to make sure to post these because they turned out perfect.

Sheila initially told me about the Chinese garden in NYC where she was planning to have the wedding ceremony and how she wanted the invitation to give their guests a taste of what was to come. She mentioned having a window looking into a garden scene and possibly using a pocket fold to keep all the inserts in place.

I had the perfect idea for her: a burgundy z-card invitation with gold parchment printed layers and a window cut out for a beautiful painting of the garden. The z-card layout allowed the information to be glued on the invite, a great alternative to a pocket fold.

After showing her a sample of my idea, she was blown away. Below is the completed set.

New Slogan!

2008-05-30T22:52:00.004-04:00

We came up with a slogan today to catch the attention of new clients...

::drum roll::

Let your stationery say more. Extraordinary design for ordinary budgets.

So far people seem to like it, what do you think?

Welcome to Voilà! BLOG

2008-05-29T20:28:00.006-04:00

We're now on Facebook! Go ahead, become a fan of Voilà!, you know you wanna.

Jeff and I are excited about expanding and invite you to follow our progress on our new blog. We will be sure to update often with pictures of stationery and design descriptions.

Thank you to everyone for their continued support, it means the world to us!