Blue and green seem to be the colour of the moment as we have been sending out so many invitations in different shades of these colours. From sage and sea green to aqua and baby blue, they are definitely the most popular colours chosen for invitations right now.

When grouping a few of the different blue and green invitations together, they looked so pretty and complimented each other so well that I felt inspired to create an inspiration board based on a blue and green wedding. I love the effect of combining soft and bright blues along with sage, mint and sea green. This colour palette is so pretty and fresh, it just makes me think of cool summer breezes and after dinner mints!

clockwise from left: door found on Oncewed, table setting by Green Wedding Shoes, Mary-Jane wedding invitation in blue by Poppiseed Designs, Couple found on Your Best Wedding, mint green dress River of Romansk, bottles found on Green Wedding Shoes, Aqua blue table settings on elizabethannedesigns.com.

Here is some of the invitations we have printed recently in blue and green.

Isabella invitation in sage green

Mary-Jane Invitation in aqua blue

Tree of Life invitation in sea green

Pollyanna invitation in blue

One couple requested to have their Kensington stationery suite printed on a recycled card to give it an earthy look. It was printed in chocolate brown on our flecked Bier Weizen recycled card.

Another couple wanted to incorporate a border into their design and we also ended up adding two little flying birds, which was a really sweet little touch. They also had the colour changed to a navy blue to suit their wedding colours.

So there you have the same invitation suite, but two different looks acheived with simple changes of colour, fonts and card.

Tree of Life square invitation front and back.

Detail of front of invitation

Detail of front of Service Cover

A little bit of inspiration for a tree of life themed wedding…

From left to right: Eco Friendly Wedding Gown by Morgan Boszilkov found on Style Collective, Wedding under the trees found on Marilyns Keepsakes Blog,  Tree cufflinks by Cufflinkcustom.com, Vintage Cutlery, Tree of Life Order of Service Cover by Poppiseed Designs, Headpiece by Which Goose as found on Delightfully Engaged.

With more than 15 years experience in the professional wedding industry, Elegant Themes is an industry leader in event styling on the Gold Coast and they can provide a complete personalised theming service for any occasion, or they can help you hire everything you need to do it yourself.

Poppiseed Designs is thrilled Elegant Themes has included our stationery as part of their new designer stationery and paper boutique.

This is a beautiful wedding recently themed by Elegant Themes at Versace.

Natalia and Michael invited family and friends to “a very important date” as they tied the knot on November 26th 2010 at the ‘Lindenderry’ at Red Hill, in Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula .

So much effort went into all the details of this gorgeous wedding that it was featured in the Winter 2011 issue of The Knot magazine!

Natalia and Michael’s wedding day had a whimsical ‘Alice in Wonderland’ theme running through it, which they used our ‘Isabella’ stationery, with a few modifications, to invite their guests and set the tone.

The envelopes asked guests to “open me” inside which held a stationery set consisting of invitation, direction card and map and wishing well card, all held together with a belly band which stated “a very important date…”. I loved their dress code which was ‘gorgeous and whimsical’ for the ladies and for the gentlemen ‘mad hat optional’.

Natalia and Michael worked with the talented stylist Michelle Gange from Prestige Parties to bring together a wonderful whimsical wedding with so many creative and special touches that honestly made me sigh! From the  directional sign which directed their guests to “the wedding, the hotel, the tea party and the rabbit hole” to the stunning “tea party” reception decorated with beautiful vintage tea cups and English garden flowers, the “Alice in Wonderland” theme was covered in a stylish and sophisticated yet fun-filled way.

Natalia said “the highlight of the day for me, was walking down the amazing aisle with my father, in the distance I could see all the people who had helped to shape the person that I am today and my future husband  just ahead”.

The fun and warmth Natalia and Michael shared with their guests was shown in details like the guests being welcomed to the reception with a seating chart that told them that “…you’re all late to tea”, guest’s ‘welcome kits’,  with a reminder that “we’re all mad here” and a wedding video put together for the bride and groom, “by all their mad friends”. Such delightful ways to join everyone in on the fun of the theme.

I really love the thought that was put into the gifts for the guests. All the men received a pack of vintage playing cards which were wrapped and finished with a bomboniere tag by Poppiseed Designs, which read a quote by Alice “you’re nothing but a pack of cards!” and the women received some ‘Queens Tea’ whose tag included the quote  “would you like a little more tea” – Mad Hatter.

Natalia expressed her joy about her amazing day by saying “This was the Wonderland of mine (and Alice’s) dreams, mad  guests who helped to create beautiful memories, upside down vintage tea cups and saucers,  whimsical butterflies and violins, sunshine and a misty evening, a fabulous tea party with just the right pinch of silliness…. lets just say neither of us were keen to go home this time.”

Congratulations Natalia and Michael and thank you so much for sharing your whimsical, magical wedding day with us, we wish you all the happiness in the future!

Location: ‘Lindendery’ at Red Hill, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria
Photographer: Kate Morris Photography
Florist: Native Events – Dawn Allen
Stylist: Prestige Parties – Michelle Gange with help from Natalia Ramirez
Dress: Elizabeth Varga
Wedding Band/Violin/Guitar: The Baker Boys
Make-up/Hair: Living Dolls
Stationery: Poppiseed Designs
Celebrant: Gino Gammaldi

Here are a couple of colour changes we have made for some recent customers that made the invitations uniquely theirs.

This is our Mary-Jane wedding invitation printed in our blue C37.

This is our Pink Peony wedding stationery in sage green C47 and caramel brown C50 text.

This is our Newbury engagement invitation printed as a wedding invitation in black and pink C23. I also created additional stationery items to match like wishing well cards and table numbers.

If you would like any further information on colour changes to our stationery please contact us.

Rosemary and Jamie wanted to include three cards with their wedding invitations – an RSVP card, wishing well card and a directions and map card, so we designed a pocket into the invitation to keep the cards all neatly together.

Rosemary and Jamie will be tying the knot next week and we them wish all the best for a beautiful day and a happy future!

Clockwise from left: Wedding dress by Atelier Aimee as found on Wedding Inspirasi, Vintage Silverware found on OnceWed, Ophelias Song Wedding Invitation from Poppiseed Designs, Flower Headpiece by Bethany Lorelle, Vintage Silverware found on Borrowed and Bleu, Milla bridal fascinator by Pomp and Plumage, Photo found on Anna Whitford Blog, Flower image from The  Slightly Obsessive Bride

It is all about a fun wedding day filled with quirky and playful accessories with a retro vintage flavour!

First row: heart lollipops, blue and red bridesmaids photo by M. Norwood Photography
Second row: Cute cake topper by lollipop workshop, Polkadottie invitation by Poppiseed Designs
Third row: Red polkadot tea set found at Rosanna, Photo by Jessica Frey Photography

For a daytime wedding use white as the main colour with a splash of navy blue to complement it and for an evening wedding you can use navy as the more dominant colour with white touches throughout.

Incorporate navy blue into your wedding with a pair of gorgeous navy blue shoes poking out from beneath your white wedding dress, a table setting of mismatched blue and white china or bridesmaids dressed in various shades of dark blue.

Clockwise from left: Lingerie from The Garter Girl by Julianne Smith,  tea cup, Flowergirl dress from Nancy August, Blue victorian charm found on Project Wedding,  Navy Blue Wedding Flower Hair Clip from Saras Boutique,  Blue and white wedding flowers, Vintage Lace Wedding Invitation by Poppiseed Designs.