How to make sure extra people don't come to your wedding

Since I've had 3 couples in a row ask this question, I thought I would put it out there for everyone. I've been asked, how do we tell guests how many people in their party are allowed to come, or how do we make sure guests don't invite extra guests? The best way to do this is to simply write "We have reserved ___ seats in your honor" on your RSVP card. You fill in the blank according to your guest list, and it eliminates any confusion for guests (and wedding crashers!).

Rachel and Robbie's placecards

Here are the photos of Rachel's placecards, which I mentioned in an earlier post.

Sol and Joe's sample invitation

Here is the sample I did for Sol and Joe, it's for a destination wedding in Puerto Rico, where Sol is from. Her colors are hot pink and lime green. I really like the way it turned out.

Here also is the sample table number I did for their tables.

Photos to come!

Working on placecards for Rachel. They are naming their tables after places they'be been, they'be even been to Cairo Egypt!

Appointment with Nawf

Had an evening appointment with Nawf yesterday, her style is vintage. She came in with some ideas and a photo, and I am now working on a vintage design for her. Her colors are pink, black and ivory. She loved one of our patterns, which is definitely vintage. She said she wanted an invitation that would wow her guests - she came to the right place! I am excited for her to see the finished product (when I finish it!).

Today's appointment

I am getting ready for my appointment with Farah today. Luckily it didn't snow too much overnight, so she is able to make it. She is having an Indian wedding and is interested in paisley design, which is used often in Indian design. Can't wait to show her our samples and customize her invites!

It's the Weekend!

I'm very excited for this weekend! Amy Sample, my best friend from college, is coming to visit. She's also going to be my new Indianapolis rep, so we will be training as well as catching up! I already have quite a few appointments lined up for her in February, thanks to The Knot! So, anyone in the Indianapolis needing wedding invitations, we will be open for business after this weekend. We are very excited for this expansion.

Other projects we are working on: more samples of Save the Dates, programs, table numbers, placecards, etc, as well as Bridal Shower invitations. Another project planned is our JDK Elegance line, including letterpress invitations.

In the Plain Dealer...I hope!

I got a voicemail this afternoon from the Plain Dealer saying they came across my website and that they would like to feature JDK Invitations in their feature section in their Style and Taste section! I am calling them back tomorrow stat! I'm so excited about this wonderful opportunity!

Louisville Bridal Show

Phew! I had a whirlwind of a weekend with traveling to Southern Indiana, setting up for the bridal show, actually doing the bridal show, and driving back home to Cleveland. My sister Nikki and I had a booth at the Special Occasions Bridal Show in Louisville, KY. This was to jump start my sister's business since she's joined the JDK Invitations bandwagon! The show was great, met a lot of great brides and their families, and met some wonderful vendors as well! The brides seemed to like our display a lot, we heard one comment that it was "amazing" (wow!) and most people said it was very colorful. So we were happy with the positive fedback. We had a lot of brides sign up for consultations, so that will definitely keep Nikki busy in the months to come. Our other sister Kristen helped by handing out Hershey Kisses business card favors and looking pretty!

Some of the awesome vendors we met were:
A husband and wife from the Louisville Church of Christ right downtown on 4th St. By the way, they have the best rates in the city! http://http://www.louisvilledisciples.org/.

Jean Holmes from Rodan & Fields Skin Care - ove.myrandf.com. She sells Rodan & Fields skin care products (the makers of ProActiv), I thought it was a great idea for brides! The best product I thought was their Reverse line which reverses sun damage. Her before and after pictures were amazing.

Schnitzelbank Restuarant in Jasper Indiana - a German restuarant who also caters weddings and other events. I have actually been to the restaurant once, and it is really good authentic German food, yum! We had been smelling their food all day long and when they were packing up they offered us some plates of food, how thoughtful! http://www.schnitzelbank.com/

Now I'm back in Cleveland coordinating all of the new Louisville business as well as Cleveland and Indianapolis. My head hurts thinking about it! But it's a good hurt!

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