January 27, 2012

Hint at your wedding style with Jean M save the date cards!

Your save the date card has a big job to do. Not only must it tell guests about your wedding date and location and that an invitation will follow, it should also give guests a sense of your entire wedding style.

Whew – good thing you know about Jean M’s save the date cards! They’re available in beautiful colors, unique styles like save the date postcards and save the date magnets, and printed with photos for a personal, custom look.

Just look at the variety – and what they’ll say about your wedding:

Save The Dates

(left to right)

Geometric Color Photo Save the Date

Hints about your wedding style: bold, colorful, modern

Watercolor Floral Save the Date Magnet

Hints about your wedding style: romantic, sweet, flowery

Delicate Dots Photo Save the Date

Hints about your wedding style: bright, personal, unique

Dangling Damask Photo Save the Date

Hints about your wedding style: dramatic, elegant, fashionable

Shop all of our save the dates to find the one to introduce your wedding style perfectly!

Enjoy the hints!

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January 25, 2012

Introducing new Jean M Occasions invitations!

There’s good news! Jean M doesn’t just save its stylish, colorful, unique designs for weddings. Now you can find Jean M invitations for all the special occasions you celebrate!

We’re so excited to introduce our newest Occasions invitations. You’ll find custom personalized invitations for birthdays (adults AND children), sweet sixteen celebrations, baptisms, anniversaries, baby showers and more.

Here’s a preview of some of our new invitations – get inspired!

Occasions Invitations Preview

Top right: Wildly Excited sweet sixteen party invitation – The bold, youthful style is in-step with teens who will be looking forward to this “wild” party.

Lower right: Little Flowers birthday photo invitation – a darling photo and charming flowers will be a welcome invite and a keepsake photo at the same time.

Lower left: Golf Lingo birthday invitation – this will get you “in the swing” for a great celebration!

Top left: Fun 40 birthday invitation – Count your age by friends, not years; and invite all your friends to celebrate with you.

Don’t forget to order napkins and party supplies and favors for the party! We’ve got a great selection of personalized decorative napkins, guest books, favors, balloons and more that will add style and match your theme.

Here’s to a great party!

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January 23, 2012

Jean M shows you what’s on the menu!

Do you need a unique and beautiful way to accent your reception tables and let guests know what’s being served for your wedding dinner? Jean M has the answer: our round menu cards!

Round Menu Card

See what a surprising touch of style they add to your place settings?

You get to choose from six different paper colors – including four shimmer papers – to coordinate with your wedding look. And you can add your personal touch with your choice of wording, ink color and lettering styles.

Menu Card Display

Here are some creative ways to display your round menu cards:

• in fun place card holders at each place setting

• in tall clip stands in the center of your tables

• under clear glass salad plates stacked on top of the dinner plates

• fanned out at the head of your buffet tables

• propped up against floral arrangements or on small stands amid your buffet offerings

Get creative, and get ready to “wow” your guests the moment they arrive at their reception tables!

Enjoy the unique look.

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January 20, 2012

Jean M is ready for the 2012 color of the year: shades of orange!

When we found out that Pantone’s 2012 color of the year was a bright, orangey shade called Tangerine Tango – we were so happy. Why? Because we anticipated the trend so well that we already have lots of wedding invitations, favors, accessories and embellishments in orange to add a vivid touch to your wedding!

We put together an orange inspiration collage to give you a peek at what we have to offer you in the shade. Then start shopping our entire offering in orange to put your wedding on the spectrum!

Tangerine Inspiration

1,5,8. Orange sheer ribbon, orange satin ribbon and personalized orange satin favor ribbon are just the right shade for adding the finishing touch to your wedding invitations, favors, decorations, gifts and more. Combine the two for texture and beauty!

2. When it comes to flowers, you’re also in luck — so many blooms are available in shades of orange to give your bouquets and arrangements a warm and unique “pop.”

3. Make writing wedding planning notes a bright and happy experience with Jean M “Beautiful Blooms” note pads bursting with orange-tone flowers. The note pads make great gifts for your wedding party – and they’re personalized, too!

4. Make a splash at your reception and parties with personalized napkins in bright “pumpkin” orange. Mix and match the orange napkins with other colors like gold, mocha, lime and aqua for looks that range from autumn to garden to tropical.

6. Bling is beautiful…but brightly colored bling is even better! Use our marigold rhinestones to add a sunny touch to every element of your wedding.

7. Say “thank you” in a bold way with our poppy orange Bright Floral Thank You Postcard. The photos make it personal and the postcard style makes it convenient.

9. Set a bright, fresh tone for your wedding with our Whimsical Floral Invitation in poppy. Choose spice orange envelopes to get your invitation noticed in the mail!

10. Keep in touch with your wedding party with our adorable Birds of a Feather Note Cards. Then surprise everyone with a personalized set of their own after the wedding!

We can’t wait to see how you will be working the color of the year into your big day!

Enjoy the “tangerine tango!”

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January 18, 2012

Special Values Add Up to Big Savings!

January is typically a month for special sales, and here at Jean M, we’re in-step with that tradition. Now is your chance to order your wedding accessories and save with 25% off your order!

We have lots of accessory options for you to choose from, like our unique favor boxes to our sparking rhinestone embellishments that will make your invitations pop!

Make your wedding personal and memorable with our line of elegant ceremony and reception accessories. You’ll find beautiful, personalized accessories for your ceremony, like unity sand ceremony sets, as well as guest books, cake tops and more.

Don’t forget to add ribbon to embellish your items! You can use ribbon in two of your wedding colors to accent your toasting flutes, or serving sets. Personalized engraving is available to add your names and wedding date to create a special finishing touch. You can also add ribbon on gifts, favors and even your invitations which is sure to impress your recipients. And, you’ll save money with our special sale!

Last, but not least, are personalized napkins. The addition of colorful cocktail and dinner napkins in your wedding colors and design will perfectly carry your wedding theme through to the reception.

Check our website to see our great selection!

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January 16, 2012

Personalized party accessories liven up your engagement celebration!

Now that the ring is on your finger and the date is set, it’s time to plan a memorable party with family and friends to celebrate your engagement! And there’s no better way to get started on your engagement party than to invite and accessorize in style with personalized items from Jean M and MiDesign@Michaels™ Custom Invites!

Engagement Party Accessories

Just look at the colorful, romantic party you can create! And it’s all so simple, really.

First, send a Jean M invitation to set the tone for your party — and remember, any Jean M Mix and Match Invitation or Jean M Designer Invitation can be printed with wording for any occasion, making them perfect for your engagement. (If you want a specific engagement party invitation, check our site on Wednesday under the Occasions heading for brand new designs.)

Next, accessorize!

• Choose colorful, custom balloons (ours are red) and order them printed with a heart design. They’ll make your atmosphere romantic and greet guests with a fun touch.

• Provide personalized napkins for dinner and drinks to match your party’s colors (and to perhaps hint at your future wedding colors!). We feature red napkins printed in white with a heart design to coordinate with our balloons.

• Make toasting your engagement fun with stylish personalized custom cups. They’ll make great mementos for your guests to take home after the party, too. To match our color scheme, we chose white cups personalized in red to match the look of our party.

• Don’t forget to delight guests with a personalized favor! We tucked red-wrapped treats inside our White Peek-a-Boo Heart Favor Boxes for a punch of romance and color.

Now that the scene is set, get ready to welcome guests to the first party you’ll throw as an “official” couple!

Enjoy the celebration!

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January 13, 2012

Jean M gets inspired for Valentine’s Day romance!

Valentine’s Day is just a month away – are you ready to create a romantic celebration? Whether you’re planning a Valentine-themed wedding or hosting a fun party that’s all about hearts and bold shades of red and sparkles, Jean M has great ideas for making it memorable!

Delve into our Valentine’s inspiration board and see how you can put together a look that captures the romance of the season – from invitations to favors to embellishments!

Valentine's Inspiration Board

 

We used our Merlot Invitation Card with the Majestic Rose layout and our Red Shimmer Invitation Card with the Two Hearts layout to set the tone for our Valentine’s inspiration board.

We added clear rhinestones to the invitations for a touch of romantic sparkle — and we loved the idea of adding red rhinestones to our White Peek-a-Boo Heart Favor Boxes, menu cards, place cards and other items that needed a little pizzazz.

And don’t forget the power of ribbon to dress up your items! We used Merlot Sheer Ribbon and Merlot Satin Ribbon to tie around the handles of our Two Hearts Serving Set — which is perfect for cutting a wedding cake AND a special Valentine’s celebration cake, by the way! Also use ribbon to accent your toasting flutes, gifts, favors and even your invitations for a little bit of luxury.

Need to top your wedding cake or spectacular Valentine’s dessert with the ultimate in romance? Go for our Two Hearts Acrylic Cake Top! It can be engraved with your names and wedding date or a sweet message to make it a beautiful gift as well.

And the finishing touch? Personalized Claret Napkins will liven up your buffet, dessert table, dinner table and bar. Ours are displayed with a beautiful rose design, but we offer a variety of heart designs to coordinate perfectly with your celebration of love.

Enjoy the romance of it all!

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January 11, 2012

How to create the perfect Jean M wedding invitation ensemble

Many brides think that choosing their wedding invitation style is the end of their wedding stationery shopping. And while finding the perfect invitation really is a big accomplishment, you’ll also need to consider what goes along with that invitation to provide your guests with all the information they’ll need to celebrate with you.

We’ve put together a collage featuring our Dramatic Damask Invitation as an example with all the additional items you’ll need to create a complete wedding invitation ensemble.

Click on the image to read all about envelopes, pockets and enclosure cards and how they help you introduce your wedding with style.

Wedding Invitation Ensemble

 

Every Jean M wedding invitation has enclosure cards designed to perfectly match the invitation style and to give your ensemble a cohesive, beautiful look. 

Now start exploring which items you’d like to complete the wedding invitation look you’ve chosen!

Enjoy creating your ensemble!

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January 9, 2012

Look of the Week from Jean M

It’s that cold and bleak time of year when our thoughts are turning toward tropical getaways — and some of us are planning destination weddings in warm and wonderful locations!

So we searched for the most colorful invitation we could find to brighten our spirits and to inspire you in your wedding plans.

Tropical Floral Invitation

Our Tropical Floral Invitation features bold flowers perfect for a wedding in paradise or a celebration closer to home with tropical flair. And we love the way the colors are mixed up throughout the ensemble: fuchsia for the invitation, aqua for the reception card, white for the response card and gold for the note card.

We customized the look with…

• White and fuchsia imprint

• Futura Light lettering style

• Margarita and fuchsia envelopes

 

Enjoy the tropical dreaming!

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January 6, 2012

Welcome guests beautifully with Jean M wedding programs!

You’ll have the decorations, the flowers, the music, the candles and the ushers to set the scene for your wedding ceremony. But the thing that will make guests feel most welcome and most included in your celebration is a beautifully printed wedding program.

And Jean M has such beautiful wedding program options for you!

Vintage Damask Program

 

Choose programs with color…

Vintage Damask Wedding Program

Flowing Filigree Program

 

with pattern…

Flowing Filigree Wedding Program – Stainless

Silver Shimmer Program

 

with shimmer…

Tea Length Wedding Program – Silver Shimmer

Ecru Program with Ribbon

 

or with personalization options like a design or ribbon to coordinate with your wedding style and catch the attention of your guests.

Tea Length Wedding Program – Ecru

When it comes to deciding on what to print on your wedding programs, think about what would help your guests follow along with the ceremony and take part in your special day. Be sure to list the order of service, and include the words to any unfamiliar prayers so they can follow along with. Also list the members of your bridal party and mention how you know them or how they are related to you. And be sure to include a note about any memorials you have at your ceremony and to whom they are dedicated.

You might also want to print a note of thanks to your guests for celebrating with you, and include your new address to encourage them to keep in touch after the wedding.

Enjoy creating your Jean M wedding programs!

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