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An “Old Hollywood” theme to inspire you!

We’re still star-struck by the Oscars on Sunday! The lights, the glitz, the glamour — everything got us thinking of a beautiful wedding theme based on Oscar gold and classic details.

Here, we’ve put together an “Old Hollywood” theme in shades of gold, black and cream to get you inspired. Just look at all the options you have for mixing, matching and coordinating!

1. Lots of candlelight will reflect the sparkle in your eyes and mimic the glow of paparazzi flashbulbs, so use candles liberally throughout your wedding! We added a floating candle to our flared glass bowl and strung it with strands of pearls for a simple but very rich look.

2. The envelope, please…our “Bridget” custom pocket wedding invitation is worthy of your award-winning wedding look! Choose gold shimmer paper and black ribbon to accent the black and cream pocket. Black envelopes are a dramatic touch.

3. Make guests feel like winners by giving them gold shimmer favor boxes filled with delicious treats. Tie with “sandcastle” gold silky weave ribbon and add a feather plume for drama.

4. The best-dressed award will go to…your favors! These cute, black tuxedo favor boxes and cream gown favor boxes are a fun and unique way to present guests with a sweet treat.  And, attach a couple pearl add-ons for an extra luxurious touch.

5. Coordinating enclosure cards for our “Bridget” invitation will make your stationery ensemble stand out from the crowd.

6. Pearls, pearl glaze and touches of gold accent this couple cake topper figurine — a beautiful statue of your own to remind you of your wedding for years to come!

7. Two-piece favor boxes in glistening, gold shimmer are perfect for presenting favor goodies to your supporting cast — your guests!

8. Help guests find their seats easily with place cards lined up at a table outside the reception entrance. Accent the table with a dramatic floral arrangement in our personalized rectangular vase — don’t be afraid to add in satin roses and feathers!

9. For toasts worthy of your big event, choose regal glassware, like these modern flutes engraved with your monogram.

10. Announce your winning dinner menu on stylish, black menu cards printed in gleaming, gold lettering.

11,12. When your napkins match your color scheme, they become important decorating elements. Make them perfect down to the last detail by printing them with a stylish monogram.

13. Give your walk down the red carpet — oops! we mean the aisle! — a designer touch with this ecru pleated chiffon ring pillow.  And make your guest registry elegant with the matching ecru pleated chiffon guest book and pen.

14. Look and feel like Hollywood royalty by wearing a sparkling wedding tiara for the day!

15. Our large, floral-embossed, ecru favor boxes feature a clear window in the lid to let guests see the special treats inside. The boxes are perfect for sending guests home with a special treat at the end of the reception.

Enjoy!

A Butterfly Wedding Theme to Inspire You...

They’re delicate, beautiful and such a wonderful symbol of new life. Why not make butterflies your wedding theme and let your love take wing!

Here, we’ve put together a Butterfly Theme Story in shades of purple to get you inspired. Just look at all the options you have for mixing, matching and coordinating!

1. Package sweet treats inside colorful bellaTINA™ favor envelopes printed with a pretty butterfly design (JM8035) to coordinate with your theme.

2. Make a clearly stunning introduction to your wedding with our “Zoe custom wedding invitation” layered wedding invitation. The clear wrap and your choice of colorful card printed with a beautiful butterfly design (JM8160) is just the right mix of unique and pretty.

3. Pull together several shades of purple with unique flowers like pansies, hydrangeas, pincushion flowers and lilac roses for a bouquet that’s ultra-romantic. (photo by Hello Darling)

4. Are you truly cut out for each other? Remind guests with butterfly-shaped cookie cutter favors and printed cards.

5. Dress up any favor box or bag with personalized stickers!  Choose a butterfly design (we show JM 8033) and an ink color that coordinates with your wedding for the perfect personal touch. Don’t forget to choose candy in colors that pop.

6. Add your favorite butterfly design (JM8160) to your favor boxes for even sweeter favors.

7. Butterflies are a perfect theme for spring, summer or outdoor weddings. If you’re celebrating in warm weather or outside, provide guests with fan programs printed with a butterfly design (JM8033). Add ribbon to the handles for a romantic touch.

8. What could possibly make your wedding cake prettier? This knife and server set with enameled butterfly-design handles. Sweet!

9,10. Make even your necessities part of your wedding décor with napkins in shades of purple. Print them with your favorite butterfly design for style.

11. Choose one butterfly design to use throughout your wedding, or mix and match designs on different items for a whimsical look!

12. Sparkling, beaded butterflies make this guest book and pen the perfect welcome to your wedding ceremony. Who could resist signing?

 

Enjoy!

An entire collection to make coordinating your wedding easy — and beautiful!

You first met our Aqua Blue Modern Floral pattern in the FREE Save the Date promotion.  And now, we’re making it easy to coordinate your entire wedding with matching pieces!

Check out the NEW Aqua Blue Modern Floral Collection of two-sided invitations, photo save the dates, envelope icings, place cards and menu cards, plus other aqua blue items to complete your wedding look.

1. The two-sided Aqua Blue Modern Floral wedding invitation card of rich, heavy paper features your invitation wording on the front in the format shown and your reception, direction, accommodation or other wording on the back, eliminating the need for separate enclosure cards.

2. Provide colorful coasters at your bar and on your tables to bring in your aqua and blue color scheme. Add your favorite design or your monogram for a personal touch.

3. Create a signature drink in your wedding colors for a splash of fun at your reception! Serve the drinks in clear toasting flutes or stemless glasses to show off your style. (photo by Infinity Photography)

4. Aqua Blue Modern Floral save the date postcards feature a fun surprise on the back — your photo!

5. Dress up your envelopes in a unique way with our Aqua Blue Modern Floral "Envelope Icings" — just address and wrap around the envelopes!

6. Choose from a multitude of ribbon colors to make this white satin Create Your Look Pillow coordinate with YOUR wedding colors! Shades of aqua, blue and green match our Aqua Blue Modern Floral Collection beautifully. Check out all our ribbon colors and be sure to buy rolls of ribbon for endless decorating!

7. Even your napkins will be a statement of your wedding style when you personalize them with a stylish design or monogram in a foil color that coordinates with your color scheme.

8. Cream or white flowers accented with punches of bright green make a fresh, unique statement. (Photo by: Yeakle Photography)

9. Get a great, coordinated look throughout your entire wedding with ribbon in colors that match your look. Purchase satin, grosgrain and chiffon ribbons on rolls for a great value.

10. Aqua favor boxes will dress up your tables and add a touch of color to your reception. Choose your design or monogram to coordinate perfectly.

11. Make your wedding menu stand out in a delicious way with our Aqua Blue Modern Floral menu cards.  Prop one at each place setting for a beautiful touch of coordinating color at your tables.

12. Send guests to their reception places in style with Aqua Blue Modern Floral place cards. They’re personalized on the front and open on the back for you to write in each guest’s name for a personal touch.

13. Outdoor or summer wedding? Help guests keep cool with fan programs!  Choose aqua paper and tie with coordinating ribbon for a look that’s fresh and pretty.

 

Enjoy!

Beyond the guest book — great ideas for well wishers!

One of the wedding trends we’re loving is how brides and grooms are going beyond the traditional guest book. They’re finding unique ways to get guests to participate in creating wedding memories by asking them to write not just their signatures, but words of good wishes they’ll treasure.

Here are some of our ideas for capturing guests’ well wishes creatively.

Wedding Wishes Cards and Book

Ask guests to write their wishes on personalized cards and place them in a vase at your reception. Then arrange the cards in a silver book for safekeeping after the wedding.

 

Well Wishes Album

This beautiful album covered in textured white satin and accented with a chiffon ribbon is the perfect place to hold your well wishes cards.

 

Signature Mat and Frame

You’ll surround your wedding photo in memories when you ask guests to sign this elegant white photo mat. It will be a meaningful display in your home after the wedding.

 

Wish Book

Encourage guests to write their words of wisdom for you on the pages of this unique, linen guest book. The book is covered in crisp white linen. Pages are available in three paper colors to coordinate with your wedding.

 

Photo Signature Board

Here’s an elegant photo display and a great memory maker! Add your photos to the frames in this large board and ask guests to sign the board with the included pen. The board is available in six colors for a stunning presentation.

 

Enjoy!

Places please! Pamper guests with beautiful place cards.

Place cards are essential to helping guests find their reception seats easily. So be sure to make sure your place cards also help set the tone for a beautiful reception! There are so many ways to personalize place cards — just consider your wedding colors and theme, and add your creativity.

Place cards are available in every Jean M paper color and can be personalized with your names, wedding date, design choice or monogram. Choose an ink color that coordinates with your wedding look and you have little masterpieces at each place setting! Add ribbons to our ribbon place cards for an extra-beautiful touch. Ribbons are available in 3/8" or 5/8" x 100 yard rolls - then you can use the remaining ribbon for decorating!

Place cards can also accent your favors! Use them to top cellophane bags filled with colorful candies that match your wedding colors, and tie with a pretty ribbon.

 

It’s also fun to put together little favor kits, package them in cellophane bags and top with a place card printed with a fun message or a design. Create a kit to warm a winter’s night with a candle and personalized matches…

 

…or a guys’ golf kit, complete with a golf ball, golf tees, a cigar and some personalized matches.

 

Enjoy!

 

P.S. Don’t forget to take advantage of savings you’ll LOVE!

A color story to inspire you: Pink and Red!

Pink and red are so pretty together — and not just for Valentine's weddings! The sweet color combination is perfect for heart-theme celebrations and romantic "I Dos" all year through.

 

We’ve put together a Color Story in Pink and Red to give you ideas for creating a wedding look that’s pretty and unique. Just look at all the options you have for mixing, matching and coordinating!

1. Start the romance the minute guests receive your invitations! Choose our “Gwen” custom layered wedding invitation in princess pink and merlot papers with damask-patterned layout JM4280. Go for the ultimate touch — print your invitations in princess pink ink, too!

2. Abundant red roses set a dramatic, lush and oh-so-romantic look for your event. Choose roses that are lighter at the base of the petal and darker red at the tips for tone-on-tone elegance. (photo by Handeland Tesoro Photography)

3. Love the look of our invitations, but want to print and assemble them yourself? Get creative with DIY wedding invitations and cardstock from Jean M. You'll find flat cards, folders, pockets and envelopes, perfect for everything from your save the date card and invitations and enclosures, to your menu cards, place cards, programs, social invitations and more!

4. Sometimes the smallest details make the biggest impact, like adding a ribbon to your place cards. Guests will feel pampered by the added touch of luxury at their place settings! Our ribbon place cards are pre-punched with holes to make it easy for you to thread with ribbon.

5. Racy, merlot red favor boxes brighten up your reception tables. Print a design that coordinates with your wedding theme on the top (in rosewood-pink foil, of course). And don’t forget the chocolates inside!

6. Fun pink matchbook favors personalized with your monogram or design in red are the perfect accompaniment to favor candles. You’ll encourage romance while coordinating with your wedding theme.

7. Bring hearts into your pink and red wedding color story for an added touch guests will love. Our heart-handled favor boxes are the perfect little accents. Personalize them with your choice of design.

8. Make your napkins a statement of your wedding style! Choose pink with red personalization, red with pink personalization, or a fun and romantic combination of both!

9. Whet guests’ appetites by printing the wedding dinner fare on eye-catching menu cards, like our round menu cards in princess pink with red ink.

 

Enjoy!

One vase — so many options! Check out our beautiful centerpiece ideas.

Struggling with ideas for centerpieces? Relax! We’re here with so many beautiful ideas for you — and they all start with a simple, rectangular vase.

Our rectangular vases come in two sizes for adding height and variety to your centerpieces, and they’re available in sets of 12 to make it easy to decorate your entire event. Best of all, they can be personalized with your initial or with a design that coordinates with your wedding theme for creative, unique and personal centerpieces!

Check out our ideas and get inspired for decorating YOUR wedding!

1. Our rectangular vases in two sizes, just waiting for your creative touch!

2. Group small and large vases filled with flowers for lush, beautiful centerpieces. For personalized vases, be sure to position a large leaf behind the engraving so it “pops.”

3. Nautical or beach theme? Engrave with a coordinating design and add a goldfish for a unique, fun centerpiece.

4. For a fresh, summertime look, fill the vases with sliced lemons and add flowers and whole lemons. It will look AND smell wonderful!

5. Fill the vases with ornaments, beads, feathers, crystals or other holiday items to add elegance to your winter wedding tables. Use the ornaments after the wedding to decorate your first Christmas tree together as a married couple!

6. Wrap vases with textured fabrics and add natural elements to evoke your theme, like shells and starfish for your beach wedding.

7. A simple band of grosgrain ribbon that matches your flowers makes a colorful impact.

8. The small vases are perfect for creating low centerpieces that make it easy for guests to converse across the table. Add some bling with a gem initial pick.

9. Use the vases for floating candles — and make sure to add elements that coordinate with your theme to the water, like holiday berries, seashells or colorful beads.

10. The vases are great to use for your candy bar! Fill large and small vases with colorful candies that match your color scheme, and accent them with ribbon tags and colorful ribbon for a coordinating touch.

11. Fill vases with long-stemmed roses for guests to take as a sweet reminder as they leave your wedding. Add a personalized seal and wind matching ribbon around the vase for an eye-catching look.

12. Turn your favors into centerpieces — it’s creative, fun and saves you money! For instance, fill vases with treats and place them on tables for guests to enjoy throughout your reception. We show fortune cookies inside the vase, which we decorated with two ribbon colors and chopsticks for a finishing touch.

13. Tropical weddings are so colorful — so you can add interest to your tables economically by creating centerpieces of greens with just a few bright blossoms tucked in here and there.

14. Want to double the impact of your centerpieces? Place the vases on mirrors! Add even more sparkle to adding colorful gems to the bottom of the vases to secure your floral arrangements. Sprinkle a few gems over the mirrors and on your tables, too!

Enjoy!

Jean M "hearts" hearts! And we think you'll LOVE these heart wedding theme inspirations too

Welcome to February — the month of love! We were so inspired by the upcoming Valentine's Day holiday that we put together a beautiful collage of heart-themed and rich, red products perfect for a romantic wedding anytime of year. You'll fall in love with these items — guaranteed!

1. Carry a bold, beautiful all-red bouquet down the aisle. Your photographs will be stunning! Add in some dark red calla lilies among the roses for silky texture. (photo by Michael and Anna Costa Photography)

2. Come on, admit it: you've been doodling your initials and hearts for months now. Why not emblazon all your wedding items — like these pretty, square menu cards — with a monogram that shows how in love you are? We show monogram JM961.

3. Bright merlot-red, two-piece favor boxes personalized with a heart-accented monogram are unapologetically romantic. Add a gourmet chocolate inside and guests will fairly swoon!

4. Heart-shaped vases are perfect for displaying sweets at your candy buffet, or for setting on each table filled with hors d'oeuvres. And they make the most heart-felt gift, too.

5. They may be gone, but they'll always be in your heart. Honor the memories of your loved ones with a candle of flower arrangement in a meaningful "In Loving Memory" vase with a glass heart charm.

6. Adding little punches of bright red to your wedding will catch guests' eyes and lift their spirits. Red napkins with a fun, heart-themed monogram are just the thing. We show monogram JM957.

7. Set the scene by sending invitations designed with romance in mind. Our "Jade" custom layered wedding invitations in black and cream paper with a red monogram and red ribbon and envelopes will make guests' hearts flutter.

8. Flirty favors will tickle guests' fancies. Red matchbook printed with "Light My Fire," anyone?

9. Red satin ribbon will add richness and drama to all the elements of your wedding — invitations, decorations, gifts, favors, floral arrangements and more. Buy it in bulk on rolls for endless decorating.

10. A gift from the heart your bridesmaids will cherish: a silver-plated jewelry box with a heart design on the top. The best place for the best bling!

11. It's your day to shine — so don't be afraid to splurge on an extravagant element here and there, like a huge bouquet of red roses set with sparkling crystals. You'll remember it fondly, forever.

12. We offer so many ways to add a heart-felt touch to your entire wedding. Check out these fanciful, whimsical, romantic, classy and elegant monograms and designs perfect for printing on your invitations, programs, menu cards, place cards, napkins, favors and more! See all of our monogram and design options here.

Enjoy!

A theme story to inspire you: Damask!

They're a little bit vintage, a little romantic, a little regal — with a whole lot of style! Add damask-patterned items to every part of your celebration for a look that's unforgettably rich and beautiful. And a hot new trend is mixing patterns - so mix and match patterns and styles you love!

Here, we’ve put together a Damask Color Story to give you ideas for creating a wedding look that’s dramatic and elegant.

Just look at all the options you have for mixing, matching and coordinating!

 

1. Square table number cards with a fanciful flourish design will help guests find their reception places with flair. Be sure to hold the cards high with our sleek, silver table number stands.

2. Go for the glamour and serve your wine in bottles topped with onyx and Swarovski crystal wine stoppers. The stoppers make elegant gifts, too.

3. Personalize our large black pillow boxes with a flourish design (we show JM8104) for favors that coordinate beautifully with your damask wedding look. Check out all our design and monogram options here.

4. Dramatic black flourishes are printed on the cover of this white, damask guest book, beckoning guests to sign with its beauty.

5. Get guests thinking "dramatic! beautiful!" about your wedding right away when you send them a damask-patterned invitation. We show our "Erin" custom wedding invitation card with layout JM4283.

6. Present your favors with a flourish! Our elegant flourish favor boxes are black with a patterned cream flap.

7. Everyone can feel like royalty on your wedding day when you give them favors in black favor boxes printed with a sparkling crown design (JM8219).

8. Black flourishes in a damask pattern  are embroidered on a white satin pillow to give your ceremony a dramatic touch.

9. Black and white damask invitation cards are the perfect introduction to your wedding style!

10. "Jasmin" custom layered wedding invitations give you a damask-like flourish pattern AND your choice of bling! Choose between rhinestone or pearl accents.

11. These damask pillow favor boxes in black and cream perfectly match our "Bridget" custom pocket wedding invitations for a look that coordinates from start to finish!

12. Black napkins printed with a design in silver or white will make your cocktail hour personal and fun. We display design JM8067; see all our design options here. 

13. Toast our marriage — and your impeccable style — with these damask patterned toasting flutes.

14. Accent your reception with damask-patterned napkins and guest towels. They look great when mixed and matched with our solid-colored napkins.

15. Keep track of all your special wedding gifts in this stylish little book printed with a damask pattern. You won't want to attend a shower without it!

16. The ultimate finishing touch to everything wedding, from invitations to favors to gifts to decorations? Ribbon!  Buy it in bulk in your colors for endless decorating options.

17. White flowers against black backgrounds are the perfect way to celebrate your elegant, damask-theme look. photo by Amanda Caldwell Photography, LLC (www.acaldwellphoto.com)

18. A damask-adorned wedding cake will be the ultimate finishing touch to your gorgeous, dramatic, elegant wedding! photo by Amanda Caldwell Photography, LLC (www.acaldwellphoto.com)

Enjoy!

Endless possibilities — in one color!

Several times a year, the fashion and design industries announce the hottest color trends for the upcoming seasons. What I’m always amazed to see is how many variations of the same color are featured — different intensity, saturation and shading but all in the same color family.

It reinforces what I try to avoid when helping brides decide on their color schemes: the dreaded “matchy-matchy!”

If a bride loves a color for her wedding, I always encourage her to think tone-on-tone within the same color family rather than trying to get everything to match perfectly. Too much of the exact same shade will look blah, while a mixture of, for example, fuchsia, light pink and coral adds depth and richness to the look of your day.

Start out with invitations that announce your color scheme and incorporate multiple shades of that color. Our Jade custom layered wedding invitations are perfect for this — they allow you two paper colors AND a ribbon color!

   

Carry your tone-on-tone color scheme through to your bridesmaids’ attire. They can all wear the same color dress and carry flowers in a different shade of that color…

 

photo: Vision Photography

…or they can wear dresses in different tones for a unique look.

 

photo: Amanda Caldwell Photography • www.acaldwellphoto.com

 

You can even mix up the flowers in your bouquets! Make your bouquet stand out from your bridemaids’ by carrying the same flowers in a lighter or darker shade than theirs.

 

photo: Dietrich Gesk

Then mix and match tones of the same color for your reception accessories! Go for two shades of the same color for your wedding invitations layers, and coordinate your favor boxes, menu cards, place cards and ribbons to those colors for a beautiful look.

Make your favors stand out by having the same item in two or three different shade.  BellaTINA favor envelopes in two shades…

…or little personalized notepads in two pretty colors will make your favors even more appealing!

Another idea? Go with a colorful favor box or favor bag and add a ribbon and personalized seal or favor tag in a similar tone for impact.

 

What will YOUR wedding color tones be?

Enjoy!