New York Wedding Invitations
At Blacker and Kooby we want to make your Wedding invitations make a statement and match your event. We want your guests to call you up and say “those were the nicest wedding invitations I ever received, and they looked like you!” I recently had fun creating some fabulous wedding and engagement invitations for two New York City couples.
(Deborah and Ben)
Deborah and Ben were married in Gotham Hall on the Westside. They had a rehearsal dinner at Upstairs at the Kimberly. They had many guests from out of town because neither of them is originally from New York. Like many young working engaged couples, they are very busy. They wanted their invitations to be elegant, traditional and city chic all at the same time, and they wanted someone to translate their paper needs into reality! Deborah immediately responded to William Arthur’s super heavy ecru card with gold beveling and rounded corners. We use gold engraving in a lovely script and stately block font to share the details of their big day.
For their rehearsal dinner, a cityscape was perfect. We found a shimmery New York City invitation to echo the view from The Kimberly. It gave the impression of moonlight and grandeur, to fit the event. Matching pearl liner and a citified font added to the urban chic aura of the dinner.
The wedding program is always the most complex part of the wedding ensemble. Both Deborah and Ben collaborated with their families and the wedding officiants to ensure that their program was both spiritually and technically correct. A quote from “When Harry Met Sally” began the text, echoing the New York wedding vibe.
Judaic wedding traditions were explained, wedding party participants were honored, grandparents were remembered, friends and rabbis were celebrated, and parents were thanked. The resulting program became symbolic of their relationship and their journey together.
I was impressed by Deborah and Ben’s collaboration. Each one had a strong sense of self, and at the same time was deeply respectful of the other’s feelings. I became very attached to Deborah’s mother, Audrey, throughout the process. She was just the right amount happy, sensible, available and sensitive. I am always touched by the elation of parents surrounding a promising and joyous wedding.
To Deborah and Ben, I wish you all the happiness, joy and success for your lives together. It was so much fun to play a role in your New York wedding planning.
***Photos for the Krisbergh Wedding by Fred Marcus.
(Paula and Michael)
Paula and Michael needed engagement invitations. Michael’s awesome mom, Linda who lives in Brooklyn, found us on the internet. She popped in and we had a chat. Linda told us that the wonderful couple would be having a party in the scenic River Café with magnificent views of Manhattan. We knew we needed to do a Skyline invitation.
Busy Paula made her way to our fabulous Upper East Side stationery store, on her lunch break. I worked with Paula and Linda to find a fitting New York City invitation to set the mood for their upcoming event.
Michael was consulted via cell phone, and the resulting invitation was so perfect, we had to do matching thank you notes!
The invitations and thank you notes had an abstract city skyline, featuring the Empire State Building, which you can see on a clear day from the River Café! We used celery and taupe shimmer papers with celery and charcoal inks to soften the cityscape, yet still make it look urban cool.
Paula and Michael are being married in Atlanta, and I am working on the rehearsal dinner invitations now. I was so happy to get a little New York into their wedding before they leave for Georgia. Best of luck and happiness to you, and send me a couple wedding photos!!!!