Real Brides: Renee and Andy – August 8, 2009

January 2, 2010 | Filed Under posts with pics, real brides 

When we first met Renee, her upbeat personality immediately shone through! Super organized and knowing exactly what she wanted, Renee *thought* our custom design services would be outside her budget so her first consultation with us was spent looking through catalogs and not finding what she had pictured. Eventually she came back in for a second consultation, talked to us about custom design and realized that what she was looking for wasn’t outside her budget at all. Little did we know that the design we finalized that day would later become a huge hit with other brides who saw it on display in the studio and on our website.

As with most brides, budget was a concern and Renee was planning on DIY-ing what she could to save a little money. Although she didn’t want to tackle the invitations, she DID want to make her own accessories (and did a mighty fine job I might add!). So that everything would coordinate, Renee purchased Envelopments©  paper and cardstock from us, but then printed, cut and assembled her accessories (programs, menus, table cards just to name a few) at home! This photo collage was put together using printed photos that Renee brought in for us to scan. All images are © Brendan Thomas Photography.  

Here’s what Renee and Andy had to say about their wedding experiences:

Wedding Date: 8/8/2009

What part of the planning was the most fun? Spending time together, planning our future and selecting the yummy food and cake!

What part of the wedding planning was the least fun? Listening to the opinions of everyone else!!!

Do you have any advice for the bride-to-be currently planning her wedding? Don’t worry! Whatever is making you stress won’t even matter in the slightest when you see your hubby-to-be!

How was your overall experience with Paper Persuasions? These two ladies are the best! Our elegant and classy invitations set the right tone for our wedding! And they were so helpful with our DIY stuff too!

Did you receive comments from your guests regarding the invitations and accessories? Tons of emails, phone calls and texts about our invitations! A few guests said they didn’t even want to tear open the envelope!

Heres a list of other vendors that Renee and Andy used

• Bride’s Apparel: Catan Fashions
• Groom’s Apparel: Tuxedo Junction
• Reception Site: Portage Country Club
• Cake: A Piece of Cake
• Floral: The Empty Nest
• Photography: Brendan Thomas Photography
• Entertainment: Beach Boyz

 And finally a  couple other photos from the big day courtesy of the photographers Facebook Page.

  

Oh….and here is one more that Renee brought in to scan – I couldn’t fit it in the collage, but as I was wrapping up this post, I decided that I didn’t want to leave it out:

Thanks Renee and Andy  for being such a cute and fun couple to work for! We enjoyed helping you bring your ‘paper dreams’ to life…and Renee, you did so great on your DIY projects! Way to make us proud!!!

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