So after a few years of not entering anything to Minted Wedding Challenges - I thought this time, why not? Just go for it. Submit what you have and just see what happens. So I did....

Well, a few weeks ago I received a lovely (and very surprising) email saying I won an Editors Pick. I was totally over the moon. So thank you to everyone who voted. I really am truly grateful for all your support.

I've had this design in my etsy shop for about a year. I honestly just changed the fonts from Strangelove Narrow to Bauer Bodoni (always one of my top faves) on this invite to modernize it more and make it more chic from the original (on the left) which is more casual. For the Minted version, I also added a splash of color to the names. I entered a few more which I over-thought and stressed about - thinking they had potential. Guess I was wrong, lol.

Once you do win, the process to finalize them and pass them onto Minted is very quick. There's lots of pieces to finalize and you have the option to do many colorways. I wasn't prepared for the short turnaround time they give you. Plan on submitting? If you're a busy person (like moi!) then keep this in mind when you enter your designs. Especially if you enter tons and maybe even win more than one! You may only get a week or two - tops to submit all your pieces. In total, I submitted 8 designs per colorway x 6. Which means, I did 48 designs! Yikes.

Keep you posted when they go live on minted.com
You can purchase this design from my etsy shop as well if you can't wait for Minted.

Here's a quick peek at the low res 'final suite' that I submitted to Minted this past week. It's a bit crude, but I have to put together a final suite to make sure it worked - and flowed, and it wasn't working out in my head this time. I love using Photoshop to just something like this quickly together to make sure it's working. I think I had about 20 different backers and envelope liners before I went back to the one I have here. I can't wait for it to go on sale in their shop. This is the main design, I also submitted 5 other color ways.

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For all you aspiring Casanova's out there, it's time to take some notes.  Today's styled Valentine shoot is one for the romance history books.  Complete with a fashion-forward palette, whimsical treats, and a stunning location, you're sure to secure a place in the heart of your love if you recreate this festive night.  Here's what photographer Catherine Ann had to say about the gorgeous affair:

For Valentine's Day, instead of a styled wedding we wanted to do a styled date night.  It was an elegant, yet fashion-esque inspired shoot with pops of red, blue, and gold against a fuchsia backdrop. Our venue, The Vault, is located in downtown Tampa.  While it has a high end, modern feel to it, it's actually an old bank built in 1923.  We wanted to add a touch of whimsy to the shoot by including zebra balloons and tiny edible envelopes to our cupcakes and featuring modern and fresh, yet classy wedding invitations designed by Citrus Press Co.

To get your pretty little hands on this modern flora inspired wedding invitation, visit my shop! 

Stationery: Citrus Press Co.     Gown and Earrings: The White Magnolia    |    Menswear: LaFrance    |    Hair and Makeup: B.Moore ARTistry    |    Cake and Sweets: Two Prince Bakery Theater    |    Location: The Vault    |    Linens: Kate Ryan Linens    |   

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