BrideWorld Bridal Show this Sunday, 3/9/08

This Sunday, 3/9/08, at 11:00 am to 4:00 pm, Nida's BOUTIQ Invitations will be exhibiting at the BrideWorld Bridal show hosted at the Riverside Convention Center (Riverside, CA). If you are free this Sunday stop by and visit our booth and meet many other wedding industry vendors as well.

Click this link to view additional show details: http://brideworld.com/events/event.mv?84+12740.

/nida

Kristin and Scott

Kristin and Scott are such an attractive couple. They will be getting married this year in Rhode Island. Kristin and Scott met during a high school variety show where they were dance partners. What attracted Kristin most about Scott was his sense of humor, his charm and that he was accepting of her just as she is. What attracted Scott most about Kristen was her curly hair. “I just love them,” he says. Something that few people know about Kristin is that she was Miss Massachusetts 2005 and she competed in the 2006 Miss America Pageant. As for Scott, few people know that he is an engineer. He does not come across as one. When it comes to food, Kristin’s weakness is chocolate and mint chocolcate chip ice cream with gummie bears and bananas. Scott’s weakness is pizza and anything from In-n-Out Burger. Something that Kristin and Scott have in common is that they love to travel and take vacations. In their spare they enjoy snowboarding, movies and relaxing with each other at home. Kristin and Scott, best wishes for a wonderful wedding celebration. I am very honored to know that invitations from my company will reach the hands of many of your guests all the way across the country. /nida

see more about them at http://scottkristin.com/

New Invitation Design

Under normal circumstances sample invitations are created after the formalities have been completed and an agreement is in place. However, I was speaking with a prospective client on the phone and as she explained the colors that she wanted I immediately envisioned a new design that I was pretty sure she would love once completed. After a couple of iterations on the design this is what I came up with. She loved it and chose the 2 invitations below for her wedding. I have since met with other clients who saw the design concept and fell in love with it for their own invitations.

Bridal Show at Hilton Hotel Glendale, CA

We've added another show to our February calendar. Come visit us at the Hilton Hotel at Glendale, CA on Sunday, February 17, 2008 (11:00 am to 4:00 pm). Check back soon for updates regarding other shows that we will attend.

For additional information regarding bridal show details, visit:
http://bridalshowplace.net/

Bridal Show at Wyndham Hotel, Costa Mesa 2/24/08

Nida's BOUTIQ Invitations is a preferred vendor of the Wyndham Hotel, Costa Mesa and on Sunday, February 24th they will be hosting a bridal show and promoting their property for weddings. There will be several other wedding vendors on exhibit, so if you are looking for a great wedding venue in Costa Mesa and you would like to meet wedding vendors come check out the Wyndham bridal show and stop by to see us as well. Again, the Wyndham Costa Mesa bridal show is Sunday, February 24, at 2 pm to 6 pm and it is FREE for attendees. Click here for more info about the Wyndham Hotel, Costa Mesa: http://www.wyndham.com/hotels/SNAOC/main.wnt

Keisha and Gregg

I met Keisha and her son Landon at a bridal expo at the Bonaventure hotel. Landon is 2 years old and he is soooo adorable. Keisha and her fiancé Gregg are getting married May 24th, 2008 in San Pedro, CA. One of Keisha’s greatest accomplishments in life is becoming a Registered Nurse (RN) and Gregg’s greatest accomplishment is being drafted to the NFL (and graduating college) with the extreme pleasure of achieving these goals while his great-grandmother was alive. Something that Keisha has always wanted to do is speak Spanish fluently and learn to deliver sign language. She would put her skills to work at church signing (not singing) for the choir since, in fact, she says that she is not a very good singer. One of Gregg’s desires is to speak Italian fluently. (Yes, that’s at least 3 languages in the family…) Something that Keisha and Gregg have in common is they love to try new restaurants and they both enjoy meeting new friends. In their spare time they like to watch movies and eat popcorn together, travel to new destinations and go dancing. On another note, Keisha is known to have great taste in things. Congratulations Keisha and Gregg. Best wishes to both of you.

Reminder BrideWorld Expo This Saturday 1/19/08

Just a reminder that I will be exhibiting at the Los Angeles Convention Center tomorrow (1/19/08) 10 am to 4 pm. Come visit us if you can. My booth is D18. Click here for more info: http://brideworld.com/events/event.mv?24+13001

Featured Couples

One of the best facets of my work is meeting new people and getting to know a little bit about them. As such (from time to time) I am going to feature a brief mention about a few clients that I am working with along with their photo. I have already posted a blog about Leah and Shawn, however, I will be posting a few more about some of the clients that I have met and gotten to know a little bit about... I hope you enjoy their stories and photos of some of their products ;-)

Leha and Shawn

I am so excited to be producing wedding invitations for Leha and Shawn. They are getting married May 24, 2008 in Stanton, CA. A little bit about the celebrated couple… Leha and Shawn met in high school where they became good friends. But clearly being ‘just friends’ was not enough for these two as they later became high school sweethearts. As their friendship blossomed and their relationship matured it became quite obvious that these two were made for each other and they have now chosen to exchange vows in marriage. When they first met, what attracted Leha most about Shawn was his sense of humor and what attracted Shawn most about Leha was her personality and that she was fun to be around. In Leha’s spare time she enjoys hitting the malls and going shopping. When Shawn has spare time he enjoys having some downtime, relaxing and reading. Something that Leha and Shawn have in common is that they both enjoy watching movies and hanging out with friends. With regard to announcing their wedding, Leha selected a fabulous invitation from our ‘Simple Elegance’ line of products. Her invitations will delight the eyes of everyone who receives one. Congratulations Leha and Shawn…my very best to both of you.

You can visit their website: http://www.theknot.com/ourwedding/LehaVo&ShawnGarnett

Now accepting Credit Card payments

You asked for it and now you've got it! I always planned to accept credit card payments, but with a busy schedule and projects I just had not gotten around to setting it all up. Clearly this was a need that I had to fulfill 'now' to make doing business with my company easy and convenient for everyone. I am so excited because my merchant card-swipe machine will arrive this week and now you can swipe vs. paying by check or cash, yay!!! /nida

Think INSIDE the box..

When searching for wedding invitations that are fresh and new sometimes you've got to think outside the box, or in this case INSIDE the box.

Our new line of custom box invitations are a great alternative to invitations made for envelopes. The sheer design of the box is sure to evoke the excitement of receiving a gift when it reaches its recipient, and with endless, beautiful papers and colors from which to choose, your custom box invitations are sure to be a big hit.

Also, the sleek boxes, invitations and bellybands combined are lightweight which means shipping costs will not be out of control.

This month we are offering 30% off custom box invitations to brides who visit us at the BrideWorld bridal expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Saturday, January 19, 2008. Click the link below for additional show details. We hope to see you there. http://brideworld.com/events/event.mv?24+13001

Fantastic turnout at BrideWorld Expo (Costa Mesa)!

I want to thank all the hundreds of brides-to-be who visited my booth at the BrideWorld expo last Saturday, 1/5/08. It is so rewarding to receive such positive feedback and accolades regarding my work. It fuels me to stay on the cutting edge with my designs so that I can continue to offer new, refreshing alternatives in wedding correspondences. I am so excited to be meeting with many brides who have setup consultations with me. Thank you for entrusting me to help you make the first announcement (and statement of your personal style) regarding your upcoming wedding.