It's been too long since our last blog!  We took two weeks off to spend the holidays with our families and enjoy a little vacation.  My family has been preparing for the arrival of our 3rd child this summer and Ella is convinced it will be a girl (even though we aren't finding out).

We are looking forward to the Charlotte Bridal Showcase at the end of the month and hope to see you there.

Here are a two save the date concepts that we have recently worked on. Thank you to Jeremie Barlow for providing the images.

Best wishes to everyone in 2010!

Charlotte-based photographer Jeremie Barlow has done it again!  Her work is featured with much praise on www.labellebride.com.  Here are just a few of the images:

We will be following up with some additional images of the wedding stationery, but be sure to check out Kristin Vining's blog on Jackie and Jonathan's Wedding.

Check out these upcoming events at Hayden Olivia and Congrats to owner Heather Batt on her new baby boy!


Couture SAMPLE SALE/Stella & Dot Trunk Show (gowns will be priced from $500 and up)
December 3-5 

Vineyard Collection and Reverie by Melissa Sweet
December 10-12

Augusta Jones/New Designer at Hayden Olivia
December 17-19

We were thrilled to be part of a giveaway through the popular Brenda's Wedding Blog.  It was so fun to watch the result for favorite invites come in and we wanted to share them with you.
Here our the favorite Ella Elise designs as voted by the giveaway contestants:

We've read the over the top and embellished script fonts will be a big trend in wedding invitations for 2010.  It immediately made me think of one of our designs.

We get mixed responses when we show our clients this sample.  They either absolutely love love love the flourish of the font, or they find in difficult to read.  It is definitely a fun invite and the font is truly beautiful and flexible.  You can use multiple versions of this font to get the effect of the flourish but in a more simple approach.

We've got a little bit of retro to the feel of this card - either as a holiday card or party invitation - it is sure to stand out.  Check out all of our holiday cards as we continue to update www.eestationery.com

Check it out --- we are featured with our giveaway on Brenda's Blog, a popular wedding blog site. You can view the feature at http://www.brendasweddingblog.com/blogs/2009/11/17/giveaway-50-to-shop-at-ella-elise-invitation-studio.html.

Awesome - Let us know what you think!!

We just had to highlight this ADORABLE save the date for Rachel & Brent.  The amazing photo by Indigo Photography gave me an easy canvas to work from.

A great photo save the date, starts with a great photo!