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Bridal Shower :: Love Boat Theme

Posted on by Annika
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Remember when I did this invite for a Love Boat themed bridal shower? Well, I am finally getting around to putting up the photos of the fabulous party that creative geniuses Barb, Kate & Colleen put on for their friend Jamie. I have to start with this cake! Could you die 800 times please? Wow! It’s just fabulous! And it looks exactly like the invite. Amazing.They got totally nautical-by-nature and turned their home into a virtual cruise ship. One of my favorite details was the life preserver around the wine glass. They printed these on thick cardstock and had a different number on each one. Basically think of it as an updated “this wine is mine” charm type of thing. Super great idea to copy! Brilliant!Another way they blew my mind was by creating boat planters out of… milk cartons! Can you believe that? Totally adorable, totally high impact, and all for the cost of a half gallon of milk! Darling!They made the bride-to-be a captain’s hat with a veil attached and used life preservers as life-sized frames. How festive! And who would book a cruise without those fun ship games? They had a few different stations where you could golf and play other fun cruise games. How clever! I am ready to book my cruise on this party ship! Who’s coming with me? Thanks for letting me share your party, ladies! It is truly beyond fabulous.

Bridal Shower Invitation :: Love Boat Theme

Posted on by Annika
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I apologize in advance if this post puts The Love Boat theme in your head for the rest of the day… however this theme was too cute to pass up! This is an invite I did for a flient (friend+client=flient) who is hosting a Love Boat themed bridal shower next month. I always love getting ‘orders’ from this particular flient because she always has such fun parties! When she said “think Love Boat! Think cruise!” my head went straight to vintage cruise-liner posters. In addition to adding a heart and putting this bride-to-be’s new last name on the boat……the wording was super nauti-cool as well.  Join us for a voyage on The Love Boat as we celebrate ___________’s cruise into marriage.
Setting sail on _________ at _______
The (host’s) dock (then address)
Hosted by cruise directors _____________
RSVP & RegistryAdd a “Ship to:” (hee hee) on the envelope and you’re all set! I design on a Mac using the Adobe CS4 programs and print all the invites I make on a HP Deskjet 9800. This particular invite was size A9. My favorite paper in the world is from a place in New York called Paper Presentation. I buy their Dutch Felt in bulk and use it for just about everything! I think it makes homemade invites look just a little bit more professional. There’s a great tooth to the paper and if I could, I might just marry it I love it so much. (It doesn’t really print so well with laser printers though.)I printed the back of the invite in big red & white stripes and lined the envelope, which was from Paper Source,with wrapping paper. I’m not sure where this red & white wrapping paper was from but if you’re looking for cute liners, check out Container Store’s selection. They always have great (and tons) of wrapping paper!
The gals hosting this shower always do such an insane job of throwing parties. Maybe I’ll convince them to share their pictures with me so I can share them with you next month! Stay tuned! I don’t think this Love Boat’s voyage is over quite yet!