What first inspired you to pursue graphic design?
I’ve always loved combining type and imagery. When I was a kid, I would spend hours making collages and cutting letters from words in magazines ransom-note style. In fifth grade, my snowy mountain scene illustration was chosen as the cover of our school winter concert program, and I was hooked. But I honestly didn’t know about graphic design as a field – or a career option – until I was almost finished college, so I was a little late to the game in that respect. read more…

Did you know the average wedding costs $28,000! Here are five money saving tips to help you stay under budget:

1. Engraved invitations can cost over $700. Save 85% by sending digital invitations. (See our wedding invitations)

2. Save at least 30% on reception costs by serving lunch or brunch instead of dinner.

3. Save over $1000 by hiring a DJ instead of a band.

4. Save over $700 by making homemade gifts and favors

5. Save over $2000 by serving family-styled meals

Here’s a bonus tip: Dress casual and drive to flower shop in an old car. Florists seem to charge you less when you’re not looking like a million bucks.

Food is love. Love is food. When combined together they create My Sweet Lil Cakes.

Following in his parents’ footsteps, Jesse found love in the city of Seattle when he first set his eyes on Sheena in early 2011. They spent the first few months of their relationship trying to figure out a way quit their jobs to work beside each other forever.

“It didn’t take very long staring at Sheena’s assets in the kitchen to come up with the inspiration for these deliciously plump hotcakes on a stick!” Jesse Lee, Founder

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Party planning takes a lot of energy. It’s easy to get caught up in the stress of perfectionism with everything from picnics to zombie prom birthday parties. We’ve compiled a list of tips to alleviate some of the anxiety associated with hosting the perfect event. read more…

Remember our post a couple of weeks back about Bachelor Parties? Well, we didn’t want to leave the ladies out, so here are some ideas for the ladies who don’t want to spend all day getting their nails done.

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Trend #1 | Fresh Ingredient Cocktails

Turn your bartender into a botanist with herb-infused cocktails. Pair gin with cucumbers, tequila with sage, fresh fruit with mint julep, and basil leaves in everything. Perfect for a woodland wedding?

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What better way to announce our new address than to host an open house party!  Our new address was not the only milestone we’ve reached recently. For the first time, we used Greenvelope to send our invitations and collect RSVPs. Until this point we’ve used Greenvelope for personal events like birthdays and dinner parties, but we’ve never had the opportunity as a business.  We had a great response and nearly everyone showed up!

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Every year WeddingWire awards the top five percent of the WeddingWire local vendor community with the Couples’ Choice Award. Winners are determined by quality, service, responsiveness and professionalism within the wedding industry and reviews from past customers.

Greenvelope is honored to have been selected as one of WeddingWire’s 2014 winners. We could not have accomplished this without the support of our amazing customers. read more…

Not all men are alike; not all bachelor parties should be either.

Here are some party ideas for all kinds of dudes.

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Congratulations on the success of your under-sink composting ventures! Your color-coded recycling bins mark you as a real 21st century environmentalist. But what else could you be doing?

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