Author Archives: Tara Guérard

Aug 27, 2012

Oftentimes a menu card is over looked or printed on simple paper. We like to work with our sister company, Lettered Olive, to style every item to be unique so we certainly never opt out of creating a detail oriented menu card! Having a fun piece at every setting can automatically become a conversation starter. Here are just a few of our favorites from the past. Hopefully this will inspire you as well!

This ghost menu was etched on acrylic

Hand calligraphed names on each menu also doubled as place cards

Tied to the napkin and weighted down with a sand dollar ensure these menu cards would not blow away during this beachside supper!

This menu also enclosed a sweet treat for each guest!

This menu card is adorned with ribbon details and a tag with the couple’s custom logo

A fun die cut shape gives this card some character!

A gorgeous embossed sleeve makes this seem more like a present than a menu card!

In lieu of a traditional card, we printed directly onto large wooden signs and hung them around the dining room


8.27.12   |   TARA GUÉRARD
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Aug 24, 2012

It’s been a long standing tradition for bridesmaids to collect ribbons and bows from celebratory events and fashion them into a mock “bouquet” for the bride to carry during her ceremony rehearsal. As adorable as they can be, some brides prefer something a little more elegant. One of our brides asked us to make a keepsake bouquet for her rehearsal. Pulling from her wedding colors of pinks and corals, we made flowers out of ribbon, fabric and buttons. The result was so cute and as a stunning accessory during the rehearsal. What do you think of breaking tradition a bit doing something like this?

Photography courtesy of Liz Banfield

8.24.12   |   TARA GUÉRARD
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Aug 22, 2012

The days of a traditional registry book are over! Knowing that old book will collect dust on a shelf, our brides are asking for fun, creative ways for their guests to leave their mark on the wedding days. We love figuring out new ideas for them! Here are just a few we’ve done in the past. Hopefully these will inspire you to think outside the book!

We had a Soirette man a camera and snap photos of the guests. She put them in a bound book and guests could sign beside their photo!

This couple was involved in politics. To play on that we had guests “cast their vote” and place in the ballot box!

This bride’s maiden name is “Rice” so we cleverly filled the bottom of bowls with white rice and penned “Grains of Wisdom” in calligraphy to ask guests to leave their thoughts!

A custom drawn “family tree” was the perfect place for guests to ink their finger and leave their print as leaves.

Charleston related coffee table books have lots of good space inside for guests to write a note to the bride and groom. Afterwards the couple can use in their own home!

These vino lovers brought their own magnum of wine to the wedding! Guests used paint pens and signed their names. On a special anniversary this bottle will be opened!

The beach setting for this wedding inspired us to fill glass jars with small shells. Guests were encouraged to leave “waves of wisdom” for the bride and groom.

Our butler card table did double duty acting as the sign in as well!

A beautiful glass canister is all you really need to dress up your cards…

Taking from this couple’s bold color scheme, we custom printed paper to wrap around this hurricane vase. We edged cards in the same pattern to have guests write on.


8.22.12   |   TARA GUÉRARD
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