Place Cards vs. Escort Cards

Planning the best stationery for your reception can be challenging. Do you need place setting menus, or buffet signs? The most common question we receive at Noteworthy Ink is the difference between place cards and escort cards, and whether they are necessary.

Place cards are used to assign seating, and are placed at each guest's plate in advance of the reception. 

Escort cards on the other hand, are used when guests can choose their seating, and can be arranged in a creative display and taken by your guest to their chosen seat.

Why use place cards and escort cards?  They are especially helpful if your guests have chosen specific entrees (usually on their reply card), and if this information needs to be relayed to serving staff. Each card can display the guest's name, as well as a picture or word of their order (i.e. "chicken").


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Photos by Katheryn Moran Photography

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$50 Gift Certificate Giveaway!

ANNIVERSARY GIVEAWAY! I will hold a random drawing for one $50 Gift Certificate towards wedding (or other event) stationery by Noteworthy Ink. Enter now through June 16, 2013 to be eligible*.

TO ENTER CONTEST: Go to www.Facebook.com/NoteworthyInk and check out the post pinned to the top of the page.

Winner will be announced on or about June 17, 2013. For more details and Official Rules, visit www.noteworthyink.com/pricing

*Open to residents of the U.S. only

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Emerald Wedding Invitations

Have you heard that Pantone® announced Emerald green as its Color of the Year for 2013? This bold, elegant color is great on its own, or dressed up with jewel tones and metallics. Noteworthy Ink designed this elegant script invitation set for a wedding with an emerald, plum, and gold color pallet.

This stationery set includes an invitation and coordinating reply card. Each set is held together by an emerald belly band with typographic design.


Emerald, Pantone, Script, Wedding, Invitation, Stationery, Plum, Purple, Gold, Seattle, Washington
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Rustic Wedding Venues

Since rustic-inspired weddings have been trending for quite some time now, Noteworthy Ink has put together this list of beautiful, scenic venues in Washington State, perfect for any rustic event!

www.countrysidemeadows.com
www.swanstrailfarms.com
www.williegreens.org
www.selenehomestead.com
www.redcedarfarm.com

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Harry Potter Event Stationery

I have received many requests for Harry Potter-themed stationery for weddings and birthday parties lately. I thought I would post some examples of coordinating designs and additional stationery components I have created in the past to match my Marauders Map invitations.

My Harry Potter-inspired stationery can be ordered in coordinating save the dates, invitations, insert cards, reply cards, envelopes, programs, wine labels, and more! I can also create small accent illustrations (such as Hedwig the owl or a broomstick) for your stationery.

For more information on this stationery please contact me, or view my listing on Etsy:
www.etsy.com/listing/97599768/harry-potter-marauders-map-invitations

Marauders Map Invitation on Parchment Paper (with Metallic Antique Gold Envelope)

Navy Blue Marauders Map Invitation and Insert Card on Parchment (left)

Scarlet Marauders Map Invitations and RSVP Card on Metallic White Cardstock (right)

Looking to add a little something to your invitation set or party? Here are some fun extras I suggest:

                       


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Quin's Bachelorette

Noteworthy*Ink designed this fun invite for a summer bachelorette party. The invitation measures 5.75"x5.75" and was printed on heavy cover stock.

Cost: $2.05/each (design, in-house printing, & production)

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Jenna & Chris

I had a lot of fun designing this beautiful pocketfold invitation set here at Noteworthy*Ink. This set

was designed to present the couple's navy blue, cream, and lace theme. The set includes a mounted
invitation, plus reply card and double-sided custom map/information card.

Cost per set: $5.95 (design, in-house printing, & production) Pin It

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Monica & Graham

Noteworthy*Ink designed this vintage-inspired Save-the-Date to be a self-mailer postcard. The
postcards meet USPS guidelines and only cost $0.32/each to mail! The bride and groom simply
needed to address each and add a stamp.

Cost: $1.95/each (design, in-house printing, & production) Pin It

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Sarah & Daniel

Noteworthy*Ink designed this invitation set for a wedding to take place in a beautiful log cabin
style hall. The set includes an invitation and reply card, both printed on metallic white stock.

Cost per set: $2.90 (design, in-house printing, & production) Pin It

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New - Favor Boxes

I am pleased to announce the newest addition to my custom stationery - favor boxes!
These boxes can be customized to your exact specifications, down to the size, shape, design, and
paper selection. Or, if you're feeling particularly crafty, contact me for a FREE printable template
(only available in the above designs) and create your own!

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Violet & Justin

Noteworthy*Ink designed this lace-trimmed Save-the-Date to be a self-mailer postcard. The
postcards meet USPS guidelines and only cost $0.32/each to mail! The bride and groom simply
needed to address each and add a stamp.

Cost: $1.95/each (design, in-house printing, & production) Pin It

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Alice & Richard

Noteworthy*Ink designed this elegant invitation set for a couple to be married during the Christmas season. Poinsettias are going to be used as accents in their wedding, so we included a stylistic
poinsettia in their invitation set, and coordinated with common Christmas colors in deep tones.
The set includes save-the-date, invitation, and response card.

Cost per set: $4.75 (design, in-house printing, & production) Pin It

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Samantha & Kevin

This matching stationery set was created by Noteworthy*Ink for a Valentine's wedding. The set, featuring small colorful hearts, includes invitation, response card (with entrée options), reception menu, and folded place cards (with table numbers & entrée choice handwritten on the back).

Cost per set: $6.40 (design, in-house printing, & production) Pin It

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Bridget & Joseph

Noteworthy*Ink put a bird on it for this couple planning a lovely winter wedding. This design was
created in two colors options, and features two red cardinals sitting on a winter tree with little red
berries. The invitation set includes invitation, directions card, and reply card.

Cost per set: $4.05 (design, in-house printing, & production)

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Laura & Sean

Noteworthy*Ink created this spring-inspired invitation set for a yellow and charcoal-themed wedding. The set includes invitation, response card, and directions card (with map, written directions, and parking and registry information).

Cost per set: $4.40 (design, in-house printing, & production)

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Lynette & Alex

This fun invitation set was designed by Noteworthy*Ink and hand-scripted. The set includes save-the-date, invitation, and response card with coordinating accent colors.

Cost per set: $4.95 (design, in-house printing, & production)

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Katie & Chris

Noteworthy*Ink designed this sleek invitation set for a couple planning a charcoal and white wedding. The invitation set includes a save-the-date, invitation, and response card, each featuring the couple's accent color, teal.

Cost per set: $5.05 (design, in-house printing, & production)

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Jacqueline & Sean

Noteworthy*Ink designed these eco-friendly invitations to be printed on recycled and handmade papers using low quantities of ink. The invitation was printed on recycled paper, then hand-stamped with the couple's last initial. Response cards were printed on handmade, post-consumer paper. "Wish tree" tags were also created for guests to write their own "wishes" for the bride and groom, which were added to a small tree stand.

Cost per set: $4.35 (design, in-house printing, & production)

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Melissa & Brad

This die-cut wedding invitation pocket fold was designed by Noteworthy*Ink. The pocket fold was designed to hold two additional insert cards (a directions card and an RSVP card) with the invitation attached above. The entire set folds up into a square (pictured lower right). In addition to the set the couple also requested matching place cards with table numbers.

Cost per set: $6.90 (design, in-house printing, & production)

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Megan & Patrick

This sunflower-themed invitation set was designed and assembled by Noteworthy*Ink in two color options. Each piece (save-the-date, invitation, and reply card) was printed on cardstock then die-cut with a sunflower pattern. Ribbon was attached to the invitations, and then the save-the-dates and invitations were affixed to colored cardstock.

Cost per set: $7.15 (design, in-house printing, & production)

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