Did you know? Napkins: The Finished Product

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Here THEY are, my napkins! I love them! What do you think?

I ordered the napkins from my local BCD Promos (http://bcdpromos.com/default.aspx) supplier. BCD has great selection, it's almost too many choices, and the best prices I could find. Plus, they are super reliable.

I decided to do 2-ply beverage and dinner napkins in white with black printing. You might have noticed that the proofs I posted earlier included our accent color, chartreuse, and the actual photos above are monochromatic. Well, the 2 color printing was almost double the cost, and since these were pricy napkins anyway, I had to say no. I honestly think they turned out better in just black and white, what do you think?

The day after the wedding, I told my husband (heehee...it still gives me the giggles to say that) that I was surprised that no one said anything to me about the napkins because I was so in love with them. He laughed and said that people were coming up to him all night and saying how much they loved the napkins. Also, my aunts and mother said the same thing and they kept telling everyone that there were several types so try to see them all.

OVERALL REVIEW
COST: Expensive! 9 different designs=9 different setup expenses.

TIME: Just a few hours, could probably be done in one night.
DIFFICULTY: Not too bad, the worst part was coming up with the different sayings.

RELATED POSTS

http://theinartisticbride.blogspot.com/2009/05/did-you-know-napkins-setup.html

http://theinartisticbride.blogspot.com/2009/01/did-you-know-napkins.html

Did you know? Napkins: The Setup

As I previously mentioned, I was working on the Did you know? napkins. Well, here's the skinny on the design and setup.

The hardest part was putting together all the facts for our napkins, I decided to do 9 designs, 4 for dinner napkins and 5 for cocktail napkins. I really wanted to keep the facts fun and lighthearted. As you can see from the images of the setup files below, I think I achieved my goal!

I am not a computer genius, so I typically use Microsoft Publisher for design projects and this was no exception. I used my previously created logo and simply typed the text below using my two wedding fonts: Feel Script and Century Gothic. It was a pretty easy process.

The next step was to convert the files to a vector based file. To do this, I downloaded the free trial of Adobe Illustrator from www.adobe.com and copied and pasted my designs from Publisher into Illustrator. Then, I followed these great instructions I found on www.weddingbee.com for vectorizing. By doing this work myself, I saved a $75 setup fee. It was definitely worth the time (about an hour).

I'll follow up soon with some pictures of the finished product! In the meantime, check out the images from the files I used for printing.

I'm married and I'm back!

I'm so sorry.....I know I am a bad blogger!!!! But I promise to be back and better than ever!!!

Here's a sampling of things to come:
-More on planning a wedding while you are also drawing unemployment!
-How to handle being out of town the week of the wedding...I honestly hope no one ever needs this post
-Programs
-Did you know? napkins
-Bridesmaids & Bridal cover-ups
-Flowers
-Centerpieces
-More on invitations
-Wedding Day Timeline
-Reception Layouts
-Candy Bar
-Ceremony Reading Selections
-Other invitations.....rehearsal dinner, teas, etc.


And plenty others to come...including pictures of the event too!

Stay tuned......PLEASE!!