Stewart-Goldberg Wedding Design
When my (now) wife and I got engaged, I was determined to do the design for our wedding! As anyone who has ever planned a wedding can attest, it's always a much bigger project than you expect it to be.
While my wife tackled the logistics, I handled all the design and creative direction with the vendors.
Custom Monogram and Event Brand
First came the custom monogram. The wedding was in June and took place at a stained glass museum. I wanted the design to incorporate our initials, our favorite flowers (peonies and dianthus), and the look of stained glass. From there, I chose fonts that fit the look of the monogram and designed the save-the-date cards.
The save-the-date cards were printed as slim refrigerator magnets.
Color Palette and Invitations
After the save-the-date cards were in the mail, my wife and I worked together to decide on a color palette. We wanted something bright and colorful. Ultimately, we chose colors that occur in peonies and dianthus: light and dark magenta, and light and dark blue-green. For any accents that might happen in decor, we decided to add gold to the palette.
With the color palette nailed down, I began design of the invitations. Invitees live all over the U.S. and abroad, so the invitations needed to be affordable to send domestically and internationally. I decided on standard card sizes that could be posted with a single forever or international stamp.
Our pets are a huge part of our lives, so of course our dog, Poppy, needed to make an appearance somewhere. The invitation and RSVP cards were designed using blue-green, and the informational details insert used magenta for contrast.
All the Extras
Once the invitations were in the mail, I turned to all the fun extras we needed for the day! We got to know each other playing TTRPGs and enjoy doing New York Times games together, so we wanted to incorporate those things into our reception. (I even proposed to my wife via custom crossword.)
I commissioned another custom crossword from Rachel Simon, the same person who created the proposal crossword for me. It was added to the back of the program so people could have an engaging thing to do while waiting for the ceremony to start. I utilized the dark blue-green on simple white for readability.
I also created "Spelling Bee" inserts for the table center pieces with corresponding rule cards with spaces for answers. The florals had a wildflower look, with lots of warms colors. To contrast the programs and fit in with the flowers, the inserts and rule cards were designed with dark magenta. Can you find the pangram?
Custom pens were one of the wedding favors so everyone could play the word games!
I designed a large sign to place at the guest entrance of the museum to aid guests in wayfinding.
Menus designed and provided by the Halim Time and Glass Museum.
Credits
Creative Direction and Graphic Design: Jenii Stewart-Goldberg
All Photography: J. Brown Photography
Flowers: Mertle & Dot
Venue: Halim Time and Glass Museum