Expo time!

The Hawaii Bridal Expo is this weekend and I've been busy gathering up a bunch of recent custom samples to display at Emi Ink's booth. If you want to check out our work up close, visiting our booth at the expo is really the best way to do it. There's a limited amount of stationery items that I can carry to a client consultation, short of bringing along a pack mule (and somehow, I think The Wedding Cafe would frown upon that). At the expo, though, you'll see all of our favor box options, our standard invitation designs, a large array of custom invitations, place cards, menu cards, programs...probably more wedding stationery than you even knew existed!

As an added bonus, the first 50 brides on each day to stop by our booth and sign up for our email list will receive a limited time special offer. Here's the info:

Hawaii Bridal Expo


Neal Blaisdell Center
777 Ward Avenue
Honolulu, Hawaii


Friday, 5:30pm - 10:00pm
Saturday, 10:30am - 4:00pm
Sunday, 10:30am - 4:00pm

Last words about the expo

Almost forgot to post this photo from the Hawaii Bride and Groom Booth at the Bridal Expo. The beautiful florals were designed by Su-V Expressions and the linens, chair covers and napkins were provided by Les Saisons.

To complement the pewter gray linen, I designed this menu card (inspired by one of our new invitation designs):

In collaborating with other wedding vendors, I always get a Project Runway "group challenge" vibe. We're each working on our own designs and hope that in the end we'll come up with something cohesive that brings our shared vision to life.

I'm contributing stationery items for a photo shoot next week and am, again, crossing my fingers that my pieces will mesh with the designs envisioned by the talented florists that I'm working with! More to come on that later...

It's a wrap!

What a great show! Thanks to all who stopped by the booth and checked out our designs. So happy with the great reaction we've been getting to our 2011 Spring Collection. Can't wait to release these new kids on the block out into the world and into your guests' mailboxes!

We've added most of our new designs to the site (late last night) and while emiink.com is still in its transitional stage, we hope that you'll keep coming back to see all the changes we're working on.

More expo pics later this week!

Showtime!

I'm working at a feverish pace as I prep for this weekend's Bridal Expo! I've been wanting to change things up a bit in my booth for quite a while now, and finally decided that I just had to MAKE IT HAPPEN already. Hoping for a good turnout and am looking forward to meeting all the newly engaged brides/grooms. I know you're out there, the holidays are such a romantic time for so many of you!

Here are the details:

What: Hawaii Bridal Expo
Where: Neal Blaisdell Center
When: 1/21 (5:30-10:00pm);  1/22 (10:30am-5:00pm); 1/23 (10:30am-4:00pm)
Admission: $9.00 (arrive by noon and get a 2-for-1 admission coupon)

And if you can't make it this weekend, here's a little sneak peek of some of our new 2011 Spring Collection:


"Daphne"



"Amelie"

"Sophia"

I should have these newbies, and a whole lot more, added to my web site in a matter of days. The entire site design overhaul is proving to be a massive job as expected so I'm making do for now!