An Invitation Story – Janelle & Nelson {San Diego, CA}

Janelle and Nelson’s wedding took place in San Diego, CA on May 10th, 2008. They said their I do’s at Our Lady of the Rosary and had a beautiful reception at the Four Seasons Resort Avaria. Janelle currently is a full time mom to an adorable two year old. She shared a little with us [...]

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Japan Tsunami Disaster Relief {Bloggers Day of Silence}

We are holding Japan in light and love. To honor this, we’ll be joining Utterly Engaged, Ever Ours and the bloggers listed on For Japan With Love’s website in the blogger’s day of silence on Friday, March 18th. If you would like to join or would like to get more information please go here.We appreciate [...]

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Tea Time {Party Planning Ideas}

Going to tea is coming back in style. Over the past five years there has been an increase in tea shops opening all over the US. Utilizing these shops for your next shower or party is a fabulous way to show that special someone that you care about them and also allows you to host [...]

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Greens and Greys – Inspiration from a Water Bottle {Color Board #5}

Sometimes it’s pretty weird where we get inspiration for certain things. This week’s color board was inspired by my water bottle. Mine is more like the green and grey one with swirls here but I couldn’t find any for sale anymore. I just love it’s design and color and thought it’d be cool to see [...]

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Congratulations to the Inspired By This Contest Winner! {Stationery Giveaway Winner}

  Photo Courtesy of JoieLala Kirsten won the Inspired by You contest over at Inspired By This with 37 comments! Her inspiration came from vintage photographs and her prize consists of a goodie bag filled with treats from Wedding Chicks Shop, Cupcakes Couture and us here at Custom Programs. We want to send out a [...]

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Whimsical Fun – Greens and Browns {Featured Invitation}

I was going to wait and feature these for a future color board but I couldn’t help myself… how cute are these invitations?? I love the fun, whimsical feel to it all. And the two cute love birds in the tree? Adorable! I also like the swirls in the tree branches that almost make hearts [...]

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Saving Money and Getting the Quality? {Big Box Retailer Weddings}

I received an email from Costco in my inbox at the end of last week. Guess what they are now carrying? A wedding line. Yup. You read that right. You can now purchase wedding invitations, flowers, food, dresses and honeymoon packages from Costco for your big day. They even have a bridal event they’re putting [...]

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Masculine & Feminine – Teal and Pink {Color Board #4}

I enjoy seeing a contrast in colors when I see what brides choose as their color scheme. And I love when soft pinks and bright pinks are mixed with teals and blues. The brightness of these colors together just makes everything pop. And most see gender roles assigned in these colors. The teals are more [...]

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OC Hotlist {Vote for Custom Programs}

Vote for Custom-Programs on the OC Hotlist for Best Invitations! Tell everyone how much you love our products and our service by voting for us. All readers who vote for Custom Programs in the Best Invitations category can get 10% off of their order by using the code OCVOTE11. This code is only valid until [...]

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What’s in a Note {Ideas and Inspiration}

 What’s in a note? Why even continue to use fancy stationery (or even just a simple plain piece of paper & a pen)? Well a new article has shown that people who have been using electronic mail and social media sites for communication are starting to fall back to the old ways and are choosing [...]

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