It's in the details - from custom invitations to creative cakes!

We are always so excited with folks come to us with a challenge! Our bride had been searching and searching online and just could not find what she was looking for...something modern, unique, playful and bold plus she wanted to include a nod to her soon-to-be husband's Asian heritage.

We think we nailed it and so did our couple. With lots of input from them, we came up with "exactly what we were looking for, even though we didn't know what it was going to look like."

The couple had chosen CornerStone Gardens in Sonoma (a unique venue with lots of sculptures and structures) for their ceremony and reception with 200 guests.

Next we used the custom illustration, artwork and color palette as a guide to develop all of the other  fun elements. Some of the pieces we worked on with the couple to help make their celebration one-of-a-kind:

• custom invitation using Envelopments paper + pockets
• detailed map drawn specifically for them
• mailing address wraps with custom return address logo
• programs, menus and escort cards in mini envelopes
• table makers including photos of them as children
• packaging for "kid packs" for all of the little guests
• markers for the dessert bar and festive tables for the candy jars

We also supplied files to other vendors working with the couple:

• mailbox for cards and small gifts
• flip book photo booth covers
• and the MOST AMAZING CAKE! We always love to see how our designs translate into other components and this cake was just perfect!  

Congratulations Sara & Calvin! We hope to work with you again soon....maybe on some birth announcements.

{photos courtesy of Michelle Walker Photography www.michellewalker.com }

Time flies when you're having fun!

Wow, 2011 just flew by! We were so busy working in the studio designing custom invitations and planning fantastic parties we didn't have time to update the blog. I know, tsk tsk! We'll try to do better in 2012!

In the meantime we wanted to share some favorites of ours...

{Ornate Cut Holiday Cards}

This style card was new to us this year. A printer we're working with allows for you to design a card with this unique die cut. It is fun because you get a little "peek-a-boo" of the inside of the card when the card in folded. For the holidays we used this format for our own personal card as well as for the family card for our outstanding photographer Chrissy Gray of Bella Luna Studios. 

Since we both own our own businesses we wanted to do a little marketing on the backside. Bella Luna used the space to show off all of the unique and special photos she is able to capture during a family photo session. We used the space to let people know we've open a studio in Point Richmond.

The style of card would be great as a birth announcement or graduation announcement. The card can be turned on its side as well and there are a few other die cut styles to choose from.

{Zoo Wedding with Envelopments Pocket}

Our clients were getting married at the San Francisco Zoo and wanted a playful yet elegant invitation to set the tone for their wedding in May 2011.  We designed their invitation as well as helped them with event design and coordination. They even had a meet and greet with some zoo animals during the cocktail hour. Who knew, a wedding at the Zoo?

{Fabulous Fiesta - Palace of Fine Arts}

The first time we met this couple we just fell in love! We were so excited to work with them on designing a beautiful event. After their reception venue fell through, about 2 months before the wedding, we had to scramble to rework the event....but in the end, I think the day was better than we could have hoped for! The couple worked with a shop in the Mission District to design custom papel picados (chopped paper) flags to decorate the venue. We took the artwork and created custom invitations.

You can take a look at the entire wedding: Fabulous Fiesta

Hope your 2012 is off to a great start and we promise to keep up on sharing our great designs!

Stacey & Company

a paris fete | pink princess birthday

We helped this four year old celebrate in style...and since we're currently working on her 5th bday we thought we'd get around to sharing her fete photos!

She wanted a princess party, but since we like to do things different, we decided to drop in a little french flair. From the custom invites to the beautiful lunch table settings, we made this little mademoiselle smile!




We created a custom banner, with a happy birthday wish, in french. Then we worked with Just a Mom Confections to create these beautiful Eiffel Tower cookies for favors for our guests and even got a french mime to entertain the kids.








And then we finished up the party with a fun pink Eiffel Tower topped cake!




to view see more snapshot from the paris party, visit us online staceyandcompany.com

hey little monkey | 2nd birthday bash

what to do with a high energy two-year-old little girl? why a monkey-themed gymnastics party of course! this party was a blast to pull together with some already created elements from a party store, we took it to the next level. we started with a custom illustration of our birthday girl which captured her spirit to a tee.







we used the wall clings we found as part of the party collection to to decorate the room along with oversize photos of the birthday girl in her custom made outfit from KIDS' CLOTHES 'N BIG OL' BOWS (KCBOB). we also used coordinating balloons and streamers to jazz up the birthday room at the local YMCA.






next we worked with 'just a mom confections' to created some very sassy and cute monkey cookies. we baked and decorated coordinating cupcakes and made kid friendly lunches, including PB&J sandwiches. we even made little labels on the sammies so a few kids that had special sandwiches knew which ones were theirs. then we packaged everything up in coordinating favor boxes that we used as lunch boxes.

we think the party was a swingin' from the trees success!

1st birthday butterflies

we've been working with these twin girls since they were born (we did their birth announcement) and we're so excited to get the call to do their 1st birthday party. we worked with mom to brainstorm some ideas that would allow us to have 'two' elements on the invite that were the same item, yet individually different. voila!

we worked with our new offset print house to print these invites on crisp white linen paper as a 5x5 four color piece. the pinks were soooo vibrant and beautiful.

next we worked with just a mom confections to design custom sugar cookies. she bakes and decorates the cookies to match the invitation we've designed. and guess what? they are the most delicious cookies too!! once they were bagged and tied with ribbon we could not believe just how cute they were.