Betty Wedding Invitation Suite

This week's wedding suite creation is named Betty in honor of Joan's older sister. Despite their age difference (Betty was born in 1921 and Joan in 1933), the sisters were very close throughout their lives. The above photo is Betty as a baby. Wasn't she precious?

For her wedding suite, we were inspired by linoleum block printing. We wanted something that looked hand-carved and really jumped off the page. The navy and white color scheme accomplishes that nicely. For added impact, we continued the design on the back side of each piece, and then finished out the suite with our preferred mix of classic and handwritten fonts. The timeless mix of color and pattern is perfect for a spring or summer wedding. It reminds us a little of an Anthropologie dress. Can't go wrong with that!

To learn more about the Betty wedding suite, you can contact us here. We would love to customize this suite for your special day!

lauren wedding invitation

This week we're featuring the Lauren wedding invitation suite. The fonts and gray and yellow color combination are both cheerful and classic, and they feel appropriate for a spring or summer wedding. For a little added personality, the back of the invitation and RSVP card can be customized in either solid yellow, yellow with white polka dots or yellow with white chevron stripes.

The actual wedding that inspired this suite took place at a historic plantation in the country, so the vibe was rustic, vintage and elegant. The bride loved the bunting detail so much that she hired us to create fabric polka dot and chevron bunting for the reception. You can see more details from the wedding here. 

If yellow and gray aren't your wedding colors, no worries! The colors of the Lauren wedding suite are completely customizable. For more information about the Lauren wedding invitation, suite, simply drop us a line here, and we'll be in touch! 

Presenting...LOVE STORY

This collection has been years in the making. Heck, in some ways it feels like we've been working toward it our entire lives.

It brings together everything that matters to us. More importantly, it is the start of something. It is a new chapter and the beginning of our dream.

The launch of this collection makes this little business legitimate (we hope) and gives us purpose. We hope you'll follow along as we find our way. We would love to hear your own personal stories as well as your honest feedback. Gerald & Joan is a family business, and it's about so much more than just us.

Gerald & Joan is about sharing the history, the stories and those special details that inspire everyone. It is about applying all three to daily life.

Welcome to Gerald & Joan and to our LOVE STORY. We are so glad you are a part of it.

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See something that inspires you? Shop the LOVE STORY collection here or contact us regarding a custom order.

Cannon-Durham Wedding Part Two

With 1,500 photos from this special weekend, we have many good moments to share. We loved the special details of this wedding -- the venue itself has so many (from the weathervane to the rustic lanterns to the porch swings), and then we added little touches of our own as well. Perhaps the most noticeable one was our LOVE letters which were displayed over the fireplace in the center of the Barn, the reception venue. We also loved making and hanging our custom bunting and setting up the display for our Little Love Letters guestbook. The guestbook was customized for the bride and groom, but similar versions will be available in our store that is set to open next week! Take a look and see which details you love the best....There are still more to come! [gallery type="square" ids="1000,1001,1002,1003,1004,1005,1006,1007,1008,1009,1010,1011,1012,1013,1014,1015,1016,1017,1018,1019,1020,1021,1022,1023,1024,1025,1026,1027,992"]