For today’s Color Monday, we’re going to look at the marvelous flexibility of Damask patterns.

Damask has the ability to transform the overall feel with the colors you use. It can be bold or soft, vintage or traditional–all the while being modern and trendy.

We’re using three of our Damask Wedding Invitations to discover and illustrate how transforming these color changes can be. On the left is Floral Ornament Wedding Invitation a traditional and bold damask design.

The modern and trendy Damask Dream Wedding Invitations is on the right.  Front and center is the soft, vintage feel of Romance in Paris Wedding Invitation. These three diverse designs will all be transformed by color into completely new looks.

So let’s start off with a bold color palette.

Pop! When damask is used with hot, vibrant colors it becomes very unique and trendy. Bold colors jump right off the invitation. These wedding looks will not be forgotten!

But can something as strong as damask be soft and subtle too?

Of course. It’s so hard to resist these luscious color combinations! The sweet and airy designs are just what you want for a romantic and charming wedding invitation.

Can we make it look vintage just by changing the colors?

Yes–the tones now are muted to reveal these beautiful color combinations.

Now, let’s revert back to traditional Damask …

Clean and absolutely lovely. These colors suggest a more formal affair …

Remember … that all of these combinations have resulted from using the same three wedding invitations! Amazing! And of course you can do this too! Inside Design Studio, our personalization tool, you can play around with color all you want! Totally transform the look of the invitations just using color combinations to get the look and feel you want.

What style of damask to you like the best? Which is the most trendy?

Thanks for stopping by!

Lindsay

Happy Freebie Friday at that!

With a Dr. Seuss feel and “Lorax” appeal, today’s free wedding wallpaper is called Spring Forest. These sweet truffula-esque tufts of color and mix and match patterns are quirky and charming at the same time. A modern twist on a classic and colorful tale, “Spring Forest” desktop wallpaper provides fantastic inspiration for a fun, Dr. Seuss-themed bridal shower or simply a whimsical wedding theme.

What do you think of our Spring Forest free wallpaper?

Find this wallpaper plus a whole collection of free wedding wallpapers at MagnetStreet!

Download Spring Forest Wallpaper:

Click on the size below for your monitor. The image will load in your browser’s window. Right-click the image and select “Set As Background”

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Want more? We’ve created a bunch of fun wedding resources at MagnetStreet. Find other wallpapers, wedding countdowns … plus wedding planning tools & inspiration… all for FREE!

Happy Freebie Friday!

From colors, fonts, photos and wording–there is so much you can personalize with your wedding stationery from MagnetStreet Weddings! Here are 11 of the most popular questions we get in regard to personalized wedding invitations:

Colors, Fonts & Proofs

1. Can I change the colors on any linen invitation design to any color I want?

Yes! Any design can be personalized with your wedding colors. A). Tell us the CMYK color values B). Choose from our Color Guide {features over 60 of our most popular colors}. C). Create custom colors using Design Studio–our online personalization tool.

2. Can I change the fonts on my design?

Yes! You’ll find over 100 fonts in Design Studio, our personalization tool. Be sure to check out our font guide which features 46 of our most popular script, serif, and sans serif typefaces.

3. Will I see a proof?

Yes! Whether you approve your design within the editing tool or you make notes You will always see and approve a proof of your design before it goes into production.

If you personalize and order your design online: You will be able to view and approve an auto-generated proof from your shopping cart. Once you approve your proof, you can proceed to checkout.

If you request changes to your design: After you have placed your order online, we will email you a PDF proof of your design within 2-3 business days. Your order will not go into production until you have approved the proof.

Photos & Graphic Elements

4. Can I edit my own photos using your design tool?

Yes! Using Design Studio, you can crop, rotate or change the photo to black and white and adjust your photo’s color intensity, brightness and contrast. You can also remove photos, add photos, or make a request to have our designers add a photo to a design that does not already have one.

Special Printing

5. Can I add backside printing?

Yes! Simply add your notes in Design Studio and feel free to call us with your questions. 800. 788.0611

6. Can you print addresses on my envelopes?

Yes! We can print your return address as well as the addresses of your guests on your wedding envelopes. Please see our pricing & formatting guide.

7. Can you create a Custom Design for me?

Yes! Here are our Custom Design for You products.

8. Can I provide my own design?

Yes! Here are our Customer Provided Artwork products. *To learn how to format your files, check out our Graphic Standards.

9. Can I change Table Numbers to something else?

Yes! For an additional design fee, you can change the table numbers to some other text or photos. Please contact us, so we can help you place your order.

10. Can you create an Invitation to match my Save the Date?

Yes! We get this one alot! If you cannot find the coordinating Invitation in our gallery, please contact us to discuss this with one of our Customer Care Reps.

11. Can you print my guest names on some of my invitation items?

Yes! For a per-product fee, we can print your guests’s name on :
- Invitations
- Place Cards
- Thank Yous

Do you have a question that hasn’t been answered? And you don’t even have to raise your hand … just leave a comment!

For further assistance, please visit our Help section for more answers to other questions regarding your account, or personalizing your wedding stationery. We’re here for you! Fee free to give us a jingle at 800.788.0611 {an actual person will pick up the phone} or if you prefer the digital method … email brides@magnetstreet.com and we’ll email you right back!

Happy Thursday.

Ikat patterns–what’s not to love?!

If you don’t already know … Ikat is a technique–a way of tie-dying yarn to make a pattern before the fabric is woven and one of the oldest techniques for beautifying fabrics. No wonder this “trend” is so long-lasting! This gorgeous patterning style is here to stay! And lucky for us–modern processes make it possible to enjoy these gorgeous patterns–on everything from textiles to dinnerware to–wedding stationery!

That said, curating Behind the Design today is Lisa–our graphic designer behind “Bohemian Ikat” our featured Save the Date design. Here she is to share her wedding inspiration from this timeless and unique patterning style.

“Ikat is such a versatile pattern. It has the same zig and zag as classic Chevron, but adds oomph with its jagged edges and syncopated shapes woven throughout. Use it on your reception tables, a clutch carried by your bridesmaids, borders for your signage, and of course on your stationery to add character to your wedding day.

You can choose the level of attention drawn by this pattern. Want to make an emphatic statement? Use bright, bold hues in contrasting colors. Want to keep is subtle? Use the trick employed on this Save the Date design: using complementary colors such as orange and blue, make the primary color a pastel and let the other add punch in its true form.”

What are your thoughts on Ikat? How would you use it in your wedding?

Images: plate, pillow, tile, bouquet, poppy in glass