Designs by Renée

2012-01-11T01:05:00.002-05:00

We won the WeddingWire Bride's Choice Awards 2012! This is the third year in a row. Thank you so much to all of my brides!!! This means we are in the top 5% of Wedding Pros nationwide! The WeddingWire Bride's Choice Awards™ recognizes the top local wedding professionals from the WeddingWire Network that demonstrate excellence in quality, service, responsiveness and professionalism. Unlike other awards in which winners are selected by the organization, the WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ are determined solely by the reviews from over 1.2 million newlyweds.

2012-01-06T01:20:00.000-05:00

We're so excited to have Christin and Jordan's wedding featured on Style Me Pretty! Here is the link . . .http://www.stylemepretty.com/2011/12/28/lancaster-wedding-from-tennison-photography-all-things-beautiful-designs-by-renee

2012-01-03T00:26:00.001-05:00

We feel extremely honored!! We have been published twice this month thanks to Lancaster County Magazine and Susquehanna Style Magazine. Check out the photos from the magazines!!!

2011-12-15T00:56:00.001-05:00

How completely amazing are these photos by KM Photography,

http://www.kmphotographyweddings.com?!!?

They totally captured Travis and Jennifer's beautiful day. It did end up snowing on their Fall wedding, as a fluke snowstorm came through that weekend, but by the looks of their faces it doesn't look like it mattered much to them!!

2011-12-13T10:22:00.001-05:00

Lindsey and Steven planned a beautiful fall wedding!! Check out their beautiful invitations and coordinating stationery. We had such a great time creating their stationery to coordinate with their theme!

2011-12-13T10:08:00.000-05:00

Dulcie was planning a fun September wedding. She wanted her invitations to reflect the time of year. We created a lot of fun coordinating stationery for Dulcie as well!

2011-12-13T10:04:00.002-05:00

Whitney planned a simple, clean wedding with pop colors, such as navy, green and pink. Check out these fun invitations we created for her wedding using raised print (thermography). The coordinating cards are held on the back of the invitation with the pink band that is wrapped around the invitation.

2011-12-13T10:00:00.001-05:00

Sean and Ashley are new to Lancaster from Philadelphia, PA. So, they went online and found us! They explained that they are planning to have a really elegant wedding featuring hydrangeas and earth tones. So, we customized a liner for the inside of the pocket holder that featured flowers including hydrangeasas well as highlighting hydrangeas on the invitation layer as well.

2011-12-13T09:55:00.005-05:00

Alexandra wanted a traditional invitation with a twist. So we came up with the idea of a using a pearl metallic pocket holder and pops of her colors, magenta and navy. The ribbon is also a fun part to the invitation. It stays on so guest don't throw away the ribbon and the invitation stays looking just the way it arrived in the mail!

2011-12-13T00:59:00.002-05:00

Be sure to check us out on facebook! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Designs-By-Ren%C3%A9e/182016737352

2011-12-13T00:21:00.000-05:00

Christin and Jordan's wedding on 9.10.11! Christin was super excited about getting married from the start. Her enthusiasm continued the whole way through the process. She was an absolute joy to work with. We actually became good friends throughout the process--so much so that I attended her wedding. It was the ultimate gift for me to see her walk down the aisle after we talked about so many other details, not just stationery, through our many e-mails, talks, etc. Enjoy some photos from the amazingly talented Matthew Tennison, http://tennisonphotography.com/

2011-12-12T23:50:00.001-05:00

Jennifer and Travis were so much fun to work with. They wanted unique wedding invitations. We created this customized laser cut tree invitation for them. This is the front of their invitation. We also created lots of coordinating stationery for them as well!

2011-12-12T17:30:00.004-05:00

Planned Perfection did it again! http://plannedperfectionpa.com/ They planned another amazing wedding show again this year!! Take a look at the table we created for the wedding show. We created silk holders adorned with rhinestone brooches. Lots of royal bling for this table! Check out these amazing photos by Leslie Gilbert, http://www.lesliegilbertphotography.com/

A girlie pink princess party

2011-12-07T09:52:00.001-05:00

I realize that it's December, but I keep pretty busy with my brides. So, as promised, here is my older daughters birthday party. I have so much fun designing these girlie parties!! She gives me a lot of direction too for being so young ; )

2011-11-17T12:50:00.001-05:00

So excited for our bridal show this Sunday, the 20th, from 12-4 at the Lancaster Quilt and Textile Museum. Check out this link for more information. A huge thank you to Jonnaysa from Planned Perfection for planning such a fabulous show!!! E-mail if you are interested in attending the show. I have two tickets to give away--info@designsbyrenee1.com.http://www.idoinstyleshow.com

2011-11-04T13:04:00.003-04:00

So since I'm not the best about blogging and very far behind I thought I would share my two little girl's birthday parties with you before I start blogging the fun fall weddings I had the opportunity to design stationery for--some fabulous stuff coming up!!! First up is Delaney who turned 1! The party had a sweets theme and it really was a lot of fun to do! I did get help with the sweets baking. I am not a chef or a baker by any means. My husband can verify that!!!

2011-11-04T01:23:00.002-04:00

2011-11-04T01:17:00.001-04:00

We had the unique opportunity to attend Grace Ormonde's VIP event. We had an amazing time. We even met and danced with Grace herself!!

http://graceormonde.com/events/vip-networking-event-ashford-estate/

Lauren and TL's wedding

2011-08-05T14:47:00.006-04:00

I’m so excited to share Lauren and TL’s wedding with you! Lauren and TL came to me with lists of various stationery items they wanted and were so organized. We talked for several hours to nail everything down. First on the list was the invitations . . .they knew they wanted to do something with thermography (raised print). They also decided to go with a burgundy and ecru theme with flowing swirls.

Their ceremony and reception was held in Cape Cod, Massachusetts at the Wequassett Resort so they really wanted to capture the Cape with their reception stationery. The Resort overlooks the water and is simply stunning. So we created starfish menus, which I totally love. They are adorned with silver starfish and a flourish/wave at the bottom. We also did matching table names --all of various beaches at Cape Cod that Lauren and TL specifically enjoy. For place cards we created tags which were fastened with purple ribbon to real starfish and then set in sand trays. They were soooo beautiful!! The starfish served as a dual purpose because they were also favors for the guests. .

Congrats to Lauren and TL!! We’re so thrilled to be part of your big day!! Please enjoy these amazing images provided by the super talented bello photography!! Please check out their site at www.bellophoto.net.

Style Me Pretty

2011-06-17T22:36:00.003-04:00

We are over the moon excited that we were asked to join Style Me Pretty's Little Black Book of the best wedding vendors. SMP is a nationally recognized inspirational wedding resource that publishes original content via blog format. It is amazingly inspirational site for brides! Because this blog is so exclusive the following requirements must be met in order to be considered to be part of the blog:

--exceptional customer care
--superior design style
--the continual honing of one’s craft
--a genuine interest in fostering a relationship with the client
--highly recommended by colleagues and clients

Check us out on the site at:
http://www.stylemepretty.com/little-black-book/pennsylvania/lancaster-harrisburg/invitations
http://www.stylemepretty.com/little-black-book/pennsylvania/philadelphia/invitations
http://www.stylemepretty.com/little-black-book/delaware/wilmington/invitations
http://designsbyrenee.stylemepretty.com/vendor-profile/

Kyleen and Derek

2011-06-10T23:30:00.002-04:00

Kyleen and Derek and are an adorable couple! Kyleen couldn't be any sweeter so it has been so nice to work with her on their invitations. They are living in NY right now, but will be coming back to Pennsylvania for their wedding! This style is a newer style added to my collection. It has a pocket on the back of the invitation to hold the cards. It's so pretty! I love the simplicity and the elegance!

We received the 2011 Bride's Choice Award

2011-01-25T23:59:00.001-05:00

We won the Bride's Choice Awards 2011 from WeddingWire! This means we are in the top 5 percent of Wedding Pros nationwide. http://www.weddingwire.com/vendor-reviews

Thank you for all of my past clients who helped me receive such a nice award!!!

Our feature in the Jan. 2011 Lancaster County magazine

2011-01-16T10:51:00.003-05:00

We were lucky enough to be featured in the Lancaster County Magazine as the only wedding invitation vendor. Be sure to check out this issue as there are so many amazingly talented vedors in the area. Thank you so much to Martine from the House of Clarendon for coordinating the entire shoot!!

Christin and Jordan's letterpress save the dates

2010-12-27T23:07:00.003-05:00

Here are some beautiful blush and gold letterpress save the dates we recently created for Christin and Jordan's 09.10.11 wedding! Christin and Jordan are planning an outdoor wedding reception with an amazing vintage theme. I can't wait to get started on the invitations.

Ashley and Travis' wedding at Yorktowne Hotel

2010-10-28T18:39:00.004-04:00

Open invitation--everything was sparkling in metallic cardstock

Ashley and Travis had a vintage inspired wedding. Their wedding and reception was held at the Yorktowne Hotel in downtown York. She sent me photos of the ballroom as we started designing her stationery to get the feel of the room--it is a beautiful room and really captured the look she wanted. Here are some images of her invitations as well as some pics from the Couture Cakery. Jasmine is the owner and she is soooo talented and sweet. Check her out at www.couturecakeryblog.net for some of her recent work--including these photos I have of hers on my site. The photo of Ashley and Travis is by Digital Ephemera Photography.

Leighanne and Joe's wedding

2010-10-25T16:45:00.002-04:00

Leighanne and Joe wanted something really unique and special to send to her guests. We decided to go with a box wedding invitation with small pops of a teal color. The invitation box is lined in a silver metallic cardstock and embellished with two rhinestones and a satin teal bow. We also made coordinating programs, personalized menu cards and table cards with rhinestones to coordinate which you will see in Jeremy Hess Photographers photos. Also, you will see a spread from Fig's "Celebrate" issue featuring their wedding at the amazing Cork Factory.

Anna and Luke

2010-10-24T22:46:00.002-04:00

Anna is such a sweetheart! I just loved meeting her. She had a vintage themed wedding so wanted her invitations to reflect her theme. We came up with this khaki, ecru and bronze metallic invitation with vintage touches. Congrats Anna and Luke!!

Addie and Jack's wedding reception invitation

2010-10-24T22:35:00.002-04:00

Here is a fun design I created for one of my very good friends, Addie! Addie and Jack decided to get married with just immediate family present and have a reception later with all of their friends and family to celebrate so we created this invitation for this very special event. The response postcard was held in the back of the invite with the "kiwi" band. They wanted something fun, simple, earthy, and unique!

Tania and Vic's wedding

2010-07-13T23:27:00.004-04:00

Here are some photos from Tania and Vic's wedding! Tania was great to work with. She wanted a vintage theme with lovebirds and her colors, navy and pink. We created her invitations, rehearsal invitations, tags for her gift bags, seating charts, programs, table cards and now we are working on her thank you cards! Congratulations Tania and Vic!

Ladies "Rock" Member Guest

2010-07-10T11:53:00.001-04:00

Some stationery we created for a Ladies "Rock" Member Guest at Ledgerock Country Club. It has a "bling" theme so everything has rhinestones. Each member in the tournament gets a monogrammed rhinestone bag with all of their information in it. Everything has bling on it-- right down to the table cards with a rhinestone golf ball.

Red Carpet Affair, Sunday 24, 2010

2010-01-24T16:43:00.003-05:00

Here is the invitation I had the honor of creating for the "Style on First" Red Carpet Affair happening tonight, Jan. 24th, on First Street in Lancaster, PA. Janell Berté, Luxe Salon, Jeremy Hess Photogphers, and Sweet Infinity are celebrating now that they are all together on First Street!

They'll have great entertainment and an award-winning progressive desert bar as you travel from shop to shop. You'll start off at Jeremy Hess Photographers and travel the red carpet through Luxe Salon and Day Spa while listening to the tunes of DJ Freeze. Then, you'll get a behind-the-scenes look at how couture wedding gowns are made at Janell Berté's new location for Lancaster Bridal, finishing off at Sweet Infinity's cafe. All the while sampling tasty desserts along the way.

The event is benefiting the Water Street Ministries, so all guests are encouraged to bring a food pantry item for donation. Attire is elegant evening wear.

Bride's Choice Award 2010

2010-01-19T19:25:00.003-05:00

We are excited to announce that Designs By Renee has been chosen to receive the Bride’s Choice Awards^™ 2010. This award recognizes the top 5 percent of local wedding professionals from the WeddingWire Network who demonstrate excellence in quality, service and professionalism.

The Bride’s Choice Awards™ are determined exclusively by recent newlyweds (brides and grooms) through extensive surveys and reviews, which means our past clients have spoken on our behalf and selected Designs By Renee to receive this honor. Thank you so much to my clients who wrote reviews!

Dana and Keil's wedding in the Lancaster January 2010 magazine

2010-01-07T16:41:00.002-05:00

Dana and Keil's wedding is featured in the January 2010 Lancaster magazine! We were lucky enough to create their stationery including programs, menus, place cards, and photo table numbers. Dana and Keil had a fall themed wedding as they wed on October 3, 2009 in Lancaster, PA. Dana asked we create a maple leaf to coord...inate with her dark green and copper colors. So, after proofing a little bit we came up with the perfect leaf for her and Keil to use on their special day. We incorporated the leaf into each piece of stationery. Everything was printed on an ecru linen cardstock. Dana and her mother Joanne were fabulous to work with. We wish Dana and Keil a bright future together!

You will see our three-tiered program as well as a menu that was inserted into each place setting in the magazine. You will also see some other fabulous vendors such as Special Occasions and Jeremy Hess Photography.

Sprinkles & Swirls - Couture Cake & Cupcake Creations

2010-01-01T16:33:00.003-05:00

I had the pleasure of meeting with Jasmine Clouser, owner and cake designer of Sprinkles and Swirls. She is very sweet and does amazing work! She creates beautiful wedding cakes, cupcake towers/creations, dessert and candy buffets, cookies and favors. Be sure to check out her site at: http://sprinklesandswirls.net

We're excited to be featured on her blog at, http://sprinklesandswirlsweddings.blogspot.com!

Best of Weddings

2009-11-26T22:00:00.005-05:00

Thank you to everyone that stopped by at the Best of Weddings show. It was an amazing showcase that we were very glad to be part of. For those of you that couldn't make it, here are some shots from our room. The room was set up in the four seasons: Fall, Winter, Summer and Spring. We set up each area as if it was a real reception for each of those seasons. The amazing vendors in our room were:
All Things Beautiful--flowers, http://urpro.com
Jeremy Hess Photography--http://www.jeremyhessphotography.com
The House of Clarendon--cakes, http://www.houseofclarendon.com
Special Occasions and Queen Street Linens--http://www.specialo.com
Event Central--tables and other rentals--http://www.eventcentralpa.com
Shumaker for lighting and other special effects--http://www.shumakerpdt.com

Best of Weddings

2009-11-03T12:09:00.006-05:00

The first annual wedding show is being held at the brand new Marriott downtown Lancaster, PA. It is a High-End Wedding Showcase so expect something very different and new. This is not going to be your regular show. The show is Sunday, November 22, 2009 from 12:00 Noon to 4:00 PM.

We will be there along with a lot of other talented vendors. View www.bestofweddingsbridalshow.com for a complete listing and registration information.

Featuring a couture fashion show by Janell Berte and Pappagallo

I had the pleasure of designing the show's logo as well as the vendor invitations that you see attached in this blog.

Check it out!

Kristen and Brandon Calderon's Wedding Featured in Philadelphia Magazine

2009-10-29T15:34:00.013-04:00

Just heard from one of my favorite brides that their wedding is featured in the current Philadelphia Magazine. Kristen was so sweet to work with --just as sweet as her sister Stephanie I had the pleasure of working with as well.

We created Kristen and Brandon's stationery set starting with the invitations in black, white, and green. We also had the opportunity to create Kristen's bridal shower invitations with matching recipe cards for her guests to fill out and bring with them the day of the shower.

For their reception we created customized menus, programs, and stickers for favor bags. They even had the monogram from their invitations on cookies for their guests. What a beautiful wedding! Not a detail was missed!

Pictures from their wedding, as well as vendor information is now featured on Philly Magazines website! You can check out the article with the link at the bottom of this blog:

http://www.phillymag.com/real_weddings/display/kristen_brandon_calderon/

Eden Bridal Show

2009-10-29T12:30:00.003-04:00

Come visit us at A Wedding Day at the Eden!!

Event type: Bridal Show (1 Day Event)

Date and Time: Nov 1, 2009 12:00 PM-4:00 PM

Where

: Eden Resort Inn

222 Eden Road

Lancaster, PA 17601

Cost:Free to Brides

Brides can plan the wedding of their dreams during
A Wedding Day at the Eden, presented by 101 the Rose.
They can find the reception site of their dreams;
meet amazing florists, disc jockeys and photographers
or try on wedding gowns, sample wedding cakes &
hors d'oeuvres PLUS book the honeymoon of their dreams
...ALL IN ONE DAY! Admission to brides is FREE!
Each registered bride will be entered to win a
honeymoon getaway.