Tropical Themes in Less Than Tropical Months

Hello All,

As hard as it is believe, now is the time that stationers all over the country begin seeing their summer clients for custom stationery. Tropical themes and destination weddings in warm, temperate locales are still very popular, and quite often it is the stationery that sets the mood for the entire event! We've had the opportunity to design several tropical themes and I would like to share some fresh ideas with you!

This first invite comes to us from our friends at Michael C. Fina in NYC and it is a fabulous destination wedding in Jamaica. The purple and teal combination is vibrant and reflects excitement and the shimmer teal paper and the matching teal ink perfectly complement the blue waters off the coast. Destination weddings have the ability to lean towards the unconventional, the new, and the unexpected, and this invitation embodies all of those ideas!

The next invite comes to us from our friends at Write On Sarasota in Sarasota, Florida. This invitation also showcases the tropical theme by using a bright green custom ink and our shimmer tangerine paper. Another tip in order to achieve that tropical, beachy look is to use bold patterns and bold colors together, which this invite does flawlessly. We designed a custom spider mum for the corner of the mounted invite and printed it in the custom pantone color the client requested. To add more visual interest, we used bold, white stripes on the outside of the square folder and printed the custom spider mum on the outside of the envelope in bright white ink, and voila, tasteful tropical elegance!

The tropical theme is fun and, when done well, sets the tone for your event that traditional black and white just can't do! A great source of inspiration for tropical themes is to take a look at fashion collections coming up for spring and summer and notice the patterns and colors that designers predict to be big hits. Or, you can always contact your local Arabella retailer and see what they can whip up for you!

In the meantime, bundle up everyone. The snow's still here but summer's on the way!

Until next time,

Chrissie