Paper Olive • Letterpress & Custom Invitations
West Hollywood, CA 90069
(map) Phone: 818-445-2235 Hours: Monday through Saturday, 10 - 6. Closed Sunday.
Paper Olive is paper couture — contemporary, chic, sophisticated. And it’s also color — vibrant, whimsical, unexpected. Not the ordinary wedding invitation company.
But then, you’re not an ordinary bride.
Paper Olive clients are one-of-a-kind couples planning fabulous one-of-a-kind weddings. Our clever br...
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Reviews for Paper Olive • Letterpress & Custom Invitations
Marleine at Paper Olive was super accomodating and so kind. I loved her designs, and her flexibility with our needs (color scheme, wording, schedule) was really helpful. She's great to work with and went above and beyond to get us what we wanted, on time and on budget. Thanks Paper Olive!
When my husband and I were searching for invitation vendors, we found a lot of websites that had nice product, but nothing that screamed "us." Since our wedding was very non-traditional, we needed to find someone who could really capture our personalities. It was important for us to set a tone for the event up front since the invites are the first thing people will see.
FInding PaperOlive and working with Marliene was a Godsend. The most important aspect to her was exactly what were were looking for. What is great about Marliene is that she really caters to your ideas. She was extremely creative and looked at invitations from a very unique perspective.
She created the most impressive Save-The-Date postcards with a sketch of our favorite picture together on one side and a mini-envelope with a post-it reminder on the other. I can't tell you how many calls and emails we received from people who flipped out. Since our wedding was a destination wedding in wine country, our invitations were photo-books with pictures of us as well as our location and all the details of the wedding weekend, which ultimately acted as an itinerary that people kept with them the entire weekend and have since saved as a momento from the occasion.
I can't say enough great things about her as a person and as a creative wonder. When you are planning something as special as a wedding, you want good people around you and she is the best. She truly cares about you and your vision and relentlessly strives to give you what you hope for. Thanks again Marliene!
Thanks, Marleine. We received the package and the invitation sets look incredible! It's exactly what we were looking for, and I can't wait for our guests to see them. It was such a pleasure working with you! We really can't thank you enough for helping make our wedding even more special!
Marleine, we just received our save the date cards, and we are so impressed. Thank you so much!
People absolutely looooved the Save the Dates. They're still calling. My uncle lives in Ireland, and he's really particular. He actually called from Ireland to say just how impressed he was. Thank you so much!
I think we knocked people's socks off just by having our own custom card designed, since so many people just buy holiday cards out of the box. The custom job really made the difference with our clients.....and they thought the apple was absolutely adorable. Just a fun, clever way to be professional and whimsical at the holidays. You hit it out of the park.
If you want chic, stylish and one of a kind invitations, look no further than Paper Olive! They are truly the best in the biz!
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But then, you’re not an ordinary bride.
Paper Olive clients are one-of-a-kind couples planning fabulous one-of-a-kind weddings. Our clever brides know that the most critical step in planning an extraordinary wedding is to have couture custom wedding invitations that set the tone for an extraordinary event.
Where do these brides go? They come to us.
We specialize in fresh, innovative, eye-popping custom wedding invitations that represent everything your are as a couple. Your history, your sense of style, your inventive spirit.
Top to bottom, we will craft a comprehensive custom design suite that first engages guests and then escorts them through your wedding via coordinating programs, place cards, menus, even thank you notes. The effect is rich and dramatic, and you take all the credit.
How do we do it?
Using a custom combination of lush papers, luxury fabrics, unusual embellishments, enclosures and graphic design, we fashionably bring your personality and passions to life. And like our clients, we strive to be original.
From exotic destination to swanky urban to unbridled opulence, we can transform your unique vision into artwork — joyous, stunning, and unforgettable.
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always a bridesmaid, never a dull dress
it's true. 57grand is a hip new line of bridesmaid dresses — inspired by nyc — and it is the 2010 answer to the ugly bridesmaid dress. they come in awesome colors, luxe fabrics, and are all $200 and under. crazy, right? gowns are made in 12 weeks in new york, and their website makes it super easy to shop. they're also big on promoting recycling their looks (tonight the wedding, tomorrow the cocktails is their motto). they even offer suggestions on how to rewear their looks. very clever.
pink + peonies = perfect
photo credits
cake • tara donne; cotton candy • kristin spencer photography; boutonniere • patricia kantzos photography; shoes • ling photography, st. paul, mn.
image of the week — white wedding dessert table
alternative wedding music
when i originally saw the now-famous youtube video of jill & kevin's outrageously original march down the aisle to chris brown's forever, my first thought was, "finally!" it was a risk, it was refreshing, and it was undeniably something that couple (and their guests) will remember the rest of their lives.music is such an intimate reflection of a person or couple, and too often, i think couples make their music choices based on what they have liked in other weddings, and not necessarily on the statement they'd like to make with their own. canon in d, the bridal chorus and water music are all timelessly beautiful, but are they really the only options?
contemporary choices like israel kamakawiwo'ole's charming somewhere over the rainbow and elvis' can't help falling in love are wonderful favorites — but again, these songs have been around for awhile.
what i loved about jill and kevin's decision was not necessarily the dance, but the fact that they decided on a personal tone for their event and then made the music match their personalities. for couples who truly want a memory — and to stand out from the crowd — i can't recommend this approach enough.
while i can't boast a video of a fabulously choreographed bridal party, i can vividly recall the smiles on the faces of our guests as i walked down the aisle to tony bennett's jaunty just in time. and we nearly brought the house down when my new husband and i receded down the aisle to the unmistakeable sex and the city theme. we had bonded over the show when we first got together, and i simply had to honor this in our music. i still get comments about it.
point is, jill and kevin's song was unapologetically personal, just as the songs my husband and i chose were personal. and silly. and uncommon. don't be afraid to make choices that are unique to you, no matter how unorthodox. you may not wind up on youtube, but the memories will most definitely last a lifetime.
photo courtesy of wedding music samples.
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