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Question by mommyof1: Where can I find clipart to use on wedding invitations?
I am looking for clipart that I can use in designing some wedding invitations. I want designs like damask, flourish, scrolls, both single designs and background images. I am interested in online sites and/or software that I can purchase.
I am looking for clipart that I can use in designing some wedding invitations. I want designs like damask, flourish, scrolls, both single designs and background images. I am interested in online sites and/or software that I can purchase. I am NOT looking for cheesy pictures of a cartoon-looking man and woman in wedding attire, I want graphics or designs. I’m looking for something that looks professional and classy and elegant.

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Answer by emily
dude, dont use clip art on wedding invites.

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by h.koppdelaney

Photoshop Brushes Download: Wedding Photoshop Brushes Tutorial

Creativity and inspiration are the most important elements when creating Photoshop brushes. If done well, they can easily be used in unlimited number of times and in unlimited ways.

A highly successful photographer and a graphic designer who worked for years as a professional web and graphic designer and won a great deal of graphic design competitions, has created her own brushes because the ones that were available on the market has several weakness in terms of size, appeal and usability, and commercial use.

Size: Big brushes to pertain quality.

Appeal and Usability: Perfect looking brushes which can be used in different projects.

Commercial Use: Commercial license is needed to sell brushes. It is vital for projects which are done for clients.

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In the beginning she was creating only for her own designs and photo decorations. But after the huge demand from the designers for the quality of her designs, she has started to create commercial designs for the market of professionals. At the end her designs were widely accepted among photographers and scrapbookers and even her cool Photoshop brushes were features in Advanced Photoshop Magazine and Digital Arts Magazine.

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During her career full of years of dedicated work in the industry, she has prepared a tutorial product which will help people to finish their wedding related projects around 30% faster than before with great outcome and satisfaction. Her method can be applied to the preparations of:

wedding photo album
wedding invitation
wedding thank you card
wedding photo decoration
any other wedding art projects

The name of product is 167 Photoshop Brushes: Wedding Set which includes more than 150 high quality Photoshop brushes plus tutorial. This tutorial resource will help you speed up your work, especially when you are in doubt, or simply lack the inspiration to go on. With only a click of a button, the shapes will put you back on the road of creativity again in no time. With the step by step instructions given in tutorial, these shapes will make what you create look brilliant with little effort from your side.

The downloadable sets are compatible with Photoshop 7.0, CS, CS2, CS3, CS4 and newer versions and PC/MAC compatible. And comes together with commercial licence so that you can use them in your own commercial projects and contains:

Swirls (Floral) Set: 42 Swirl and Floral Photoshop brushes
Hearts (Grungy) Set: 32 Heart Photoshop brushes
Swirled Corners Set: 20 Photoshop brushes Swirls Corners
Swirled Frames Set: 18 swirled frames Photoshop brushes
Tattoo Designs Set: 30 tattoo Photoshop brushes
Wedding Swirls Set: 16 wedding Photoshop brushes.

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Moreover you will get a series of video tutorials on how to use Photoshop brushes to do the following with step by step instructions:

design a unique wedding invitation
create a nice looking background
create a wedding invitation
design a wedding photo album cover
create a invitation for wedding
design a wedding Thank you card
design a unique wedding invitation

This downloadable tutorial comes together with two important free gifts and bonuses.

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For beginner Photoshop users, you will receive tutorial guides such as: How to install and use brushes in Photoshop, how to color a brush fast, Keyboard shortcuts.

This tutorial product is delivered in the form of zipped file which are delivered to your email address within the first 24 hours of the purchase.

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by Vintage Collective

Wedding Clip Art To Make Your Special Day More Personal

If you are planning a wedding you are most likely trying to find ways to make your wedding favors and decorations more personal. Rather than simply putting your name and date on them, it’s can be easy to also add a little clip art for personalization, or even a bit of humor. Using royalty-free wedding graphics won’t cost a thing, and they can be used on a wide range of items including cups, napkins, and wrappings for your favors.

Wedding clip art comes in a huge range of choices and styles ranging from whimsical to humorous to romantic. Wedding clip art usually also includes wording that can be altered to include your name and the date you exchanged vows so that there is a permanent and lasting reminder for people who shared this amazing time with you.

Whether it is a complicated design that features text such as a poem or event information or a simple graphic that you can use to personalize smaller elements including items that are decorated using free wedding graphics can be an amazing way to convey a theme or concept that you are trying to put forth. An example of this would be the use of free wedding clip art images of a bride and groom dressed in period clothing for a wedding that is also from the same period.

If you are not sure how to incorporate free wedding graphics into your event, here are a few suggestions. You can use the same wedding graphics on the glasses you will use for your first toast as well as on your invitations, napkins and any wedding favors that you will be handing out. One great place to include wedding clip art is on a wedding program that guests can keep to commemorate the most important service of your life. This is something that they can use to look back. It is a wonderful way to include the names of people who will be performing readings or contributing to the service in an important and meaningful way.

A good wedding consultant or service will be able to give you additional information on ways that you can use wedding clip art to personalize your special day.  Many online wedding supply vendors offer free wedding clip-art for their customers to choose from. For example, www.wedding-supplies.com has a library of over 300 free wedding graphics for it’s customers.

There are countless ways to use them and countless different kinds of wedding graphics so you can still be confident that your wedding will be unique and reflect the feel that you are trying to put forth to your special guests.

Most custom wedding websites can also help you coordinate wedding graphics which are properly sized and shaped to be printed on the items that you want. Many can be altered and will work quite well but if you want to make sure that your items look the best, you should check with a reputable wedding graphics service before making your final selection.

Taking the time to go through different wedding graphics libraries can be a fantastic way for you to start your wedding planning. This is because a certain piece of wedding clip art may influence everything from your gown choice to the colors you use on invitations and flowers. It can also be a fantastic way for you to start visualizing your big day before the difficult decisions and stress set in.

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Congratulations – the big day is just around the corner!

Now, you just have to find a wedding photographer to capture all of those special moments. Unfortunately, not all wedding photographers are the same. In the following article, I would like to give you a few more hints on how to find just the right photographer for you.

First off, there are two categories of wedding photographers. Those who have a career in the field and those who do not. There are pros and cons of both sides.

Career Photographer (Pros)

- Experience, but they might not be talented

- Large client basis and lots of reviews

- Likely to have more equipment

Career Photographer (Cons)

- Could be less creative, as your wedding is just another way to make money
- Likely to charge for photo rights (that could be hundreds of dollars)

- You are paying for them to take your pictures NOT necessarily to give them to you. (Read the fine print)

- The equipment could be older

- The photographer might not be as familiar with present technology (Photoshop or digital cameras)

- Expensive!!

Not a Career Photographer (Pros)

- Each event is something new and exciting

- Flexibility – these photographers are likely to work around you, as they are not trying to make ends meet by offering the services.

- Pricing tends to be lower and more affordable

- Diamond in the rough

- Likely to give photo rights free of charge

Not a Career Photographer (Cons)

- Not as much experience, but they might be talented!

- Not likely to have an assistant or second photographer (If they do, ask about who that person will be.)

- They don’t have as big of a portfolio

- They don’t have the advertisement basis that the bigger studios have

Overall, you can see that there are differences. When looking for a photographer you should look at the images. It really doesn’t matter how many weddings a photographer has shot as long as they have been doing a lot of portrait photography. So, is the photographer good at capturing a face? Does he or she know facial structure and how to work with different skin colors, textures, and bone structures?

Questions to ask your photographer and the answers they should give.

1) Do you shoot in RAW or Jpeg? Can you tell me the difference?

- RAW is a setting on the camera that allows a higher quality image after post editing. While a Jpeg image can be edited, the amount of editing is limited to a few things. RAW allows image exposure, clarity, contrast, blacks, lights, saturation, vibrancy, shadows, highlights, color balance, and many more items to be changed without hurting the photograph. The quality is not lost with RAW as it is with Jpeg. RAW is like having a blank slate while Jpeg is like having an already filled white board.

A photographer should shoot in RAW.

2) Have you photographed anything besides people and landscapes?

- A wedding photographer should be prepared to shoot inanimate objects such as table decorations, cakes, rings, and other such treasures.

3) Do you edit the images?

- This is a big one. Most photographers will indeed edit; however, find out what editing means to the photographer. Does that mean using iphoto and playing with contrast or does that mean using Photoshop CS2 or above? CS3 is an amazing program that allows professionals to edit the images. Look for a photographer that has a few years of experience with Photoshop, if they are shooting digital.

4) Who gets the photo rights.

- I can’t stress this one enough! I have talked to so many photographers who were going to charge their clients up to $300 for photo rights. In other words, the photographer would make the couple a disk of the images, allowing them to send the images to friends and family. To be honest it takes maybe 15 minutes to make a disk. Legally, however, the photographer does own the images even though you are paying for a wedding photographer. You are really just paying for the service unless you have rights in the contract. Although prints are nice, having the edited images will be worth it! It should also be cheaper than $300, but then again, that’s just my opinion.

5) Male or Female? Weird question, but it might make a difference to you.
- Personally, I have no preference, but often brides are not excited about having a strange man in the dressing room photographing them getting ready. The reality is that although a male photographer might be the most skilled photographer around, he might also just not make you feel comfortable, so if you are wanting those precious images of getting ready keep that in mind and figure out how to work around it by only having him photograph parts of it, or go with a woman if you can’t get used to the idea.

I hope that helps!

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The Big Day, The Lovegrove Way is a two-disc DVD set with one disc providing a documentary of a real-life wedding shoot and the other demonstrating the post-processing of the day’s photographs. The DVD set is geared towards photographers who are new to wedding photography and wanting some advice as well as those who are established, but wanting to gain some insight into one of the most successful wedding photography teams in the UK today.

Disc One – The Shoot.

The first DVD provides fly-on-the-wall coverage as the video crew shadow husband and wife team, Damien and Julie Lovegrove, whilst they spend their day and night as wedding photographers. The footage not only shows the photographs they take throughout the day, but also the thought processes behind them and how they’re set-up.

What becomes apparent quite quickly is that Damien and Julie are used to working as a team as they manage to shoot the day without needlessly duplicating shots. Starting separately, Julie with the bride and Damien with the groom, they later converge as the ceremony gets under way. This efficient team-working helps to ensure all of the important parts of the day are covered without wasting time nor missing opportunities. Working together in this way allows them to get the shots which are likely to be missed when just one photographer is covering the day. For example, having the ability to shoot the bride and groom getting ready at the same time, but obviously in separate locations.

The CVewing Sequence for the DVD:

- The bride and groom getting ready separately including their interaction with bridesmaids and groomsmen.

- The church ceremony.

- The reception through to the evening.

- 2 weeks later – the preview and shot selection with the couple.

- 4 weeks later – when the finished photo album arrives.

As this DVD set is aimed at photographers rather than their clients or the general public, lots of useful commentary is provided throughout giving you a real behind-the-scenes view into what Damien and Julie are thinking and exactly why they’re thinking it. Understanding their thought processes means the viewer can apply similar methodologies to a range of different wedding scenarios which is infinitely more useful than simply offering a list of shots to take.

As well as showing the practical side of the photography, i.e. the shots, the set-up, the poses, the documentary also reveals the important human element and the interaction with subjects in order to put them at ease which in turn enables the photographer to get the best out of them. They also dispel the old myth about working with animals and children as they show how they work to get some fantastic photographs of both.

What I really like most about this DVD is seeing how Damien and Julie find the best locations for shots and how they cope with the unpredictable. Working with so many individuals and changing variables on what is usually an emotional day means that anything can happen. The off-camera flash dusk set-up is something which I’ve not seen before at a wedding and done correctly can add real value to any wedding photographer’s offer.

There are so many useful gems given throughout the DVD that you really need to watch it a few times to pick up on them all and that’s what makes it such great value. Any time you feel you need a refresher, say during the days leading up to a wedding shoot, you can just relax with the DVD and let it inspire you.

In keeping with Damien’s other DVDs, the production quality is excellent. The video shows the photographers and subjects from a variety of angles and the sound quality is excellent making it easy to understand what the situations are and hear the real-time commentary.

Running time of disc one is 79 minutes and this includes a slideshow of over 200 shots from the day at the end of the DVD. For those who like technical details, the EXIF is provided for each of them.

Disc Two Post Processing

The second DVD from the set runs for 70 minutes and sees Damien processing a selection of photographs from the wedding day. It’s split into two parts, covering Damien’s preferred editing applications; Lightroom and Photoshop.

Topics covered include:

- Enhancing and balancing exposure.

- Cropping and rotating.

- Correcting white balance.

- Using keyboard shortcuts to speed up workflow.

- Feathering selections to blend adjustments.

- Applying localised curve adjustments.

- Understanding the value of shooting in raw.

Damien’s post-processing workflow is very ‘organic’ in its approach. It’s processing by gut feel which can mean he spends less than 60 seconds on the basic editing on each photograph in Lightroom before going into Photoshop for more detailed editing. This brevity shouldn’t be mistaken for a lack of due attention, but is actually an efficient and established workflow. It does what is required and prevents the processing of a typically large number of images from becoming a mammoth task.

If you’ve already grasped the basics of Lightroom functionality, but not sure how to incorporate it into your workflow then this DVD will show you one way. Likewise, the same applies to Photoshop, but don’t expect the full functionality of either application to be covered by this disc. To do that, you’d need much more than this one DVD. Instead, Damien demonstrates how he works with only a subset of tools and shows just how powerful they can be.

Summing up, this is another high quality, informative product from Lovegrove Consulting which is very easy for its target audience to consume. If you’re a budding wedding photographer and you want to know what’s involved in professional wedding photography then this DVD set is a valuable addition for your reference library.

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I’ve decided to print my own wedding programs. I am trying to find a nice icon/symbol to put on the front. Something classy…somewhat elegant. I can’t really seem to find anything. Any ideas?

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You’ve already shelled out a lump sum of money for the caterers, the ceremony, the receptions, and wedding attire. Now all the little things require your attention and finances! What’s a couple to do? Have you ever considered do it yourself wedding invitations? It actually has its advantages.

DIY wedding invitations do not have to be tacky. For those on a budget, a little creativity can go a long way. Nowadays, it’s so easy to create your wedding invitations from the comfort of your very own home. There’s a lot of software which provides opportunities to create custom cards, ‘do it yourself’ wedding invitations, and decorations-all with a few clicks of your mouse! Several websites even offer free templates for you to customize yourself. All you need to do is insert a photograph and the details of you wedding into the text fields and you’re ready to roll!

If you’re not impressed with the clipart and fonts that you find on your computer, you may opt to visit a stationery or arts and craft store. You and your spouse-to-be can browse the aisles and shop for items for you wedding invitation project. Don’t make it seem like a task. Have fun shopping for your items!

After you’ve chosen the paper you wish to print your invitations on, decide how you’d like the wedding invitations to appear. Do you want them to be simplistic in nature, or vibrant and spectacular? Your invitations should convey what type of couple you are. If you’re a simple, quiet couple — you may decide to create simple invitations. If you’re a wild and unpredictable couple, you may choose a wild and bold invitation. Use your imagination and you’ll come up with all sorts of ideas on your own.

Once you have your wedding invitations together, you may decide to add something to it for an extra effect. A ribbon, dried flower, or small seashell, or even a shirt treasured poem can add just the touch you’ve been looking for. Add a photograph inside the invitation, as it adds a personalized touch and can be saved as a keepsake for years down the road.

If you put love into this project it surely will not disappoint you or your guests. Don’t worry that your invitations didn’t come from a fancy overpriced printer. As long as you provide your guests with good food, good music, and most importantly-good company; they’ll have the time of their lives.

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Having a themed wedding provides for a unique wedding experience, one that you, your friends and family are sure to never forget. A themed wedding can also offer you a plethora of choices for your decisions, starting with themed wedding invitations. Let’s look at a few examples of themed wedding invitations.

Classic/Traditional Wedding

A classic / traditional wedding can also be viewed as a themed wedding! If you are thinking about going with an older style, you should choose invitations that match that idea. Beautifully scripted fonts on foil paper or cursive fonts on plain white paper stock with a textured border are both good examples of a classically themed wedding. You may also choose from a pink or purple so you can offset the more traditional white.

Everything is blooming roses

Flowers are a quintessential part of any wedding, and many couples choose roses as their wedding flower. Roses, along with calla lilies and daisies are the three most popular flower choices for weddings today. This common choice doesn’t have to be ordinary by any means. You may want to also think about taking your lilies, roses and daisies and putting them on your wedding invitations. Yes, this may be a common theme, but by choosing these beautiful wedding invitations, embossed, embellished or embedded in a beautiful color of card stock paper, they can provide you with the opening to a beauty inspired wedding.

Autumn weddings

Having an autumn wedding offers plenty of choices for themed wedding invitations. With beautiful and rich colors exploding in the fall, you can choose some of these impressive tones to accent your invitations. Colors of gold, dark red, browns and olive greens can offset each other beautifully. Couple these bold colors with seasonal aspects like leaves, trees, pine cones and the great outdoors and you have a beautiful wedding invitation.

Winter weddings

Winter wedding themes offer the unique clean aspect of crisp white coupled with icy blues. Snow, ice and frost may also be beautiful accents to your winter themed wedding invitations.

Your wedding destination

If you are hosting your wedding at a vacation destination, do not be afraid to use the destination as a theme for your invitations. If you are travelling somewhere warm and sunny for your wedding, use sandy beaches, sunshine and oceanic scenes to accent your invitations. Put together invites that provide a sneak peek at the rolling ocean encroaching on a sandy beach with the palm trees blowing in the warm breeze. Invite your guests to have some fun in the sun while celebrating your special day.

Western themes

Are you a western couple? Cowboy and cowgirl meet and ride off in the dusty sunset on a pair of magnificent horses? The couple is fully equipped with cowboy boots and hats. Use this theme in your wedding invitations to invite your friends to a western inspired wedding. Accents such as cowboy boots, cowboy and cowgirl silhouettes, spurs, cowboy hats and more can provide an interesting embellishment for your wedding invitation theme. Horses, corrals and ropes can also be used to accent your western theme.

Love is in the air

Of course, many couples are going to choose love as the underlying theme of their wedding. It makes perfect sense; their love for each other is what makes this wedding possible. Love as a theme does not have to be boring. The first thing most people think of when they think “love” is hearts. Heart themed wedding invitations can range from intricate scripted hearts to chunky pink hearts and everything in between. Hearts with flower petals embossed on a high quality paper stock will give you an interesting love-inspired themed wedding invitation.

Another choice for love-inspired invitations is interlocked rings. While this is common, it is no more ordinary than you are. Use interlocking rings as an accent in a deep shade of purple or blue to offset your other colors. This is where you can really get creative.

Your wedding should be your fairy tale romance, so choose something interesting like horse drawn carriages or a surprising castle for the background of your invitations.

Clip art of couples and wedding parties is also a standard in the wedding invitation industry. However, you can mix this up and make it unique to your own wedding by using your own silhouettes as the background for your invitation.

Make your invitation your own

Regardless of the theme of your wedding, you can create a unique, individual wedding invitation that couples the theme of your wedding with your own personal style. Even if the overall theme of your wedding is love or romance, take your own personal ideas of what this means to you and find an invitation that speaks from the heart. Hearts, flowers, rings, silhouettes and more can all be used to embellish your day.

Choose textures and layers

Even ‘standard’ wedding invitations can be embellished and really ‘pop’ when you add some texture to the paper. You can also try layers of different textures and physical embellishments. Ribbons, rings and paper trimmings can add depth to any wedding invitation.

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