from my wedding paper stuff, i got my first customer. a friend of mine who wanted invites, church and reception programs. her colors are pink and green. we perused my favorite paper stores and i gave her options. it's nice having custom designed items especially if you're having a cultural wedding as the mainstream does not always accomodate you. she loved the prototypes and i moved on from there. here is what i ended up with.

invite

church program(pls. ignore the warpedness)

reception program

paper:
light pink folder - cardsandpockets.com
green and gold pattern paper - papersource.com
neenah ivory linen paper and envelopes - anchorpaper.com

ribbon:
jkm ribbons

fast forward to planning my fall '06 wedding. i decided i'll do all my paper stuff myself. i had a little photoshop design help from my fiance, helping to translate images floating in my head to reality. so, i got familiar with my now favorite paper sites and started ordering samples. i ended up making, invitations, church programs, reception programs and table numbers. here is what the invitation looked like:
paper:
burgundy paisley paper from paper mojo
orange zest paper from creative papers online
carnival coco cover paper from the paper mill store
gold astroparche cover paper and envelopes from the paper mill store and papermatters
raffia from joann's