Invitation Closures: How to Keep Your Suite Together

March 28, 2018 Grace Niu

A different take on a vellum wrap!
Design, styling and photo by Grace Niu Design. Wax beads and stamper by Artisaire.

When it comes to wedding invitations, the presentation is so important. You don't want to spend your hard-earned money on these beautiful invitations but have them show up to your guests all messily stashed in the envelope. Even if you arranged them nicely to begin with, chances are they were tossed around while in the mail. Enter the solution: closures!

Wedding Stationery Etiquette Part 3: The Addresses

January 30, 2018 Grace Niu

After a bit of a break, I've finally got the last part in the stationery etiquette series! I'm sharing tips and tricks on how to get your guest addresses perfect and how to avoid awkward situations with guests!

Chicago Eats Guide

December 12, 2017 Grace Niu

Millennium Park. Photo by Grace Niu Design.

I'm so excited to share my Chicago eats guide with you today! One of the things I love most about living here is the food, so this guide is heavily focused on my favorite food and drink spots in town! I hope you're able to visit Chicago soon and try out some of my recommendations!

DIY Dip-Dye Gift Tags

December 1, 2017 Grace Niu

My friends at Rit Dye sent me a huge box full of different colored dyes a while back, and I finally figured out what I wanted to make with the dye - gift tags! These are perfect for the holidays and all those gifts you'll be wrapping up soon!

Hygge Christmas Gift Guide

November 27, 2017 Grace Niu

One of the things I love most is home decor, especially around Christmastime. So this may or may not be a list of all the things I want for myself...

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D+A’s gold foil stamped invitations were finished off with these chic and clean digitally printed return addresses with a little leaf drawing [address partially obscured for privacy] 🌿 this is one of my favorite envelope colors and i think it looks amazing paired with the gold foil. the suite reveal will be coming in a few months so hang tight! 🤗

june has been an extremely busy month as i’ve been getting a handful of orders ready for my fall brides, and also having some work goals to meet this month. 💪🏼 if you’re a relatively new follower, you may not know that i am a graphic designer/art director by day in addition to being the business owner of Grace Niu Design. even though my whole day is essentially filled with design, it’s nice to have a different kind of design waiting for me when i get home! i always try to make sure my stationery clients feel like they are their invitations are being taken care of to the fullest ❤️

happy friday! excited that my @vsattui wine arrived from napa valley! these are only sold at the winery or online and were some of the delicious wines we got to taste, so i ordered a few! ✨ a tip if you’ve never been to napa: look for wineries with good shipping deals and then split a box with your friends if you don’t want a full set of 6 bottles! we learned this while we were there. 🤗 what’s your favorite kind of wine? my favorites are chardonnay, malbec, and rosé 🍷🍷🍷

worked on these place cards this weekend and the vibe perfectly matches the weather here ☁️☁️☁️ i always love a good brush lettered place card 🤗

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