Dana Osborne Design Blog
graphic designer life + design + inspiration
3 Things to Consider Before Starting Your Guest List
It’s the most painful part of wedding planning: the guest list. I mean, where do you start? How many people can we invite? Where do you draw the line?
Before you even open that Google doc to type in your uncle’s address, consider these 3 things before your start.
Bright & Beautiful: Omaha Spring Wedding at CityLight Church
Pocket Wedding Invitations were a perfect match for this spring wedding.
We’re in a neutral world. The color tones I often see for weddings in the past two years have centered on neutral colors…ivory, white, blush, gold.
Downloadable Wedding Guest List
The guest list could be the hardest part of wedding planning.
I provide my couples with a template to get them started. This template helps you stay organized and is exactly what I need if we’re printing on your envelopes.
Romantic Blush Omaha Wedding at the Omaha Design Center
I sometimes look back at my notes I take when I meet with couples at our invitation consultation. When I look back and Jenn & Austin’s notes and then look at their wedding photos, it reminds me that visions of a wedding day can come true exactly how you want.
Sunflowers, Sunshine and Smiles: Rustic elegance at The Players Club Omaha
I met Chrissy at an All About Weddings Omaha Happy Hour. Here, other vendors and I meet couples who are engaged, have drinks, eat cake and hopefully help plan their wedding. This is when Chrissy confessed that she stalked me on Instagram and knows she wanted me to design her wedding invitations.
Dana Osborne Design interview with Wedding Lovely Blog
I love talking anything weddings and invitations. So when I got to chat with Wedding Lovely’s blog about these two things, it was a good day.
New Years Eve Downtown Omaha Wedding - Love Warms the Record Cold
I’ve always thought a New Years Eve wedding is the perfect holiday for a wedding. I mean, you want to stay up late and party anyways, right? So invite your friends, have a wedding and count down to a new beginning of the year.
Rustic Iowa Wedding with Burgundy Charm: Caylee & Dustin's wedding day
It seems honestly like forever when I got to work with Caylee and Dustin. But as wedding seasons come, they go. I feel horrible for blogging about a 2016 wedding in 2018…but this one is still on my radar because of the amazing pieces I created for this couple.
What to expect when you hire an invitation designer
You finally got the ring from the person you know as your best friend. You’re in 100% wedding planning mode. You have booked the venues and have already thought about the day you try on wedding dresses (what am I kidding…you’ve thought about that day your entire life!).
Sparkle in the Rain: Becky & Brent's silver and gray Iowa City Wedding
I pay attention to the weather forecast on the weekends. Just so I can hope for a beautiful day for the couples I design for. The day Becky picked up all her wedding day items, it was a gorgeous fall day. But Mother Nature had other plans and brought rain on their big day.