Dana Osborne Design Blog
graphic designer life + design + inspiration
We're Debt Free! Paying off our house with Dave Ramsey's Baby Steps
If you’re a fan of Dave Ramsey, you know the scream…WE’RE DEBT FREE! And we can say it again…because we have paid off our house! We’re weird people!
Wedding Invitations How They Wanted Them: Gorgeous
I don’t stray too much from my wedding invitation package. My standard package comes with an invitation, details card, RSVP and mailing envelope. The design of those…it what we come up with (usually gorgeous). But Alexandria and Brad had a vision in mind with the size of cards for their wedding invitations
40th Birthday Photo Shoot
My hubby and I turned 40 this year and the plan was always to go on a tropical vacation. Just think, sitting next to a pool at an amazing resort in Mexico or Jamaica, chillin’, not working…you know, celebrating!
But we didn’t feel comfortable traveling during Covid times this past January.
Mauve, Blush & Gold Wedding Invitation Perfection for Fall Omaha Couple
Mauve, blush, gold Nebraska Fall wedding. Throw in a beautiful couple (inside and out)…you have a perfect recipe for a wedding that will rank up as one of my top of 2020. These wedding invitations came together seamlessly and I wouldn’t have changed a thing.
Tip for Surviving Summer Working from Home + Kids
Welcome, summer. As much as I love the sunshine, lake and flip flops, I do miss the routine of our school schedule. Being a work-at-home mom, having kids at home during the summer causes chaos and less interrupted hours in front of the computer. And if you didn’t know, summer is wedding season the Midwest
Winter Omaha Wedding Holds Nothing Back at A View on State
One of these weddings happen each year. The wedding that holds nothing back. And this Omaha wedding at A View on State was that wedding.
And it doesn’t hurt when the groom is an event planner himself.
Five Popular Ways for Wedding Invitation Wording
Wording a wedding invitation seems so simple. You just put your names, the date, time, location…boom. You’re done, right?
It’s definitely not that simple…at least the start of your invitation. I’m asked all the time for help on wording wedding invitations. And I’m super happy to give you my advice
Estes Park, Colorado Wedding with a Boho, Natural Vibe
These are the weddings that sneak up on me.
When I talked with Ashley & Stephen about their September 2020 wedding, I know it was going to be beautiful. Their vision of their Estes Park wedding over Labor Day weekend was everything…low key yet gorgeous. Natural yet a pop of color. Casual yet upscale.
Three Reasons To Avoid "Big Box" Invitation Websites for your Wedding Invitations
I know I can’t compete with them. The “big box” wedding invitation websites out there. You know who I’m talking about. And when I say I can’t compete…I can’t compete on one thing: PRICE. $1/invitation plus free envelope printing they have out there? Sorry. No price matching.
Art Deco Downtown Omaha, Nebraska Wedding
During the 2020 pandemic wedding season, I felt an obligation to be there for all my couples. If that was charging cost for reprints, guiding them through game plans of what to do next, or helping them making decisions…I wanted to be there.