Point Pleasant Beach Save the Date Map

Navy pen and ink map commissioned for Christina and Ricky’s 2020 wedding.
A weekend filled with all the fun Point Pleasant Beach has to offer. Jenkinson’s Boardwalk, restaurants, hotel, waterfront bars, and more are all close to the wedding venues.

Wedding Map Invitation Direction Card

Wedding map invitation insert for Morgan and Joe. Directions to the wedding events were printed on the reverse side of the card. 

Bold Navy Pen and Ink Save the Date Map

New illustrated map Save the Dates for Jessica and Anthony's October 2019 wedding. A monochromatic, pen and ink map in navy makes a real statement. The nautical color is always a good choice for a Bay Head Yacht Club wedding.

Composite, Customized Save the Dates

Sometimes we meet with clients who are interested in having an illustrated map commissioned for weddings or save the dates but don't have a lot of time until they will be mailing them. We realized we could offer a compromise and customize an existing map! Lisa and Chris's story was geographically similar to our original blog post here. We were able to Photoshop in some elements I created for other maps and add some digital type. Original hand lettering for "Save the Date" fit right into the space and we were able to give our client a map save the date not soon after.

Illustrated Map Wedding Invitations

Danielle and Michael's Illustrated Map wedding invitation suite features custom handlettering and a touch of watercolor to complement the art. Their reception card shows their venue, The Asbury Hotel in AsburyPark, NJ. We included the compass art from the map on their RSVP card, which is a tribute to their favorite Springsteen and the E Street Band song, "Two Hearts."

Illustrated Maps from 2017

All of these illustrated maps were commissioned as gifts (top to bottom): Kelly as a wedding gift to Karl; Jackie to Matt as a wedding gift to one another; Jennifer's 2nd wedding anniversary gift to her husband, Arnold; Jenny to her mentor, Nancy; and Dana's parents' upon her graduation from the University of Maryland.

Jenna & Bryan's Intercontinental Love Story

Jenna and Bryan met as physicians when she traveled to Ecuador to work with his family's foundation, Foundation Teolinda Troya Escobar. The organization provides medical assistance to the most vulnerable communities in Ecuador.

Pen and Ink Map

A thoughtful Bridal Shower gift from her maid of honor, this pen and ink map is a departure from our usual watercolor maps. Colored pencils were used to complete the land and water accents.

Wedding Gift Commissions

We are often asked to create original artwork to be given as wedding gifts. Above are some recently completed gifts from parents to newlyweds and also from bride to groom (and sometimes couples have paintings created for themselves!).

From top: Katie and Andrew commissioned a wedding map together and had a print made to show at their wedding reception.

Carly had a portrait of her wedding venue, the gorgeous Mallard Island Yacht Club, created for a first anniversary gift to her husband Doug.

Kim and Matt also had a map created for their wedding, which they also displayed at their reception.

Lastly, Dana and Chris were married at the Inn at Barley Sheaf Farm in New Hope, Pennsylvania. The mother of the bride surprised them with this watercolor of the venue.

Key West Wedding at Truman Little White House

Mandy and Ed first came to us for Save the Dates for their Key West wedding. For their wedding invitation, they wanted an informational booklet for their guests to be able to use while visiting the island. First we created a watercolor painting of their venue, Truman Little White House, and used it as the cover of their destination wedding invitation.

Included in the book were a letter to their guests, accommodations information, and a custom map corresponding with the following page of "phony ads"for real places they enjoy on the island and other useful information.

RSVP postcards used a digital illustration of the Conch Repulic flag.

We also created an original monogram for their wedding brand, which was used in 

the booklet and later on cocktail napkins, coasters, stickers and favor tote bags. 

They loved their monogram so much they had a custom flag made!!

The Truman Little White House painting was used for ceremony programs 

and we loved their idea of using colorful fish on their seating cards.

Nautical Manasquan Map Save the Dates

What's more fun than a beach wedding and a lobster bake reception? Amanda and Brian's wedding will take place right here in Manasquan in September. We created these original map save the dates with nautical touches throughout.

Wedding Map Gift

Here is a recently completed map that was commissioned as a wedding gift by the bride's sister. Jenn and Jeff were married last October in Spring Lake, New Jersey at St. Catharine Church. It was fun recreating their wedding cake, along with the rest of their story, in watercolor.

Autumn Art Deco Wedding

Wedding Trends come and go, but Art Deco is a timeless style. Allison and John's wedding invitation set showcased rich autumn colors, metallic papers, and a geometric monogram tag. The tag was adhered to a black satin belly band. We also designed a thank you card to match the set. The couple recently celebrated their first anniversary, and for a gift their parents commissioned an illustrated map to match their wedding invitation style.

Cristina & Lloyd's Puerto Rico Wedding Map

Cristina and Lloyd were married May 17th in Puerto Rico, at her grandmother's house (pictured on the map). What made this map a little different than any of our others is that the icons shown and states listed represent all the places from where friends and family traveled to celebrate the wedding. The newlyweds were generous enough to share a photo of how a print of the map was displayed with the seating chart we designed to match.