Vendor Spotlight: Jen Simpson Design

Your invitations are one of the first things guests will see of your wedding! So you want them to look the best you can. Jen Simpson and her husband Luke of Jen Simpson Design create the most beautiful invites ever! Luke is the printer and maker of the invitations while she designs them and takes care of the customer contracts. Their invitations are so unique and every single one is special.

  • Cat or Dog?  Cat
  • Twilight or Harry Potter? Harry Potter
  • Mac or PC? Mac
  • Sweet or Salty? Salty
  • Beer or Wine? Beer
  • Mountains or Beach? Beach
  • Neat or Messy? Messy
  • What is the last book you read? Ummm…..haha we havn’t read a book in forever!
  • Most embarrassing moment? We have had a few… :)
  • Favorite sports team? Ohio State
  • What was the last movie you went to see? Harry Potter
  • Who would play you in a movie?  Jen: Anna Torv- the girl from fringe Luke: Tom Cruise from the 90’s
  • What is your favorite drink? JEN: Vodka Cranberry LUKE: Dirty Martini
  • What is in your refrigerator right now? Leftovers
  • What is your favorite place to eat? Sonny’s Italian Restaurant
  • What TV reality show or game show would you go on? Amazing Race
  • How many pairs of shoes do you own?  Around 15
  • Where did you grow up? Ohio
  • Where have you gone to school? Bowling Green State University
  • What is your advice to people planning a wedding? JEN: Keep calm and carry on :) LUKE: Use a lot of paper decorations :)
  • What is your best marriage advice? JEN: Give and compromise LUKE: Talk with your spouse enough that you can anticipate their wants and needs.
  • One of your favorite wedding moments? JEN: when we hand over invitations to a bride and get to see their faces glow with excitement! LUKE: At our wedding when we entered the reception to the Simpson’s theme song!
  • Anything else we should know? We have a cat named Rolland who is basically our kid. We love him dearly, and he is very spoiled!  


Wedding Program Essentials

Your wedding program is probably not on the top of your priority list.  So here are some things to be sure to include!  Clients often ask me if they have to even do a program for the ceremony, and I always encourage them to do so.  It is so nice for guests to be able to follow along with ceremony and see the readings, songs as well as other important information such as readers, family members and bridal party members.  It is also great to provide a program for a Catholic Mass or Jewish ceremony in cases guests are not familiar with the traditions or structure.

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Essential:
-Names of the bride and groom
-Wedding date and time
-Ceremony location
-Listing of ceremony songs, readings and rituals, in order
-Names of ceremony participants (officiant, readers, musicians and bridal party)

Optional, and oh so nice!
-Welcome note to guests
-A meaningful quote, lyric or passage
-Anecdotes about your relationship for engagement
-Biographies and pictures of all your wedding VIPs
-A brief message or recognition honoring departed loved ones
-Detailed information about unfamiliar rituals
-A note of thanks to parents
-Map or directions to the reception in case guests forgot their invitation enclosure