Here’s are a couple pictures of my latest contribution for Style Me Pretty. This tutorial includes directions for making Homemade Vanilla Extract and a free PDF of the labels to put on your own bottles. This would make a great wedding favor or even a good Christmas gift. Click here for complete instructions and the full article.
Click here to see my other Style Me Pretty contributions.
Check out this lovely illustrated wedding invitation and suite! I just love the hand drawn feel and the personalized feeling it invokes. A friend of mine sent me a link to Anna Melcon Bond’s Flickr page (thanks Joseph!) and I instantly fell in love with her work.
I did a little poking around and discovered that this invitation was from Anna’s own wedding. I found some charming shots from her celebration that were too great to pass up. How great is that cake?!
Besides a Flickr page, Anna also has a web site a new blog and looks like a online shop coming soon! Be sure to check them out for more sweet inspiration.
Besides the whole getting married thing, the invitations were my favorite part. As a designer I felt like I had something to prove by designing my own invitations so it turned out to be one of the most rewarding and intimidating aspects of the whole event. Needless to say, my husband and I love how they turned out and they were worth all the effort.
The Invitations, RSVP Card, Accommodations Card, Directions Card, Thank You Notes, and Envelopes were all letterpress printed on Crane’s 100% cotton Lettra Letterpress Paper by the very talented Bryce at Bjorn Press.
The Programs were off-set printed onto the same Lettra Letterpress paper by the lovely folks over at Quality Press using a metallic ink. I printed the Menus on a large format digital printer.
That’s it for our trip down memory lane! It was an amazing experience and I’m so glad I could share it with all of you. Have a lovely weekend everyone and Happy Valentine’s Day! xoxo
I will be the first to admit that I went a little crazy with all the little extras. But it’s what I love to do, and I had so much fun creating all the little details! Above are the guest room gifts we left for each of our guests in their hotel room. They contained a welcome note, hot cocoa packets, and homemade snowflake marshmallows.
I made coat check tags for guests when they arrived with perforated bottoms. The match books where also custom made by wrapping store bought matches and re-covered with my own design. And finally, sparkler holders in vellum sleeves for the send-off. The white cake with lemon curd filling and lemon buttercream frosting- YUMM! – was made by our dear friend Katie.
The Coat Check Tags and Sparkler Holders are now available for sale in my Etsy shop. And if you’d like to learn how to make the Guest Room Gifts, or the Match Books, I actually made tutorials for Style Me Pretty. Click on each of the links above for purchase information and/or complete instructions.
Tomorrow I’ll be sharing our wedding stationary suite!
Below are some more pictures from our wedding last year held at the Novelty Hill Winery in Woodinville, Washington. This was by far the most stunning location we visited when looking for a venue. If you ever happen to be in the area I encourage you to stop by. Its understated elegance and modern architecture are breathtaking.
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With all the love that’s in the air, it’s fitting that my husband and I celebrated our first anniversary this past weekend. I honestly can’t believe it’s been a year already! We both had so much fun at our wedding and I wish that we could go back and enjoy the day over and over. Thankfully we have our photos and I can look back as often as I like. Please join me on a trip down memory lane…
To start, I thought I’d share my inspiration board that I created right after our engagement. It’s fun to see how this translated into the actual event. I picked yellow and grey as our wedding colors because I wanted something unusual and not overly feminine. My husband definitely appreciated this and was as equally excited about the color choices. Since our wedding was in February the yellow seemed like a good bright color that could add some warmth. The grey acted as a neutral tone throughout while silver added the little extra shine.
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A sweet invitation program designed by the oh so talented folks at Studio MIKMIK. A pattern of branches, berries and mushrooms were used to create this “vintage autumn” themed invitation. The die cut is a stunning addition to such a simple program. I love!
It was hard to narrow these down since I have quite the collection of favorites in my bookmarks. After a lot of thought here are my top 5 in no particular order:
Hello Lucky
Adorably witty greeting cards and exquisite wedding invitation programs.
Elum Designs
Modern design and a amazing holiday card collection. 
Little Oranges
Delightfully simple note cards with the most adorable finishing touches.
Passing Notes
The most unbelievable photography and attention to detail. Makes me want to get married again and again…
Snow & Graham
Whimsical patterns and a great collection of papers, calendars and other products to make anyone swoon. 
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