I was saving this real wedding until the Olympics started…why you might ask? Well, Amanda is from Canada and Patrick is American. So, when they got married, they decided to embrace their two cultures in red, white and blue fashion! We designed a custom monogram with the flags of Canada and USA and even their tables had flags…and red/white and blue bows adorned the ceremony area! This wedding took place at Celebrations at the Bay, which is on the water, hence why you see the anchor on some of the accessories too! We had the pleasure of designing their fan programs — perfect for an outdoor June wedding, table names, place cards, menu cards and of course, their invitations! Enjoy!

I’ve been working with Kristin for months…designing her save the date and the perfect invitation for her wedding at The Ritz in Key Biscayne, Florida. When I first me with Kristin, she knew exactly what she wanted…me to hand sketch the Key Biscayne lighthouse. She had pulled together lots of pictures of it for me to use as inspriation…but really loved the one with the lighthouse and palm trees.

So, pulled out my “special pencils” for sketching and went to work! Once the sketch is complete, I scan it and then can digitally change the colors of the sketch to match the invitation. So, in this case, I changed the image from the pencil color to a warm light brown. This color matches perfectly with the sand metallic pocket, raspberry pearl accents and natural raffia wrap.

Kristin’s mom picked up these invitations yesterday and I hope she is having fun stuffing and stamping these beauties, while the blizzard bears down on us in Annapolis! Enjoy!