Friday, December 30, 2011

The Year in Photos…2011

I wanted to share some of my favorite pictures of our work from 2011. This has been an amazing year filled with styled shoots, collaborations with great vendors, new designs, open houses, lots of shows, hundreds of brides and more cardstock than I even want to count. So, without further words…I’ll let the photos speak for themselves.  Can’t wait for 2012!

Photos by Elizabeth Ryan Photography & Hamilton Photography

Photo by Mike B Photography

Bayside Bride August Vendor of the Month

Photo by Hamilton Photography

Bayside Bride Styled Shoot






Photos by Elizabeth Ryan Photography

Photo by JLowe Photos

Photos by JLowe Photos

“Charlie” the Crab and Anchors Aweigh!


Thursday, July 14, 2011

Signs, Signs, Everywhere Signs…

It seems to me that signs, banners and props have become so popular and personally, I love them! They are perfect for wedding photos, engagement shots and just having fun! I’ve been asked Oh So Pretty Props (website launch coming soon) to create some exclusive designs just for them. So, I thought it would be fun to revisit some of the items I’ve created in the past! Enjoy!





Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Stop by Sunday :: Success!

Sunday’s event :: Stop by Sunday :: was most definitely a success!  We had so many brides, their families, vendors and friends pop in to say hi!  At one point, we were handing out sample program fans to cool everyone down!  Needless to say, we had a phenomenal time and thank all of our featured vendors, along with our swag bag vendors too.  I’ve heard so many wonderful comments over the past few days about the event.  And, I’m thinking there might be a Stop by Sunday II in the works soon! 

For those of you who didn’t get to stop by or if you just wanted to see photos of everything from the event, here are some great shots from Elizabeth Ryan Photography.   And, again, thanks to all!!!


*** The ABD Girls…Allie Kotler, Kaitlin MacCallum and me (aka Allison Barnhill)

Monday, November 23, 2009

Real Wedding – Brenda & Mario – 11/14/09

As promised, Samara from By Design Events, sent me some phenomenal pictures from Brenda and Mario’s big day. They were married at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Montego Bay, Jamaica. I was so excited to see everything come together…including all our special touches. Special thanks to Kristen from Kristen Leigh Photography for making our work look SO good. Enjoy!

Congrats Brenda and Mario!

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Real Wedding – Stephanie & Jay – 09/06/09

I’m SO excited about this real wedding post. Stephanie and Jay were married on September 6, 2009 in Big Sky, Montana. First let me say that Stephanie and Jay are the sweetest couple. In the span of the year, we must of exchanged hundreds of emails and phone calls. In the midst of a phone call, Allie and I mentioned how we thought this was going to be such a cool wedding and we’d love to come…Stephanie’s response…”Sure, we’d love to have you!”. Like I said, a great couple!

So, when I got the email from Stephanie last night with the link to her pro pics, I was overjoyed and couldn’t wait to dive into the details from their big day in Big Sky. And, oh boy, they are awesome! Their photographer is Larry Stanley – Montana Wedding Photographer. (Check out his two websites for his portfolio and resource site.) In a comment Stephanie made on Larry’s blog she says that she knew from their first phone call that he was the perfect photographer for them. I think you will agree when you see all of the photos below.

A big thanks to Larry for responding to my request for photos in less than a day! You are phenomenal! :) And, Larry promises me a link to Stephanie and Jay’s album, when it is complete, so I’ll be sure to share that with you.

Finally, as you enjoy all of these pictures, you might remember some of our older blog posts with shots of Stephanie and Jay’s save the date, invitation and other details. We loved designing everything for their natural and elegant big day. Hope you like everything too! Enjoy!