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!




For a Fall Fete
I have to share this save the date that Michelle and her mom picked up this past Saturday. Michelle met with me before the holidays to talk about her save the date and invitations. We dicussed a classic design with Fall colors, like copper, golds, ivory and chocolate. For the save the date, Michelle and I discussed two ideas, but when she saw the sample, she wanted to see what it would look like with a gold leaf top layer and copper backing — with copper and chocolate text. Wahoo! I’m glad she mentioned it, because the final look is so beautiful! And, when Michelle and her mom saw them in person, they loved them…so much so that her mom took a picture with Michelle holding it, right there in the studio! So happy that we made both of them so happy! Can’t wait to get working on the invites. Enjoy!

Stuck on a Date
At this time of year, brides and grooms kick their wedding planning into high gear! At ABD, we find ourselves knee deep in save the dates…literally. And, we’ve been wading through the many magnet designs this month…the magnet is making a comeback! It’s been great designing a lot of different variations of this very practical save the date. Here are some examples of magnets we’ve designed for clients this month!

Christin brought her save the date to the Chesapeake Bay Beach Club wedding show to show vendors her colors and theme! Love it!!!

Sweet picture and sweet couple!

Lindsey’s mom just picked these up today! Love the colors and the big date!

Isn’t this picture awesome? Perfect for the save the date!

We designed two versions of these magnets for Alyssa and Brian…love them both!

Black and white just makes this picture pop!
Bright and Navy
Tiffany and Tucker are getting married in August at the United States Naval Academy chapel. I was so excited to work on Tiffany’s save the dates and invitations, because she is using a very creative color combination of royal blue and bright orange. And, we used some modern fonts…and of course, my hand sketch of the Naval Academy dome. The final design is fresh and fun! Can’t wait to work on their invites! Enjoy!












