Sunday, January 8, 2012

Wrap Up :: Chesapeake Bay Beach Club Bridal Show :: January 7, 2012

Okay, I have to admit, this is my favorite show of the season!  Don’t get me wrong, I love all the bridal  shows, since I get to reconnect with my favorite vendors and meet wonderful brides-to-be.  But, the “beach club show” is just so much fun, because I have the wonderful opportunity to collaborate with phenomenal vendors to create a styled room to inspire brides!  This year, I was so happy to be back with Cynthia from Flower Follies!

Now, some of you know that I met Cynthia 10 years ago when I was planning my wedding…and she did my flowers!!! She is one of the sweetest gals on the planet, not to mention, she is just so freakin’ talented. Her “small shop” mentality means that each bride gets the PERFECT flowers and design for their big day. She loves vintage, feathers and rhinestones…likes to use unexpected flowers in amazing ways…and really, you can identify her work anywhere!

I love that she asked for me to be in her room this year and that we got to design a perfectly modern, nautical theme! We wanted the look to be clean and crisp – mostly white with pops of yellow and unexpected punches of cobalt blue. K&B Bridal was added to our room and came in with the great idea of incorporating the grey chevron print into the design and I just LOVE how it completed the design perfectly.

Hope you enjoy all of these photos from the day. Please note that the majority of these photos are from my phone camera…so not professional (unless noted). But,Kimberly Brooke Photography took lots of pro pics…and so did Mark from Hamilton Photography. Hope to share those too soon!!!

I think the best feeling of the day was watching so many brides take pictures of the table and of course, those adorable hanging mason jars with pinwheels!!! Thanks to all who came, saw and loved!!





Brittany and Allison at the Allison Barnhill Designs table
(photo by Ashley Riddle :: Up Do’s for I Do’s)

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Categories: Naval Academy, details, flat program, monogram, nautical, place cards, rope, signs, summer, table numbers

Sunday, August 14, 2011

Gabriela & Woodney :: Real Wedding

So, I have to say that working with Gabriela and Woodney was a wonderful experience.  Although we never got to meet in person, we “talked” via email for over a year and after working on their save the dates, invites and wedding day stationery, I was over the moon to receive the link to the blog post featuring their wedding photos by Jeri Houseworth Photography.

This couple is absolutely adorable together!  You can help but see the love pouring off of them in waves.  Seeing everything come together for them on their big day was amazing.  I love it all…from the parasols to the shutters holding the escort cards…ah, beautiful! 

Enjoy these pics of the items that we designed for the big day, along with some cute couple shots!  Oh, and be sure to check out that full blog post above by Jeri…you will fall in love too!  Enjoy!

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Categories: details, fan programs, favor tags, menus, place cards, real wedding, signs, table numbers

Thursday, November 18, 2010

A little bit of this…

…and a little bit of that!  It’s been a long time since we’ve posted some of our accessories designs.  I feel like I’m always “talking invite”, but it’s nice to go back and take a look at some of the wedding day stationery that we have designed for our clients.  Keep in mind that most of the time, our accesories designs can be done without an “in studio” meeting.  So, we can work via email to design the perfect wedding day programs, place cards, table numbers, menus and more!  Enjoy!

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Categories: folded program, menus, place cards, signs, table numbers

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Real Wedding – Lauren and Robert – 09/26/09

Yes, it’s another real wedding for the week…we’re so lucky to have received tons of great pro pics from our weddings…I just have to share!!!

Lauren and Robert were married on September 26, 2009 at St. Mary’s Church in Annapolis and the reception followed at the Annapolis Yacht Club. I had so much fun working on the items for their wedding. I’m sure you’ll remember their quick turnaround invitations and fun post with all the crab details.
Mike Busada from Mike B Photography took these phenomenal photos of the big day. I just love some of the unique shots with the wedding invitation and really, how cute are Lauren and Robert in this first photo?!?! Enjoy!

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Categories: layered style program, signs, table numbers

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!

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Categories: fan programs, menus, mr. and mrs. signs, place cards, signs, table numbers

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