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Showing posts with label weddings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label weddings. Show all posts

Monday, February 16, 2015

EXCITING NEWS!

Happy Monday, Blogettes! I am back from a fabulous vacation in the lovely mountain town of Breckenridge, Colorado where the amazing Blake proposed to me! (insert engagement ring, heart and celebration emojis!)

Breck has always had a special place in our hearts as a couple. It was our first vacation spot together as a couple and since then, we have visited several times in the summer and winter time.

In particular, we have a very favorite restaurant there called The Hearthstone. I highly recommend it for anyone going to Breck. Anyway, we tagged along with my parents on this trip so they got to join in on the fun! I had made reservations for The Hearthstone and it ended up that we were running late for our reservation and I was not a happy camper but I soon learned that it was part of the plan. Because we were running late, my parents dropped Blake and I off at the front door. We were directed to our awesome table in which we sat down. Blake told me that he had recently realized we had been dating for 1,113 days and that each day I have become more his best friend and how much he loved me. Blake is pretty frequent with his sweet words so I did not think much of this. Then, the waitress brought us some champagne! I thought that was so sweet but I truly had no idea a proposal was in store. We drank our champagne and as I sat my drink down Blake said, "what's that right there?" and pointed to a very sparkly and gorgeous ring! We pulled the ring out and he got down on one knee and asked me to marry him. Blake's main objective was the catch me off guard and he did for sure. Side note: He asked if we could go look at rings next week so I really thought there was no way that we could be getting engaged on this trip!

Champagne glass that my ring was sitting in the bottom of. Blake was worried I would see the ring in the champagne as the waitress brought it. I did not see a thing and Blake actually had to point the ring out to me. Haha.


Right after we got engaged, Blake called my parents and said they could come in. They were in on the plan the whole time. It meant the world to me that Blake included them in the proposal.
YAY!!!!
My parents and us. Such a special night.

Now Breckenridge holds a more special place in our hearts. As beautiful and as special as Breck is, we have decided to get married there! 7/17/15 here we come! 



Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Black+Ecru Classic Wedding Invitation

I was searching through some invite files and found this pretty invitation that I designed from last year. I just love the simplicity of the ercu+black and the elegance of the bold, statement-like typography. Oh, how I love a beautiful wedding invitation!

Monday, October 22, 2012

Classic Wedding Invitations

I had the pleasure of working with a lovely couple to design a classic wedding suite for their big day! Together, we designed an invitation, reply card, thank you notes and programs. Absolutely loved every minute of working with Brynnan and Zac! Before Brynnan sent out her invitations, she wrapped the invitation and reply card in bakers twine before putting them in a kraft paper envelope. I love those little details!


Tuesday, August 17, 2010

coolest dessert table

I LOVE this dessert table. It's fun, edgy and not too serious.  I really like the layering of the party flags and paper poofs. Yep, it's a bit of a chaotic backdrop but you can tell a big celebration is about to happen. (or has it already happened?) I kinda love that you can't tell.

Thursday, August 12, 2010

ribbons and flowers


I can't get enough of colorful ribbons swaying in the wind and an arbor made from plastic water bottles! What a great reminder that using even the simplest materials can result in such fabulous design!


images via oncewed

Monday, July 26, 2010

headband love

Each bride is unique in what accessories they choose to wear on their special day. It truly is a beautiful expression of who she is. Some brides wear a veil, add a flower or wear a statement necklace. Recently I have been seeing a lot of beautiful headbands that would make beautiful hair pieces for a bride.

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These last two images are fabulous. Have you heard of Old Soul, New Heart? They have beautiful hair accessories and jewelry. They just started designing CUTE wedding hair pieces too. They are too cute. And isn't this girl so beautiful?!? Loving her make up!

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Dotted Swiss Organza, Beautiful Textured Fabric!


DOTTED SWISS ORGANZA! It is my favorite. I am in love with the texture. But really, it photographs so beautifully, doesn't it?! I just saw this wedding featured on stylemepretty and I nearly squealed with excitement when I saw this bride's dress.

 

Saturday, June 26, 2010

paper garland




I am loving this paper garland by dolce odille.  They do fabulous wedding and party DIY projects...i mean really fabulous!

Friday, June 25, 2010

a wedding in the trees

I don't think a ceremony backdrop can get much prettier than this.....




image via SMP 

Sunday, June 20, 2010

letter press wonderfulness

Oh my love. This wedding invitation suit by high cotton design is beautiful. I really love the look of letter pressed invitations. I would LOVE to design a letter pressed invitation! Oh, and I have to tell you one more thing...this designer only used one ink color, a dark blue gray and then used handy prisma colors in various colors of pink and green and colored in the flowers. What a cost effective yet gorgeous solution!

Friday, June 4, 2010

two things...

My friend Katie is getting married in a barn this summer in North Carolina. Katie, are you reading this? Please put some wood tables outside the barn so guests can enjoy the NC mountains!

Obsessed with these little lovlies by Valentino. What FUN yet completely chic heels.. LOVE. I mean, I am IN LOVE with these shoes. 


Monday, May 31, 2010

purple..seriously gorgeous!






To be honest, purple has never been a favorite color of mine. I hardly ever use it for graphic design or other creative purposes! But, this LOVELY purple wedding has changed my mind! I was reminded by a sweet little color lesson...ANY color can look great when used in the right amount and in the right context. 

I am pretty smitten with the top image. Hanging lavender stock upside down...breathtaking! Visually, it just grabs your attention!..beautiful ceremony backdrop!!

images via SMP

Friday, May 28, 2010

cute mr+mrs

My sweet friend Katie is getting married this summer. Her colors are navy+yellow & she is having her wedding reception in a barn in North Carolina...I can't wait! I have been on a hunt for lovely and inspirational barn/yellow+navy weddings. I found this image and loved it. Though it is only a tiny detail, it is truly the unique details that reveal the personality of the couple. 

Sunday, May 23, 2010

vintage brooch bouquets. LOVE.





I love brooches. I started a vintage collection junior year in high school and wore a brooch just about every single day that year. I was obsessed. I still love my collection dearly but I love how brooches are not being translated in other areas besides just adornments for clothing.


I have seen images of brooch bouquets a lot over the past few months on blogs...and I am loving them quite a bit. I love the amount of color and visual interest they bring to photographs! This style doesn't fit every bride...but if you are going for a vintage inspired wedding...this might just be the perfect little detail for you and your bridesmaids! The bouquet brooch style dates back to about the 1930's.

Thursday, May 20, 2010

creative invitations!!

How darn sweet! Simply printed on paper lunch bags...love the sticker too: read, re-use, recycle me!
I love when an invitation can be printed on the unexpected. 

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

bubbles OH MY!

Bubbles!!!!! I love that the bubbles give such a dreamy quality to these images...I love that the photographer worked with the soapy circles and the direction they were floating in to make sure that the bubbles were framing the couple..not covering them up! What a lovely prop...

images via Simple Bloom 

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Wedding Ceremony on the dance floor?

I thought this was an interesting way of handling a space problem at a wedding venue. Why not use chairs for the reception and the dance floor to create a place for the ceremony! Also, if you're already spending the money on uplighting, it makes for a beautiful backdrop. Honestly, not much prep done for this ceremony because everything was already in place for the reception! I also loved how the chairs are placed. An innovative solution to solving a space problem!

Saturday, May 8, 2010

it's in the little details...

I am loving this table setting from StyleMePretty. A few pieces of ribbon and s small flower...so much beauty in something so simple. I love the rustic texture of the table combined with the beauty of the colors, flower and ribbon. Lovely!

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

A colorful wedding farewell

How FUN is this?!?! Someone please use this idea for their wedding farewell! How perfectly colorful is this photo? LOVE love love!


photo via StyleMePretty

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

hello lovely table setting.



OhHh what an innovative way to add variation in height to these table settings not to mention lots of color!...From large scale table settings to arranging a book shelf...items ranging in height is key to achieving a strong looking design. Remember...unless you intentionally want rhythm in your design....watch out when placing items smallest to largest...the eye instantly catches rhythms first...we don't want that. We want the eye to see your good design before anything.  
 

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