I am so excited to share Meghan & Brad’s wedding with you! The couple came to me looking for something swanky that included their silhouettes & colors. Using images from their engagement session, I created their silhouettes and they chose a damask pattern to finish the design.

It was all in the details for this bride, as we worked together to create escort cards, place cards, programs, favor tags, a wish book, rehearsal invites, thank you cards and even cute bridesmaid notes that she sent along with their dresses! This was a truly inspirational couple to work with and I’m happy to have their beautiful silhouettes forever in my portfolio.

These amazing images are by Grant & Leandra from Grant Isaac Studios. I especially loved the kiss on the dance floor - adorable!

This weekend I was honored to host (along with friends!) a baby shower for a very special girl friend. The mom-to-be is having a baby girl and has decorated the nursery with a Tiffany Blue and Chocolate Brown, inspired by Restoration Baby’s nursery gallery.

The shower was held at The Tea Cozy in downtown Indianapolis. Our very pleasant tea mistress walked us through tea time with some tea history, games, three yummy pots of tea and a tier of pastries. It was a unique and special experience - I would highly recommend Tea Cozy if you are looking for a private party venue around Indy or if you are just looking for some stellar tea.

I must point out that the cute little cupcakes came from Crumbles Cupcakery in Grand Rapids. They were a chocolate-orange flavored cake and received raving reviews from all the guests!

I was delighted to create the invites, game cards, baby memory book, dotted decor, cootie catchers and cupcake flags. Thank you, Zoe, for being preggers so we could shower you!

I would like to share with you an August wedding that I was happy to design for. This wedding was located at the Laketown Golf & Conference Center in Saugatuck and photographed by Andrew & Tiffany of Marc Photography. The dark berry and lime green colors made me feel like I was designing a fairytale invitation. Yet, their very real wedding was a beautifully elegant event with small splashes of those very vibrant colors. Carefully selected details, like spider mums, escort cards, chair shashes and ties brought the color of this wedding to life. My favorite part of Leah & Brian’s big day is that they had a coldstone ice cream station in lue of cake!

More images from Marc Photography’s Blog.

Back to orange & fuchsia
I am so excited to show you this vibrant August wedding. Not only does it look like a beautiful event, but the couple was fortunate to have Kelly Sweet Photography there to capture these amazing images, from the brightly-colored decor to the fun, beautiful couple! Thank you for working with me, Jennifer & Jason! I truly enjoyed exploring in your fantastic color combo!!

UICA Holiday Artist’s Market ‘09

Thank you, UICA for accepting me into your market this year. I had a very nice time, meeting customers and highly talented local artists! I very much look forward to next year’s market at the new building, The Gallery!!

Here are just a few of my favorite vendors at the show:

Beth B Fowler (painter & sister-in-law!)
Alynn Guerra (lovely & fun printmaking)
Robyn Kane (sleek metal jewelry)
Jacquelyn Kroll (yay for beautiful stationery!)
Jane Kropewnicki (hats & dolls from recycled sweaters)
Jason Rood (fun, unique illustrations in a modern display)

As the winter season has officially began, and snow is on the ground, let’s start thinking about that beautiful dark green spring grass that is only a few months away! Which brings me to Ashleigh & Steve’s wedding. I love the way they used various colors of green throughout their details (starting with blades of grass from their invitation). Everything correlated nicely, but didn’t seem to “matchy matchy.”

I’d like to point out the unique detail of the table number holder. Most reception halls will provide a stand for your table numbers, but it’s always fun to see some other ways of showing off table signs.

These cute & fun images are from Shelley LaLonde at Face Photography.

An Irish-inspired wedding

I would like to share with you a March wedding that was inspired around the Irish. As you can see, we used a simple, elegant 4-leaf clover illustration to carry throughout the stationery.

Why did they choose an Irish theme? The couple had their first date on St. Patrick’s Day, and with the Irish origins from McCracken the whole idea fit well. She said that since it was a March wedding, they actually had a really good turn out, since the summer months are usually pretty busy for everyone.

Here are some of the other ways that Mr. & Mrs. McCracken shared their heritage: hunter green bridesmaid dresses; green shamrocks on the garter; the groomsmen and ushers wore green vests and ties with their tuxes; lottery ticket party favors with a penny and a saying on the escort card that wished the guests “luck” and included an Irish poem; the ceremony programs also contained an old Irish poem; and the couple served green beer at the reception!

All images above provided by the talented (and beautifully named) Abby at Abby Rose Photography.