Save the dates.

Now that it's almost wedding time for Amanda, I can post her cute save the dates. She gave me complete freedom on these. Since Nate proposed atop the Empire State building, I thought we should incorporate it in the design somehow. Found a free photo silhouette, re-colored it in Photoshop, downloaded a cute traveling typewriter font, used the NYC heart, and poof. A cute and simple city-sleek post card. The reverse features a sweet little poem about the couple.

And just for fun, here's a cute collage of the couple.

Wouldn't something like this be cute as the reverse of a wedding invite?!

Rain-theme shower invitations.

Imagine it with a shiny, 3D umbrella in the center.

My friend and I created these rain shower-themed shower invitations for Amanda's bridal party. What a blast. I've always wanted to do a shower-themed shower. I found the inspiration for these invites somewhere on Pinterest. And I didn't pin it. DUH. Now I cannot find the original image and I feel terrible because I can't give credit where it's due. But. We did make these special with custom fonts and colors that go with Amanda's shiny city wedding. Each one is fixed to a different piece of craft paper. I redacted the image so the address and phone number aren't showing. But you get the main idea. Cute, fun times.

Here's a photo of a finished, printed invite with the metallic umbrella attached. 

 

This is a crappy picture.

(I'm not a graphic designer. Or photographer.)

The shower itself is going to have some pretty rainy day details, too. Photos to come!

A rainy wedding.

I love weddings. Up until we planned our own, I barely gave a second thought to the sweetness of these sacred events. Now I find myself looking at wedding blogs and begging to help friends plan their own all the time. I guess you could say that weddings are what opened the door to creative design possibilities in all aspects of life: home decor, room themes, outfit creation, photography, etc.

Okay--I'm done rambling. What I really wanted to do was to show you this wedding. I love rain. We could have used some rain the day of our nuptials. It was 100 degrees and I tasted sweat as I spoke my vows.

Look at her hair. Her flowers. HER SHOES, PEOPLE.