
Wedding Details: Folio-Style Invitation
I get giddy when I see a beautifully packaged and presented wedding invitation – it can be something as simple as a handwritten card letting your guest know where to meet you for the ceremony or as elaborate as this boxed folio invitation sent to us by Stephen of Love Life Images.
Jason and Catherine are having a destination wedding in Los Cabos and this gorgeous invitation …

DIY Wedding Details: Fabric Flower Bowls
These beautiful fabric bowls are just perfect - perhaps use them to hold bells for your guests to ring throughout the reception, as gifts for your bridesmaids, to house your bridal jewelry for photo ops, or as flower girl “baskets” for that sweet vintage look – the list goes on and on!
{Tutorial found at Poppy Lane, via Whip Up}

Mat + Julie: NYC Engagement Connection Session
I spent about a week in New York, shooting some engagement sessions and a wedding with a photographer friend. Julie and Mat are a wonderful couple I met quite a long while ago, and despite having their wedding here in Chicago, we elected to change things up a bit and do their engagement session in New York, where Mat lives. …

Blogroll Update
Hi all – we’re updating the Link Love page. If you’d like to exchange links just leave us a comment and we’ll get you added!
xo,
E.

Real Weddings: Heather and Gian
Heather and Gian just have the most adorable story – they met while working as researchers at UCLA, *pretending* that they were a couple. And through the course of their research they fell in love! How sweet is that?
Their gorgeous Malibu wedding, photographed by the fabulous Jasmine Star and coordinated by the equally fabulous Joyful Weddings and Events featured a …

Thoughts on Sweets
M and I both suffer from a serious love for sweets and adamantly agree that no meal is complete without dessert. In fact, were we not so committed to leading a healthy lifestyle, I dare say we’d both happily forgo dinner and jump straight to dessert far more often than we should. We just love sweets. With that said, it might come as a …

DIY Wedding Details: Make Gift Bags From Envelopes
Jessica from How About Orange always has the craftiest and most genius ideas. This time, she’s shown us how to made these adorable gift bags from envelopes — and she’s even given us a download for the pretty labels!
{Tutorial found at How About Orange}

Informal Introductions
I’m constantly inspired by unique treasures.
I think lighting is key in all aspects of life.
I believe everyone has the right to go for their dreams.
and I couldn’t be happier to be a part of Elizabeth Anne Designs!
Although these four short sentences don’t sum up my life entirely, it does give you a glimpse into the world of Abby.
As a professional …

DIY project: Mossy monograms!
Good afternoon! I’m back in California after my trip home….and boy, was it an efficient trip! We got a lot of planning and projects done, because this week was the last that I’ll be home before I’m there for the wedding! We’re at 83 days right now, so the next flurry phase is the invitations. I’m …

Wedding Details: Brush the Sand Off
Jenica and DJ’s Hilton Head wedding had such great details, but none were cuter or more thoughtful than paint brushes left for guests so that they could brush the sand off of their feet.
{Jenica and DJ’s wedding, photographed by Laura Negri Photography}



