Here is round 2 or our wedding projects!

Our programs were inspired by Cyd’s cute little booklet programs (I even had the same corner punch from when we did our save the dates! Hope that’s not too weird, Cyd…). I loved how mini they were so I made little 4.25″x 5.5″ booklets for our programs, printed all here at home on …

Our photographer’s photos of our wedding will be ready this weekend, so while I wait for those to re-cap my ceremony with you all, I’ll share a couple of my DIY projects: passport wedding programs and African music CDs.  As I’ve mentioned, Dave and I are extremely lucky enough to have traveled extensively around the world; travel (in Africa primarily) …

The weeks leading up to your wedding are impossibly busy.  I was pretty organized throughout the process but between designing our programs, creating menu cards and printing escort cards, free time was hard to come by the last few weeks.  Oh and don’t forget about making sure all gifts were purchased and cards written.  And that there was a detailed timeline …

I am all about practicality. I am not a pack rat – never have been. If I haven’t used it, worn it, looked at it, touched it or seen it in over 6 months – it’s in the garbage. Bill and I have had some disagreements about our “stuff”. He has a lot – I don’t. He feels like I …

How do girls getting married in just over a month spend their weekend? Crafting, of course! I’ve been working on a lot of easy but time consuming projects this weekend. Table name signs, escort cards, M’s wedding gift, and a mock up of our ceremony programs so I can start trimming down the stock for the covers and laying out …

With a little over a month to go until the wedding, I feel as though it’s finally catching up with me. Many months of planning have gone by and admittedly, it has all been rather surreal to me up to this point. I’m a planner, an orchestrater, an organizer by nature – it’s just what I do. So doing it …

While invitations are undoubtedly the most important element of a wedding stationery suite, it’s equally as important to not forget about other wedding paper ephemera – like seating cards!  Whether place cards or escort cards*, seating cards can help carry design elements from your invitation suite or wedding theme through to the reception and create a cohesive wedding style.  Here …

Eco-chic is a funny thing. The phrase itself makes me laugh…throwing “chic” after any word makes it…well….chic. Rustic chic, shabby chic… but heck. I’m all for making things eco-friendly. After my DIY debaucle last week with our invitations, I started thinking about the sustainability of our wedding. While we will be able to reuse the …

It’s been a busy week.  I got my dream job offer, flew to DC, found an apartment, and have packed 7 fridge-sized boxes since yesterday in preparation for my big move to DC this weekend.  Although this means my fiance and I will continue our long-distance relationship for another 6 months or so before we re-evaluate our next move, NYC …

I have to admit I’ve been scouring wedding blogs since well before I got engaged. In my defense, I’d been considering wedding photography since about 2.5 years ago, so in some ways it made sense that I was in on the latest in nuptial events.

[By the way, spell check your programs and whatnot, I went to a wedding this weekend ...

This week will mark three months until the wedding so after a bit of a hiatus in important decision-making, I’ve decided now is likely a good time to evaluate where we are and what major items are left to be accomplished between now and July. To be honest, I don’t typically like nor put much value on the prescribed planning …

I love, love invitations that incorporate hand-lettering or illustration, particularly the work of Florida-based illustrator Anna Melcon Bond of Rifle Design.  Anna seems to effortlessly blend traditional illustration with folk art elements to create some of the most lovely Save the Dates and wedding invitations.

This first Save the Date is one of my all-time favorites – I love the the …