02/05/2010

{happy weekend!}

Happy Friday everyone! As I type this, the snow has started to fall here in DC in our second big snow storm of the year. We'll see how much actually sticks on the ground, but I'm looking forward to a weekend of unpacking and hopefully (finally) getting settled into our new home. Unfortunately, we had to postpone this weekend's bridal show due to the snow, but we've rescheduled for the evening of Tuesday, February 16th, so there's still time to register if you want to come by! But in the meantime…

…a few links for your weekend reading pleasure:

I'm loving this week-long series on Valentine's Day dessert recipes and DIY ideas on Mint
Head on over to Paper Crave for a great list of free Valentine's Day printables – and don't forget these DIY Valentine's Day freebies from Benign Objects
A romantic love letter idea, via Design Crush
Love these cheeky invoice notepads from Jessica Hische
Gorgeous gemstone necklaces
A beautiful + simple daily journal
And just in time for Valentine's Day — a love font
These beautiful wedding bouquets have me wishing for Spring

Before I head off for the weekend, I also wanted to let you all know that I set up a formspring page — so if you've ever been curious about something or wanting to ask me a question, now's your chance! Just click here and ask away! Have a great weekend everyone!

{image credits: trevor hoehne via jolie jolie}

02/05/2010

Spanish Garden Party Save the Dates

Alejandra is planning a vintage-inspired Spanish garden party wedding, and she was kind enough to send over photos of her Save the Dates! Â Alejandra was inspired by one of my earlier posts (yay!) to incorporate papel picado-inspired details using bold accent colors:

From Alejandra:Â We are having our wedding in a venue with European architecture with an indoor garden, tons of light coming in, and during brunch.Â Being a Latina myself, I wanted my colors to beÂ boldÂ and playful, all the while containing an elegant and classic touch.Â After much consideration, I decided that my two main colors would be red and teal.

Alejandra’s Save the Dates were a DIY labor of love â€” she printed them herself on cardstock and then added some texture by using rubber stamps, embossing powder, and a heat gun from Paper Source.

Love, love, love the gorgeous and bold aqua and red color palette â€” and that Alejandra used rubber stamps to create the perfect design for her vintage-inspired Spanish garden wedding! Â Alejandra is currently working on her wedding invitations, which I absolutely cannot wait to see. Â In the meantime, you can follow along with her wedding planning process on her blog, Oops I’m in Love.

{image credits: Alejandra Amador}

02/03/2010

DC Couture Wedding Consortium Bridal Show

For those of you who were hoping to attend the DC Couture Wedding Consortium bridal show this weekend — you're in luck! The organizers have decided to open up the registration for free! Just click here and enter code DCCWCFREE for your free ticket. We'll be there snow or shine, so definitely come by, and don't forget to come say hello!

02/03/2010

Romantic Calligraphy from Danae Hernandez

There are few things that make me happier than beautiful calligraphy — from place cards to marriage certificates to envelopes, I just can't take my eyes off a talented calligrapher's flourishes and hand lettering. So I was absolutely thrilled when Danae Hernandez sent over a few examples of her lovely, romantic calligraphy:

Calligraphy is equally as lovely when letterpress printed as the wedding invitation itself! Danae recently hand lettered this simple and elegant wedding invitation, which was then letterpress printed by Jazyrain just outside of Portland, Oregon:

From Danae: The laurel wreath design was inspired by the bride — she had sentimental reasons for wanting to use a laurel wreath. From there, I combined the hand drawn leaf design with calligraphic swirls that would tie it in with the lettering style, which I call "Loopy Luxe." This lettering style is like most copperplate styles of calligraphy with it's even slant and thick-to-thin lines, but I like to throw in some swirls to give the letters more movement — like they are dancing! Because it is after all, a celebration.

Sigh… so pretty! For more of Danae's lovely calligraphy, you can check out her etsy shop right here, and her blog here!

{image credits: Danae Hernandez}

01/29/2010

{happy weekend!}

Happy Friday everyone! Â Before I sign off for the weekend, I just have to say a huge “thank you!” to Jen from the haystack needle for sharing her wedding details with us this week! Â I’m afraid I’ll have to keep this short + sweet since things are just a teensy bit hectic this week, but I’m looking forward to being back (and all moved!) on Monday. Â In the meantime…

…a few links for your weekend reading pleasure:

In case you missed it, my guest post over at Inspired Bride â€” and definitely check out these free printable wedding stationery details from Katie at ChellÃ© Paperie!
A Valentine’s Day card swap!
Plus more cute handmade valentine’s day ideas, likeÂ stitched valentines, a paper heart garland, and DIY doily valentines
I probably won’t have a chance to do a full Alt Summit digest post â€” but you should check out this one and totally come next year!
Isn’t this such a lovely way to propose?

Have a great weekend everyone!

{image credits: pony tail}