{happy weekend!}

Happy Halloween weekend everyone!  This is shaping up to be a bit of a crazy weekend, and not just because of Halloween… you may have heard of this tiny little rally happening in my neighborhood?  Should be interesting!  Aside from all the commotion, I’m looking forward to some Halloween fun with good friends and hopefully a few trick-or-treaters, but in the meantime…

…a few links for your weekend:

…and in case you missed it, a round-up of this week’s posts:

That’s it for me this week!  I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and a Happy Halloween, and I’ll see you all back here on Monday!

{image credits: bekah campbell via mary ruffle}

New Giveaway! Personalized Holiday Cards from Two Brunettes!

As I mentioned earlier, I’ve got a fun surprise for you!  Today we’re kicking off the first of two giveaways that we’ll be doing over the holiday season – a custom illustration and holiday cards from Two Brunettes!

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I’ve been fortunate to meet so many wonderful, talented, and overall amazing people through this little ol’ blog, but Carolynn from Two Brunettes definitely lands at the top of my list as one of the nicest!  Carolynn creates beautiful stationery (including wedding invitations) through Two Brunettes, but she also does amazing custom illustrations and custom blog designs.  Today she’s offering one lucky reader the chance to win a custom illustration of up to three family members (including pets), along with a set of 15 personalized holiday cards.  Yay!

custom illustration portrait christmas cards

So here’s how to enter:  Head on over to Two Brunettes and browse through Carolynn’s collection of wedding invitations and stationery.  Then come back here and leave a com­ment with your favorite item from the Two Brunettes shop and what family members you would choose for the custom holiday portrait.

You’ll have until 11:59 p.m. EST on Tuesday, November 2 to enter – bonne chance!

{image credits: two brunettes}

Wedding Invitations – Page Stationery

Sue from Page Stationery has a wonderful approach to design – “less is more, God is in the details, and  you can never have enough good, clean, white space.”  Sue has been obsessed with typography, letterpress printing and beautiful paper since her early days as a design student.  Prior to starting Page Stationery in 1999, she was an art director for Martha Stewart Living and Martha Stewart Weddings, and today is based out of Richmond, VA.  She’s here today to share some of the clean and modern designs from her collection of letterpress wedding invitations – including four brand new designs!

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{caitlin}

page-stationery-modern-wedding-invitation-rebecca-save-the-date

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{rebecca}

page-stationery-modern-wedding-invitation-caroline-save-the-date

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{caroline}

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{olive}

page-stationery-classic-wedding-invitation-belle

{belle}

page-stationery-classic-wedding-invitation-tea

{tea}

page-stationery-classic-wedding-invitation-landscape-pocket

{classic pocket}

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{square pocket}

Thanks so much Sue!  You can find more from Page Stationery – including other wedding invitations, holiday cards, and personal stationery – right here!

Looking for a wedding invitation designer?  You can find Page Stationery and lots of other wedding invitation designers in our Designer Rolodex!

{image credits: page stationery}

70th Wedding Anniversary Invitations

Do you remember the 70th wedding anniversary celebration that I linked to in one of my Friday posts a couple weeks ago?   Sarah from Parrott Design Studio helped her grandparents celebrate their 2nd platinum wedding anniversary, and the invitations she created for the party are just as beautiful as I expected.

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I love that Sarah printed the floral images in a blind (no ink) deboss to give the feeling of lace – so timeless and romantic!  Beautiful work Sarah!

{image credits: Parrott Design Studio}

{happy weekend!}

Happy Friday everyone!  This has been an incredibly full week for me; if you follow me on twitter you may know that I spent most of the weekend and the earlier part of this week up in New Jersey and New York, working on a project with my Dad and seeing some of my fellow bloggers in town for Bridal Market.  On Tuesday, I attended a taping of the Martha Show – and if you’ll allow me to geek out for a quick second, the bloggers in attendance got to take a photo with Martha and Darcy Miller at the end of the show (that’s me in the red sweater on the right)!

So much fun!  Now that I’m back at home and the weekend is almost here, I’m looking forward to relaxing and enjoying the cooler weather here in DC.  But in the meantime…

…a few links for your weekend!

…and just in case you missed it, a quick round-up of this week’s posts:

That’s it for me this week!  I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and I’ll see you all back here on Monday!

{image courtesy of martha stewart living omnimedia}