outdoor barn wedding at byron colby barn
Stephanie and Brian’s wedding at Byron Colby Barn in Grayslake in August was the outdoor barn wedding of our dreams. Both Brian and Stephanie are super creative and artistic and put a ton of effort into making their day unique to them. Which is my MOST FAVORITE thing. Brian’s hat and bowtie were so dapper […]
destination vintage vineyard wedding in michigan
Melissa and Pete were married in June at a vineyard in Michigan. They live in Chicago and wanted to have a mini-destination for their friends and family that were coming from all over the country. Melissa is a graphic designer and spent so much time on the paper and graphic elements of the day which […]
DIY sugar and spiced themed destination bridal shower
Last weekend I headed out on the road again to put together a bridal shower for one of my dear friends, Melissa. We hosted it at Amy’s house and ran with a sugar and spice theme. Melissa’s wedding colors are red and pink so we used those along with some teal to create a lot […]
vintage wedding at architectural artifacts
Working with Eli + David was great. Both were so involved in making their wedding day special and uniquely them. From the mason jar wine glasses for each person, the vegan meal served for dinner and the homemade jam jars for favors (Eli is a natural foods chef!) to the carbon offsets, ‘no cut flowers’ […]
wine and coffee themed shower + bachelorette party
So you’ve already seen the invites and read about the inspiration for the coffee and wine themed shower and bachelorette party. Here’s how it all came together. I decorated using the brown and pink scheme from the invites and made deceptively simple but pretty stinking awesome coffee filter poofs. Whitney’s sweet mom kept calling them […]
city wedding at old st. pat’s church
Traci and Luke’s city wedding at Old St. Pat’s Church and The Tasting Room was definitely a party! Check out some eye candy from the day and of the handsome newlyweds!
DIY idea for boy baby shower
Meet Mr. Mustachio: Remember Amy of previous blogger fame? Well, she had another baby and this time it was a boy! Anthony Thomas came to greet this great big world in March and I got to help plan a surprise baby shower for the little man. The “sprinkle” (as I found out mini-showers are called […]
classic indian-inspired wedding invitations
Clever title, eh? Well, hopefully you believe us now that we have, in fact, been busy. Want to see the latest edition to the Anticipation Events paper tome? Jerry & Nivi’s wedding invitations were monsters. Perhaps it has something to do with the 600+ people they are inviting to the big day. Perhaps because they […]
modern handmade wedding invitations
Well we’ve been busy ’round here. Check out Whitney & John’s wedding invites that have been sent to their guests. We hear the RSVP’s are pouring in – no one would dare miss this shindig! We letterpressed the entire suite which included the invitation, accommodations information and RSVP card and envelope. I think you might […]
eclectic bridal + bachelorette invitations
So I promised you Whitney’s bridal shower and bachelorette party invitations. To make things easier for the guests who are coming in from out of town for the weekend the shower will be held Saturday morning and the bachelorette party will be that same night. It’s a great idea if you have bridal party members […]
