eclectic granny wedding decor inspiration

Usually, we don’t do a lot of wedding shows, but this winter we styled it up at several. You would think after last year’s Camp Indie Wed, we’d hang up our hats for a bit, but no. This year, we hit Indie Wed, Dose Trousseau, and helped launch the first Beverly Wedding Expo. At all […]
classic handmade bicycle anniversary invitations
I recently had the pleasure of creating some save-the-dates for a 50th anniversary party happening this summer in upstate New York. Inspired by a photo from Anne & John Fay’s 1963 wedding in County Kildare, Ireland I designed the piece to take a page from a photo album of yesteryear. Using a whimsical font, black […]
DIY island-inspired backyard bash
It’s that time of year again. Dust off the patio furniture and light up those tiki torches. Inside the glossy pages of the June 2013 issue of Marie Claire magazine, I plan your summer soiree for you! Dig that coconut bra and grass skirt out because you’re having a tiki party and it’s going to […]
forget me knodt flowers grand opening party
A week ago today my dear friend Janessa held a grand opening party for her new flower shop Forget Me Knodt. I had the pleasure of coordinating for her and spent the day in the store getting it prepped for the literally hundreds of guests who showed up, packed the store and poured out onto […]
bad loo loo etsy shop launch
It’s been one of my personal goals for about two years now to open an Etsy shop. I am always making things and creating things that people tell me I should sell. It seemed like such a daunting task and for the better part of two years, something that was easier to check off my […]
anticipation events lifestyle
Check out Chicago Style Unveiled to see the awesome “real Chicago wedding” featuring Dan & Laura, their kick-ass wedding and me! source Congrats on the awesome feature guys and thanks to Chicago Style Unveiled for the hoopla!
anticipation events style
I got invited to attend an event at Willow Creek Church in Barrington this past weekend. Three times a year they host “Once Upon a Wedding” and invite couples who have reserved a date to get married at the church or who are thinking about getting married there to attend. They pull out all of […]
a wedding blog for all things awesome
now that the proverbial ball is rolling with getting ae off the ground and running i wanted to start a little wedding blog to be a big, ol’ show-off and brag about the awesomely awesome weddings/parties/showers/tuesday nights that ae was honored to be a part of. what? coordinating my tuesday nights don’t count? come on… […]