custom wedding cigars

cigars are a great addition to any celebration! heather and jon are having a cigar table at their wedding reception. so they asked if i could customize some cigar box labels and signage. i love the fact that there are romeo and juliet cigars. made my job easy.....

*clients are asking how to order....just email me with your occasion.

french shabby chic vineyard

i love catching a brides vision....still on a vineyard wedding mindset.

thanks 'green wedding shoes' you always inspire.

greenweddingshoes.blogspot.com

wedding photo box

i had to share the most beautiful birthday gift i received. from my brother and sister in-law. this beautiful box was custom created by sissel byington photography. i think any bride would love to keep her photos and keepsakes in this beautiful box. the back of the box featured the words of van morrison's "someone like you" the first dance. just so special. http://www.sisselbyingtonphotography.com/

~p.s. people have been contacting me about ordering their own box...you can do so by simply emailing sissel byington at the above link.

more napa wedding details...

congratulations meghan and mino! their beautiful wedding is this weekend. i thought i would share some more details from their wedding. her escort cards were placed on corks and then embedding into a vintage trunk lined with moss. (can't wait for those pictures) the table names were spots the couple has traveled so vintage signs were the element they chose. and the programs were a 4x9 amethyst with hemp ties. i love her original sonnet on the program. so romantic and them. it seems to be a escort card/program/menu season here....many more to come. have a blessed weekend!

take me out to a 'ball game' wedding!

my favorite gals at 'salt harbor' wedding planning did this FAB wedding.

the couple, were huge baseball fans, and so even though the wedding colors were turquoise and creme, they wanted to somehow bring baseball and their favorite team into the wedding concept. a slightly vintage approach to baseball was used, stringing escort cards as pennants and naming the tables after the Red Sox best players throughout the decades. custom cross-word puzzles were provided for the guests to work on at the cocktail tables. and of course peanuts and cracker jacks were served! what a fun wedding!

cute as a bug...

i just finished a cute little 1st birthday invitation, and thought i would share it. i think ava's ladybug theme party will be adorable. happy 1st birthday lil' ava!

congratulations ashley and damian

the huddleston's, a truly beautiful family to work with, and brandon kidd was their "take your breath away" photographer. he caught some details of the day, that i just had to share. check out more of his work on his site:http://www.bkiddphoto.com/

ashlyn's birthday luau...

sweet ashlyn's birthday is coming up...so her mom, (my dearest friend from high school) let me know she was having a luau sleep over for her girlfriends. so, i just had to design something for her. fresh and light, bright and fun...just like ashlyn. happy birthday!

Custom Wedding Wine Labels

final sample...


the couples choice...

loving the napa wine details, that meghan and mino are having me design. each quest will get a split of wine at their place setting. we kept with the vintage napa theme and gave it some tasteful whimsy. we incorporated the same custom logo from their wax seals.

congratulations jackie and craig

the beautiful couple / photo credit :zenia photography

romantic garden themed choices...

chosen invitation design

a couple of weeks ago my dear friends daughter got married. jackie and craig are the sweetest couple you will ever meet. her romantic garden wedding theme was perfection...i thought i would share some variations i gave her to choose from. congratulations jackie and craig...a marriage made in heaven.

thanks to zenia photography for the beautiful shots!
http://blog.zeniaphotography.com/

italian pottery inspired invitation

the slit cut in the crisp white card was woven with the yellow cardstock.

camille and tim gave me the privilege of designing their wedding invitation, inspired by the beautiful colors used in Italian ceramics. warm yellows, indigo blues and sage green on a canvas of crisp white. the new u.s. postal 'love stamp' coordinated beautifully against the indigo envelopes. my favorite feature is the cut weave of the yellow into the white cardstock. camille liked the option of a clean postcard reply.

more napa wine inspirations

i am working on some great details for meghan and mino's napa wedding. i can't wait to share them. so, being in my creative wine bubble i got inspired to post a board. i particularly like the wooden wine box arrangement. these photos are from the talented beth helmstetter events: http://www.bethhelmstetter.blogspot.com/

seaside, sunset, fall ceremony

unfolded inserts

seaside weddings continue...
here are reiley and scott's finished invitations for their fall seaside wedding. this invite features reiley's wonderful colors of rich reds, sunset oranges and deep yellows. vintage travel is the fabulous theme. so i created a logo which included compasses and had a nautical feel with cork. i can't wait to feature their escort cards...it will be worth the wait.

Seaside Weddings

i am working on a couple of seaside weddings right now. so, thought i would share my favorite seaside inspiration boards by 'snippet & ink". just so yummy...

santa barbara beach wedding

jon and heather's final product! i love the lightness and the romantic wave logo. a beautiful couple, who's santa barbara beach side wedding, will be a perfect setting for a new life. such a fun one to do.

p.s. the boy is home!!!

missing the boy...

my 'baby' is in new zealand on a surf trip with 2 of his good buddies. i miss him, and i think it is time for him to come home. (just kidding taylor) but, my missing him did inspire me ,to post my favorite picture of my son and i, from sissel byington photography.

fanning the flames of love...

thought i would share my most current request....for a fan tag. they asked me to be creative, and left the wording and design to me. (which is fun for any designer) so, here is what i came up with. printed on kraft cardstock and the amethyst hemp cord kept the organic feel of the napa wedding.

legacy, lace and love

"legacy of lace" (photos by sissel byington and erik hernandez)

the older i get, the more i value the richness of the love in my family. i think my daughter has also caught on to how important a legacy is. kendall displayed her 'legacy of love' on her wedding day, with a beautiful symbol on her wedding dress.

kendall asked her grandmother pat, (married 56 years) for a piece of lace from her wedding dress. then, she asked both her future mother in law, betty, and myself for a piece of lace from our wedding dresses. she then furthered the idea by asking her aunt laurie to sew each piece on a layer of her beautiful" jenny packham" gown. not many people knew about this gentle symbol, but kendall did, and she proudly carried her symbols of strong marriages to start her 'strong marriage' to brandon.

meghan and mino napa wedding

a while back, i shared my graphic mock up of the napa wedding i was creating for meghan and mino.

well, here is the finished product. the wax seal was custom, created in copper, and attached on a hemp cord to the linen rich cardstock. my other favorite part is the cork paper that it is layered on. we used a vintage feel postcard response, and enclosed the invitation in a self mailing amethyst pocketfold. (my current favorite invite...!)

soft and romantic

there is something so romantic about a soft hair adornment.
i have found many inspirational moments on 'myra callan's happy place: http://twigsandhoney.com/flash.html
perfect for any bride or bridal party attendant. sigh.