Absolutely stunning photography from Seattle’s One Love Photo. I love the emotion in the bride’s face in the left photo – so much anticipation and joy!

There are so many creative ways to use photos in your wedding stationery – it adds such a personal touch that guests really cherish. We’ve helped our clients use photos in so many different items – from the save the dates through to the wedding programs.

These are just a few of our favorites!

This save the date is so much fun and is one of our favorites. The bride and groom made this save the date sign, which they brought along at their engagement session at Gasworks Park. The back of the save the date contains additional information for their guests – accommodations, etc. {As a side note, we display this save the date at wedding shows that we participate in and it’s always the one item that garners the most attention! It’s a hit!} Engagement photo by Barbie Hull photography, product photo by Kruse Photography.

Another save the date – this time using adorable photos of the bride and groom as kids! The childhood photos are a perfect complement to their theme, “Our story continues…”

This couple was engaged while traveling through Argentina and wanted to share the excitement of that moment with their guests. Their save the dates featured a photo of them immediately after the proposal and you can just read the excitement on their faces. The save the dates also incorporate some vintage, feminine details that are a perfect prelude to the wedding invitations and overall wedding style.

Here’s something a little different: this couple didn’t use photos of themselves in their wedding stationery, but used vintage photos from their wedding location. They were married at the Copper Creek Lodge in Rainier National Park and received permission from the Lodge to use really fun photos of the lodge itself and of vacationers in the park in the 1930s and 1940s.

This couple wanted to add a personal touch to their wedding invitation, so they chose to use an rsvp postcard with their photo on the front of the postcard. Product photo by Kruse photography.

These programs both feature engagement photos in their wedding colors on the programs – a fun way to use beautiful engagement photos and give your guests some eye candy to look at while waiting for the ceremony to begin! Top photo, red programs: photos by Red Fish Blue Fish. Bottom photo, green programs: engagement photo by John and Joseph Photography.

This couple used fun photos taken throughout their time dating on the table numbers throughout their reception. They have traveled together all over the world, so their photos were a great international reflection of their explorations.

These thank you postcards were printed in the wedding colors and feature an engagement shot of the couple. I love the idea of using postcards for thank yous – save a little money on postage! Engagement photo by Bella Rock Studio.

We’re knee-deep in business stuff, numbers and spreadsheets, appointments, contracts, and the like. While these things are, of course, an integral part of any business, we’re feeling a little drained. I’m ready to get back to the fun stuff – good design, inspiring clients, and, well, pretty stuff in general…

So, just for fun – as an anecdote to all these spreadsheets I’m wading through – here are some pretty girlie things. Enjoy!

from top, left to right:

forget me knot ring // fredflare.com

silk gala clutch // jcrew.com

lollia foaming bath // anthropologie.com

monogrammed mugs // anthropologie.com

solid gold pen set // fredflare.com

kate cupcake //cupcakeroyale.com

initial pocket mirror // anthropologie.com

I’m loving the color palette in these dessert plates from anthropologie. Restrained but cheerful. Available here.

I drag my precious macbook pro everywhere with me. It’s one of my most adored possessions (how did I ever live without it?) so of course it just kills me any time it gets a small scratch or nic or other blemish on it due to overuse. There are some great protective options out there but they’re always more expensive than what I feel like spending at the moment and they’re never quite my taste…

I just discovered Seattle-based design studio iamhuman, and they offer a really great selection of stylish laptop covers for your 13″ macbook, your macbook pro, or (gasp!) even for your pc laptop. Even better – the prices range from $30.00 to $45.00. Definitely in the budget. Now to decide which one I want….

Also in the most current issue of Seattle Metropolitan Bride and Groom is the series, “Perfect Places,” a collection of four tabletops designed by local floral and event designers. Michelle Engvall of Married and More with Michelle designed one of the tables, a modern yet sweet farmers’ market inspired spread. Julie of Bella Rugosa designed delightful little bouquets of late summer blooms in antique glass jars scattered about on the table – personally, this is my favorite kind of centerpiece – I tend to be drawn to the slightly less “refined” table tops in favor of something that feels personal and fresh.

Michelle asked us to help out with paper products for the table, so we created menus and place cards in a black, yellow, and white color scheme that fit with the vintage modern theme. My favorite detail are the favors – Snoqualmie Valley Honey Farm honey sticks tied with a sweet black ribbon and the place cards.

Jonathan and I were approached last fall by Laura Cassidy, the editor for Seattle Metropolitan Bride and Groom, to be interviewed for a feature they include in every issue. (Thank you Laura, we’re so honored to have been included!) The feature is a profile of a few different wedding vendors and what they want brides to know. We are in great company as the feature also includes interviews with Christy from Junebug Weddings, Emerson Robbins, Dani Weiss, and Lisa Holdroyd of La Belle Elaine’s Bridal.

The winter issue of Seattle Metropolitan Bride and Groom is on newsstands now – go pick one up! Photos in the spread were taken by Richard Darbonne.

This photo is a behind-the-scenes preview of what I will be posting about tomorrow…

We have only recently ventured into the world of baby announcements, but thanks to the arrival of our dear friends’ little one, we’ve finally gotten on the ball and started designing for new parents! Isn’t he precious?

Our website is not yet updated with our new baby designs, so if you’re interested in working with us on announcements, please email us to get started!

As promised, here are some photos of our booth from this past weekend at the Seattle Wedding Show.

Setup is always interesting, although I have to say that we have done it enough now that it’s pretty straightforward.

from top, left to right: our car, fully loaded (yes, we can fit everything in our honda!) | the mess otherwise known as the beginning of setup | still a mess | getting our framed invites ready to hang | choosing invitations to display | me, still smiling | the booth, nice and tidy, at the end of day one

The finished booth!

We were next to the lovely ladies of Marrylicious this year and were across the aisle from Foodz catering (who were serving delicious little tidbits – roasted grapes and brie on toast). We had a great time and were in great company. Thanks again to all that stopped by the booth!