Posts from weddings (46)

Working on the GOCCO has become increasingly more bittersweet as supplies dwindle, but I sure do love it...

Our latest screen-printing project finished up just this morning :: a batch of bags for the wedding guests of Jessie & Travis, who are getting hitched in just over a month...

I can't wait for them to come by to pick up the bags, and see them in person!

Hot on the heels of L's post about Kristen & Jon Paul's nuptials in MS Weddings (!) and given that we're in the thick of wedding season, I just couldn't wait 'til next week to announce our new run of Eat, Drink & Be Married prints:

Due to the overwhelming popularity of the first run of the design, we've decided to do a 2nd edition - but this time, we're going letterpress!

There'll be three colorways available: Black on White, Gold on White, and, my personal favorite, Gold on Black. Pre-orders will start today (you lucky SCOOP readers are the first to know ;) and the prints will ship on June 21st.

A very limited edition of 50/each will be run, so be sure to grab one for that upcoming wedding, anniversary or shower...

PRE-ORDER your print today!

As in, the Martha.

The reason I've kept quiet on the blog about my sister's February wedding in Palm Springs is that shortly beforehand, we learned the event would appear in the Summer 2010 issue of Martha Stewart Weddings! Now that the issue is on newsstands, I'm so excited to share these images with you (by the amazing Justine Ungaro), and dish a little on the festivities.

The Moroccan-inspired hotel facade at the Parker Palm Springs welcomed you (along with K and JP) to the ultimate desert retreat.

The invitation suite, custom-designed for the couple by NEAPOLITAN - and assembled by Sandy Gordon (our mom), Jo Rettberg (our grandma!), and me.

Kristen and bridesmaids, left to right: Sara Cook, Jenima Hadjian, Laura Naples, and Kate Davis. Not pictured: the adorable Molly Naples. Kristen wore the Billie dress by Melissa Sweet. Bridesmaids wore silk taffeta Gracen and Clementine dresses by J.Crew in Barely Peach (color no longer available online). And by the way, I ended up with these shoes.

The wedding program, which carried on the marbelized paper theme from the invitations, held by ringbearer Michalle Giorgi.

The bride and groom kissed after the wedding at Our Lady of Guadalupe church in Palm Springs.

The bride soaked in the desert sun on a chaise outside the Gene Autry house, which was the site of the evening's reception on the grounds of the Parker.

This same space was transformed for the evening by Artisan Events into a stylishly intimate dinner for 62. Tables showcased individual "trees" made of manzanita branches adorned with orchids and hanging votives. Each guest received a small favor card at their placesetting, which explained how a donation was made on behalf of all wedding guests to Atlanta Lab Rescue (along with silhouette portraits of the couple's two yellow labs, Halley and Lola).

The flowergirl - Catherine, me, and my little sister - the bride! Catherine and I wore matching fabric flowers in our hair.

More photos and descriptions of the event can be viewed online, or you can take a peek at the actual spread in the magazine - it's the Summer 2010 issue in the "Real Weddings" section.

A side note: I bought my first issue of Weddings when I was a senior in high school, and have collected issues ever since. The magazine had a tremendous impact on my decision to pursue design, and so for me, to see my family celebrating together in this issue is the ultimate thrill!

Congratulations again to Kristen and Jon Paul! Images by Justine Ungaro via Martha Stewart Weddings.

I absolutely adore this invitation suite from Magpie Paperworks... I'm already a huge fan of the woodgrain stock used for the invite card (it's from the GMUND Savanna Line) but the handwritten-esque typeface and the quirky wording just makes the set feel so warm and (pardon the pun) inviting!

You can find more of Magpie's delightful designs here!

p.s. I'm also loving this!

Just returned from celebrating the wedding of my sister and her new husband in Palm Springs, CA! To say the weekend was incredible is pretty understated...I could go on and on. There will be much more to come on the wedding, but for now I will wait to post the "official" photos and just give a glimpse of the gorgeous bride herself. As I said in my toast to the couple: it was such fun for me, as an older sister, to witness my innately stylish baby sis playing ultimate dress-up on the day her beloved pledged to always "take care of her". What could be sweeter?

Photo by bridesmaid, Jenima Hadjian.

I kept up with all your responses to my bridesmaid accessory dilemma over the weekend and, per many of your suggestions, chose the Nine West shoes-and-necklace-that-I-already-own combination. The feather was feeling too big for me and I got a new, multi-layered haircut that would make the headband kind of silly-looking. Instead I'll probably get a smaller decorative hairpin to pull back some loose strands from an "undone" up-do.

Thank you again for all your opinions and advice. You really made the decision easy and fun!

My own necklace. Fuschia suede slingbacks, Piperlime.

My sister's wedding is coming up in just a few more weeks, and I need to choose my shoes and accessories to go with the J.Crew bridesmaid dress. I already have a pair of shoes (see look #4) and a huge, chunky stone necklace (looks #1 and 2) to fall back on, but I had fun putting together a few additional options - which do you like the best?

My own necklace. Patterned slingback pump, Victoria's Secret.

Kristen purposefully decided to let the bridesmaids choose our own accessories so we could create individualized looks around the same neutral pale peach dress. She loves the idea of a bright shoe with it. I also like the idea of a crazily patterned, Missoni-esque shoe (above) to fit the funky Palm Springs vibe.

Fancy feather headband, Forever 21. Strappy platform sandals, Zappos.

They're four very different looks, so what are your thoughts? If you have any other great shoes or necklaces you think might work that I should know about, please alert me in the comments...and thank you so much for your amazing eye and opinion!

Braided Nobility bracelet, Banana Republic. Strappy kitten heel sandal, Piperlime.

I forgot to post pics of the little favors I made for a bridal shower we threw for my future sister-in-law, Amy. Inspired by her wedding colors (brown + spring green) and armed with the intention of making something useful, I found these inexpensive plain kraft notebooks at Pat Catans and spruced them up with circle-punched printed lokta paper (leftover from lining my sister's invitation envelopes) and tied each book with a double-faced satin bow.

Some shower guests have told me that they keep the notebooks with them in their handbags, which was exactly what I had in mind. I always have at least one little jotter on hand just in case...

Images by me.

For my sister's upcoming wedding, we took a cue from the setting at The Parker Palm Springs to create invitations for the event. The hotel's retro-luxe vibe (courtesy of Jonathan Adler) combines wild colors with desert-y whites and tans, layered with multiple patterns and textures.

The inspiration piece was the multi-hued chevron marbled paper, which we used to back the invitation cards (printed in a makeup-y peach tone on pearlescent opal paper).

The reply cards were the inverse of the invitation: knockout type against the makeup-y peach, backed with gold-and-natural marbled paper. The reply envelope and mailing envelope were the same heavy, richly textured "Luxe" paper in both blush and fino cream. The mailing envelopes were hand-lined with gold mums paper. The mini travel card was printed in gray on simple translucent paper.

We hope the invitation gives a visual and tactile sense of the wedding's unique setting. I have always wanted to visit Palm Springs and stay at The Parker, which makes the anticipation of Kristen and Jon Paul's celebration even sweeter...

First three images by me. Fouth and fifth images from The Parker Palm Springs.

Doesn't this Canary Dress (from Holly Stalder's Etsy shop) make you crazy for spring to arrive?

The dress is gorgeous, the color is sublime, and even the photo styling makes me long for sultry warm nights & icy cool margaritas.

Sounds like it's time for a tropical vacation...

Check out all of Holly Stalder's beautifully romantic pieces here -
especially this piece, which makes me wish I was planning a wedding!