a penguin wedding

... pittsburgh penguins that is, and it will be a celebration that any true #1 fan could appreciate!  jenn and darrin contacted me back in march, after being referred by michelle mospens of my personal artist, an amazingly talented invitation designer of legendary proportions.. really. i want to be just like her when i grow up. after i picked my jaw up off the floor for being entrusted with one of her clients, i received an email from the betrothed expressing their plans for their intimate penguin-pride wedding.

in their words "... we have custom jerseys that we are wearing, ring pillow, garter, glasses, flower girl basket, photo album, guest book, custom handmade wedding cake topper, and the wedding party are to be dressed in customized Pens tshirts."

how awesome is that???

for those of you who've faithfully followed this saga from the very beginning via my freakishly excited tweets and facebook updates, you know what a roller coaster it's been from the initial brainstorm and proposal, through budgetary negotiations, and now finally... FINALLY through a signed contract and initial deposit.

but yes, that's right people. we're a GO!!!! i could do a jig. that's probably not appropriate in hockey skates.. but i'll figure it out. i'm just that excited :).  in the meantime, here's a quick teaser.. a sneak peek of how things are coming along.

thanks to michelle for giving me a chance, and sending jenn and darrin my way! to the happy couple for this incredible opportunity! and a huge, HUGE thanks to all of you out there for rooting for me, for my wacky idea, and for this project as a whole.

celebrating baby

just had to share this :)!  sent off to press this morning:

a set of adorably whimsical baby shower invitations, dressed in a shower of gold and yellow polkadots...

and a baby pink giraffe with wings.

big congrats to megan and john, on the upcoming arrival of their beautiful baby girl! and a huge thank you to the ever lovely hostess with the mostess (had to make it rhyme.. sorry spellcheck), for letting me be a part of all the fun!

a vintage wedding...

...in a garden, with both french and asian touches... and wedding color scheme: blush pink, antique gold, with a hint of green.

that was a request i received recently from a bride to be. along with this sample invitation from another designer pulled from somewhere on the great world wide web:



i really REALLY wish i could give proper credit to whatever artistic genius put this together... the melding of the double happiness symbols discreetly into the damask background is just plain awesome. all of the other little flairs and flourishes also definitely hit the spot. (if anyone recognizes this, please leave a comment and share!)

so.. with the aforementioned assignment.. colors, cultures, textures, ideas and everything, we dove in for a test-run.  here's the initial prototype... figured i'd share it with all of you!  i'll let you know what happens when i hear back from the beautiful betrothed!



**UPDATE: she's been found! thanks to our friends over at California Wedding Wave, the original designer and all over amazingness can be found here and here. my life is now complete. **

some of our latest & greatest... #1

it's been a little while since we've added to our online portfolio, so here's some eye candy for all of you! we finished both of these projects in the last few months and were very happy with how they turned out... even better though, our clients were over the moon. and that, more than anything, is what it's all about!

first up, kelly and sal - an elegant combination of irradescent navy blue and cream, foil stamped all the way through with a pair of beautiful birds of paradise in gleaming gold.  from the invitation card to the monogrammed seal, it all comes together magnificently. incredible what a little glimmer does to glam up the whole package. very fitting for such a wonderfully classy couple!