So the wedding is over...now what?

I don't know about you, but I went into wedding planning withdrawal shortly after the wedding festivities had ended. I didn't know what to do with all my free time - I was so used to spending hours looking at images on Pinterest, checking things off on my Knot checklist and crafting all the small details for the big day. I needed a fix and wasn't ready to let the memories of the day fade away so I went on a mission to Target and found a beautiful cloth covered banker box that happened to be in one of the wedding colors and decided to make a wedding memory box. I then wondered all over the house and picked up all things wedding related that were haphazardly strewn around asking to be lost in the shuffle - shower cards, a copy of our save the date and invitation, extra sparklers, favors from the shower and the wedding, welcome bags we gave out at the hotels, the wooden chair signs from the wedding dinner, dried flowers from my bouquet and the hub's boutonniere...the list keeps going. Once I had a nice big pile of things I carefully went through each item and placed it in the box stowing away a memory of the day. I have put the box in a safe place and can't wait to dig it out for our one year anniversary to reminisce about what a special day it was.

Kathryn and Justin

After a year of planning and preparing June 23, 2012 was a huge success! The blog has been incredibly neglected over the past few months due to the wedding, but I think you will enjoy this post and hopefully think it was worth the wait. Ned Jackson was our amazing photographer and all the photo credits go to him. Please check out his work on his blog - he is awesome!

Here are pictures of all the print related items that helped make the wedding a huge success. Amanda Fox did an outstanding job designing all of these pieces


The save the dates were poster sized and mailed to guests in
craft paper tubes. The posters were rolled and tied with a piece
of jute and dried purple flowers.


Save the Date Poster and Invitation


Blue envelopes were adorned with custom address labels for each guest. The invitation was
held together in a matching pocket folder that was kept closed with a lime green bellyband.


All together the invitation included an invitation card, information card, RSVP card, RSVP stickers,
RSVP envelope and a brunch invitation.


The pocket folder kept the many pieces of the invitation neatly organized.


Instead of having guests check a box to accept or regret, they chose the appropriate sticker to
adhere to the RSVP card.


Guests were welcomed at their hotels with a goody bag filled with drinks and snacks.


Groomsman with programs


The front of the program gave guests details about the ceremony.


The back of the program was a timeline of the evening so guests
knew what to expect.


Guests left notes on different wine bottles to be opened when celebrating different anniversaries.


Cheers to 5 and 10 Years!


Escort Card Display


Escort Cards featured pictures of bride and groom with
guests.


Each card was hung with a mini cloths pin.


Tables were decorated with ivory linens and a scalloped overlay. Centerpieces
consisted of green and white organic wild flowers. Candles were placed in mini
jam jars and the table numbers were displayed in painted wooden frames.


Flowers were displayed in antique jars and vases. Table numbers carried through
the theme from the invitations.


Each guest's napkin and silverware were wrapped with a menu band.


Bride and groom gave each guest a tin full of herb seeds.


A sign at the bar let guests know about the signature drinks
being offered.


A second sign at the bar let guests know to tag their mason
jar for the night.


At the end of the night guests lit sparklers to give the bride
and groom a sparkling send off.

Here are some other shots from the day that include some non printed details.

Daffodil Inspiration

Spring has come early this year and I am not going to complain! I went for a run this morning and noticed that the daffodils are blooming already - they are always a sure sign that the nice weather has arrived.

Save the Dates are Out!

If you have been following my blog you know that back in October I was working with my long time friend and designer, Amanda Fox, to design my save the dates. Well, they turned out even better than I imagined! The poster size announcements were carefully rolled, tied with twine and a small purple flower and then placed in a craft paper mailing tube. I was so thankful to get help from my sister and mom on this project.

“Rules” for Invitation Wording

Invitation wording seems like an easy thing to tackle until you sit down to actually decide on what you want to say and realize you have no idea what you should be including! Here are some general rules that are good to follow, but like all rules exceptions are inevitable.

Use Those Engagement Photos

So you had an amazing engagement session with your photographer and got you pictures back. You shared them on Facebook and gave a copy of your favorite one to your mother so she could send it to the local paper. Now what? Use them!! Here are some great ideas of how to use your engagement photos.

Send a holiday card or incorporate them in your save the dates.



Make a desk top calendar to enjoy your photos all year!



Have a favorite enlarged and printed on canvas to have your own piece of artwork :)



Photo Credits: Ned Jackson Photography, Suzanna March Photography, Stacey Hedman Photography, Arte De Vie

Photo Calendars

Calendars as gifts? Yes! These aren’t your typical wall calendars and are totally custom designed!

Every year a group of my close friends and I get together to have a Christmas dinner. In the past we have done secret santas or a yankee swap, but this year we decided to do a wine swap. This entailed each person brining a bottle of wine and an appetizer type food that paired well with it, so fun and tasty! So you are saying to yourself, what does this have to do with calendars? Well, I am a sucker for tradition and thought that each of my friends should be able to unwrap something small at our celebration. Two of my friends were married this year and the others all attended the fabulous wedding of Steph and Chris in New Orleans. So for Farran, one of the brides, I picked some great shots from her wedding and put together a desk calendar that she can look at each day for the next year and remember how special it was. Steph, the other bride, had a photo booth at her wedding, so I thought it would be fun to make her a calendar that featured pictures that came from the booth for each month to remind her of all the funny faces that were made behind the curtain. Finally, I used pictures from our New Orleans trip to make calendars for the rest of my lovely ladies, Kara, Chrissy, Manda, and Lauren. When I was designing these I started to think of all the other ways these could used as gifts…one year anniversary (it is paper after all), brides maids gifts, shower or wedding favors, parent thank you gifts, include with thank you notes, send as holiday cards…so many reasons to give a custom photo calendar!