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Under the Spotlight: Custom Wedding Illustrations by Christy Pepper Dawson

November 8, 2011 in Under The Spotlight | 21 comments

To say I’m head over heels in love with the work of Christy Pepper Dawson would be an understatement of vast magnitude. Christy is a super talented illustrator from California (originally from Nova Scotia) and she’s just branched out into doing portraits for Rock n Roll couples.

I’m sure you’ll agree, these are all kinds of awesome. How cute would a custom illustration of you and your beau be for your wedding invitations or thank you cards?

She says, “I use my diverse background to create whimsically macabre works of art. I have been working as a freelance illustrator for years, making custom art ranging from children’s books to album art. But it wasn’t until I got engaged, that I completely understood the magic that is shared between a couple committed to spending the rest of their waking days together.”

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Tags: Invitations, Under The Spotlight, Vendors

Under the Spotlight – Night Owl Paper Goods

March 25, 2011 in Under The Spotlight | 4 comments

Established in 2004 by graphic designers Jennifer Tatham and Alan Henderson, Night Owl Paper Goods is a company dedicated to creating handmade letterpress cards and eco-chic wooden goodies in a style they like to call ‘modern yet folksy.’ ”We are very fortunate to have created a company and product line that combines everything we love,” they told me. “Design + printing + writing + paper + wood + nature + the environment + friends + family. What a hoot!”

Each piece is custom printed on sustainably-harvested birch wood. The envelopes they use are recycled and contain 30-100% post-consumer waste and all their products are handmade in USA. So, whether you’re taking steps towards creating a green wedding or you’re looking to set yourself apart from the crowd, nothing makes a statement like real wood wedding stationery. Their products are quite simply perfect for the eco-conscious Rock n Roll Bride!

“At Night Owl Paper Goods we offer a large selection of wedding invitations, save the dates, reply cards, reception pieces, guest gifts and more, all created from eco-friendly, sustainably-harvested birch wood”, they continue. “From modern to vintage to woodlands to tropical, we offer a breadth of styles and designs to help you express your unique personality and wedding theme. You can view all of our selections and information in the Wedding Suites category of our online stationery shop.”

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Tags: Eco, Invitations, organic, Save The Date, stationery, Under The Spotlight, Vendor

A Sunday Kind of Love – Rad Video Invitations

August 22, 2010 in A Sunday Kind of Love, Video | 8 comments

I’m loving them. I posted Angel & Lilly’s super cute “I ♥ LA” Save the Date last week, and since then I can’t get enough. Check out this awesome stop motion one I found this week. I seriously LOVE it. It’s so creative!

Have you seen any fabulous video invites/save the date’s recently? If so, be sure to send them my way!

Tags: Invitations, Save The Date, Video

A Non-Vanilla, Love-Filled, 1950′s Delight

June 21, 2010 in British Brides, Wedding | 17 comments

An excitable email from a newly married reader always brightens my day and LeeAnn’s may have been one of the most excitable I’ve received in a while! I just had to share the story behind her and husband David’s gorgeous 1950′s influenced wedding with you today.

“After gorging my eyes on a ga-jillion bridal mags and internet images, I felt I was living a white-out groundhog day” LeeAnn began. “I quickly became downhearted about organising my own BIG DAY, the no-fun casting my eye over “traditional” gowns (this one? no, that one? no, repeat), the vanilla-ness of invites, pink-and-white themes to the power of 42,000! Where did the love go?”

“I think it was a Wednesday and my heart stood still….stopped, popped, blew up and nearly burst with love at the teeniest tiniest little picture of a 50′s style wedding dress! The simplicity, the classic lines, the Frou-Frou…No other designer, strapless, flowing, ruched, lace, beaded, train or no train gown was going to be the winner! This was IT for me! Even better than this, the prospect of “ankle-age” (showing off one’s ankles) and the Shoes! The Shoes! (Oh! Heart! Don’t fail me now!) Enter, stage left, Lisa of Dragonfly Dress Design in Glasgow, who put my ponderings to paper and really really listened to all my wishin’ and hopin’ that I could pull off such a beautifully timeless gown, perhaps, perhaps, perhaps? And so began my love affair with tulle…the gown she handmade for me, words just cant explain how awesome I felt wearing it, and I just adored the teeny little birdcage veil she also worked her magic on. What a woman!”

“Soon came the realisation that a bridal gown like this went hand-in-hand with songs of yesteryear that I love, Dion’s ‘Runaround Sue’ and Little Anthony’s ‘Tears on my Pillow’ being two of my all time Top 10. They may not be specifically linked with the 50′s, but the images they evoke in my mind when I hear them and singalong, I think I had a major Light-bulb moment when I pictured myself in my dress. The Jigsaw came together relatively easy after that. David was cool with all I suggested and put forward (I did give him some input, honest), the look of horror on parents and grandparents faces when I explained I was doing something “a wee bit different” to the norm. It actually became a delight to seek out the alternative.”

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Tags: 1950s, Birdcage Veil, British, Candy, Centrepieces, Cupcakes, DIY, Fashion, humanist, Invitations, kvetch, scotland, Short dress, Sweets, UK, vivien of hollowway

Retro Rockabilly & Heart Shaped Sunglasses

June 15, 2010 in Wedding | 13 comments

I’ve got yet another bit of retro rockabilly lovin’ for you today, in the form of Nick & Jamie’s Santa Barbara wedding. The ceremony and reception took place at The Rockwood Womens Club which proved to be the perfect backdrop to their day. Jamie looked stunning in her Maya dress by Michelle Roth, but it had a bit of a story behind it! “”Ohhhhh the dress….it was almost a nightmare! It was a Michelle Roth “Maya” that I bought used on Oncewed. I took it to a local alterations lady who cut it too short and messed up the top! Luckily I have a dear friend in the fashion industry, Denice Dir who saved the day by not only adding the black tulle underneath, sewing in a petticoat and took 45 minutes to carefully seam rip the top and fix what the other lady had messed up. She even made my dog’s collar piece out of my dress trimmings and surprised me on the day of my wedding with the special stitching she did inside!”