portfolio: kailyn + philip's save the dates

Today I'm super excited to share the save the dates that Renee and I designed for Kailyn and Philip. I've known Kailyn and Philip for a long, long time, as we all grew up going to church together. When Kailyn approached me about designing their invitation suite, I was thrilled to get to be a part of their big day! For as long as I've known Kailyn, she's always had great style, and her wedding ideas are no different! The save the dates have a vintage travel look (all credit goes to Kailyn for the adorable idea)...

 Renee wrote Kailyn and Philip's names with her amazing handwriting, I did-up the design with vintage details, and Kailyn printed them on kraft paper and added the embellishments--it was really a team effort and I think they turned out pretty cute! I may be biased, though...

Kailyn and Philip, I wish you guys all the best and I'm already looking forward to working on the other paper goods for your wedding! 

xoxo.

P.S. Aren't they the cutest?

the anthology: double letter, triple word {scrabble love}

Hi friends, and happy Thursday. Today I'm bringing you some scrabble love (I know, the scrabble thing is starting to get overdone, but I still love it). I'm inspired by words, letters and typography, so these projects have landed on a double letter, triple word (so to speak) in my book...

DIY Scrabble letter coasters by Intimate Weddings

Drink-themed Scrabble letter coasters by MadebyMarcy on Etsy.

Adorable Scrabble letter ornaments from My Sweet Savannah (these would be cute on a mantel too).

I love the red ribbon on these Scrabble letter ornaments from Christmas Your Way

Scrabble letter pillows (and a couch that looks like the tray!), via Freshome (designed by Stephen Reed)

I especially love these pillows by Counter Couture Design on Etsy.

How cute is this idea for the back of the bride and groom chairs? (via Green Wedding Shoes)

We even used them in our wedding... (photo by Yasmin Khajavi)

(our save the dates)

(our thank you cards)

Which Scrabbly idea is your favorite?

[first image via]

xoxo.

P.S. Need further inspiration? Check out this keyboard.

sunday lovin: 29.

A very happy anniversary to Landon's parents, Dave and DeAnn, who are celebrating 29 years today! 

I am often reminded of how blessed Landon and I are to both have such loving and faithful parents 

in our lives. On top of that, my parents are visiting later this month, and Landon's family has already 

booked their trip for Thanksgiving. We can't wait for visitors!

xoxo.

portfolio: love story + wedding signage

Monday already? And August? This summer is flying! We spent the weekend in Austin celebrating our anniversary, which was AWESOME. I'll be sharing photos on here later this week! Today I'd like to show you a couple of things I designed for Brandon and Elisa's Portland wedding. They had a cookie bar at their reception (genius, right?), and in the photo above you can see the "Love is sweet, please enjoy a treat" sign that I designed. Here's a closeup:

Remember the "love story" I designed for our wedding (you can see it in this post)? Elisa asked me to do a similar print for her big day, and I love how they displayed it in the photo below:

They have a great story, which made designing this a breeze! Here's a closeup of the design:

And finally a "Bride" and "Groom" sign for each of their chairs. 

Elisa was wonderful to work with and, from the looks of it, she planned a stunning wedding. Congrats Elisa and Brandon!

xoxo.

[photos by Gabriel Boone]

sunday lovin: 35 years.

 Today marks 35 years that my parents have been married. Mom and Dad, thanks for always being a picture of a healthy, honest and loving marriage. I love thinking about all the things you guys have accomplished together, like flipping nasty houses into really cute ones, for example, or speaking fake sign language that I thought was real until last year. You're the best, and I hope you have at least 35 more years together [at which point you'll be in your nineties and probably still rototilling together].

Sidenote: I could look at these pictures all day long. I've tried to convince my mom that she should bring this hair style back, but she has yet to agree. And no, there's not a speck of hair dye there. That's all natural strawberry goodness [can you tell I've always been a little jealous?]


xoxo.

elizabeth dye...

makes beautiful wedding dresses. i love the idea of a custom, handmade wedding dress (no surprise there since i had one...thanks mom!).

happy friday!

xoxo.

that tree.

did you see this irish wedding on once wed? love.

beautiful.

while perusing through photos of my friend amy's wedding, i kept coming back to this one. isn't it gorgeous? i love how her dress stands out so beautifully against the scenery. 

it's almost friday.

xoxo.

eye opener.

how genius are these wedding napkins? i laughed out loud [in a coffee shop] when i saw them.

[via green wedding shoes]

xoxo

birthday calendar guestbook.

this bride had her wedding guests sign a calendar on their birthday, what a great idea! i loved our typewriters, but i wouldn't mind a calendar of all my family and friends' birthdays, too!

[via swoon events, originally from martha stewart weddings]

xoxo.

ps. our wedding.

sheet dress

did you see this adorable and creative wedding on once wed? the bride made her dress from a SHEET! i'm impressed.

xoxo.

diy love.

framed dessert table trays

i'm LOVING all the great diy ideas over at ruffled this month! 

escort card magnets

rick rack boutonnieres 

aren't you?

 [photos via ruffled]

a wedding you've got to see.

 check out my friend drew's BEAUTIFUL wedding, which was featured on SMP last week!

drew was one of my teammates and later a coach on my college track team. i've got some great memories with drew, and lots of hours logged lifting weights together! just before we all headed to nationals last year, our dear teammates threw us and another engaged teammate, megan, a surprise bridal shower! here we are in the classic toilet paper get-up:

strangely, these actually somewhat resemble our real dresses (except drew's real dress was a bit less revealing than this one). and megan's dress is yet to be seen...she's tying the knot this saturday! congrats megs!

all our beautiful teammates...

if you haven't yet, check out drew's wedding here!

[top photo by we heart photography]

pdx wedding crush.

 loving ben blood's photos of this couple's wedding under the st. john's bridge in portland. what a fun and beautiful place to have your big day! [via ever ours]

 

i'm not one for tattoos, but if i had to have one, i think hers would be a top contender...a tiny little  "PDX" 

xoxo.

wedding crush.

 loving this sweet and intimate backyard wedding on ever ours today. the photos and details are incredible!