Thursday, October 13, 2011

Nick & Emily Hansen {Wedding Design}

My good friends, Nick and Emily were married on July 23rd and if you have been following with my posts for the past year {almost} I have been with them on their wedding journey since the day they were engaged. First I had the joy of doing their engagement photos back in January, and then followed with their Save the Date Postcards. Next came their Invitations, the design as well as the finished product. After a few months of planning and planning and more planning... the photos below tell "our" story:

I wrapped each of the bridesmaids gifts in these fun polka dot boxes with customized stamped tags:

I made Emily's hair piece with peacock feathers and an antique medallion:

All of the boutonnieres were made with feathers and silk leaves:

The bridesmaids gifts were peacock feather and ostrich feather broaches that Emily had them pin on their dresses:

They were married at Mile High Station in Denver, CO, one of my favorite venues:

Emily and I had discussed designing a backdrop for their "altar" to stand in front of the black curtain that was hiding the bar. I had been collecting antique frames over the past couple of years and had the idea to paint and glitter them with a champagne colored fine glitter. Once I put it all together, it turned out amazing!!!

We hung the letters with fishing line:

I also designed her programs to match the theme as well as the reserved signs for the family seating:


I love having moms carry small bouquets instead of having a corsage or boutonniere, its so classy.

This was the hardest part, but the most fun. The bouquets/centerpieces turned beautiful.

I wrapped Emily's bouquet with her grandmother's lace and held it together with little vintage buttons that matched the boy's boutonnieres:

I absolutely love this venue, so modern and chic!


The "altar" worked out great!

We were having a hard time figuring out how to hang the wood stick balls and poms, so I made mobils:

I made a special peacock feathered pen for the signing of the marriage license, and the mirrored vase was a gift to Emily {and went on the sweetheart table}:

The happy couple!:

Emily was such a beautiful bride:

The boys at Invesco Field {Bronco's territory}:

The girls and their bouquets:



The "apple trees" were fun {and interesting} to make.

The beautiful maid of honor, Ali:


A view of the tables from above, the color pallet was perfect with the peacock feather theme:



I was so happy when I saw the photographer get this shot, cause this is one of the centerpieces I made with our gift in the background, 2 canvas prints of Nick & Emily's engagement photos, the ones of them kissing each other's cheek. One is Emily kissing Nick and the other is Nick kissing Emily. I first got this idea from our own engagement photos, we had them printed and framed and they hang on either side of our bed. Love them!:


The bouquet toss:

The sweetheart table:

 See ya! Congrats you 2!:

Thank you so much Emily for including me in all the planning and festivities. It was amazing being able to share my talents and create your day to be as special as you are! I wish you and Nick only the best! Love ya!

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Bridal Veil & Feathered Hair Piece {Trois Plume Boutique}

I am finally starting to get the photos of some of the work I've been doing this summer with all of these weddings. This is a birdcage veil and feather hair piece I made for Ashley, the cousin of my good friend, Emily. Her whole look was beautiful and the style of the birdcage veil went pleasantly with her gown! Congrats Ashley!



Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Little Wellies Promo Postcards {Graphic Design}

Super cute promo postcards for Little Wellies! Check out her shop, LOVE her stuff!

Front:



Back:

Custom Birth Announcement - Willow {Graphic Design}

An Etsy client, Melissa, purchased my Custom Digital Photo BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Design - Allen  and it turned out beautiful! What a beautiful baby, Congrats!



Pumpkins With Style - An ASID Colorado Chapter Event {Graphic Design}

I am currently on the ASID Programs Committee for the Colorado Chapter and we are planning a great event for October. I had the pleasure of designing the Save the Date that is posted on the ASID website, where you can purchase tickets and view more information. It's going to be a great event, you should come!





Tuesday, September 20, 2011

A Sneak Peek - Mindy & DJ {Wedding}

I had the pleasure of photographing Mindy & DJ's wedding September 10, 2011 Near Limon on the Eastern plains of Colorado. What fun we had 2 stepping and eating amazing BBQ. Congrats you two!







Sunday, September 11, 2011

A Sneak Peek - Steph & Logan {Wedding}

Steph and Logan were married September 3, 2011 at Solterra in Lakewood, Colorado. It was such a beautiful wedding and Steph and Logan were amazing! It was such a pleasure being their photographer. Here is a sneak peek of their special day, more photos to come!









Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Rebecca's Family {Portraits}

Rebecca and I went to school together, studying Interior Design. I had the pleasure of taking her family photos last fall and had such a great time, she wanted to have them taken again at Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, CO. It was a beautiful summer day!



Monday, September 5, 2011

Etsy Shopping Event {Fall and Holiday}

Christina Wells, owner of the Etsy shop, Little Wellies is having another Shopping Event in Riverside, CA. She had a new logo designed for the Sew Funky Market and needed me to design a billboard image as well as postcards. I am going to be able to make the event on Oct 8th, and I am so excited to see all of the wonderful items for sale. Etsy has become such a love of mine and it will be great to meet more vendors and see their shops. Come and check it out!

Billboard:


Postcards:

Front:

Back:

Sunday, September 4, 2011

Nick & Emily {Wedding Invitations} Part 2

Here is the finished product of Nick & Emily's wedding invitations. We used metallic petal envelopes to hold the invitation, RSVP info card and a peacock feather to tie in the theme. I lined the envelopes with gold mum embossed handmade paper from Nepal. They turned out beautiful!




A Sneak Peak - Nick & Emily's Wedding

My good friends, Nick and Emily were married on July 23rd and I had the pleasure of "designing" their wedding. Starting with their engagements photos, I was able to design their save the dates, invitations, programs, flowers, boutonnieres, bridal party gifts, ceremony decor, reception decor, etc., customizing their wedding to be completely unique.
 Here's a sneak peak:

The Bridesmaid's gifts to wear with their dresses:


The boutonnieres:


Emily's Bouquet - we used lace from her grandmother's tablecloth to wrap the bouquet, the scalloping at the bottom was absolutely beautiful!:


The Bridesmaids Gifts were custom wrapped:

The programs: