A {Victorian} Grand Affair

February 24, 2011

Filed Under : Invitations - Paper Projects - Wedding

Remember the sneak peek I gave you all at the beginning of this month? Or even the backstage photo? Well, the images have finally been posted on Daniel Usenko‘s blog and now I’m excited to share them with you! But first, make sure you stop by Daniel Usenko’s blog to see his post of this shoot because these images would not be so beautiful if it wasn’t for his creative eye.

And of course Kae of Short and Sweet Design…who styled the shoot with a modern twist on the Victorian Era. Simply lovely, don’t you think? She assembled the table centerpiece and bride’s bouquet herself, so let’s tuck that into her list of talents. Read more about the details on her blog when she puts up the pictures soon.

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The stationery was all about typography. Starting with the invitation and down to the simple table numbers, each piece was printed on creamy felt-textured paper with burnt gold, dark mauve, and burgundy inks. The invitation was coordinated with a brown envelope with shimmery gold lining; the reply card with an ivory one with the same gold lining. The dessert menu was “oomphed” up with a strand of gold ribbon, as were the place cards that were neatly tucked into the linen napkins and tied down with the same gold ribbon.

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And of course, we needed some “sweetly ever after” next to the cake. Good thing I brought along lots of gold ribbon for the shoot because the cake looked even more scrumptious when it adopted one of the pretty strands and was then decked out with pretty flowers.

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And wasn’t the model just gorgeous? And I just had to put that chandelier in. So beautiful!

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Inspire. Palette #42: Royal Princess

February 23, 2011

Filed Under : Palettes

Don’t soft pinks and gold make you feel royal…

I adore this fringe tissue cut via A Beautiful Mess, these dress blooms via Martha Stewart, these pendants via Shana Fest, this large bouquet flower {photo by Picotte Photography} found via Style Me Pretty, these yummy looking macaroons {source unknown}, this golden table setting {source unknown}, this chandelier by Departement Feminin {found via Solid Frog}, and this golden wrapping {source unknown}.

Custom Card: A Million Balloons

February 22, 2011

Filed Under : Cards - Personal

Yes, a million balloons for a one in a million mother…

My mum’s birthday was this past weekend and we went out for a family dinner to celebrate. My mum has been a source of encouragement and inspiration for me all my life, and as I grow older, I grow to love her all the more. As a pre-teen and then a teenager, I didn’t value her as much because at that age, I thought I knew everything and didn’t need an old-fashioned mother telling me how to live my life. I’m glad to see now that I was terribly wrong! Thank you mum {which I know you’ll end up reading this post some day anyways} for everything that you’ve done and keep doing. Thank you for not being scared to admit faults and grow together as friends, fellow Christians, and as a mother and daughter. Because of what you’ve done in the past years and what you do now, our family is stronger and our relationship is stronger. I love you. <3

Some images of my wonderful mum and my family:

{Photography by Max Lopatin. See more on his blog!}

And here’s the card I made for her birthday, A Million Balloons: