2009 January | Weddingbee PRO

Punam Bean, New York City Vendor: Photographer Website: Punam Bean Photography About Me: Punam Bean is an international destination wedding and portrait photographer based out of New York City. She loves animals, and particularly longs for the companionship of a bulldog, in addition to that of her ever loving Husband. She eats pizza for breakfast every single day, and spends too much money on dresses. In this, her first year of business, she's booked 30 weddings all around the world, in New York City, California, Jamaica, Venezuela and Nigeria. Her images have been described as emotional, whimsical and elegant.

The Workshop of ALL WORKSHOPS!!

January 30th, 2009 @ 9:31 am by Punam Bean

Umm… yeah. If I were to put together a dream team, this would be freaking IT! And I’m all signed up and ready to go, and you should get in soon (I mean, if you are in to wedding photography, anyway) before it’s all sold out (click below)!! Go forth, and good luck! And see you in Santa Fe!

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Mrs. Bee, New York Age and Occupation: 29, Weddingbee Publisher Fiance's Age and Occupation: 33, Internet Engagement Date: May 7, 2004 Wedding Date: March 5, 2005 Venue: Westside Loft, New York About Me: Yes, my name really is Bee! I love my blogging, wikis, and tabasco sauce!

Stationary vs. Stationery

January 30th, 2009 @ 8:30 am by Mrs. Bee @ Weddingbee PRO

sta⋅tion⋅ar⋅y –adjective
1. standing still; not moving.

sta⋅tion⋅er⋅y –noun
1. writing paper.

(via dictionary.com)

I regularly get emails from stationery vendors and pr firms that represent stationery companies, where the word “stationery” is misspelled. When I click over to their website, I usually find that it’s also misspelled there too. Even though I feel bad, I always let them know because I figure I’d want to know if I were them?

If you’ve been spelling it wrong all this time, don’t feel bad… I did too before Weddingbee!

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Sabrina & Eunice Moyle, San Francisco, CA Vendor: Invitations & Stationery Website: Hello! Lucky About Me: We (sisters Eunice and Sabrina Moyle) started Hello!Lucky in 2003 out of Eunice's garage with a hand-cranked Vandercook printing press. Since then we've created whimsical stationery and greeting card designs for almost every occasion, including wedding invitations, save the dates, thank you notes, and a line of hilarious sock monkey cards! We love crafting, flea marketing, fashion, travel, and all things paper. We're based San Francisco with a studio in London, so we're immersed in design trends from around the world!

2009 Preview Party!

January 29th, 2009 @ 5:32 pm by Sabrina & Eunice @ Hello! Lucky

We recently held our 2009 Stationery Preview party and are thrilled to report that it was a huge success! We collaborated with some of the most amazing wedding vendors in the Bay Area to transform our working letterpress studio into a beautiful event space complete with red carpet! Above, the fab Morgan Doan, event planner extraordinaire and mastermind behind this event, and me chatting by the welcome table. Our sponsor booklet featured our new Sparrow design by Joel Dewberry.
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Leigh Miller, Coronado, CA Vendor: Photographer Website: Leigh Miller Photography About Me: People often ask me how I got my start in wedding photography. The truth is i fell into it. Almost by accident. But after my first wedding I was sold. I moved full force ahead. And within a year I went full-time leaving behind my life as a therapist and social worker. And the rest, as they say, is history. In November I celebrated my 3rd year of being a full-time photographer! Today, I feel so blessed to get to do something I love and to work with amazing couples all over the country and world! I have traveled to the Bahamas, Jamaica, all over Mexico and all the way to England to shoot weddings. I live in southern California with my husband, two sons, two really loud birds and a short, fat yellow lab named Mrs. Jones. All, at various times, make an appearance on my blog.

I Love NYC!!!

January 29th, 2009 @ 4:18 pm by Leigh @ Leigh Miller Photographer

Love it! Did I mention I love NYC? I usually get to shoot at least one wedding a year in New York and am beyond giddy with anticipation between the time I book it and the time I actually get to shoot it. I always schedule a few other shoots for my trip, just to try and get as much in as I can! 2 trips ago I got to photograph Cara and Wes’ engagement. They were planning a wedding in Italy (and already had a photographer, sigh!) but wanted NYC engagement photos to use as decor at their wedding. We had a blast and ran all around the West Village and shot up and down the streets of the sesame street houses. Here are a few photos from the day. I can’t wait to go back this fall!

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Laura Hooper, Northridge, CA Vendor: Calligraphy Website: Laura Hooper Calligraphy About Me: I've been practicing the art of calligraphy since the age of 12 and nothing gives me more pleasure than waking up each morning knowing I get to do what I do each day. I love having the ability to infuse my own personal style into each of my bride's special day. When I'm not working, I enjoy traveling, hiking, reading and painting; but most of the time I don't consider calligraphy to be work at all!

Calligraphy for your Invitations

January 29th, 2009 @ 3:14 pm by Laura @ Laura Hooper Calligraphy

We’ve been getting a lot of requests in the studio from people looking to incorporate hand calligraphy into their invitation suite. Many times brides are designing the invites themselves or are working with their own stationer and do not want to commission calligraphy for the entire piece, but only a few words. It makes for a great effect, and can be used throughout the invitation suite as well as in the reception items.
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Amelia & Justin Lyon, Orange County Vendor: Photographer Website: Amelia Lyon Photography About Me: Hi, I am Amelia. I like to dance and sing my heart out in the car. My family has been in the wedding industry for 3 generations. Being the first photographer in the family, it has given me a unique perspective on how to keep things fresh and fun! Hello, I am Justin. I like to play Ping-Pong, and I too like to dance. Being a film and TV producer by trade, I am obsessed with finding the story that every image has to tell. Collectively we are wedding, portrait and music photographers. Now that we've started to tell you our story, why don't you let us capture yours?

KENNY + JILL…JUST FOR FUN!

January 29th, 2009 @ 2:00 pm by Amelia & Justin @ Amelia Lyon Photography

Last summer, we took my brother and his beauty-of-a-wife out to a new secret location for some “just for fun” fashionable shots of the two of them. We told both of them to get as crazy-stylish as they wanted and we would take care of the rest! We had been pushing this photo sitting with Kenny and Jill for quite some time; we wanted to get new photos of them since the last official photo sitting we did with them was on their wedding day in June of 2003 (this was our very first wedding!!!!!). Someday we will have get around to posting some of their wedding photos — its’ just hard because we shot the whole thing on 35mm film! I think we did a pretty good job too, but we have definitely grown by leaps and bounds since then!

So here’s the shoot, amazing and fun, I had a super difficult time narrowing down my favorites!

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Chelsea Petaja, Nashville Vendor: Hair Accessories Website: Oh My Deer! About Me: "Oh, My Deer!" was born out of a love for play-on-words and getting my hands dirty. I live in Music City USA in a little loft with brick walls, concrete floors and my husband. I teach Visual Arts at a Montessori school that grows organic vegetables and composts nearly everything. It satisfies the hippie in me. I make flowers and feathers for your hair that I hope make you feel beautiful. Sometimes I make drawings and invitations for your eyes. And then that leaves everything in between that I pretend to know how to do.

Southern Weddings Magazine Launch Party

January 29th, 2009 @ 1:14 pm by Chelsea Petaja @ Oh My Deer

Two weekends ago, Tec and I spent a few days in Atlanta to visit my parents and to attend the launch party for the new Southern Weddings magazine. So I splurged on a clearance dress (which should be an oxymoron…) from Anthropologie, pulled on a pair of grey hand-me-down cowboy boots from my mom, and whipped up a pretty little lady for my hair. Of course Tec looked just as handsome as he always does… without spending a penny on new clothes. Go figure.

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Princess Lasertron, Omaha Vendor: Flowers made of felt, vintage buttons and other ephemera Website: Princess Lasertron About Me: I started Princess Lasertron in 2005 creating custom bouquets out of felt, vintage buttons, and other ephemera. I give each bride an heirloom-quality piece that will bring a personal dimension to their wedding and everyday lives. What I love most is meeting and collaborating with unique women whose weddings are a true representation of them and their partners. As for me...I live nocturnally, I'm an INTP, I play Dungeons and Dragons every other Saturday, and I'm a perpetual student.

Not Another One!

January 29th, 2009 @ 12:46 pm by Megan @ Princess Lasertron

Blueprint, Country Home, Cottage Living, Teen Vogue, House & Garden… now Domino Magazine is on its way out too. The magazine is folding according to NYMag.com. So sad to see the end of another great design magazine that has brought so much inspiration to so many of us.

R.I.P., Domino. You were my favorite–prettier than Lucky and cheaper than Vogue Living.

The main channels for design ideas and resources are really going to the blogs. We do exist in kind of a symbiotic relationship with magazines, though–bloggers get new and exciting ideas from the magazines, and magazines gather fresh, as-it-happens observations from industry professionals in the blogosphere. In other words, we need each other!
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Anne Ruthmann, New England Occupation: Photographer Website: Anne Ruthmann Photography About Me: Things that make me happy: old people getting crazy on the dance floor, world travel, hello hugs & goodbye kisses, cultural celebrations, acoustic live music, indie handmade crafts, cinema, environmental protection, diversity, the sound of nature, authenticity, white water rafting, discovering artists, photographing people in love. Things that bore me: bland food, celebrity gossip, negativity, fake anything, waiting in lines, egotism.

Beth & Fred Engagement

January 29th, 2009 @ 11:45 am by Anne @ Anne Ruthmann Photography

I absolutely adore Beth & Fred. Spending time with them is like sitting in on an “I Love Lucy” show - there’s just so much comedy, sarcasm, and love in the air that I think I walked away from our engagement session with cheek cramps from laughing so much! They have a really cute home in Washington, DC (loooove the green wall and don’t even get me started on all of the awesome furniture) which they share with their adorable dog, Ruckus.

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Wiley Valentine, California Vendor: Invitations and Paper Products Website: Wiley Valentine About Me: Wiley Valentine is named for our artistic grandmothers, Mary Wiley and Norma Jean Valentine. Our company is 4 years old and growing strong. We specialize in invitations, stationery, and all sorts of paper delights. We love the forest, vintage books, thunder storms, butterflies, fairy tales and the smell of rain. We strive to think of our environment first when creating our paper products, and only use 100% recycled or 100% cotton papers.

Floral Love {part two}

January 29th, 2009 @ 10:00 am by Wiley Valentine

Continuing from yesterday’s post, here are more of the photos I took of the floral arrangements around the office alongside some floral inspired work we have done.