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I am in a rainy day mood today. Loving all things mossy green, enchanted forest, rainy, misty and beautiful.
Photos from the top : (top 3) this amazing wedding featured on Snippet & Ink with that awesome art installation! How great is that? Photos by Kelly Lorenz. I adore this whimsical photo featuring clocks and the coolest vintage wallpaper! via stylist Emily McGregor. The last fabulously gorgeous photos including this amazing purple bouquet and the groom holding an umbrella are from the brilliant Punam Bean.
Lately I have been quite inspired by dots. Many of my wedding invitation designs feature a subtle painted dot here or there, but recently I have been fascinated with an elegant and innovative use of the dot concept. Recently I created an invitation ensemble for Loan that featured nearly 150 dots per invitation completely hand-painted in various swirl patterns. The look, while quite detailed, was sophisticated and dynamic. How else can dots be incorporated into a wedding celebration without looking too cutesy or typically whimsical? This was my question and here is what I discovered!
Soda bottles, Hand-Painted Invitation, Dot confetti, Felt Bouquet, Polka Dot Dress
Brightly colored soda bottles with cap labels - imagine a large display of these - definitely some dot impact there! Simple dot confetti could be the perfect detail to stuff in save the date envelopes or sprinkle on a reception table. Princess Lasserton’s hand-crafted felt bouquets certainly capture the polka dot vibe with each button detail she uses. A simple satin gown peppered with tiny dots - so pretty!
With all the custom holiday cards we are designing lately, I am completely inspired by cozy winter whites, and rustic charm with a bit of modern whimsy. This inspiration board I think showcases perfectly exactly what is inspiring me right now. (Never mind it's 80 degrees in Southern California right now!) Think white cashmere blankets, handmade marshmallows, and a creamy white hot chocolate…sigh!
From the top that amazing paper deer head and that adorable display of hanging bottles spotted on Style Me Pretty. This is a space created by the amazingly talented Hatch Creative Studio, for their clients to host their events in. Brilliant! The dreamy photos of the space were shot by the infamous Karen Mordechai (aka Sunday Suppers). Next up is that beautiful white hot chocolate! Yum! Found via Meme Recipe Blog. Check it out for the recipe! This ultra chunky button Cowl is amazing! It doesn't get much cozier than that right? Found via the Lulu & Loie's etsy shop. I am constantly coveting these gorgeous Moroccan Poufs and this luxurious white one is amazing! Via Serena and Lily. These last two photos are more of the Hatch Creative Studio. Love the snow shoes on the wall! Brilliant!
I first spotted this amazing branding over at Unruly Things (a fabulous blog read FYI). The company behind this design genius for Moomah is Apartment One. The whimsical style of this branding is so brilliant! It's completely reflective of a child's imagination which is a perfect match for Moomah, a café/art studio for kids + adults. I love the concept of this place - a sustainable café offering fun organic food, an environment that promotes creativity, and a place for kids + adults to explore their imagination. Sign me up!
We're super excited about Shana Faust's fabulous new website! Shana's an amazing freelance stylist in New York and former senior style editor at Martha Stewart Weddings. She's also co-author and stylist of our new wedding craft book, coming Fall 2009 from Chronicle Books (behind-the-scenes pics from our recent photo shoot will be posted here soon!).
We here at Hello!Lucky are hopeless addicts of fabulous vintage finds (our studio is a mad collection of bits and bobs picked up at the flea) and so we were delighted to come across Tombées du Camion (translated, it means, appropriately and hilariously, Things Fallen Off the Truck) on the Constant Gatherer…
There is something timeless and classic about a white color palette with just the subtlest hints of color. The perfect color palette for a winter white wedding. I turned to some of my favorite photographers to put together this wedding white inspiration board.
From the top {1,2,3 are the beautiful images of Lisa Lefkowitz; 4,5,6 even the food can be a part of the white color palette as seen in these amazing images by Bonnie Tsang; 7 I absolutely adore this photo of the bride with that amazing hand mirror, shot by the infamous Elizabeth Messina; 8,9 this beautiful table setting and mix and match flower arrangement shot by Jose Villa; 10 floating bride and groom shot by Max Wanger; 11 and this fabulous arrangement of lace inspired evian bottles shot my one my favorites Punam Bean}
This is my first week back in the studio from a whirlwind 8 days out west. As most of you know the hubby and I are big travelers. One of our most beloved places on earth (besides home) is Utah, namely Zion National Park. When I heard of the location for Engage 09!: The Encore, we knew a trip to Zion was imminent. What better timing as we are amidst the plans for our renewal ceremony there next May!
Today is just a little teaser of the blogging to come over the next few weeks chronicling my travels and inspirations from Vegas to Utah and back! Be sure to keep an eye out for several Inspired Ink posts derived from the fabulous design of the Wynn and Encore Casinos - wow, my head is still spinning!
Gorgeous mosaic work en route to Wynn Las Vegas via Encore Las Vegas, a fun shot of yours truly and Randi Fenoli from TLC’s Say Yes to the Dress and lastly a bit of Momental stationery from the Engage Luncheon last Tuesday!
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When I saw this post that Jane Cameron, creative director of the amazing Wedding Style Guide, did on her creative process I was instantly inspired. I adore the fact that she puts each and every issue into a spiral notebook! Brilliant! She has every issue like this. How great is that?
I love this idea when planning a wedding! Much better than those generic 3 ring binders no!? LOVE LOVE LOVE! If you haven't checked out Wedding Style Guide it's really a must. They offer digital as well as print versions of their magazine! And there are a ton of free downloads as well!
Did any of you catch the first episode of Man Shops Globe last night on the Sundance Channel?
The show follows Keith Johnson, a buyer for Anthropologie, around the world as he travels to out-of-the-way antique shops, private dealers and craft stalls for one-of-a-kind home furnishings and accessories. In each half-hour show, Keith travels to a new country in search of unusual decorative accessories, artifacts furniture and textiles. It follows as he finds some of the world’s unique treasures and spotlights artists whom he commissions to create products for their stores. AH-MA-ZING!
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