Wedding Shower Decor

Over winter break I had the pleasure of helping throw a wedding shower for one of my best friends. The lovely bride to be is an avid reader, this girl has a library of beautiful books you wouldn't believe! I wanted to be sure we incorporated that love into the shower decor from start to finish. Here are the invitations made with the book theme in mind:

We did a brunch complete with yummy fresh fruit and veggie salads, quiche bites, and pastries. Here is part of the buffet. We used white linens, baby's breath in vases and book pages as table clothes for some of the round tables. Above the buffet table is a garland of heart shaped book paper and a wreath I made from book pages cut in the shape of leaves.

You cannot have a bridal shower without a champagne bar! We accomplished ours with fresh berries and juices. Also on hand was plenty of water with cucumber or citrus.

 

To complete the refreshments, we had bite size lemon cakes and these brownie bites, cut into hearts, stacked and kept together with toothpick flags made with more book paper.

The rest of the decor included flower inserts made with book pages punched into flower shapes and punched onto a skewer. 

The Getting Hitched sign made with card stock, scrapbook paper, twine and brads. 

Sprinkled throughout the rest of the room was more heart garland and garland made with buttons and twine.  

It was an amazing time with wonderful family and friends. =)

Packaging

Branding, Marketing, Packaging...

These are points of interest for me both as a marketing student and as a photographer. I recently had a shoot with the lovely Kelly and her dog, Olive for her Christmas cards. (Check it out here!) In preparing her CD of images, I wanted to make sure it was packaged in a way fitting with my identity as an artist and appropriate to the occasion. So I grabbed some kraft paper and raffia and sat on my computer scrolling through my growing fontbook until I decided on a design. I printed out first on plain copy paper, planned out where I needed to fold and where I needed the design to print on the page in order to line up correctly. Then I printed on kraft paper, folded the CD envelope, rubbed the edges with some bronze stamp ink and tied on the white raffia. 

Here's the finished product:

Super simple steps that personalize your client's experience and further your brand. =)


***Stay tuned! I have more paper good projects coming up! I am working on a friend's bridal shower/bachelorette, so prepare for an onslaught of invitation ideas, decor and inspiration soon!***

» Kelly & Olive: Holiday Photos «

I had the pleasure of taking holiday photos for Kelly and her adorable pup, Olive. 

Here are some of my favorite moments. =)

Snowbowl

Fall in Flagstaff is breathtakingly beautiful. I went up to Arizona Snowbowl last weekend and hiked around Aspen Corner and Kachina trail area to catch these shots. Hopefully I do nature justice!

  

Fall is near!

My dear friend Molly pointed out to me today that fall officially begins in eleven days! September 22! My goodness, the summer flew by! Well now that we are getting into the autumn season, the mountain up here is providing us with some GORGEOUS scenery. Over the weekend, my best friend brought up her new Subaru and we headed up to Snowbowl. It was absolutely breathtaking.
Here are some shots of our lovely afternoon:

View from Snowbowl

SO impressed by the Impreza

Gorgeous San Francisco Peaks

7000 Feet