This wedding was amazing.  Held at the Fort Worth Zoo, Lindsey and Reid had flamingos, penguins, sparkle, shine and lace at their fall fete.

Here are a few photos and you can check out more on Style Me Pretty Texas!

Lovely work by: Emily Clarke Events, Andrea Polito Photography, Branching Out Floral, Posh Couture Rentals, Soulbox Productions, Fort Worth Zoo, and Frosted Art Bakery.

I also wanted to show my other lovely design for Bella Figura this year – Aquinnah.

This one is a combination of Mitty and capitals.  The feeling is so different from the last with printing in navy and powder blue.  It is perfect for a destination wedding – whether it is a fancy chateau outside of Paris or a simply lovely beach front wedding.  It really is a universal design and has a feeling of being written by hand – like a love letter to your guests.

Did you know each Bella Figura design can be customized?  You can change the fonts to include all mitty or more capitals.  So many options!

photos by Bella Figura

Wedding season is in full swing!  And I have 2 new invitation designs with the lovely & wonderful Bella Figura.

The first is…. awesome.  I used the mitty font in classic black and jazzed it up by placing all the lettering on an angle and adding touches of copper (yes, real copper!) for an accent.  Let me tell you – in person this suite (Gracieux) really shines.

Place your order now.  And for those of you who say – how long does a calligraphy invitation take? My rule of thumb is: allow 3 weeks for designing with Bella Figura, 2 weeks for printing and 2 weeks for calligraphy addressing.    It is better to be early because rush fees can add up!

Photos provided by the wonderful Bella Figura.

Today I am loving the gold and black for a lovely anniversary party.  The square invitation (and monogrammed belly band) in black and gold works perfectly with the gold ink on black envelope.

Can you believe it is alread the holiday season?  I need to work on getting my cards out to the family… asap!

My etsy shop is full of fun holiday items.  A wreath stamp and watercolor greeting cards.  Best part – everything is on sale by 15% through midnight tonight with the code Save15

I had the absolute privilege of working with Stefanie of Lavender Joy on a little photo shoot over 6 months ago.  The fruits of her labor were finally shared with the public in the newest issue of Southern Weddings Magazine.  She did such a wonderful job that it was also the cover!  Congratulations to Sefanie, Ryan Ray and Bows and Arrows on putting together a simply sweet southern affair.

You can see more of the feature on the Southern Weddings blog here and in the magazine on newsstands now.

I cannot believe this couple has already celebrated their 1 year anniversary – Congratulations!  Their envelopes were so much fun to work on with the tall layout and customized font to match the new married monogram.  It is so much fun to do something a little different – what do you think of this layout?

This weekend a pretty neat event is happening at Union Station on Sunday, November 4 from 2-7 pm.  It is called The Art of Bridal Style, put on by November Lily and features beauty treatments, drinks and a fashion show with wedding gown designers Carol Hannah (LOVE!) and Nha Khahn.  You can purchase tickets here.  It’s a fashion focused bridal event with so many cool things like a beauty lounge with services like eyelash extensions, teeth whitening, make-up and hair stations, etc with a fashion show as well… and we can’t forget the Men’s 007 groom’s lounge and the Baubles bar (the accessories lounge).

Of course several of our friends are involved: Southern Fried Paper, Perez Photography, Wolfgang Puck

Earlier this year I had the pleasure of designing a wedding invitation for a Bella Figura client who is from Norway.  It was super fun to write in a foreign language and this invitation suite turned out lovely.  Check out more on the Bella Figura blog here and thanks to them for sharing!

Wow – 2 years ago this couple tied the knot!  Congratulations!

I am sort of in love with this Betsy White invitation.  The gold dotted stripes make me happy.  The bride already picked out the invitations and in our consultation asked if it was possible to match the lettering.  This is something I do quite often for brides – it never hurts to ask!