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.

Wow – I was so privileged to work with such a great group of creatives on this unique style shoot.  Think: Metallic, sequins, desert, soft and dreamy.  Plus, it was all captured on film by the oh so talented Taylor Lord.  A couple photos below – but check out the whole feature on 100 Layer Cake here.

Many thanks to the fabulous Lindsey Zamora for including me and this fantastic group for putting together something special.

Photographer: Taylor Lord Photography / Creative direction + styling: Lindsey Zamora / Flowers: Sprout / Calligraphy: The Left Handed Calligrapher / Invitations: Studio SloMo/ / Rentals: Marquee Rents / Dress one: Alberta Ferretti / Dress two (sequins): Aidan Mattox/ Model: Avery with Wallflower Management

Meredith and Julian married at the Greenbrier in West Virginia and it was a beautiful wedding!  You can see photos from the entire weekend on their Style Me Pretty feature. I had the pleasure of working on the rehearsal dinner calligraphy.  We did table numbers, seating cards, food signs and directional signs – all in glittering gold on deep black paper.  Everything turned out beautiful.  All photos are provided by the talented Christian Oth Studio.

I LOVE seeing the bride & groom looking for their seating card at the event!  So wonderful.

Isn’t their wedding portrait gorgeous?

I loved working with a Munich company on this catalogue for spectacles.  Each frame was named and had a different (but cohesive) lettering style.  The cover is just stunning and every bit of the inside is beautiful.  I have several picks for some new glasses now :-)

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.

Earlier this year I had the joy of working with a dear friend on the logo for her new styling shop – Event Styling by Shawna Marie.  Shawna has an eye for the pretty previously working with Style Me Pretty.  You have seen her work around the web here, here, and here.  She needed an identity to match the classic versatility of her services and I set to work.  We came up with a partial calligraphy logo that could also work with her interior design background by changing “Event” to “Interior”.  It is clean and simple and does not push the trendy – perfect for a stylist who needs to have a wide range of ideas for creating such unique events.

Big thank you to HelmutWalker Photography for the lovely photos of her pretty letterpress business cards.

If you are looking for hand lettering work on your identity, contact me!

A few years back I got to work on some pretty patriotic invitations for a fourth of July wedding.  Since we just passed the holiday and their 2 year anniversary, I thought I would share some images.

I really was pleased with the way the addressing turned out with the very bold ornament printed on the envelope.  It did need to be centered for the pretty factor.  We matched the font (which I now offer as a regular – look for it soon on the website) and used a nice blue ink color.  I love the little belly band they used with this invitation, it works really well.

Wow!  It’s amazing that June is already here – May completely passed me by!

I am excited to share this Memorial Day Entertaining Guide (a little late but still applicable to summer entertaining), my calligraphy was paired up with a wonderful segment by Kim Whitman on the Today Show for Memorial Day.

photo from Kim’s blog

Kim put together a fun popcorn bar and used my lettering for the item signs.  They turned out super cute with the red and blue paper with white lettering and fun ribbon accents.

photos from video screen shots.

I really love the little signs with the modern take on the red paper border only being on the top & bottom rather than all the way around.  Also – who doesn’t love how much the white ink pops on that gorgeous navy blue card?  It’s about as yummy as the popcorn bar and toppings!

Check out more on the video clip or on Kim’s Blog!

Wow – I am truly honored to be included in the Best of Big D Reader’s Choice Poll.  This is my first year to be nominated (and I would love to win!).

You can vote daily from May 14 – 27 on the D Magazine site.   I am up against a very talented group of colleagues – best wishes to all :-)