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?

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!  It is February friends!  I thought last year went by quickly, but January just disappeared on me.  It is almost Valentines day and I thought it was time to share a lovely little photoshoot from last year.  Maybe to have a little inspiration for a romantic weekend date!

Here in Dallas, there is a workshop twice a year for photographers called a “shootout” where everyone gets together to practice and critique together.  I was asked to help with some of the products used in this fun little session and it all turned out so wonderful so this next week I will be featuring the different photographers work.

First up many thanks to the people who made it happen!

Bride: Prianna Staley
Bride and Groom: David and Corbin Baxter, Soulbox Productions
Cake: Sugar Bee Sweets
Engaged Couple: Ebony and Jovan Wordlaw, Ebony Peoples Events
Flowers: Bows & Arrows
Hair: Ashley Bristo
Makeup: Something You… Makeup Artistry

Ring Bearer Bowls: Paloma’s Nest
Suit: D. Jones Tailored Collection
Stationary: The Left-Handed Calligrapher
Planning/ Production: After Yes and Catie Ronquillo
Venue: The Shoppes at Brownstone Village

And for the first set of photos by the talented Kelly Rucker Photography!

Hi All!  A few months back Southern Weddings Magazine announced they were going to have a mega photo contest for their readers.  After picking up the magazine reading and re-examining every picture I determined that there was no other wedding magazine I ever needed to purchase.  (I try to keep all the inspiration found very digital to keep my studio space footprint low).

Anyways – I set up my camera, remote release, wrote a little chalk board sign & grabbed my magazine for a little photo shoot.  Yes, I took this picture of my self and let me tell you – self portraits are difficult if you are trying to get more than just your face in there!  So this was the best of approximately 100 photos taken with my toe pressing the photo release button :-)

What’s up for grabs?  As a finalist in the V3 Mega Photo Contest I have the opportunity to choose from a $50 ITunes gift card, an ad on the blog, or a Mini Instax camera.

Of course I am aiming for an ad on the blog (dreaming of a feature with them in V4 too – any takers?).  So please vote!  I’m #10 :-)

Happy Weekend!  It’s been a busy one around here this week but I wanted to leave with a little Peacock inspired goodness.

Lovely $1.5 million dollar peacock feather dress – wow.Gorgeous Cafe Menu I created for a wedding (more on that later!) with Jordan Payne Events – and we all know she loves her peacock feathers! photo by Joe Ellis of Joseph Mark Photography.And this sweet little cake by Coco Cake is perfect for a shower (and not too over the top since you just blew your budget on that dress!)

A few months ago I created these borders (by hand!) to use for letterpress gift tags.  Now that the holiday season is upon us, they are getting some use tied around hostess gifts.  I also sent some to a former bride with their lovely monogram – perfect personal little touch for the newlyweds.

Want some?  E-mail me.  Available in square & rounded corners.