wedding sneak peek

I've been dying to share some pictures of my gorgeous wedding invitations created last spring by Loveleigh Invitations. Every detail was custom-designed by these lovely ladies, and I feel lucky to have been able to send out such a beautiful package to my guests. It makes me so happy to see my grizzly bear, ostrich and owl all decked out in their wedding finery - top hats, bow ties and boutonnieres were mandatory for the animals!

I'm super excited becuase in the next week or so I'll finally be able to share my wedding photos, shot by the amazing Heidi Geldhauser of Our Labor of Love - including more detail shots of the invites shown above. Stay tuned!

(Images by Our Labor of Love by Heidi)

Poster Details

The talented ladies over at Loveleigh Invitations have some very cool detail shots of my save-the-date posters, including behind the scenes photos of the screen-printing process.  Seeing these pics make me even more grateful for the hard work and craft that went into the project. Wow!

Tuesday Eye Candy... E+K's Save the Dates

I've been waiting for the opportunity to share my wedding save-the-dates, and now that a copy is framed and hanging in my living room I figured it was the perfect time. Kevin's and my poster-style announcement was designed by Cheyenne over at Loveleigh Invitations and it includes the funny and ferocious animals that we both love, and the bright colors that I definitely love.  Cheyenne did an amazing job capturing our style, and they were made even more special as they were screenprinted by her very talented husband. 

We chose a really interesting 11" x 14" card stock-weight paper by French Paper, a subtly patterned version from their Mod-Tone line (the Mod-Tone ecru #4040), to print the posters on. I love the little bit of texture it gives the design. Oh, and here is how the posters looked when they were delivered...so cute!

Meanwhile, the mailing package was pretty fun (and labor-intensive) too! I chose craft paper mailing tubes and Cheyenne designed adorable labels which I was able to run through my laser printer. The twine and little tag finished it off...

It was such a fun project to work on and I'm super grateful to Loveleigh Invitations for making something so special for me and Kevin. And now, it's time to start on the actual invites! Wow, lots more to share this spring!

Love Murals

For those of you who don't know much about Philadelphia, we are a city full of murals. The Mural Arts Program works to beautify neighborhoods and instill a sense of civic pride for the residents of these areas. A Love Letter for You is a project that has resulted in the amazing murals shown here, which can be seen from the elevated subway line.  Personally, I think one of these would be the absolute perfect background for an engagement photo shoot! Thanks so much to Cheyenne over at Loveleigh Invitations for sharing these with me....

See more here!

Loveleigh Invitations

Are these not the sweetest wedding invitations? I love the original color combination of tangerine, blue and pink, and the porcupines in love make for such an quirky and adorable logo. Designed by the immensely talented Cheyenne of Loveleigh Invitations, the invites truly reflect the style and interests of the fantastic bride and groom. And lucky me, the ladies at Loveleigh are designing my wedding invitations too! Just wait until you see the save-the-dates we are working on... they are so, so good. Here's another recent examples of their lovely work...

(All images via Loveleigh Invitations)

Wedding Inspiration Board #1

Amongst all the engagement celebrating, I've been having some fun putting together my wedding inspiration boards. The first thing I usually think about when planning an event is print materials, so I've been pulling some of my favorite invitation images. What I know for sure is that I want a look that is eclectic, feminine and playful, maybe with a bit of a vintage carnival or circus theme. Funny animals (but no peacocks!) must make an appearance, and I want lots of bold color! My color palette is looking like fuschia and violet, with accents of tangerine, turquoise, chartreuse, green and black. Basically, everything you seen in the lovely Enfin, La Voila! seal image in the top left corner.

So cute, don't you think?! Lucky for me I have already hired an amazing designer, the super-talented Cheyenne Panzeter of LoveLeigh Invitations (she did my blog banner too!), so I am assured to have save-the-dates and invitations that fit my look perfectly. I can't wait to share more of my ideas as they come together, and can't wait to hear your thoughts!

(p.s. You can see a larger version of my board here!)

Announcement Preview

I've been working with my fabulous designer Cheyenne (of LoveLeigh) on a set of announcement cards for my recently-launched event planning business.  Above is the finished design...cute don't you think?!  They are not being sent out until the new year, but I couldn't help but give a preview.  The cards are 7 x 5 on a glossy stock and I have some pretty cool ideas for packaging and mailing.  More to come on that.  Meanwhile, here's the back of the card which lists the various services I provide...

Changes

I'm excited to be back today with a gorgeous new banner design, created for me by the very talented Cheyenne Panzeter. Recently I left a full time job at a museum in order to start my own events firm, which I've decided to call Peacock Feathers Event + Style. This piece is one of a suite of materials Cheyenne is designing for me - business cards, letterhead, announcements, etc. Everything she is doing is so festive and fun...exactly what I was going for! I promise to share more (on the materials side and the business side) as things progress...