Joanne and Matt - Button Wedding

So if any of you ever follow my blog you know it is usually a random assortment of some of my sketches and doodles these days. However, the work outside of my blog posting has been devoted to an assortment of design work, illustrations, web design and identity.

This summer I had the pleasure of creating two separate wedding invitation suites for two people I am very close to; my sister and my BFF. Both of these projects were a blast to do and it was the best gift I could give to both of them for their special days.

Today I wanted to highlight the work I did for my sister Joanne and her husband Matt. Their wedding was held at a beautiful private park in Carpinteria, CA. My sister, an avid sewer and quilter, decided to incorporate a button theme to her big day. The end result was a hand illustrated and hand lettered suite.

The Save the Date was the jumping point for the rest of the suite. It set an overall tone in terms of illustration style and lettering, but actually contained a more complex color palette. Paper liners were created for the envelopes in a purple striped paper and we hand glued to all of the envelopes by my sister.

The invitation itself consisted of a gated fold card kept shut by a button band. The wedding date was hidden on the back side of the invite for a fun surprise. RSVP cards emulated the same button banner from the invite band for a consitent feel that wasn't cookie cutter throughout the suite.

Custom return address labels were also printed and used throughout the entire suite.

The end result was a casual and unique suite that helped shape the wedding details:
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Falling For You

I am in the process of creating the stationery suite for my BFF's wedding. It is a pleasure to do this for her and her wonderful fiancé and I can't wait to get the "Save the Dates" finished and ready for her proofing. Her fall wedding lends itself perfectly toward the colors and shapes of the season and so we are playing with the fun idea of fall leaves. Here are a few of the leaves that will be used throughout the stationery. The leaves were hand drawn and painted with watercolor by me.

J & D

Some really great friends of ours (ours, meaning me and my loverly boy toy) got married last month and we wanted to do something special for them (aka: we didn't want to just get them a blender). Putting our noggins together we decided to have fun with sparklers, our amateur photog skills and the dark of night. So, I know that this idea has been done before, but we had a blast. Kyle manned the camera while I whisked probably a total of 20 sparklers in the air (in total) like a crack head on the fourth of July. Each image was printed separately and then framed together in a triptych style.

Funny side note: after we gave J & D the present, they informed us that the night of their wedding they forgot to bust out the huge box of sparklers they had bought for guests to play with. I guess they have some presents to make. ;)

Congats John and Danielle!!

Button to Button

Per my sisters request, here are some adorable and creative button images to delight and inspire:








This cake below is so adorable, a personal fave, and what intially got me started on this whole button idea. Can't you image a plethora of matching invites, save the dates, and bouquets to melt your heart?

images (in almost order) via jessicaclair.net, hellocrafty, marthastewart.com, the knot, prettychicky.com, loveandlavendar.com and brides.com

4.10.2010

My dear friends Matt and Erica were married this past Saturday. As a way to show them the love, I made them a painting for their wedding gift. White tulips are Erica's favorite flower and were used in the wedding bouquets.

So, to Erica and Matt! I love you guys mucho and wish you the most amazing and fulfilling marriage life can offer.

PS: Have fun getting tan in the Caribbean! (I'm so jealous.)

PSS: If anyone is interested in a custom wedding watercolor, please let me know.