Obscura Wedding Invitation and Styling

I finally have some beautiful professionally shot photos (thank you Ryan Kurtz) from the Cincinnati Magazine Summer 2014 feature at Obscura in Cincinnati, Ohio. The colors used were from Pantone's Spring 2014 Color palette, shown here:

The women from Haven Cincinnati were the ones to style that amazing dessert table. Didn't they use a great variety of formal and natural vessels and risers? I'm still obsessed with those gold touched marshmallows. I'm selling the invitations here in my Etsy shop and I pulled together some styling and wedding decor ideas in this curated board on Pinterest.

Navy & Gold Wedding Invitation

Ah, another favorite invitation of mine is in the mail so I can finally share it to you. The gold foil is super on trend right now and adds such an elegant sparkle to the dark navy card. I also like mixing the hand-calligraphy of the bride and groom's names with the classic fonts. Madeline had a wonderfully clear vision for her wedding: Navy blue, classic styling and bold stripes of hot pink and white. I think a clear vision makes decision making SO MUCH easier on all brides and party planners. The back of the invitation had the pink stripes, which were also the pop of color on the envelope liner when guests open the invitation.

My good DSLR camera is currently MIA. Please cross your fingers for me. I think I know where it is but I can't get there until this weekend. When it is back in my grateful little hands, I will take GOOD photos of the entire suite because this invitation definitely deserves much more than an iPhone photo!

"Farm To Table" Rehearsal Dinner

Know an engaged couple who loves good food, good beer and a good gathering of family and friends? This rehearsal dinner was created for a couple just like that. I set about capturing the butchering history of Cincinnati (we aren't called 'Porkopolis' for nothing!) with a pig silhouette and chalkboard style text for the details of the rehearsal dinner invitation. Those same red pops of color and pattern were echoed in the event design with red checked linens and khaki colored burlap as you'll see.

Thanks to Christy for being the easiest and sweetest client ever, to Jeff Thomas Catering for their edible tablescape genius and Gina Weathersby for sharing some of her amazing-as-always photos from the event, and The Taft Museum for having such a wonderful space for outdoor dinner parties!

A burlap covered pin board was placed in front of the entrance for host card pins. Guests wore the pins to help meet all the new family and friends.

Edible centerpieces and chalkboard style signage for placecards and table numbers. Photo by Gina Weathersby.

Chalboard style menus were created with black construction paper and chalk pens.

A bar with beers especially chosen by the groom. Photo by Gina Weathersby.

I used old church slate roofing tiles to make this signage, adding the lettering with chalk pens.

I think the happy couple looks like they had a great time, don't you?