On Press: Harbour Island wedding

We're at it again! Busy getting this awesome wedding suite together. Chock-full of beautiful beachy letterpressed colors and of course, more book binding!

Jen & Karl at Playa del Carmen

It took only about a year and a half for this post--sometimes it just takes that long for me to get my act together and gather the photos! Without further ado, here's my reveal of one of my most fun (and production-heavy) weddings. Jen and Karl put together a wonderful event, I enjoyed their enthusiasm and love of adventure--they even own and fly their own plane!

Viola of Chewing the Cud designed their invites and I printed them. She was also very pregnant during this time and had to go on maternity leave mid-project. Super-sweet Viola decided to hand off the project to me to finish off, so I did and continued on to design & produce the rest of their wedding collateral...

Her design was based on a travel ticket, complete with itinerary for the weekend event:

I thought it would be nice for the guests to have a little takeaway gift from the wedding so I turned the program into a pocket notebook. Their logo was letterpressed on a velvet cover and they were individually hand-bound by Anna Ji with a leather twine. All photos below were taken by the talented Jennifer Skog.

Off the Press: St. Lucia invites

Just finished these! Caribbean colors makes me miss the beach. Sigh...Stitching by Mira Aster.

Italy Bound!

Well...not exactly. I'll be working on a wedding scheduled for next summer in the coastal town of Ravello! The amazing team at Alison Events will be producing the event and I'll be working with them on the invites and paper goods. They just got back from a scouting trip and brought back some amazing pictures for inspiration. Check out their blog for a sneak peek!

It's gonna be awesome. I CAN'T WAIT.

Lined Envelopes

My client Eileen decided to line the envelopes of the invites I printed for her a couple of months ago. I always encourage those who opt to use an inner & outer envelope set to line the INNER one. Besides adding another layer of protection to the invites, it gives a nice pop of color and creates a refined and finished look. I offer this service at my shop, but for those crafty ones out there, it's fairly easy to do. You'll find that DIY projects are fun, rewarding, and will save you money in the end. Here's a quick tutorial care of Martha Stewart.

Off the Press: Eileen & Nick invite

While we're at it, might as well post about another architecture related project! Similar to Adele, my client Eileen is also an architect but instead of getting married in Italy, she and Nick will wed in his hometown in Ithaca, Greece this summer :)

Off the Press: Travel-inspired wedding invite

These are hot off the press and ready for assembly! Super fun airline ticket theme designed by Viola at Chewing the Cud. I will be picking up the design and production for the rest of the wedding day collateral on this job so more to come in the next few weeks...

Playa Del Carmen, ahhh how nice...

Currently working on a destination wedding suite for a couple who'll be getting married this January at Playa Del Carmen, a small "fishing town" near the Mexican city of Cancún. Well, it started out that way I'm sure, but it seems to be quite the destination for those looking to get some r&r in style. Check out these photos from The Tides hotel by the beach--very posh :)

Looking forward to creating some fun collateral for their wedding! Will keep you updated...

From Paris

This stylish lady is my sister, Tricia. She has this awesome job that allows her to travel to these amazing places all the time. I'll be seeing her in a couple of days when I visit the Pacific Northwest where she (Portland) and my other bother (Seattle) currently live. Can't wait!

























But as of today, she's still in Paris so thought I'd share some of the photos she posted on her facebook page :)

Pretty lettering

Lovely French hand-painted signs from A Dangerous Business's flickr stream.

Where in the World is Maxie San Mateo?

He's is Paris...He's in Amsterdam...Being very chic and stylish...

Where in the World is Maxie San Mateo?

In Ireland! In London! My jet-setting pooch is on a plane, a train, a ship with two friends who are travelling the world.

Philippine Love

I went home to the Philippines a few years ago and noticed shades of color that are so specific to that place. Certain oranges, blues, greens, pinks...that only exist there. Coming back after being away for so long made me look at things with a fresh set of eyes, and the vibrant colors made a huge impression.

Random fun with Anjel: Where in the World is Maxie San Mateo?

Having fun with Max's cards :) I gave Anjel a bunch to take with her during her travels...

Here he is at Red Rock!
























For more pics of Maxie's whereabouts, visit their flickr here.

Random fun with Anjel: Travel Postcards

I'm re-visiting this post with my previous shopmate who has since left to travel for a year (or so). We had some fun ideas when she was here of what to blog about, but now that she's gone, I thought it would be fun to post the mail she sends me during her travels. I'll try to do this on a regular basis...

This one is hilarious! The outfit on this lady is so random. Just in case you can't read her note, it's worth repeating:

"Ahead of her time, she took:
1 part Lady Gaga (or Bowie)
1 part All American Hero
2 parts Lehman Caves
a touch of dramatic lighting, and a postcard star was born."















I mentioned to her that she can use found paper as postcard just in case she's backpacking in the middle of nowhere and only has a napkin (or leaves) on hand. Not sure where she tore this from (somewhere in Utah), but I got it and it works!