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Studio Hours: Wedding Update

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Hi Guys. The one month countdown to wedding week has officially begin. This time next month, I’ll be packing my bags for a whirlwind of a month and couldn’t be more excited. These past few weeks have been spent pulling together the finer details of the event, such as buying clothing for the honeymoon in Tulum Mexico, scheduling salon appointments and making final DJ playlist selections. I’m getting really antsy!!!!

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One of the projects I’ve been toying with for months now is making natural fabric dyes to create beach flags for the ceremony. I got the idea fr

href=”http://greenweddingshoes.com/dreamy-beach-proposal-colleen-justin/” target=”_blank”>photoshooton the Green Wedding Shoes website. The flags are dyed using the natural pigments found in yellow onion skins. Its the combination of amount of time in the dye and amount of water that gets the color to range from yellow, to peach, to pink. Lots of experimenting to get just the right colors.

If you’re interested in making your own natural plant based dyes, this is the resource I used.

More wedding progress posts :
Save The Dates, Tabletop Details, Overhead lighting DIY,
envelope assembly, the smaller details, and final invites!

In Collaboration w. Bonheur Prints

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Back to blogging!! I’ve taken a few days to remedy a head cold after getting back from the other side of the US, But here I am and ready to share with you another really great brand I had the privilege of working with recently. Have you guys heard of Bonheur Prints? This company specializes in fine art photography prints and I was just blown away by the print quality of each piece. You can shop by artist or by category and the selection is continuing to grow.

I chose a few landscape images to be paired together and potentially hung in my living room or bedroom. I got them framed and matted and I couldn’t be any happier with how they turned out. Go check it out!

Other Collaboration Posts
( Commodity Goods, 70percentpure )

In Collaboration W: 70percentpure

COLLABORATIONS

Hello friends! I’ve got another really fun collaboration to share with you today. Back at the start of the new year I was contacted by the lovely Stephanie Duval of 70percentpure. Stephanie is a lifestyle journalist/ blogger/creative living in Geneva and she was excited to share a recent project of hers with me. Recently, Stephanie had the opportunity to work with Antwerp diamond accessory label Diamati Per Tutti to design her own capsule collection – inspired by graphic design, architecture and my minimalist style.

She reached out to me to see if I’d be interested in a piece of jewel from her collaboration to help spread the word . With a shared mentality that is “less is more”, I was immediately drawn to these beautiful geometric pieces and eager to help spread the word. Watch a fun video from the shoot.

( In Collaboration w. 1 )

Worn. 04

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Sharing my favorite new addition to my wardrobe and I can foresee spending my entire summer wearing it. This beautiful teal striped tunic from Emerson Fry stole my heart and I was able to snag it at an outlet price!! I’ve started buying a few key pieces to take on my honeymoon trip to Tulum, Mexico. I’ve actually added an absurd amount of color (for me), so I’m pretty excited for a change.

Worn / teal stripped tunic from Emerson Fry Outlet, denim jeans BDG,
black leather boots by Steven, necklace (gifted/ forget maker),

( Worn 01, Worn 02, Worn 03 )

Studio Hours: Around Here

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Hello dearies. Just stopping in to say hello. Sorry for the mini crickets over here. Days have been long and wild. I’ve been knee-deep in client photo shoots, new websites, wedding planning, and getting organized enough to do my taxes. We had two really warm days this week that allowed me to escape outside a few times, but now that those days are gone (and colder temperatures are back), I’m got extreme cabin fever.

How about you guys?

In Collaboration w. Commodity Goods ( part 1 )

COLLABORATIONS

I’ve got another new series for you this year and I’m really excited about it. Over the past year, this little blog has grown and grown. We’re still itty bitty, but a bigger kind of itty bitty and that means some exciting changes have taken place. In 2014 I hope to be able to share more of my favorite brands with you. There are so many amazing makers, craftsman, crafters, and shakers out there and I’m just dying to share my favorites with you.

I’m calling this new post series “In Collaboration W.” because I’ll be collaborating with my favorite brands to share their story and my love for what they are doing. First up is one of my more recent clients, Commodity Goods!

In Collaboration w/ Caitlin Wilson Textiles

In Collaboration w/

I’ve got another new series for you this year and I’m really excited about it. Over the past year, this little blog has grown and grown. It’s still itty bitty, but a bigger kind of itty bitty and that means some exciting changes have taken place. In 2014 I hope to be able to share more of my favorite brands with you. There are so many amazing makers, craftsman, designers, and ground shakers out there and I’m just dying to share my favorites with you.

I’m calling this new post series “In Collaboration w/” because I’ll be collaborating with my favorite brands to share their story and my love for what they are doing. First up is the lovely Textile company, Caitlin Wilson Textiles!

Worn. 03

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Hope you guys survived your Mondays. It’s always SO tough to get back into the swing of our weekly routines. Today I’m sharing the 3rd worn post with you. This one has been my uniform of sorts for probably far too long. I typically rotate around to different pants, the everything else stays the same. Mayybeee I should changes things up a bit. Do you guys have a “uniform” of sorts that is your go to?

Worn / chambrey button down from Stone & Cloth, patterned trousers from H&M,
wide brim hat – thrifted, stackable rings from Forever 21, bunny head ring by Lily Melrose, black booties H&M 2012

( Worn 01, Worn 02 )

Studio Hours: Wedding Update (The Invites)

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Happy Monday! Here in St. Louis we got hit with yet another ice/snow storm yesterday and you can tell the city is revolting. I even saw a middle-aged man walking out of Michaels Craftstore yesterday carrying a massive indoor palm tree plant!! When is spring coming??

Anywho…Sharing something dear to my heart today. The wedding invitations (and all other printed materials) are designed, printed and shipped out, and thanks to the lovely hand lettering work by Maggie of Type & Title

, I think they turned out beautiful. You will not believe how amazing it felt to mark that wedding task of the master (days long) to-do list. Honestly, the to-do list is getting much shorter and I couldn’t be more thankful and relieved. Apart from these things here are places to get married in myrtle beach which are most of time preferred by couples to remember it for life time .

Also, if anyone were to ask me if designing/printing your own wedding invites was a good way to save money while adding personality…I’d say visit alphaprint.ie to get a few neat ideas and take it from there. I will never do wedding invitation design again and I can’t believe how many hours I spent fussing over paper texture or shade of gray! Spent the money for a full set (designed by someone else) and just be done with it.

Have any of you designed your own wedding invitations in the past? I’m curious to know if I was the only one that would now suggest spending top dollar for someone ELSE to piece it all together. Seemed so simple in the beginning. Thoughts?

More wedding progress posts : Save The Dates, Tabletop Details, Overhead lighting DIY, envelope assembly, and the smaller details

Worn .02

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Hi folks! Changing things up a bit again over here today. This is the second “Worn” post and I wanted to introduce the mister into the mix. I’ve got a brand collaboration coming up soon and he’ll be a part of that as well. So, in spirit of being newlyweds in less than 3 months, here’s a glimpse at Jake’s side of the closet.

He’s definitely a jeans and t-shirt kind of guy, but has got quite the obsession with shoes, particularly boots. We were doing a little spring cleaning in our closets last night and it’s confirmed…he has more clothes and shoes that I do! Do your significant other’s have a go-to item?

Worn / T-shirt from Iron & Resin, Standard Cloth denim
Clark’s Desert Boots in Beeswax, horse hair boot brush from Ralyn, Military watch via Marathon

( Worn 01 )

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