Sweet Thank You Gifts

The perfect birthday gift for my besty and MOH who is tying the knot just one month before me. Adorable and Eco Chic letterpress Thank You notes from Smock, only $14 for a set of 6.

LOVE - It's A Sign

I am obsessed with this wedding featured on Martha Stewart Weddings (and just about every other wedding blog at the time). I love the aqua and poppy colors, the classically beautiful church, and the fantastically joyful bride and groom. But it was truly the signage that pushed me over the edge of infatuation and envy on this one.

The L - O - V - E signs flanked the alter until the bride and groom shared the marriage beginning smooch at which point the bridal party turned the signs around to reveal X - O - X - O.

Now I'm not sure that M and I can pull this one off. I think the signs look incredible against the church backdrop and it may not fit into our outdoor plaza wedding ceremony. Regardless, a girl can dream, right?

Love Poem Favor Boxes

In oogling the pretty favor packaging goodness over at Martha Stewart Weddings, I stumbled upon something inspiring. As I've mentioned, I have a bit of an obsession with words and pretty readings and I'm looking for many ways to incorporate beyond our ceremony.

These favor boxes may be just what I'm looking for.

via Martha Stewart Weddings

The instructions look fairly simple...although I've yet to try my hand at any DIY projects so we'll have to see. I would make a few tweaks...leaving in tact the off-center font on the box but perhaps switching the tie and removing the LOVE beads. I would consider a mix of poems and sonnets to create some depth to the favors so hopefully couples would go home with two different readings.

The Seemingly Simple Instructions:

A beaded message and a few lines of Shakespearean verse photocopied onto newsprint paper spell out pure romance.

Wrap box in 81/2-by-6-inch paper, securing with double-sided tape. Fold 24 inches of waxed twine in half; tie knot 81/2 inches from fold. Thread on beads; knot again.

Save the Date!

Yay! Our Save the Dates arrived on Saturday. Our designer had dropped them off at my parents house last week and my mama was so kind as to send an extra in the mail to me. I'm sad to have to "erase" some of the text.

Photo by Moi

I had last seen the mock up over email and could not get a true sense of the colors but loved the design. We worked with one of my dad's former colleagues to design and print our Save the Dates. I wanted something organic and light with a pop of color. I adore flourishes, clearly as they were all over my inspiration pictures for the paper suite.

How did you choose your Save the Dates?

Save the Date?

I've been on the hunt for Paper Inspiration. I spent all of last night oogling Oh So Beautiful Paper. I have found that I have a thing for flourishes and swirly script. I believe that I have found my Save the Date inspiration.

I'm thinking of changing the AND to an &.

What do you think? Simple and Sweet?