Event Branding: A September Wedding

Greetings!  To start this post, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my big sister!  I love you :)

I wanted to share with you all the wedding invitation suite that I completed for a couple that got married over Labor Day weekend.  I showed a sneak peek of the invitations in this post, so today I will be showing the completed project.

The colors of the wedding were eggplant, orchid and silver.  They were going for an elegant look with unique touches.  I designed the invitation, ceremony program and thank you card.

Simon was my official bow tie-er.  His bows look so much better than mine!

As an aside, I just want to thank you for reading my blog.  I enjoy chatting with you and exchanging ideas.  Virtual friends, we are!

P.S. Check out my shop (www.ColorHug.com)  for more information on custom event branding and other fun paper goods!
P.P.S. I am linking up over at Something Charming

What's been keeping me busy lately

If you've noticed my lack of posting as of late, it's due to this...

I've been working on the event branding for a wedding that will be this autumn.  So far I've completed the invitations and thank you cards.  The second half of the job will be later this month which will include the programs and favor tags.

It's proving to be a productive summer already!

S+L 3rd Anniversary: Wedding Day + Honeymoon

Today is our 3rd Anniversary..and with that being said, "Happy Anniversary, Baby"!  My how time flies!  We've actually been together since 2004 so it really has been a long time that we have been in each others lives...and as long as he acts right I'll stick around even longer, ha! :)

Since I have covered all of our behind the scenes details from our wedding over the past week (check all of the posts out here if you missed any), I will now post a few images from our big day so that you can see how everything came together.

After the wedding, Simon surprised me with a night at the Omni Hotel!  It was so beautiful and we were on a pretty high floor...high enough to see the Atlanta skyline!

The next morning we jumped on a flight to Puerto Rico for some honeymoon fun!  We ended up renting a condo that we found using Home Away.  It was a great deal, and the condo was right on the ocean.  Here are a few honeymoon photos.

Do you feel closer to us now that you have seen all of our wedding and honeymoon details?  Well hang tight because the last post to wrap up our 3rd Anniversary Virtual Party is coming later this week!

S+L 3rd Anniversary: Bridal Party Attire

Greetings!  Welcome back to our 3rd Anniversary Virtual Party!  If you have missed any of the fun details, check out the series here.

Our bridal party was...large now that I think about it.  We had 12 bridesmaids and groomsmen combined, a ring bearer, flower girl and two hostesses.

My sister (the Maid of Honour) wore an espresso dress with pool accents and a small train as well as a pool bolero jacket.  So cute! 

 The bridesmaids wore espresso dresses with pool accents.

 The Hostesses wore espresso bubble dresses with a pool ribbon accent around the waist. (I couldn't seem to find a good picture, so I swiped this from the website.  Imagine that the green is pool)

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 The groomsmen wore an espresso tux and vest with white shirts and pool ties.

The flower girl wore an ivory dress with an espresso sash somewhat mimicking my dress, and the ring bearer (my little brother) wore an ivory tux with a brown vest, an ivory shirt and brown tie.

Here's a shot of the whole bridal party.

My parents wore brown and gold.  My mom also wore an espresso bolero jacket with her dress and her sash was gold.  My dad's tux was brown with a brown vest, ivory shirt and gold tie.  Simon's mom wore a brown dress.  Simon's dad married us, so he had on his robe during the ceremony, but wore a navy blue suit for the reception.

My grandparents wore brown and Simon's grandma wore an ivory dress.

My bridesmaids had smaller bouquets of ivory, light blue and light green hydrangea wrapped in pool ribbon with pearls going down the side. I added a small crystal brooch to my sister's bouquet to distinguish hers from the others (shown in first image of this post).

 

The groomsmen had ivory roses with blue accents (no good shots unfortunately).

The flower girl had a basket that I designed for the ceremony, but for post wedding pictures she carried a pomander which was a mini version of my bouquet.

The pillow that the ring bearer carried was going to be a DIY, but by that time my patience had run thin and I was fine with purchasing one instead.

Our big day is tomorrow!  We don't have anything planned yet, but I'm sure we'll figure something out.  Adieu!