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  • Wedding Stationery Trends in 2024 Part 2: Get Personal & Interactive
    Wedding Trends

    Wedding Stationery Trends in 2024 Part 2: Get Personal & Interactive

    We swept you away with pearls, whimsical gardens, and bold monochromes in Part 1. Now, it’s time for Part 2 of wedding stationery trends in 2024, where we explore five…

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    Wedding Trends

    2024 Wedding Stationery Trends Part 1: Pearls, Monochrome, Whimsical & Sophistication!

    Brides-to-be, get ready to be swept away by a wave of inspiration! The world of wedding stationery is evolving in 2024, embracing trends that are both sophisticated and enchanting. In…

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  • 2024 Wedding Color Trends: From Peach Fuzz & Berry to Marseille Bleu
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    2024 Wedding Color Trends: From Peach Fuzz & Berry to Marseille Bleu

    Get ready to swoon . . . 2024 is shaping up to be a year bursting with color and personality for weddings. Three major trendsetters – Pantone, Etsy, and Minted…

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    Day of Designs · Invitations · Save the Dates

    When to Send Wedding Invitations

    Congratulations on your engagement! Now the fun part begins, you get to plan your wedding day with the person you want to spend forever with. From your save the dates…

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    Day of Designs · Invitations · Stationery · Styled Shoots

    Whimsical Garden Wedding Inspired Styled Shoot

    Inspired by a soft garden wedding, this whimsical styled shoot dreamt up by a talented team of wedding professionals is sure to have you longing for a romantic floral forward…

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    Day of Designs · Wedding

    How to Choose Wedding Place Cards or Escort Cards

    Wedding Escort Cards and Place Cards Wedding place cards and escort cards are two essential pieces of stationery for your wedding. They can help guests find their seats and indicate…

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Can you be a girls girl? Then you already know wh Can you be a girls girl?Then you already know what to do when your friend gets engaged and has no idea where to start with invitations 👀I’m a wedding stationery designer and calligrapher creating suites for couples in Pittsburgh and beyond, and this is what one can look like when it’s made just for her.Tag your engaged besties.Cover photo: @sarahmccloskeyphoto
kinda chic that I get paid to make people cry over kinda chic that I get paid to make people cry over an envelope.This job is a lot of small, unglamorous things. Ink smudges. Redoing a line six times. Answering emails at 11pm during busy season. But it is also this. Handwriting that means something. Paper that gets kept.(And okay, maybe a few of those envelopes were addressed to myself. No shame.)I would not trade it.Tag a couple who deserves handwriting like this!Styled shoot
Venue: @wiglewhiskey
Planner: @belovedeventco_pgh / @cara_melll
Photo: @stevendaltonphotography
Film Photo / Video: @corey.taylor.photography
Tableware: @eventioneers
Linens: @partymosaic
Bakery: @bellachristiessweetboutique
Florist: @the.floral.touch
Jewelry: @studebakermetals#
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Every pet portrait I do starts the same way, with Every pet portrait I do starts the same way, with a stack of photos the couple has sent me, usually with notes like “this one shows her personality best” or “look at that cute nose.”Then I sit down with my iPad and start creating, layer by layer, until it feels like them.Zelda was one of my earlier portraits, and she’ll always have a special spot in my portfolio.So be sure to send me the photos of your pet if you want them featured in your wedding stationery!weddinginvitations custominvitations petportrait weddingpetportrait cocktailmenu signaturecocktail weddingcalligraphy weddingstationery weddingdetails digitalwatercolor
Rich in life because I get to make the first offic Rich in life because I get to make the first official piece of someone’s wedding.Before anything else happens, before the dress, the flowers, the seating chart, there’s this. A name, hand lettered, sent out into the world for the first time.
Still one of my favorite parts of this work, every single time.Anyone else get this attached to their work?
Things I love: wax seals 🤍 There’s something abou Things I love: wax seals 🤍There’s something about the process that gets me every time. Poured by hand, pressed one at a time, never quite the same twice.This is still one of my favorite small details to make by hand for invitations and wedding day stationery.I’d love to know one of your favorite embellishment on wedding invitations - comment below!

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