drink me.

I had the great pleasure of designing these bridal shower invites for a very dear friend of mine who is getting married in January.  She's marrying a Brit and moving to England, so what better way to celebrate than hosting a ladies tea party?  The theme is inspired by a modern take on Alice in Wonderland.  It's going to be a splendid afternoond spent "down the rabbit hole" and I can't wait to share pictures of all of the fun things we have planned. 

it's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas....

had so much fun with this lady & this lady last night at the holiday book launch event for this lady. 

 

paige worked her magic and sprinkled the event with holiday cheer.  from the pretty little christmas tree to hands-on ornament crafting stations, I was loving my first foray into the holidays.  there's no looking back now, so, 'tis the season! I couldn't be looking forward to it more.

check out paige's blog in the coming days for more details on this snazzy event.

vote for me? yes, please!

hello lovelies!  i hope you enjoyed the weekend.  i myself am enjoying the chill in the air and my constant need to have Uggs on my feet.  I just love this time of year!

it's design challenge time over at minted again!  please support yes, please designs and head right over there to vote for my designs.  this time our challenge was to create a wedding invitation and corresponding RSVP card for special judge Kathryn Storke of Snippet & Ink.  I was thrilled to see she featured my "lovenest" design on her fabulous blog last week!

click here & here to vote for yes, please. 

 

Linnea + John's Wedding on Once Wed!

I am on cloud nine.  Just got back from wrapping the most amazing photo shoot in the desert.  I'm so excited to share that project with you at the end of the month.  In the meantime, the lovely Emily has made my day by featuring Linnea + John's wedding on OnceWed.

Linnea + John hosted friends and family to a modern and sophisticated affair at Campanile Restaurant.  Their guests enjoyed a pre-ceremony cocktail hour and mingled in the courtyard while the couple hid away upstairs.  After one of the shortest and sweetest ceremonies I've ever seen (it clocked in at 3 minutes, people!) guests enjoyed an amazingly delicious meal prepared by Mark Peel and his team.  And then it was time to party - their stylish guests hit the dance floor and rocked the night away.

I designed the florals and sweets table for their event.  Linnea loved the subtle color and textures of succulents, so we played them up throughout her decor.  My favorite piece is the seating card display we created.  My husband built a wooden box structure that I designed and filled with beautifully blooming succulents.  The tablescapes looked lovely with the succulent and dahlia centerpieces alongside small glass vases filled with single blooms on burlap runners. We cut and stained each wooden plaque before painting the table numbers by hand.

I designed a sweet and savory dessert table with everything from salted nuts to yummy caramels to peanut butter filled pretzels.  Custom gooco'd bags acted as favors for guests to take home their favorite treats.

it was a lovely evening with a fun couple.  thank you Linnea + John for making yes, please and succulentLOVE a part of it all!  xo

Joshua Tree or Bust!

 

You're Such a WILD THING!

I've almost made it through another Halloween:  The cuppies are baked and packed up for delivery and tomorrow night we've got a Halloween party to attend (STILL no clue what i will be).  Then  we're packin' up the ol Prius and heading to Josua Tree for this photo shoot I've been all sorts of giddy about.  I'm FINALLY collaborating with this brilliant lady to design a bachelorette party for UtterlyEngaged.  Our Where the Wild Things Are inspired celebration is sure to knock your socks off....i mean, what's better than a night in the desert with your best girlfriends, a bottle of whiskey and feather head pieces? Check out our inspiration board above, it teases at some of the clever things we've got planned. 

Uggs, check.  Flask, check.  Fire dance, check.  See the rest of you lovely ladies in Josua Tree.  xo

I Vant to Eat a Cuppie...

cookin' up some scary halloween treats.

just married

jaime snapped this photo last weekend at the ace hotel in palm springs.  fabulous, isn't it?  i imagine these paper pinwheels were somehow part of this couple's wedding decor and repurposed for their getaway car.  genius.  and those colors?  me thinks orange and gray is the new yellow and gray.  le sigh.

ah, the sky is falling!

 It's crazy windy outside.  Tree branches falling down, windows banging, dirt flying everywhere kind of windy.  So,here's a much needed dose of serenity.  the kind of serenity you can only get dangling from an elephant...

 

 

i needed that.


photography by elisabeth toll via {a glamorous little side project}

getting crafty

I've been up to my ears in design work and preparing for the upcoming UtterlyEngaged photo shoot next week - and loving every minute.  It's not every day you get to surround yourself with such fun, creative, fabulous ladies: Paige at Bash Eco Events, Courtney of ErinHeartsCourt, Alli from The Dry Bar, the girls at Fiore Beauty.  Insane, right?  It's going to be a blast. 

Who knew work could be this fun!