Luke and Mayerly

I should be getting some images of more detail shots from this wedding soon but in the meantime here are some other ones I snagged from the photographers blog. ;) Thanks Carrie! Check more of her work at www.carrielambing.com

What a great couple! Mayerly is super sweet (my kid's adore her) and Luke has a fantastic sense of humor. I loved helping them plan their wedding. It was an outdoor event at Linda Menard's place in Wasilla. Yes, we had rain but it was still a really beautiful and fun day!

Anita and Ben

Anita and Ben's wedding took place at Wasilla Bible Church. We had a major operation running from Thursday until Saturday. We hung Velon and paper lanterns from the ceiling, set up pipe and drape all around the perimeter of the sanctuary, and constructed a stage for the ceremony, along with the table, linen, centerpieces, flowers, etc. The Eller family was awesome with the level of help that they provided. We even had an engineer in our midst who constructed a pulley system to take out the slack in the velon as it relaxed. The decor turned out pretty amazing.

Thank you Marie VanWingerden and Katie Anaya for the lovely pictures of Anita's wedding.

Kendra and Justin

Kendra and Justin's wedding ceremony was held at McHugh creek state park. They stood underneath an arbor of birch trees made by the bride's father. With the ocean and mountains in the background the view was just breathtaking.

Their wedding reception was so fun. Kendra wanted to include games at the reception that both kids and adults would enjoy. There was a pinata, a three legged race, a musical chairs sort of game..and prizes for the winners! I didn't win anything.

Kendra and her friends got together and made a bunch of the paper poms that we hung from the trees. I also added strings of clear beads from the trees with them and when the sun caught the strings that were throughout the outdoor reception area it just glimmered. It felt like we were in a fairyland. We also hung garlands of dendrobium orchid blooms from the tent that covered the cake table and the food tables. Pure loveliness.

In case you are wondering who took these beautiful pictures- They were taken by Carrie Lambing and Marie VanWingerden. You can see more of their picture taking talents at http://www.carrielambing.com

Alpenglow

So I was looking into some sites lately for a summer 2010 bride and revisited Alpenglow lodge. This site is worth a look for you couples that are looking for an outdoor wedding and an indoor reception. The view is amazing, the parking is ample, and the lodge is very roomy and open with many windows. Lynne Lloyd, the site manager there, says that they are planning on getting the place repainted by next summer. Once that is done, this place will be awesome! Here are some pictures of the site before decoration (you'll have to check back later to see what we have done with the place!)

Playing with tables

Silver and Gold

I am nearing the end of invitation making for this upcoming season and on to designing the tables, flowers, and other decoration details. I love it! I usually start with sketching my ideas down on paper with pencil and it is always nice to see how those ideas swimming around in my head are going to play out once put together. So here we have two basic tables where I mainly wanted to see how the colors were going to play off of eachother. Then we'll be adding the paper lanterns, the white fabric that is draped from the ceilings, added window treatments....fun stuff!!The great people at Valley Rental Center are awesome in that they let me take over their showroom to do this. It makes it nice because then I have access to all kinds of linens, dishes, vases, and other fun stuff without having to buy it myself.

Here are a few more invitation samples I finally put on my computer.

Busy, busy, busy!!!

I am smack dab in the middle of invitation season for my summer weddings! Typically wedding invitations are sent out two months prior to the wedding date. If there are many guests that will be invited from far away, in so that flight reservations and accommodations will need to be reserved, then save the dates will likely be sent to those guests as well. Save the dates are typically sent out 4-6 months prior to the wedding date.

I love designing custom stationery for my clients. Sure, they can go to a company and pick out some invitations that they like from a catalog, but I enjoy making custom stationery that will show much of their personality. The stationery is designed around their decor, type of wedding, colors, everything!

When I design stationery for my clients I love being able to bring in elements that show the couples personality and style. One couple planned to take their out of town guests on a fishing charter while they were here, so for their save the dates I embellished it with a hand tied fly. The guests could use the actual fly when they got up here.

Another client of mine wanted to showcase their love for the outdoors as well. Their stationery used camping symbols that you would find in the many state parks we have here. Here is the graphic file I designed for them. If a couple wanted to go "green" with their invitations you could use recycled paper to print on and mount the card to.

I had another bride who wanted some glitz and glamour in her wedding. So I used swarovski crystals in her invite. The cardstock that the white card was mounted to also had a shimmer to it. We used the same papers and design in the programs, place cards, and menu cards.

It is fun for me to be able to find ways to personalize different aspects of the wedding. And the wedding stationery is a great opportunity to do that.

Tandy's wedding

Tandy is married! Tandy is a great friend of mine and my trusty assistant at many events. It was finally her turn on Jan. 8th. The event was very fun and laidback and she was surrounded by good friends. They chose to have their wedding and reception at the Settlers Bay Restaurant on the bottom floor. The ceremony took place on the dancefloor in the middle of the room while all of her guests sat at their tables. One thing she did that worked out so well is that once they were married, rather than walking back down the aisle, she and David went straight into their first dance. Then once that was over they left the room, followed by their bridal party for some last pictures.
When I am able to get copies of pictures from the photographer I'll post the decorations, etc. on here. Her colors were red, white, and black. We accented with curly willow stems and balls. It looked great.