All pictures are by Chelsea Patricia Photography, The Long Farewell, and Once Like A Spark.
The beautiful Not Bride and Groom were Caroline and Drew McClure...
Her dress was designed by Laurel & Fife, hair piece by Fine and Fleurie.
Bridesmaids, dressed (fabulously) by Core Bridesmaid Couture.
These beautiful sewn lanterns were made by Abany at Brown Linen & Co. and hung over the stage - made from old shipping pallets!
Amy Osaba and stylist Ginny Branch (a contributor at Design*Sponge) did a great job with the head table... this picture was so beautiful I couldn't keep it from you!
And another standout vendor - Gertie Mae's Floral Studio - she did an outstanding job... above and beyond everyone's expectations.
And now for my bit: stationery! Here's my board displayed at the front, near the registration table. You can see all my pieces - the invitation (front and back), the menu, pencil favors, envelope front with Abany's calligraphy, envelope reverse and the custom-printed envelope liner (my favorite part).
My inspiration for this suite came from the theme of the NotWedding as a whole, Frosted Poetry. I wanted the set to be reminiscent of an old book, I used the raised texture of thermography to give the invite an embossed book cover feel. I hand-drew the calligraphy for Caroline and Drew's names, as well as parts of the menu. I used an old Roman typeface for the set type, and hand-drawn frames to vignette the type. The envelope liner is printed in my handwriting (Shakespeare's sonnets), and I wanted that part to feel like a journal entry or a love note. I also took couplets from love poems to make the pennant flags for the pencils.
A close-up:
a detail of the pennant pencils...
menus...
In the Tunnel of Love, I had a small "booth" for brides to come and visit, here's a couple of shots of what I set out. The flowers are from GARDEN atlanta... beautiful.
Overall, it was a wonderful experience. I had so much fun with all of the vendors, and once the guests arrived, it felt like a real wedding - even from my perspective! Everyone really brought their best, and I think the guests got a LOT of great ideas - I know I did!
The next NotWeddings will take place in Atlanta, Orlando and San Diego - stay on the lookout for the next one near you!
Your stationery was beautiful (with that tiny touch of quirkiness that I adore!) - and I loved the pennant pencils!
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