A Seasoned Topper

It's no secret that I think vintage salt and pepper shakers make the perfect cake toppers (see here & here & here - geesh, I'm obsessed! ). If I told you how often I search for these little gems, well, it'd be embarrassing. I just really think thoughtfully paired salt and pepper shakers are the cutest things ever. So here are a few (more than a few I guess) of my favorites from my latest Etsy search. Enjoy!

in order - top to bottom
the vintage cabin
millie girl vintage
salt and pepper mania
the lovelys
86 vintage
mireio

Wedding Crashers!

In yesterdays post, I showed you all Jenna & Jon's invitation package. Today I'm posting their wedding crasher cards. What an adorable idea, right? Due to space limitations during the reception's dinner, they weren't able to invite all of their friends. So what better idea to have all of your friend's come and crash the after party! Each of these ticket shaped crasher cards were personally handed out to friends inviting them to come to the after party. So adorable.

If you'd like to make your own, Thoughtful Day designed a bunch of cute stamps for Martha Stewart Weddings that are available to download here. Below are a few of the stamps. Have fun!



Don't forget to check out 100 Layer Cakes amazing post of Jenna and Jon's wedding. It truly was the wedding and party of the year!

{photos by Jenny Ebert for 1.Art Beauty Life}

Thoughtful Day in Martha Stewart Weddings!

I've been waiting for well over a year now to show these invites I designed for my good friends, Jenna & Jon. Jenna of Love Jenna Calligraphy, and I went to art school way back and have known each other for 10 years! As you can imagine, I was beyond honored when they asked me to design their invitation suite. Being the creative couple they are, Jenna sent me tons of beautiful inspiration, ranging from images of Marie Antoinette to photos of Coney Island. Jon, a very talented copy writer, wrote all of the copy throughout the suite.

I know Jenna pretty well, so when she approached me, I knew there had to be layers and layers of stuff to make up the package. I hunted far & wide for the candy striped bags way back, which thankfully are easier to come by now. Custom designed tickets were then wrapped around the bags, tied by gold cord. All of the illustrations throughout the suite were illustrated by Thoughtful Day. We don't use clip art around here for custom invites! Not only are these invites super fun, but they were printed with some of the finest methods available - Gold foil stamping combined with pink Letterpress all backed with vintage wallpaper. It's hard to get more luxurious (and awesome) than that when it comes to an invitation suite. Needless to say, Jenna & Jon were the dream clients!

And to top it all off, the invitations made their way into the current Martha Stewart Weddings out on stands now. Wait until you see all of the photos of Jenna & Jon's wedding. It was absolutely fabulous & full of love, and I'll be forever grateful that Thoughtful Day was asked to be a part of it.


100 Layer Cake will be posting more photos of Jenna & Jon's wedding the rest of the week, wait until you see all of the details!

Inspired Color

Saskia Leek's use of color is very, very inspiring.

Have a happy & fun weekend!

A Modern Take on Old Love

I love this photo of Philippe Starck and his wife Jasmine (top photo) from The Selby. I don't know the back story but I'm guessing they recreated the pose from what appears to be his parent's wedding day - he looks a lot like his dad, right?

{photos from the ever brilliant Todd Selby}

Thoughtful Day updated!

Hello! How I've miss you all!

Well, there are a few things I'd like to quickly stop in to say....I finally updated my website Thoughtful Day showing some of the projects I've worked on in the last 8 months. Please visit my site for lots more photos and projects! I hope you like what I've been up to....

I had an amazing photo shoot with the super talented Jenny Ebert of 1. Art Beauty Life. Jenny was the consummate professional and truly did an amazing job. I couldn't be happier with the results and I have to say, having a professional photographer shoot everything was BEYOND worth it. All of the styling was done by Anne Le Geurn. Do you remember her sweet illustrations I posted about a while ago? Yes, the girl is one talented little lady! Barb of Hatch Creative generously let us have the photoshoot at her amazing loft space called the Nest Event Loft, which you can rent for events. It is an incredible loft located in the Flatiron District - corner building with views beyond your dreams.

Thank you so much ladies!

So, we finally finished the renovations - over 3.5 mths. Stressful, and fun and beyond worth it. I feel so blessed and lucky that I get to call this our family home. I could just pinch myself. I can't wait to share some of the stories, trials and tribulations, and last but not least photos. It was an incredible experience and I'm beyond thankful for it. But I'm still knee deep in boxes and have a ways to go before I can sit down and write and post about everything. So until then, I'll be back to blogging about some of my favorite things and I hope to show you photos over the next couple of months.

Thanks for all of the sweet comments throughout my break - you guys are the best!

A little break

I've been a very bad blogger lately. As many of you know, we just bought an apt. here in Brooklyn and are doing some pretty fun renovations to it. Plus I have my stationery business, and most importantly I'm a mom, oh and a wife too! Needless to say, we have lots going on. The above photos are just a preview of the renovations I'm "project managing". I have to admit, it's a lot of fun and I feel very, very fortunate that we get to make a home truly ours. Picking out hardware, lighting, paint colors, and every other little detail that goes into a home is a lot of fun to do as husband and wife. And well, a bit frustrating at times too. Throughout our process, and I imagine the same is true for most couples, you really get to see a side of one another you hadn't seen before. Patrick and I were both surprised at how many opinions he has when it comes to faucets, sinks, lighting fixtures, etc. And I never knew he had such a passion for farmhouse sinks and recessed lighting. When it comes to kitchen hardware, he never knew I was a pull girl, meanwhile, I never knew he was a knob guy, and so forth.

So with all of this said, I'm taking a little break over the next month from blogging. I don't think I shared with you all that Lyla started walking at 10 months! So much fun! She walks around like a little frankenstein in a pinball machine. If you can visualize that description, you'll get that she's pretty cute walking around (and a bit wobbly too). But she's getting better and more stable. Today I think she was trying to run in place (she seriously is nonstop). Girlfriend has more energy than I've ever seen before in my life! She turns 1 year in less than a month! I can't believe how fast this year has gone. It is insane. So when I come back I'd like to have a few dedicated posts to my little Lyla Belle.

Oh and I'm in the process of updating my website too. I had an amazing photoshoot last week for all of the invitations & projects I've worked on in the last 8 months - I can't wait to share more details!

Until then, take care and thank you all for visiting my blog!

Salty & Peppy

Oh dear, these are just too cute! Salty & Peppy, how sweet.

Happy Monday!

{photo from fine little shop}

Urban Wed

Vané of Brooklyn Bride is putting on a really fun event next month here in NYC! A definite destination if you're engaged - showcasing some really great vendors here in NYC.

I designed the logo, and Minhee of Paper + Cup designed the invite. But that's not it yet, there are going to be some fun goodies greeting you at the event, so buy your tickets now!

Watercolored Porcelain

Ruth Gurvich's hand painted porcelain pieces for Nymphenburg just might be the most beautiful pottery I've ever seen. The transparent colors overlapping one another are the most beautiful painted application to pottery I've seen to date. It almost feels like a watercolor painting folded to make a piece of pottery. Oh how I would love to own a set of these one day.

{photos from Nymphenburg via mocoloco}