Feminine Fall

One of the couples I'm working with sent me this gorgeous photo of bridesmaid's dresses as color inspiration. I'm in love with these colors as well as the entire story at Martha Stewart Weddings. Absolutely divine.

How amazing are these jewel shaped cookies by the always amazing The Jewels of New York!!!

{photos from martha stewart weddings}

43 years of Marriage

Yesterday was my parent's 43rd wedding anniversary. They were married back in 1968. Boy how times have changed. Looking at their wedding photos they both look cautiously happy and a little nervous. At only 19 they were getting married, expecting their first child and shortly after their wedding my Dad was drafted to Vietnam. I couldn't imagine dealing with all of that at my ripe old age of 30, yet alone at 19. But lucky for them (and my sisters and me!) everything worked out the way it was supposed to. They've had an amazing and solid marriage and I'm thankful to have them as my parents.

Inspired Love

I'm sure by now, most of you have seen my friend Brittany's amazing wedding photos. They've been a huge hit on all of the blogs, and deservedly so! Back when I was a designer at Jonathan Adler, Brittany was one of our interns and she is as sweet as can be. I'll always remember our first lunch date. We experienced our first Calexico taco together with crack sauce and all - clearly it's a memory I'll never forget!

All of the Brittany's details were above and beyond creative. Clearly the big design hit of her wedding were the fabulous over sized flowers. Good bye paper pom-poms, and hello over sized paper flowers! A new trend is set! Another amazing design detail were all of the banners her friends and family thoughtfully created. They are all so beautiful and personal. What a pretty little day for a pretty little lady.

Congratulations Brittany & Paul!

p.s. Brittany was one of the designers behind this magical event...

{photos from the very talented ali degraff photography}

Have a lovely weekend everyone!

Southern Charm meets Brooklyn Modern

Last Spring the ladies from 100 Layer Cake asked Thoughtful Day to be a part of their creative team to design the stationery for a fabulous wedding shoot for Southern Weddings magazine. I was more than thrilled (as you can imagine!) to work with the creative team they put together of Jillian Event Design, Anna Robin, Love, Jenna Calligraphy, Quatre Coeur flowers and so many more!

The theme was a romantic and modern take on the Great Gatsby meets modern Brooklyn. The shoot was full of romantic, southern charm with details like the lovely biscuit bar, and a signature cocktail called the Fitzgerald. And to make the shoot even more charming, the lovely couple was serenaded by Brooklyn's very own Two Man Gentleman Band.






Thoughtful Day designed the invitation to look like a vintage movie poster with bold headline type treatments, surrounded by a romantic, ornate border faming the two loving silhouettes. The talented Love, Jenna complimented the invitation event details with her calligraphy. The typography on the invitation set the tone for the rest of the signage and items that I designed such as the Cocktails and Biscuit Bar signs. But I think my favorite item that I designed for the shoot was the menu fan. The background was a subtle damask pattern with a bold type treatment for Menu which was then delicately complimented by Jenna's feminine calligraphy.

I'm so thrilled to finally show you all of these details! A lot of love and creative thought went into planning this shoot. Thank you so much to the lovely ladies of 100 Layer Cake, what an honor to be included in this issue. And be sure to pick up a magazine for yourself. A couple of other amazing wedding blogs like Once Wed, and Green Wedding Shoes have gorgeous features as well!

{photos by Anna Robin for Southern Weddings dreamed up by 100 Layer Cake}

Layers of Pretty

Beautiful wedding bits from British designer Jessie Chorley's line called Mon Marriage. All of her designs have a lovely nod to the past, yet beautifully thought for today. I love her way with texture and pattern.


{images from jessie chorley}

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 Touch of Gold

Recently I came across a gorgeous little wedding on the Readymade blog. And I thought to myself, wait, I went to school with that person! So I emailed Lynn, who is a very talented designer living in Philly, and asked her if she minded if I put her photos up on my blog.

Lynn & Scott's wedding is a true reflection of a couple with a "maker" spirit. Every little detail & notion was made and thought of with love. Lynn made her reception dress & hairpiece and necklace! How perfectly polished is her look? Love the brown waistband. And then onto the table decor - the gorgeous Red Wing plates, surrounded with lace & gold ribbon with touches of pale turquoise are perfectly arranged & placed. The tree branch names cards are also quite brilliant. The dessert bar with the tree logs definitely proves that you don't need a fancy pants cake stand to wow your guests. And have you ever seen gold foil cupcake wrappers look so good?

Really, I could go on and on, their wedding was just so sweet and there are more details Lynn shared about their day here.


{photos by Erin Smith}

Sweet Monday

What better way to start off this week than some bits of gorgeous sweetness by Sweet and Saucey? Their portfolio of wedding cakes is truly amazing!

{photos from sweet and saucey via utterly engaged}

Pure Love

I just had to pop in to give a major congratulations to Joanna Goddard. Her and her lovely husband Alex got married at the end of the summer and finally her photos (shot by the Max Wanger) have emerged and they are absolutely gorgeous! Every little detail from their wedding is just perfect. But most importantly, don't Joanna and Alex look so happy and in love? That is what makes this wedding so gorgeous!

Congrats Joanna & Alex!

{photo credits to the amazing max wanger via a cup of jo}

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I will be back on the blog more next week. The last couple of weeks I have been moving my design studio out of our apartment and into a new studio which has been very exciting but a lot of work! And just in the nick of time, I think Lyla will be crawling soon!

Have a beautiful weekend everyone! All I want to do this weekend is sleep, lay around with Lyla and Patrick, wear warm socks, and drink hot cocoa.

Gumdrops & Acorns

These are such cute little ring bearer pillows made of felt! And how perfect is this bottom one for Fall!


{photos from i do take u!!}

Sweetness Redefined

Lately my posts have been a bit few and far between, but I couldn't resist popping in really quick to post about the lovely cakes of the Caketress. Usually I am a fan of a simple cake with minimal color, but Lori Hutchinson's cakes are totally over the top in a truly amazing way! In the bottom photo, the flowers that appear to be stitched - no! Each thread was hand painted. Incredible.

For more cake inspiration, check out the Caketress blog.

I hope everyone is enjoying their summer!!!

{the top 3 photos are from the talented rowell photography}

{via kim vallee}

the new Once Wed!!!

Be sure to check out the new Once Wed! It looks amazing and there is so much inspiration for all of us! Congratulations Emily!!!

{photo by tec petaja on once wed}

Hot Pink & A Sweet Ride...

Rock 'n Roll Bride featured this wedding a few days ago and well, I am a little bit obsessed. First off, the dress with the pink under layers, so hot. The shoes? Definitely the sweetest pair of mary janes I have ever seen. And then the wedding party driving to the wedding in vintage Vespas!?! Are you kidding me? This wedding is way too cool for school! And the best part - the bride looks super chill and happy! Check out the rest of the photographs by the talented Solaria at Rock 'n Roll Bride.

Have a super awesome weekend - I hope you all have fun plans and get to hang out with your most favorite people in the world!!!

{photos by solaria}

Pops of Green

Every element in every one of these photos is perfection. The colors, the fashion, the happiness...perfection.

{photos by jeanne ciasullo via sweet n flour}