Mr. Boddington's Studio

Ever since I first saw a Mr. Boddington's wedding invite in New York Mag's Wedding issue Summer 2007 I have been totally inspired. I am in love with the fonts, colors and patterns they use for all of their stationery. Their invites are completely sophisticated, original, and charming with all of the beautiful and thoughtful details. I am in the process of designing my own invites and I constantly go back to theirs for inspiration.

{images from Mr. Boddington's Studio}

Place Card Holders

I just love this idea for simple and cheap place card holders, perfect for a fall or summer wedding or picnic. Check out yum sugar for her step by step instructions.

Rainbow Tabletop

Ideas for a colorful, transparent table setting. I would love to set my table for a dinner party with all of these items!

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Hargreave Carafe - Recycled Glass Dinnerware
Mingle Bowls - Serving Trio
Ripple Glasses - DeLuxe plastic cutlery

Hello Lover...

What better way to start the new year than hunt for the perfect pair of wedding sandals. It is quite easy with all of the beautiful sandals out there right now! I plan on splurging on the shoes since I saved big time on my dress. I figure I only get to wear my dress once, but I can wear the sandals for years to come!

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Dior
Giuseppe Zanotti
Jimmy Choo
Pedro Garcia - Jill Stuart
Emilio Pucci
Giuseppe Zanotti
Tory Burch

Emily Forgot

Emily Forgot is the design and illustration work of London based Emily Alston. I love the simple black drawings on these bone china plates, they would be a perfect addition to a modern, design savvy dinnerware collection.

New York Magazine's Top 20 Reception Ideas

1. Avoid playing boring piano music during the cocktail hour.
2. Supplement the often-ignored wedding cake with passed desserts.
3. Transport your guests in style.
4. Even if you don’t normally, think like a foodie for one night.
5. Rent a photo booth.
6. Get creative with your tabletop décor—if not to flaunt originality, then to be a little more eco-friendly.
7. Serve quirky late-night snacks as guests exit your reception.
8. Plan a good coat-check strategy to avoid long queues blocking the entrance and
dampening first impressions.
9. Take a design risk and seat your guests at a few really long tables.
10. Make your guests the center of attention.
11. Get married at an unusual location.
12. If you’re giving favors, select gifts that won’t be immediately discarded.
13. Make boozing an elegant activity.
14. Showcase what you’re passionate about as part of the entertainment.
15. Get your favorite takeout place to cater your wedding.
16. If you can afford extravagances, do something that will elicit an emotional response.
17. Display seating assignments in a unique way.
18. Take your cue from Truman Capote and host a themed reception.
19. Make a cool video of the party.
20. Plan for after-hours action.

They go further into detail for each point, check out the rest of the article and other great wedding articles here.

{images by Jeni Holder}

Studio On Fire

Via Design*Sponge, I saw the wonderful calendar Studio on Fire created for 2008. Patrick used to work with Ben and we have come to know him over the years and have been huge fans of his studio. Seeing so much great work come from them, we are excited for them to letterpress our wedding invitations, they were actually the first and only letterpress studio we considered. They produce exceptionally high quality, well designed, and best of all fun, playful work!

{images from Studio on Fire}

Megan Bogonovich

I love these ceramic figurines from Megan Bogonovich, they are so intricately detailed and would be lovely as cake toppers. Perfect for the art loving couple.

Check out her Etsy shop!

Back from China

I just got back from China last night from a long work trip. It was a really great experience, my first time there. Still recovering from jet lag, but will be posting in full mode all next week. I have to admit, I was going through major blog withdrawal as I was unable to get onto any sort of blog there for the past 13 days!!!

Thumbprint Kids

I came across these great cake toppers by Thumbprint Kids. They make me smile! If you go to their website you can see real photos of the couples they are modeled after.