Letterpress map postcards (not boring, gorgeous)

I died when I opened this envelope.  It just wasn't what I expected and instantly I wanted to be there.  Pretty much, that is the reaction you want your invited guests to have when you're letting them know about your destination wedding.

Letterpress map of Hawaii by Couture Maps

Every face of this piece is detailed- envelope included

But this- this is what made this particular postcard blog worthy:

The back of the postcard is Hand sewn by Mira Aster

 Talk about every detail. I love it.

Programs and Favors. Simple and Sweet. Yellow and Gray.

What we made in the studio today:

The simplest ceremony card and the sweetest little box of candy

It's raining. How about some Jazz?

I'm working on music for a wedding right now and its beyond pouring outside.  Here's whats relaxing me at the moment:

Where you'll find us this week

Kelly

At the Weddings by Socialites studio we do an enormous amount of planning and designing.  All typically while singing along with Pandora.  Usually it causes laughter like this (because none of us can sing):

Melissa

Courtney

Here's where you'll find us this week:
Online we're mentioned on:
Inspired by this
Brides.com
Calligraphy by Jennifer

Venues we'll be visiting:
Heitman House
Bacchus
Casa Ybel
The Ritz
Brew Babies
The Resort & Spa at Marina Village

Dining at:
The Sandy Butler
CRU
Marker 92

Shopping at:
Homegoods
Ikea

Big huge THANK YOU to Impressions Photography for our new summer pictures.

Photographer Tastes the Cake

Today was a fun cake tasting.  Actually, I haven't been to a cake tasting that wasn't fun, but that's beside the point.  The hour at Ella's cakes today was with Photographer Bride & Groom. This is what I caught on twitter just after we sent them the message about their cake tasting at Ella's Cakes today:

and so, today he didn't photograph Daniella's beautiful cakes (as seen here and here).

Photographer Bride & Groom tasting the cake

Today the photographers ate the cake.  So how was is different than our typical bride & groom? It was funny to see "the professionals" struggle a bit with being the client they always wish to have.  The client that allows the professionals to do what they do best and trust that we as professionals always have our clients best interests in mind.  Photographer bride & groom did though, because they do know.  And because they are trusting- they'll have an amazing cake they love.

Paper Bags at a wedding. No I haven't lost my mind.

They're cute, super inexpensive, and the possibilities are endless:
Lumiaries, Take-away bags (candy or late night munchie stations), petals for tossing...

Grey, Yellow and black Paper bag

This is the bag I designed for Photographer Bride's wedding.  Contents are a surprise.
This was super easy to make.  I designed the graphic and then just fed it through my laser printer. Then I just used a color coated paper clip and tied some ribbon on to make it pretty and add a bit more color and dimension.

P.S. Yes, those are the flowers I tweeted about this morning.

Save the date a different way, t-shirts

Honestly, I think I might just squeal a bit if I got this in the mail.  Then I would promptly head to Kayak and book my flight.

Save the date t-shirt for Captiva Island

You can expect to spend about $8-$15 a t-shirt, depending on the quality, style and screen printing design.  I like to order from Skyline Outfitters because they have low minimums and, well, they're our really nice plaza neighbors.

Melissa and I popped into their shop to see what they had and I also liked the idea of the groomsmens swim trunks and bridesmaids bikinis (cute welcome bag additions!).  Both of which can be embroidered.

Of course, then you have to wrap it up cute to mail:

Map wrapped save the date for an island destination wedding