17 Feb
One of my biggest obsessions is typography. I could look at it, design with it and talk about it all day. So it’s been exciting for me to see typography playing a larger role in wedding and event design recently. Decor is an area where we’ve just started to scratch the surface, but we’re definitely looking for fun and interesting ways to incorporate type into our space. Here’s a few examples that are getting the wheels turning.
{Style Me Pretty, Style Me Pretty, Once Wed, Cheree Berry’s wedding via Martha Stewart Wedding}
{Style Me Pretty, Mille Holloman Photography}
Another aspect of our wedding I’ve yet to mention is that we’re trying to go handmade as much as possible, so Etsy has been a trusted companion throughout the planning process. Etsy also just so happens to be an amazing resource for typographic decor items. Here’s a few to get you started:
{Clockwise from top left: 1. Gold leaf wood letters, 2. XO Vintage Marquee Letters, 3. Love You Always Vinyl Wall Decal, 4. Personalized Sterling Silver Cufflinks, 5. Personalized Just Married Sunshine Banner, 6. Glitter Monogram Cake Topper}
~ Courtney, Head vs Heart
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16 Feb
As a two designer couple, the invitations and paper goods are definitely in our top three list of most important details for the wedding. But sitting down to design them is no easy task. As any other designers out there know, designing for yourself can be quite the challenge. We had a great time designing our Save the Dates, but the Invitations just seem like a much more daunting task. So to get us started, we gathered together some examples of trends and styles we’re currently really drawn to.
ILLUSTRATION
{photo by Anne Benjamine & flicker}
STORYBOOK
{photo by It’s Me Matt}
UNEXPECTED DETAILS
{photo by The Indigo Bunting}
INTERESTING TYPOGRAPHY
{photo by Jefferson Perky of Perky Bros}
BOLD, SATURATED COLOR
{photo c/o flicker}
These styles definitely run the gamut, but I think as broad concepts they may all come into play for us. I tend to gravitate towards invitations that tell a story, whether it’s through its words, or imagery or both. So I think that will be an important consideration as we begin the design process. But I don’t think the story would be complete without bold color, interesting, typography, unexpected details, and illustration all playing a role. Time to get to work!
Is anyone else in the same boat? What styles are currently inspiring you?
~ Courtney, Head vs Heart
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15 Feb
On Valentines Day Scott and Jillian were notified that friends of friends were having a secret wedding in Central Park but had no photographer. Although it was Valentines Day and all they wanted to do was be together they also thought this would be such an important moment that deserved documentation. And what better way to spend the day than to witness love first hand.
The couple would like their names to remain anonymous so they’ll be going by Lady J and Mister E.
With Central Park blanketed in snow and the sun shining it was the perfect weather for their celebration. For the ceremony they picked a spot that overlooked the Lake under Bow Bridge. There seemed to be a few other celebrations happening in the park yesterday. Go figure!
Lady J is super into vespas and the color red so Sarah of Blossom & Branch created a boutonnière and bouquet that reflected their unique sense of style.
Mister E also fixes up Vespas and is quite crafty. He made these wooden rings in honor of their day. We love that if you’re in love there’s no reason to wait for the “perfect” ring. This was such a thoughtful gesture.
Lady J and Mister E thank you so much for being such a lovely and generous couple who radiated such love. We wish you all the best.
Did anyone else witness a wedding over the weekend or have a surprise proposal?
Location: Central Park
Photographer: Scott Clark
Flowers: Blossom & Branch
Dress & cardigan: Anthropologie
Red boots: Vintage
Polka dot tie: found in Seattle
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15 Feb
I am so excited to be here for the week on one of my favorite wedding blogs! This week I’ll be sharing a little but about where I am in my stage of wedding planning and the things that are inspiring me right now.
To give you a little background information, Brian and I have been engaged for almost a year and a half so far, and we’ll be getting married this July at Battery Gardens here in New York City. That means we have just a little over five months left to go, and there is plenty to do.
One of the things we’re trying to figure out right now is what Brian and the Groomsmen will be wearing. I should mention that the bridesmaids attire has been figured out for a while. They’ll be wearing Jenny Yoo’s Phoebe in Navy. And they’ll each be wearing their own, brightly colored shoes. So we need to pick out something that will complement them.
Neither one of us would consider ourselves fashionistas by any means, but we also don’t want to go the traditional black tux, colored vest and tie route either. Our wedding is a daytime ceremony so we want it to be a little less formal, and we’re not all that traditional anyway. So we’ve both been scouring the web to get ideas. Here’s a few examples of what we’re liking right now.
{photo c/o Hugh Forte}
{photo c/o Mark Brooke}
{photo c/o Walter Pieringer & Erin Hearts Court}
{photo c/o James Moes}
{photo c/o Leo Patrone Photography}
What will your grooms be wearing?
~ Courtney, Head vs Heart
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12 Feb
First off we’d like to thank Sarah for guest blogging with us this week! We’re foodies over here at 100LC so it was so nice to see such amazing food photos all week on our site. Not to mention hearing such great recs on caterers all over the country. Thanks for all of your additions and we hope you enjoyed our food filled week.
To wrap it all up we’re leaving you with some of our favorite menu designs.
In other news, if you didn’t catch the Martha Stewart Show yesterday, Jillian was there representing us, alongside Grace of Design Sponge and Bee of Wedding Bee. We were thrilled to be in such good company and almost died when Darcy mentioned that our blog was one of their favorites!
Lastly a little giveaway to wrap up the week. We’d like to offer 2 lucky readers FREE tickets to the Wedding Party event here in NY next Saturday, February 20. You’ll meet some fabulous celebrity wedding vendors and you can say hi to Jillian who will be there enjoying the show as well. The first 2 readers to respond will receive the tickets.
Next week we’re excited to have Courtney from Head vs Heart blogging with us about her current wedding plans. She’ll be giving you tips on what her groom will be wearing and much much more.
Hope you all have a great weekend!
{images c/o Cynthia Warren Design, Rifle Design via Once Wed, Indigo Bunting, Wiley Valentine, Bliss Folio Wedding, via green wedding shoes, via Wedding Chicks}
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