Wedding Welcomes!

Welcome signs are a great detail in any wedding! They can be one of the first elements your guests see and are a wonderful opportunity to introduce your wedding style. Not only do they welcome your guests, but they are also very functional, serving as a guide telling guests where to go and what to do.  Trust me, there is nothing better than a guest that knows what to do and where to go.  It automatically puts them at ease knowing that they are in the right place.

Wedding welcome signs are usually a bit more on the 'rustic chic' side, but with the right frame or medium, they can be dressed up for even the most formal of occasions!

The beautiful hand calligraphy on the mirror is one of our favorites! 

This is perfect for a beach affair

The ornate frame takes the chalkboard out of the classroom and into the ballroom!

A bow tie = automatic prep chic

This is string art!  How cool?!?!

The rustic wood, elegant motif and flourished fonts is a great combo!

I love that this sign gives a nod to the all cities guests traveled from!

You don't always need a sign, a banner works great.  Especially in greenery here!

I love the idea of putting a sign at the valet stand for a city wedding.  Guests will love the direction and detail the minute they arrive!  You could add a good night sign as they leave...a fabulous last impression to a wonderful event!

What are your welcome ideas?

{Photo Credits: 1&7-Laura Hooper Calligraphy, 2&4-Style Me Pretty, 5-The Sweetest Occasion,

 6-Chocolate Butterbean, 8-Martha Stewart Weddings}

Menu Reflecting...

This past fall, my bride, Sarah and I were working on the wedding day stationary for her upcoming wedding, and nothing was doing the trick for her in regards to a printed menu. We tried playing with different shapes, sizes, papers, etc and we could not decide on the one. I did not want her to eliminate the menu all together as it such a great way to communicate to guests what will be served and is especially informative to anyone with food allergies or aversions.

She also was not 100% in love with any of the numerous charger plates that we had looked at, and that is when it came to me....let's make the charger the menu, or I could say the menu the charger!

I wanted to use a round mirror as the charger and have the menu written in hand calligraphy on the mirror. I could just picture how beautiful that would look! I immediately called one of my favorite calligraphers, Laura Hooper, and we discussed the details and of course she was up for the task of getting 200 of these complete in time for the big day! I just love how they turned out!!

These mirror calligraphy menus were such a big hit at the wedding, that I decided to incorporate them into our design at the recent Washingtonian Bride and Groom Unveiled bridal show. I think they looked fantastic here as well!

More menu memories to come....
xo
Jen

{Photo Credits 1-3: BinaryFlips 4: Holland Photo Arts 5: Washingtonian Bride and Groom}