It was such a joy to work with such a talented dream team on this Hawaiian shoot at the Haiku Mill. I love the muted tropical tones and textures. The stationery for this shoot was lettered in gold ink on hand made gray, cotton paper. The lettering was loose and organic. I also love the incorporation of unexpected textures for some of the stationery items – such as lettering the place cards and the bar menu on real wood. So many gorgeous, simple, unexpected details! This shoot was also recently featured on Style Me Pretty, see the whole feature here.
It was such a pleasure working with Kat and Aaron to design and letter their lush, ocean inspired wedding stationery for their Hawaiian island wedding. The invitations were hand painted (that’s right each invitation was a little different and unique) in a vibrant, ocean-blue watercolor wash. The invitations were then screen printed with custom calligraphy lettering in white ink. The entire set was printed on soft cotton paper. The outer envelopes were lined in a lush, watercolor painted tropical leaf pattern. Each envelope was sent with love and fabulous vintage Hawaiian postage. The gorgeous jewel tone florals on each table were paired with watercolor menus to create a sophisticated, modern, tropical feel. I love the rich, sophisticated jewel tones of the florals with the vibrant, but romantic paper goods. Such a lovely day!
It’s always fun to see your work in print, especially when the shoot is this 0ver-the-top lovely! I was recently able to be part of a tabletop styled shoot, styled by Steve Moore of Sinclair & Moore Events for Seattle Met Bride & Groom Magazine. Steve designed a table with a French Market theme (a fresh, take on French Market… which doesn’t always happen). The table featured a fresh take on toile (with a lovely toil cake by Tallant House), simple (loved how un-fluffy the tea towel look is!). French linens and day of stationery by me, la Happy, including wood menus (Yes! REAL wood) and custom navy tags with guests names calligraphed in white ink then tied around French baguettes. …and the chandeliers? Yes, they are super fabulous!
The real wood menus were stamped with a custom menu stamp… such a fabulous way to bring a clean, organic feel to your table! I love how clean and simple the table looks. It doesn’t feel fussy or over done, it’s vintage perfection! It was such a pleasure to work on this shoot. I always love trying new ideas. Someone needs to incorporate some navy with white details into their wedding STAT – it is just so beautiful!
