January 8, 2013 – 5:39 pm
Catherine and Foster just happened upon our studio while they were in town for the Tennessee/Arkansas football game. They were staying at the fab downtown boutique hotel, The Oliver (our neighbor) and they stumbled past our window… slowed down… slowed down some more… stood in front of the window…chatted amongst themselves… and finally walked on [...]
September 19, 2012 – 8:34 pm
After working side by side with each bride on invitations many months before the actual event, it’s always such a joy to see how the whole thing came together on the day of. Recently, I was positively drooling when I viewed the wedding pictures sent over by a dear client, Laura. The flowers! The cake! [...]
When Cristen contacted us in the fall of 2011 regarding invitations for her June of 2012 wedding, she was looking for a a creative approach to all of her paper goods, starting with her save the date and ending with programs and menus. She wanted to incorporate a cheery mustard yellow and a soft sage [...]
When Turcan (pronounced Turk-en) first breezed into our studio with her loud, abrasive, New Englander self, it was like a breath of fresh air came with her. As a New England transplant myself (I still consider myself a Rhode Islander in many ways), I fully appreciate the transparency and authenticity that comes with Northerners, and [...]
September 15, 2011 – 7:43 pm
We are back to visit with Rachel and Todd, now officially ‘Mr. and Mrs. Sparks.’ You can see our blog post on their fabulous invitations here. We letterpressed clean, sophisticated type onto ultra thick 220#, 100% cotton paper stock and painted the edge a peacock blue. Gorgeous! Now that Rachel is officially Mrs. Sparks, I’m [...]
Leah came to us looking for something fairly classic and traditional. She was getting married in a formal church ceremony and her reception was to be held at the Knoxville Museum of Art downtown. She wanted a formal, classic invitation with a bit of personality infused. We ended up doing an oversized letterpress invitation on [...]
Towne Bidez contacted me during the late fall season for her early March wedding. After ordering a few of our letterpress and flat printing samples so that she could touch and feel the papers and inks for herself, she fell in love with one of the samples she received {Jessica Hadad + Mish Alsalem}. She [...]
February 25, 2011 – 7:41 pm
Our last “Happy Paper for Real People” feature was a high school buddy of mine who married his sweetie over in Sweden. This inspired me to track down another high school friend with whom I recently worked on a wedding invitation, my old comrade Ben. I was reconnected with Ben and met his fiancee, Adina, [...]
February 8, 2011 – 4:53 pm
I grew up in Rhode Island and have been a Tennessee transplant for over ten years now. The joy of facebook has kept me connected with my old friends, but it’s just not the same as a phone call and a personal connection. So, I was thrilled and delighted to answer the phone at our [...]