Blog – Page 71 – Hand-Painted Weddings

Announcements
Hand-Painted Weddings on Twitter
- January 8, 2013
- by Allison
This past weekend the Hand-Painted Weddings Twitter page got a little makeover. I have been on Twitter for a few months now but only recently have paid some attention to it. I find it to be a great way to network amongst the wedding industry, and get some attention from some businesses that I may otherwise have not. It is a lot of fun to see an email pop up that such-and-such business is now following you…it’s like wow, I feel honored that you want to follow me!

I’m definitely still learning how to best use this social media vehicle. If you are a beginner to tweeting like me, here are a few great articles to get you started on your Twitter strategies for your business.

Social Media tips on Katrina Patron Studio

6 Twitter New Year’s Resolution for Your Business on Oh My Handmade Goodness

How to Use Twitter to Make Your Business Grow on DesignSponge

5 Better Ways to Network on Twitter and LinkedIn on Mashable

10 Tips and Tricks for Powerful Twitter Searches on Mashable

If you are also on Twitter, consider following me!
Wedding Shows
In the Studio: Preparing for Lovesick Expo
- January 7, 2013
- by Allison
Painting by Hand-Painted Weddings.

This week I’m working hard on preparing for the Lovesick Expo this Sunday!! I can’t wait to meet everyone at the expo. It’s going to be a blast.

I’m enlarging this painting I did a couple of months ago as a gift for my cousin and her husband. I purchased the frame for it yesterday and I’m going to be hanging it on my backdrop at the expo.

Contact me if you are interested in pricing for a commissioned watercolor. This would be beautiful as art on your Save-the-Date or framed at your reception, which would, of course, look gorgeous on your wall after your wedding.

My husband took this candid photo of me painting with his Iphone. I want to take more of these and share them with you! I think they are super fun!
Hand-Painted Invitations
Hand-Painted Invitation: Lemon Yellow
- January 4, 2013
- by Allison
The Hand-Painted Lemon Yellow Invitation is inspired by the Buddha’s Hand fruit. It is bright yellow like a lemon, but has geometric shapes that represent the fingers of this unique fruit. This invitation would be great in conjunction with a lemon themed wedding, or any sunny summer wedding.

I also love how the watercolor shapes in this invitation resemble a stained glass window with the white borders looking like the grout between the panes of glass. More specifically it reminds me of the stained glass at the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain. For those of you who don’t know, the Sagrada Familia is a cathedral designed by the artist Gaudi in a very gothic style. It is one of the most unique cathedrals! I visited the cathedral about 9 years ago, and have very vivid memories of strawberries and other fruit used in the sculptures, and I remembered how bright and beautiful the stained glass was!

This invitation beautifully bridges a modern and more traditional aesthetic with its mix of geometric shapes, soft watercolor splashes and hand-painted lettering.

The Hand-Painted Lemon invitation is now available under the Invitations Shop.