• Hand-Painted Reception

    String Light Reception

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    I am a big fan of outdoor weddings. If it wasn’t raining on my wedding day, my husband and I would have married outside in a rustic little courtyard. Instead we married inside by a cozy fireplace, which was a great alternative.

    As you can see from this compilation of string light inspiration, string lights are the perfect touch for an outdoor wedding. They transform the venues into magical, celebratory places. String lights work beautifully in or outside of barn weddings, in backyard weddings, vineyard weddings, or in courtyards. From my experience, lighting is one of those extras at weddings, that often get overlooked. Oftentimes if you invest a little money and time into lighting, you can make up that money in other areas that might not have as big an impact. Lights really do transform the environment and add a beautiful sparkle to wedding photos.

    Sources: 1, 2, 3 left, 3 right, 4, 5

    String Lights Wedding invitation now available on the Hand-Painted Wedding invitation shop.

  • Hand-Painted Invitations

    Hand-Painted Invitation: String Lights

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    The String Lights invitation is casual and classy. The color palette in this hand-painted invitation is inspired by a backyard summer barbeque. The script font is classy in a soft, relaxed way. This invitation would be perfect for the couple who is getting married at a fully outdoors or partially outdoors wedding venue. The ideal wedding would start in the bright, hot sunshine and continue through the sunset as the string lights start to twinkle.

    The couple will likely share a relaxed and calm personality…the kind of people that have an ease about them.

    The String Lights invitation is available for ordering under the Hand-Painted Weddings Shop Invitations tab.

  • Made my Day

    Made my Day: Hanging Terrarium

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    Painting by Hand-Painted Weddings.

    I love terrariums. My mom makes them, so I grew up with one in the house. When I was young, I imagined that there was a little world in the terrarium, because she would add little creature sculptures amongst the plants. It is pretty amazing that the plants can prosper in this mini biosphere. This past Christmas my mom surprised me with my very own terrarium. It has a very prominent home within our apartment.

    Lately, I have been seeing a lot of terrariums that are open, instead of being closed off. While I find these open terrariums a little less amazing, I still adore them. Just check out this terrarium I painted above! It is like a terrarium meets a Christmas ornament, so how could I not love it!! How lovely it would be to hang these in the windows!