You are in for a treat today! Today’s post starts to highlight some of the Hand-Painted Weddings stationery by yours truly! I had so much fun with designing this paper because a truly painterly touch was the perfect detail to bring together a modern art gallery wedding. I used long, loose brush strokes combined with … Read More
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Gallery Wedding Inspiration – All Week!
This past May I worked with a group of very talented wedding vendors to create a styled wedding shoot in the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (PAFA). PAFA has two buildings next to each other that can be rented for a ceremony and reception. The beautiful thing about these two buildings is that they are … Read More
Introducing The Calm and Organic Lavender Wreath Invitation
There are a few new invitations in the Hand-Painted Weddings Invitation shop, that you have to check out! The first one is the lovely, organic Lavender Wreath Invitation. This ethereal watercolor design pairs wonderfully with a wedding that is keeping the look clean, natural and subtle. Lavender exudes a state of calm and self reflection that … Read More
Watercolor Table Numbers Now Available
Watercolor table numbers are now available in the Hand-Painted Weddings shop. Table numbers are a reception detail that can sometimes be overlooked, but as these designs prove, can make a very pretty impression for your guests at their tables. Not only are they a decorative element but they also serve in way finding, which is … Read More
New in the Shop – Watercolor Favor Tags
Add the finishing touches to adorn all of your guest’s favors with these Watercolor Favor Tags. There are now 11 design options in the Hand-Painted Weddings shop, each with 2 size options (square and tall rectangular). The tags come in quantity sets of 25 for only $20 a set. The Watercolor Favor Tags coordinate with … Read More
Introducing Hand-Painted Thank You Cards
I’m super excited to announce that Hand-Painted Weddings has now added Thank You cards to the Shop. There are currently 14 designs available. Many of which coordinate with the Shop Invitation designs so you can coordinate your invitations with your thank you cards. This is THE month for gratitude with Thanksgiving right around the corner. I’ve … Read More
Personalized Holiday Cards Rock
Personalized holiday cards are the best! Store-bought, generic cards really don’t have anything on them. I have holiday cards on the brain as I brainstorm what I’m going to do for our Christmas card this year. Above is last year’s card (yep, that is my husband and I doing headstands). We decided to do a … Read More
Philly Proud – Love Park Thumbprint Guest Print
Philadelphia is of course known as the “City of Brotherly Love,” but the icon that most effectively displays that is located at the center of the city at Love Park. With beautiful City Hall on one side and a beaming fountain that changes color…sometimes green at St. Patty’s Day or pink during Breast Cancer Awareness … Read More
Board Game Themed Wedding Invitation
When my board gaming friends got engaged I was pretty much jumping up and down eager to design their invitations, because I knew they would have some creative ideas for their wedding paper….and I knew they would be interested in a board game theme! When I say my friends are into board games, I’m not … Read More
Inspired by a Beautiful Engagement Story
This wonderful couple had a very romantic engagement story that they wanted to incorporate into their wedding invitations. The couple got engaged on the beautiful bridge in Italy named, Bassano del Grappa. The sweetest part of this story is that the groom’s grandparents got engaged on the same bridge years earlier! I was gushing when … Read More
Destination Wedding Invitation to Cartagena, Columbia
I love traveling, so when I designed the Venice Canal Invitation I was really hoping to receive some requests for custom destination wedding invitations! My wish came true earlier this Spring when I received an inquiry from Liliana who was getting married in beautiful Cartagena, Colombia! The street featured in this invitation is incredibly … Read More
Add a Little Gold Shimmer to Your Wedding: Autumn Reflections
A little Autumn beauty for your nearly-fall Friday! We are now offering an add-on option for the Autumn Reflections invitation to add a little gold shimmer to your invitation and RSVP card. The shimmer is glorious in the light while exuding a down-to-earth feel in the same way Autumn shows its glorious colors around this … Read More
Our Whale’s Tale: A Nantucket Wedding
Two days after Labor Day, the unofficial last day of summer, and I’m still reminiscing on some of the creative custom beach-themed thumbprint guestbooks I have been lucky enough to work on these past few months. Our Whale’s Tale guest print certainly tops the most creative requests I have received from a bride. Andria and … Read More
Jennette’s Pier Custom Thumbprint Guest Print
I have had the wonderful opportunity to work on some custom thumbprint guestbook projects this past summer. One example is a request from Jennifer who got married in June at the beautiful Jennette’s Pier in North Carolina. This custom thumbprint guest print was inspired by the Hand-Painted Weddings Beach Thumbprint guest print, where the guests … Read More
Inspired for Fall: Perfect Addition to Your Autumn Ceremony
It has been a fairly mild summer in Philly this season, and even though it is still August, I already feel the first signs that autumn is right around the corner. I love autumn, but I’m making these last few weeks of summer count with trips to the water park, beach, and the many outdoor … Read More
In the Studio: Calla Lily Invitation
The Hand-Painted Calla Lilly Invitation is the essence of purity and romance. In doing a little research I learned that the symbolism for calla lilies is rebirth and union….how appropriate for a wedding! Usually you see calla lilies around Easter time, and I believe a few brides out there are looking for their invitations for … Read More
In the Studio: Custom Hand-Painted Thumbprint Guest print
I’m excited to share this custom hand-painted thumbprint guestbook I just finished for a couple who is getting married in Long Island at the end of the month. For their Save-the-Date the couple had etched their names and wedding date into two planks in a fence along the beach. They took a photo of the … Read More
Only the Best in Envelopes
Lets talk a second about envelopes. I believe that envelopes are the biggest small thing you can do to add punch to your wedding invitations. You make a first impression with an envelope. A fun, colored envelope provokes excitement in the receiver, because that person knows he/she has just received a special piece of mail. … Read More
Part 2: Julia and Dan’s Wedding
Part 2 of Julia and Dan’s beautiful wedding. It was so much fun “hand-painting” this wedding! One of my favorite parts of doing wedding reception paper is the challenge of designing a theme which transforms and grows as it flows from the invitation to the menu to the escort cards to the signs, etc. For … Read More