fall wedding

  • Hand-Painted Save-the-Dates

    Perfect Seckel Pear Save-the-Date

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    The Seckel Pear Save-the-Date has a lovely vintage feel to it. It would be great for the couple who is having a lot of vintage elements in their wedding. I think this vintage aesthetic works wonderfully with an Autumn wedding. There is something so cozy and charming about it. Also pears are seasonally appropriate for a wedding during the fall.

    Have I mentioned that Autumn is my favorite season? It is the season of learning and slowing down to notice all of the subtle changes in the air. It is crisp air, warm colors, charming pumpkins, apples galore, light jackets, and fantastic scarves!

    The Seckel Pear Save-the-Date is now available for ordering under the Shop Save the Dates tab.

  • Work in Progress

    Work in Progress: Seckel Pear Still Life

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    Two weekends ago at the farmer’s market I picked up some beautiful seckel pears with the intention of setting up a still life. This past weekend I started that still life. Here is a sneak peak of the painting. I have masked out the candle and the leaf branch during this stage of the painting. I love doing still lifes! It brings back my days of taking art classes. There is something so relaxing and meditative about drawing and painting a still life.

    To view the Seckel Pear Save the Date, click here. Seckel Pear Save the Date now available in the Hand-Painted Weddings Save the Date shop.

    Painting by Hand-Painted Weddings.

  • Inspired by

    Inspired by Classic Back-to-School Apple

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    Have you ever wondered where the tradition of giving an apple to a teacher came from? I wonder if it is because apple are in season at the beginning of the school year. Or maybe it is because of the smart, health benefits of “eating an apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Whatever the reason, I like it.

    Cherishing a single piece of fruit is so simple and yet so charming. There is this scene in Little Women where Jo is peeling an orange as a treat at her desk on a snowy day, and that orange looks like the most decadent treat in the world. That is what I think about when I think of gifting an apple to a teacher at back-to-school time….the beauty of slowing down and savoring the exquisite taste of an apple in season.

    Back to School wedding invitation available in the Hand-Painted Weddings Invitation shop.