One of my favorite parts of the Seattle Wedding Show this year was collaborating with Woodland Flowers on paper products for their tabletop display in their booth. This year their booth was draped in gorgeous shades of gray, creating a rich ombre backdrop. The floral was spectacular shades of pinks with touches of natural grays. We created menus, placecards, and a table number for their display in shades of gray and bright white, accented by Swarovski crystals.

Woodland Flowers shared the booth with La Votre Bridal Couture (formerly The Bridal Garden) and the dresses and flowers complemented each other perfectly.

The booth was beautifully captured by Tania from Azzura Photography – head over to their blog for highlights from the show, including more booth photos and a fashion show recap!

I always love sharing real weddings with you all – and this wedding is no exception! We had a great time working with Caitlin and her fabulous coordinator, Shannon Lassen of Sublime Events. Caitlin had a clear vision for her summer wedding: modern yellow and gray, with botanical imagery. We created these clean and simple invitations featuring white modern type and dandelions on a rich gray background. The bright yellow rsvp envelopes added a surprising pop of color when guests opened their invitations.

Seattle photographer Laurel McConnell captured the wedding and celebration at Olympic Sculpture Park and when she sent these photos over I was immediately dreaming of blue skies, bright summer flowers, and warm Seattle weather.

One of the items we created was a booklet-style program, which allowed space to provide explanations of the Jewish traditions included in Caitlin and Dan’s ceremony. Caitlin had the brilliant idea to also include a crossword puzzle on the back of their programs so that guests could have something to do while waiting for festivities to begin – they were a hit!

Thank you so much Laurel, for sharing these gorgeous photos with us and our readers!

Event Coordination: Sublime Events
Photographer: Laurel McConnell
Floral Design: Elements in Bloom
Photobooth: Photobooth Services

Join us this Sunday, January 31, at Weddings in Woodinville! Guests will be transported via luxury transportation between 6 different venues, where they will enjoy wine tasting, chat with wedding vendors, sample delicious food, and gain inspiration. The list of participants and venues can be found online at weddingsinwoodinville.com.

According to the website, it looks like tickets are sold out – but if you email info@weddingsinwoodinville.com there may be day-of tickets available.

We hope to see you there!

Paperpalooza starts bright and early at 9AM tomorrow (unless you’re one of the lucky 20 that will be coming for the preview hour – doors will open for you at 8AM)!

If you are a DIY bride hoping to score some supplies for your wedding invitations, please feel free to ask any of us your questions – we are more than happy to share our knowledge and even can demonstrate how to use supplies if needed.

Here are a couple of reminders:

CASH ONLY please!

Location: Real Card Studio 117 First Avenue North, Seattle (enter from the alley between 1st Avenue and Queen Anne Avenue North).

We look forward to seeing you tomorrow!

These images are just a few of the incredible collection of photos Kim and Adam of La Vie Photography posted on their blog recently of dance collaborative Whim W’Him. You simply MUST head over to their blog to see the entire post – I teared up while viewing them. The movement, passion, emotion, and energy of these beautiful dancers literally leaps (pun!) off the screen.

Absolutely breathtaking.

What happens when three stationery designers obsessed with all things paper join forces?

Our 2nd annual, can’t miss PAPERPALOOZA!

Our studios are (literally) overflowing with luxury envelopes, rolls and rolls of ribbon, fine papers from India, Italy, and Japan – and so much more! This is a great opportunity for DIY brides, scrapbookers, crafters, and paper lovers to get some fantastic goods at prices at or below wholesale prices!

NEED TO KNOW DETAILS:

Date and Time: Saturday, January 23 from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Location: Real Card Studio 117 First Avenue North, Seattle (enter from the alley between 1st Avenue and Queen Anne Avenue North)

pssst… The first 20 people to email info@bsdstudio.com will receive an invitation to our EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW HOUR from 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM! Get first pick of all the goodies! Coffee and yummy treats will be served. (Hurry, there are only a few spots left!)

Hosted by Brown Sugar Design, Ephemera, and Real Card Studio

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We can’t wait to meet you!

We recently discovered that the contact form on our website has not been working properly – if you’ve contacted us via that form on our website in the past week or so and did not receive a response, our sincerest apologies! Please try again via email: info@bsdstudio.com.

We look forward to hearing from you!

In the meantime, here’s a teensy glimpse at another item we’ve been working on – some gorgeous letterpress invitations for a spring destination wedding!

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Everyone loves a little black dress, and I am no exception. It’s no secret that I’m a fan of Shabby Apple’s dresses and in a recent visit to their website I discovered they have some new (well, new to me anyways) LBDs! I love all three of these for their flexibility – they could be dressed up or down with the change of shoes and jewelry. Looks like my (ever expanding) wish list won’t be getting a break any time soon…