I am loving this e-session by James Carson Photography – first of all, look at her shoes! Remember those from Tuesday Shoesday? I think they are still my favorite pick!
I am totally down for the count right now – I’ve been feeling a cold coming on since Monday and it’s finally arrived in full force. I wish I was playing hooky today because it’s supposed to be 84 degrees here but being hot sounds so miserable!
BUT – as I was bumming it on the couch today I got an email from my friend Nicole. When I started my new job a little over a year ago, Nicole was just finishing up the final touches for her wedding on the gorgeous island of Vieques, Puerto Rico. I met her too late to do her invitations unfortunately, but I created this image for her to get printed on the tote bags she was giving as favors. We bonded over our obsession with stationery & even though we don’t work together anymore, we email back and forth with any fun finds we come across. She has been so supportive of me & Swatchbook Weddings, I can’t thank her enough!
Well Nicole’s email today was to tell me that her wedding was featured on Style Me Pretty!! I mean seriously, I don’t even know how to pick just a few images to share, but here are some gorgeous photos from her wedding. CLICK HERE to see more & read their story!
You look gorgeous, Nicole! Photos by Hurwitz Photography
I don’t know if you’re aware, but there is a Tuesday Shoesday revolution going on! It’s so fun that there’s now a little community of fellow shoe-lovers out there – MY SOLE-MATES!
Also, if you are on twitter, we have started a new hashtag in celebration of our favorite day of the week – so if you come across a cute shoe today, make sure to add #tuesdayshoesday to your tweet so we can see it! Looking forward to your picks! Lily peep toes by J.Crew, $228
Photo op for a beach wedding, anybody? These would look perfect with a little sand, blue skies and a gauzy white dress. I just love shoes that have unique bottoms!
My addiction to updating my logo has led me to this new look & feel for Swatchbook Weddings. I finally feel like this could be it! Here it is on my twitter page:
and here’s a little more info about my journey to this look…
Logo #1:
Before I realized my hatred for Scriptina, I really loved this. But the sweeping script font made it very difficult to resize & was often hard to read. I was trying to pay homage to my favorite mustard yellow color but found it can be a hit or miss on the web.
Logo #2:
I still love both of these fonts & I think they suit my brand very well, but when designing the other pieces of my collateral (business cards, website, etc…) where the logo would not be standing alone, the mixed fonts were just becoming too busy. It was hard to create hierarchy in the text without adding ANOTHER font and it was just too much.
Logo #3:
Structured & simple, this logo allows me to use the handwritten font as the secondary level of information. This is so important when organizing text and creating a system in your design, and this organization makes me happy :) It’s like keeping the peace in your design – nothing is fighting for attention, everyone has their role. Now that I’ve seen this grey out on the interwebs, I realize I may need to darken it, but so far I am liking the look!
What’s the curse you ask?
Just finished these announcements!
