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Smythe Sewn Letterpress Wedding Book |
Invitations & Paper, Weddings |
Holy smokes! This invitation by Nick and Nikki Lo Bue is one of the most amazing wedding invitations I’ve ever seen. (…)
Posted by Kathy on December 9, 2008
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Handbags for bridesmaids or brides weddings redux |
Handbags, Weddings |
Back in the summer, Liesel Eastman saw our wedding featured in the Knot Magazine and contacted me to see if I could help with the creative details for her October wedding to Barrett. (…)
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Posted by Kathy on November 15, 2008
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Giving Tree Save the Date Wedding Announcement for Fall |
Weddings |
How sweetly romantic is this save the date wedding announcement for Cristin Witcher and her fiance Adam Siegel’s fall Chicago nuptials? (…)
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Posted by Kathy on July 28, 2008
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Recycled wrapping paper wedding card sewn with metallic silver thread |
Invitations & Paper, Weddings |
My downstairs neighbor Susan gave us a beautifully wrapped wedding gift in thick, shiny silver and pearl-like white wrapping paper. (…)
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Posted by Kathy on June 27, 2008
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Friday Inspiration: Turquoise and orange |
Decorations, Showers, Weddings |
I love the combination of turquoise and orange that Anne-Marie Rosser and Adam Whipple used for their intimate outdoor wedding reception on a Chicago terrace. (…)
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Posted by Kathy on May 2, 2008
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Sewn return address on envelopes and matching custom photo stamps |
Invitations & Paper, Weddings |
We customized the envelopes for our wedding invitations using a couple of easy tricks: Sewing our return address on the back of our envelopes and adding custom photo stamps from PhotoStamps.com. (…)
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Posted by Kathy on April 2, 2008
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Entertaining ideas from PenCarlson |
Food & Drink, Gifts & Favors, Showers, Weddings |
Our wedding photographers, Kiri and Brett of PenCarlson Photography, hosted a bright and cheery open house on Sunday for their new Chicago photography studio. (…)
Posted by Kathy on March 18, 2008
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Custom photo books from Blurb.com |
Everyday, Weddings |
My first custom Blurb.com hardcover book arrived in the mail and I couldn’t be more pleased with how it turned out. (…)
Posted by Kathy on February 27, 2008
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Sewn poppy fabric invitations |
Invitations & Paper, Weddings |
Here are our wedding invitations that were featured in the The Knot’s 2007-2008 Fall/Winter National Magazine. (…)
Posted by Kathy on February 18, 2008
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We are the Wedding of the Week! |
Weddings |
We are so grateful to The Knot Magazine. (…)
Posted by Kathy on February 15, 2008
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The Knot TV features Kathy and Shane’s wedding |
Weddings |
We are thrilled to have been one of four couples featured in The Knot 2007/2008 Fall/Winter national magazine including this feature on The Knot TV! (…)
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Posted by Kathy on February 9, 2008
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Super simple wedding menu |
Food & Drink, Weddings |
Time consuming, yes. Overkill, perhaps. But I think wedding menus are totally worth it.
Wedding menus are that extra detail that helps add anticipation while guests wait to be served at their tables. (…)
Posted by Kathy on February 9, 2008
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Whimisical wedding “altar” |
Decorations, Weddings |
One of the biggest challenges of getting married in a “non-traditional” space is that the backdrop might look a too plain or stark during your ceremony. (…)
Posted by Kathy on February 9, 2008
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Reserved signs for wedding ceremony |
Weddings |
Here’s a detail that I thought of late in the wedding planning game. We put these reserved cards on front-row ceremony chairs intended for our families. (…)
Posted by Kathy on January 15, 2008
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Double zigzag sewn wedding program booklet |
Invitations & Paper, Weddings |
I had a ball designing our ceremony programs as small, handsewn booklets. (…)
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Posted by Kathy on January 11, 2008
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Poppy Fall/Autumn Wedding Cake |
Food & Drink, Weddings |
Honestly, I’m not really a cake type of a girl. I’m more into dark chocolate and cookies. (…)
Posted by Kathy on October 9, 2007
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Online reservation system |
Invitations & Paper, Weddings |
One thing that greatly simplified our wedding logistics was a custom online RSVP system. Through our website we were able immediately see who had responded for all the events throughout the weekend. (…)
Posted by Kathy on July 21, 2007
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Placecards / escort cards / seating cards |
Decorations, Holidays, Showers, Weddings |
Here’s a simple placecard design that’s equally at home at weddings and showers or the Thanksgiving dinner table. (…)
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Posted by Kathy on July 21, 2007
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Table numbers sewn with poppy flowers and leaves |
Decorations, Weddings |
If you’re like me table numbers are probably one of the last details that you’re thinking about. But they can be a key way to dress up and personalize your tables. (…)
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Posted by Kathy on July 21, 2007
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Handbags for bridesmaids or brides |
Handbags, Weddings |
Handbags are a slam dunk for me. So of course I decided to sew handmade handbags for my bridesmaids.
This is a classic shape with dual straps and a magnetic snap enclosure. (…)
Posted by Kathy on July 15, 2007
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Guest towels |
Decorations, Everyday, Gifts & Favors, Home, Showers, Weddings |
This is the detail that got the most comments from my wedding guests. My friends said it was ‘typical Kathy’ to personalize even the bathroom towels. (…)
Posted by Kathy on July 15, 2007
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Ring pillows for the ring bearer or best man |
Pillows, Weddings |
I adore the photos of our rings on the pillow before the ceremony. (…)
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Posted by Kathy on June 26, 2007
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