July 30th, 2009
I love the idea of using a photo book as a guestbook for a wedding or any event! It makes an event feel more personalized. I recently assisted a wedding coordinator and the couple had a book made using their engagement photos. Since a lot of wedding photography packages include an engagement session, this is a good way to utilize all those pictures your guests probably wouldn’t otherwise see.
Another good idea is to use pictures throughout your relationship and/or growing up:
From Mrs. Milkshake of Wedding Bee
A wedding photographer can offer this option, but there also other inexpensive routes I’ve found:
Shutterfly has a whole section for weddings.
Blurb allows you to download their free software to make a book.
MyPublisher also provides user-friendly creation for photo books.
This route, of course, is a time-consuming process and if you’re ever the perfectionist and have the yearbook layout design background as I did, it may take months to do on your own! And don’t forget, we at Simply Chic can also create customized guestbooks to tie into your design theme! =)
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July 27th, 2009
To maintain a consistent theme, we were also hired to do Lanie and Victor’s reception programs, name cards, and a name board. This is what we came up with..
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July 23rd, 2009
We had the privilege of working with Lanie and Victor through my godsister, Jasmin. We haven’t known them long, but you can tell right away that they’re a perfect compliment to each other.
They knew they wanted a traditional pocketfold invitation. Their color combination of sage green and chocolate brown helped give it a more modern look which, personally, I LOVE. They had a whopping 5 inserts that included: reception information, directions, wedding party, an rsvp postcard, and a gift registry card.
Please excuse the bad lighting in the pictures.
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July 21st, 2009
hello. remember me? 
lookie… i’m finally blogging. i told ginet i will TRY to be more consistent with blogging, so here i go at my first attempt! (i should get an “A” for effort for this.)
myla is my first cousin and the sister i never had. we are close in age, so we were pretty much seen as twins to our family – we got the same presents, wore the same clothes, etc. when we were in middle school, i was devastasted when she had to move to japan because my uncle was in the navy. after a few years in japan, they moved to puerto rico and that’s where this love story begins.
myla and jeff met since both their dads were stationed there. since their parents were friends, they were actually forbidden to date each other.. but you can imagine how rebellious teenagers are. although myla’s family didn’t stay in puerto rico (they moved to las vegas), myla and jeff maintained a long distance relationship for 7 YEARS. (yes, you read that right.. 7 YEARS.) in those 7 years, he moved to san francisco while she finished her nursing degree at UNLV and once she graduated, she moved to san francisco where they’ve been since. late last year, he proposed in a manner that is so fitting for themselves and they are getting married in los cabos, mexico on their 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY.. Oct 26, 2009.
i couldn’t be happier for them. they have proven to everyone how far dedication and trust can get you. they truly are the epitome of what commitment is all about.
i was honored when i was asked to design their destination wedding invitations. they knew they wanted an invitation that looked like a boarding pass, so all i had to do was execute.
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July 20th, 2009
I took a tour of PEP (Pacific Event Productions) over a month ago and the magnificant Amy Berner mentioned a wonderful organization called Blooms From The Heart. In many events, no one really knows what to do with floral arrangements so they end up getting tossed! Blooms From The Heart can take those florals and repurpose them to make new arrangements, which are then delivered to local hospitals, hospice centers, homeless shelters, and other facilities. I have yet to work one-on-one with them, but this seems like a wonderful and smart idea to not be wasteful! Sure that beautiful centerpiece can sit pretty on your dining table for a couple days after a wedding, but it’ll do a lot more good brightening someone’s day who is less fortunate. =)
Beautiful Repurposed Arrangment for a Beautiful Person
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July 16th, 2009
i know, i know. it’s been a while. just haven’t really had anything to blog about. we’ve had a couple projects, but april has the pictures so she’ll make post(s) soon.
so i like to read through wedding blogs. i’d like to call it research, but i think it’s really a habit. maybe even an obsession. haha. anyway, i came across this from a photographer’s blog:
maybe it’s just the techy geek in me, i don’t know, but i really like this picture! it can totally pass for an iphone ad.
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