Real Wedding: Amy and Adam

February 5th, 2010

We’re so pleased that Amy and Adam’s gorgeous Sonoma Wedding was featured on Style Me Pretty this week!  Choosing the beautiful B.R. Cohn Winery as their setting, the couple (best friends since college!), treated their guests to a celebration inspired by the bountiful Sonoma fall harvest.

We love the rustic simplicity of chalkboard directions.

The couple said their “I do’s” under one of the oldest trees at the winery.

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We customized Amy and Adam’s wedding invitation to reflect their California fall theme. Escort cards and save the dates brought the clean, playfully preppy touches together.

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Simple autumnal flower arrangements by Kathleen Deery Design popped against the white table settings. A beautiful color palette that continued into the night [courtesy of Got Light?]:

The event was catered by Paula LeDuc Fine Catering, where Amy works. Divine! Our congratulations to Amy and Adam!

Photos courtesy of Elle Jae Photography

Swoon! Valentine’s Day is here again!

February 3rd, 2010

And we’ve got some new Valentine’s designs to boot!

No lion…Order by February 5th to ensure you get your cards before Valentine’s. Free shipping on orders over $20! (Enter code LOVE2010).

Let the wooing and swooning begin!

The Exquisite Book Project!

February 2nd, 2010

It’s sure turning out to be a good year! This awesome illustration, designed by our own lovely and talented head designer and co-founder, Eunice Moyle, has been accepted to appear in The Exquisite Book Project–published by Chronicle Books and out this Fall!

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This project, curated by our friend and fellow designer Julia Rothman and lovingly dubbed “a total experiment”–is a collaborative effort among artists of all sorts; illustrators, designers, and comic artists come together to tell a singular story. Each artist contributes one full illustrated page to the book, and are given no more to go on than the previous artist’s illustration!

We’re over the moon about The Exquisite Book Project, and are rather humbled to be amongst such other contributors as: Mike Perry, Camilla Engman, Dave Eggers, and our buddies over at Lab Partners.

Introducing Our Brand New Photo Save the Dates!

January 29th, 2010

We’ve been having way too much fun here at Hello!Lucky with our new Photo Save the Dates! (Not to mention the added bonus of our very own in-house photo booth from Magnolia Photo Booth!)

The new save the dates are as quirky or as classic as you want to be. Use one of your own photos, or come visit us at our San Francisco studio for a nostalgic photo booth photo shoot. And don’t worry, prop moustaches provided on request!

Photo credit: Adi Nevo

Hello!Lucky Style Me Pretty Giveaway!

January 26th, 2010

Our friends over at Style Me Pretty are celebrating our 2010 new designs by giving readers a chance to win a set of 100 digitally printed invitations and reply cards! To enter, just head over to their blog and leave a comment telling them which one of our designs–either letterpress or digital–is your favorite. A winner will be chosen this Friday, January 29.

Good luck, and we can’t wait to read your responses, too!

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Drum Roll, Please! New Wedding Designs!

January 22nd, 2010

Our long-awaited unveiling is here! We are absolutely thrilled to bring you 12 new designs from our design studio here at Hello!Lucky. These brand new Save the dates, RSVP cards, and wedding invitations have been months in the making, and many have been inspired by our wonderful clients!

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Our San Francisco Skyline invitation evokes the beautiful silhouette of your chic urban wedding.

Inspired by the motley sailors of yore, our Vintage Tattoo design is a perfect accompaniment to your hip and stylish wedding.

Our Heartland wedding invitation is full of rustic charm. Inspired by vintage fruit crate packaging, this invite adds a little shabby chic to picturesque farm or ranch weddings.

A beautiful, modern design with retro flourishes, our Nouveau Peonies invite is inspired by the romance and decorative whimsy of  Art Nouveau textiles.

Land ahoy! Our Seagull wedding invitation is a relaxed accompaniment to seaside weddings.

Our other new designs include: a Lake Tahoe-inspired design–perfect for all outdoorsy weddings; a whimsical Cala Lily wedding invitation, a pretty Vintage Lace design with a retro flair; Tuscany and Bordeaux–perfect pairings to your wine country wedding, and and the San Francisco Skyline designs (which complements our London Skyline, New York Skyline designs), showcasing the city silhouette of your urban, city wedding.

Reintroducing Babette!

January 19th, 2010

We’re mega swooning over Babette’s brand new bridesmaid adornments. We think they’d make the perfect accompaniment to a simple and chic bridesmaid dress–just the right amount of punch and sass.

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Patent leather flower bracelets are simple and totally adorable!

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Beads and patent leather, glass and silver: Babette showcases some of the best designs in chic minimalism.

Real Wedding: Marnie and Brian

January 15th, 2010

We were super excited to be involved in designing for this ceremony! Marni and Brian’s wedding is the stuff plush Gothic romances are made of! We love the dark color palette interspersed with more traditional details.

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The couple began their ceremony taking a lovers stroll through the labyrinth at San Francisco’s hallmark Grace Cathedral, lighting candles as they passed.

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They then met up with their guests, who had only been told they were to be driven to the woods, instructions awaiting. Each guest was then welcomed with “survival kits” of edible treats and well-stocked flasks. The understated ceremony took place beneath a simple white canopy in the redwoods of beautiful Muir Woods.

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We started by creating custom designed letterpress invitations which summoned the Victorian details Marni knew she wanted–redwood trees, roses, birds, and Victorian embellishments.

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Carrying Marni and Brian’s Victorian Gothic theme throughout the events of this two day affair, we also worked to design letterpress programs, menus, seating cards, and cocktail napkins.

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One of our absolutely favorite parts? The couple even had the redwood tree graphic from the invitation etched onto whiskey flasks! Cheers to that!

Reception decor

The following night, Marni and Brian gathered everyone together again, this time for a reception party held in San Francisco at Hamlin Mansion. We love the playfully rich palette of rich green and purple fabrics for the table settings. Built in 1901 in Italian Baroque style, this venue offers stunning views of the Golden Gate Bridge.

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Decked out in whimsical charm, feathers, and purple and magenta accents, we’re loving the floral arrangements by Cherries Flowers.

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Cigars with graphic from invitation on matchbooks

We adore the cigars and doughnut bar by Erin Bell!

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Thanks to Erin Beach, who did an amazing job on photography and Moira Gubbins, the wedding coordinator from Hamlin Mansion.

Lovely bridesmaid’s headbands

January 13th, 2010

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We’re just loving these gorgeous ethereal handmade hair clips and headbands by YuzuRose by June Wee.

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Such pretty fabrics and color palettes – perfect wedding inspiration!

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Check out her work here.

San Francisco Wedding Fair

January 7th, 2010

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We’re looking forward to the San Francisco Wedding Fair this Sunday, January 10 from 11 – 4 at Four Seasons Hotel.  Let’s face it: most bridal shows are a kind of lame.  However, this one consistently attracts some quality vendors. If you’re thinking of only hitting one of these events, it’s the one to check out.

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We’ll be there exhibiting with partner Magnolia Photo Booth, an awesome photo booth company that just launched in the Bay Area. Magnolia will be demo-ing their booth, and we have some brand spanking new save the date designs that use the photos & photo booth pics!  Magnolia keeps a booth at our studio at 977 Howard Street (between 5th and 6th), so you can drop by use it for free to make awesome save the dates, thank you cards & more (just call ahead, as it’s sometimes out on loan).

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A few vendors to definitely check out at the show:

Cakes & Sweets

Sibby’s Cupcakery

The Buttercream Studio

Cocoa Bella Chocolates

Calligraphy

Papineau Calligraphy

Florists

Floramor Studios

Rentals

Classic Party Rentals

Hartmann Studios

Event Designers

Alicia K Designs

Check out the San Francisco Wedding Fair website for a full list of exhibitors. Enjoy!