March 4th, 2010
When planning her look for the wedding, Eunice knew there was only one place to go for her hair accessories – good friend and hair accessory maven, Jennifer Behr. Jennifer created a custom headpiece (available here!) after a consultation at her fabulous Brooklyn studio…

Initial thoughts included a dash of hand-dyed fuchsia feathers and something rather dramatic…



An early assembly of feathers and crystals that would later get pared down into the final look…



Jennifer, working her magic!

The result was a delicate crystal tiara handwrapped in 1920’s vintage metallic ribbons. A spray of elegant ostrich feathers and floating crystals finish this breathtaking headpiece.


Jennifer also created beautiful little hand-dyed feather poufs to match each bridesmaids’ dress for a final perfect detail…
Working with Jennifer was a breeze – her work, as always, was pitch-perfect for the occasion and coordinated perfectly with the dress.
Bottom photos by Gia Canali and Sara Remington.
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March 3rd, 2010

One of the highlights of Eunice & Daniel’s wedding was the photo booth from Magnolia Photo Booth. Guests of all ages absolutely loved it! In lieu of a traditional guest book, guests put their photos into an album with photo corners — the photos were also posted online after the wedding.



A key to the fun was providing all kinds of creative and funny props, which we hung on the trunk of a tree…


A mad hatter hat with bunny ears…

Chalk board word bubbles and mustaches designed by Hello!Lucky and fabricated by Because We Can.



The bride and groom!
Tags: Magnolia Photo Booth
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March 1st, 2010


Since we’re stationers, paper played a big role in designing Eunice & Daniel’s wedding. The first piece of inspiration was Rob Ryan, the whimsical London-based paper artist. Eunice illustrated this letterpress save-the-date poster featuring silhouettes of her and Daniel, and their two dogs Indie and Simon, along with a save-the-date for their London reception.

We used the silhouettes again to create a DIY cake topper, with the silhouettes laser cut out of balsa wood by our pals at Publique Living, and embellished with crepe paper flowers.

The wedding invitations were a variation Woodland Damask wedding invitation, created in collaboration with pattern designer Joel Dewberry inspired by his Deer Valley collection. The wedding invitations and save the dates were letterpress printed, while the details booklets and programs were digitally printed.

We used the pattern to create these program paddle fans, which doubled to keep guests cool during the ceremony…

…as well as these glassine confetti pouches, a tribute to the Beatle’s All You Need is Love, Eunice & Daniel’s exit song.
Check out more of the behind-the-scenes details on the Martha Stewart Weddings blog here.
Photos by Adi Nevo (stationery), Gia Canali and Sara Remington.
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February 26th, 2010


We are SO excited we are to FINALLY be sharing photos from Eunice’s wedding! Eunice, as many of you know, is our co-founder and Creative Director and her wedding last May 9 was one of the most unbelievable days ever!

Eunice looked stunning in a dress of her own design, hand sewn by multi-talented Hello!Lucky London office head Iain Harris Bartlett, with makeup by Meaganne McCandess and headband by pal Jennifer Behr (available right here!).


Tons of our creative friends helped out with the details, including Tricia Roush (top left) of House of Nines Design. Magnolia Photo Booth was one of the highlights – guests had a blast taking mugs with all kinds of hilarious props! Bottom row, Eunice and Sabrina celebrating the best day ever, and bridesmaid Erin Murphy trying on a tissue paper crown.

A high point was a Tim Walker-inspired parade featuring animal shadow puppets designed by Eunice, fabricated Jillian and Toast at Because We Can, and then hand-painted!

Introducing Mr. & Mrs. James!

Oh, yes! And the reason for the delay in sharing these pics!? The wedding is on the cover of the Spring 2010 issue of Martha Stewart Weddings!! Check out the full gallery on their website here, and stay tuned for behind-the-scenes blog posts on The Bride’s Guide. We’ll also be posting lots more behind-the-scenes photos on our blog — there’s just so much great stuff to share!!
Stay tuned for more to come!
Stunning photos by Gia Canali and Sara Remington.
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February 24th, 2010
We always have an eye out for fabulous accoutrements and these boutonnieres from Peppermint Cloud definitely fit the bill!

Love the shirting fabrics for a modern, graphic look!


So fresh…

This is great for an earthy, organic look…


She has some beautiful hair accessories as well…
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February 16th, 2010
We’re delighted to bring you one of our latest obsessions–Factory 20, a mecca of vintage furniture and rustic wedding bric-a-brac. This is a perfect place to get inspiration and potentially splurge for some personalized vintage flair to your special day.

For country chic weddings, we can only imagine what crafty minds could do with this vintage dairy farm metal basket.

Vintage gas station numbers! Can we say Totally Adorable Idea for Table Numbers?

And how cute would this be for a bar or welcome table at a big-top inspired wedding?
A lot of the pieces quite spendy and one-of-a-kind, so if budget allows, think about how to re-use in your home after the event.
View all the inspiring finds here.
Tags: country wedding, design, farm weddings, rustic weddings, vintage ephemera, vintage style, vintage wedding style, wedding ideas, wedding style, weddings
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February 11th, 2010
Valentine’s Day isn’t just for couples anymore! We adore this perfectly pink dessert buffet by design all-star, Amy Atlas. It’s just too cute for words! Plus, we love the idea of hosting a Valentine’s party–uniting our coupled friends with our single friends for a celebration of love in its purest form: dessert.

Tags: love, party ideas, romance, Valentine's Day
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February 9th, 2010
We’ve blogged about Rob Ryan before, but we’re doing it again because, well, we can’t help it!
The piece below is one of our favorites and reminds us of papel picados, traditional folk art and design from Mexico. We’re bummed that it’s currently sold out, but we’re feeling a little inspired for our own DIY Valentine’s Day ambitions.

See his other designs here.
Via Wee Birdy
Tags: design inspiration, love, paper art, Rob Ryan, romance, Valentine's Day
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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.

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.



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
Tags: California Wedding, letterpress wedding invitations, Real wedding, Style me Pretty, wedding design, wedding flowers, wedding invitations, Wine Country Wedding, Winery Weddings
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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!
Tags: love, new designs, romance, swoon, Valentine's Day
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