This weekend, my friend Amy at Party Belles is hosting a mock wedding at Historic Shady Lane a new wedding venue in York County. The theme has a "Great Gatsby" vibe with a color scheme of ivory and black. Unfortunately, I won't be able to attend, but I wanted to share the paper items I created for the event. Can't wait to share some photos!

Phhheww! It has been a crazy 2012 season already! I have met with so many wonderful couples and have taken on some really fun, creative projects! I just hope I can keep up with the blogging to share them all.

I absolutely love, love, love these adorable save the dates for Brittany and Jake's summer wedding. The wedding reception is being held on a family farm and Brittany envisions a rustic yet elegant feel. First up were the save the dates. She wanted a map telling their "story". I tied in the twine for that touch of rustic and kept the fonts and artwork fun and elegant.

I am currently working on the invitations and can't wait to share - there is burlap and woodgrain paper involved...so cool.

Karyn and Tyler are my first 2012 couple and my very first January wedding (ever)!

I met with Karyn and Tyler at the end of last summer, Tyler was just back from deployment. They were an adorable couple, obviously in love and excited about planning their winter wedding. They decided a square silver pocket with merlot and deep purple accents. A couple of rhinestones were added for a touch of winter sparkle.

Summer may be wedding season, but I am loving couples like Karyn and Tyler who are willing to step out of the box. Winter weddings offer great benefits: discounted venue rates, wedding professional are often not as busy and can offer more attention, and just think of all of the awesome color combinations and decor ideas!

Best wishes to Karyn and Tyler on a wonderful winter (maybe white?) wedding day!

Congrats to Alison and Milorad! They were married in early December at the Capitol in Harrisburg.

Alison had a vision of a winter day for their wedding. She wanted to use shades of blue and purple with lots of sparkle. She chose a 5 x 7 panel style invitation. The invitation was printed on bright white and layered on metallic Sapphire and Lavender. A silver ribbon wrapped around the back of the invitation to hold the inserts into place. Of course, lot's of rhinestones were also added.

A number of reception pieces were created to carry the theme through the wedding, including menus, favor cards, and table names. I even created a sparkly dog tag for a life-size floral replica of "Lucy", their dog, that welcomed guests into the reception.

Alison was such a sweet bride, she thoroughly seemed to enjoy wedding planning and had so many personal details incorporated into the wedding. She informed me that guests were calling to r.s.v.p. because they wanted to keep the whole invitation as a keepsake!

My very best wishes to the newlyweds!