Stella & Dot Trunk Show

Last night I co-hosted a Stella & Dot jewelry trunk show party with my friend at her lovely home, and I had to share some pics! I did all the flower arrangements, spray painted the dollar store vases and mirror frame for the buffet menu, and we punched circles of plain and glitter cardstock to scatter on the buffet. For the invitation, I used a free downloadable chevron stripe invitation from the Wedding Chicks. I'm hosting an online trunk show for those of you that couldn't make it to my party but who might want to stock up on some super cute (and reasonably priced) costume jewelry for summer!

Aqua and white dot napkins from Target, dollar store mirror painted gold and turned into a menu with a white paint pen. 

Our invitations. We used the free download chevron stripe invitation from the Wedding Chicks.

A rainbow of ranunculus and green snowballs in a dollar store vase that I spray painted gold.

White hydrangea and Bells of Ireland in a WalMart vase sprayed silver. I just love those confetti dots! 

The eats including amazing peanut butter and chocolate cupcakes from The Sassy Cupcake. 

The Stella & Dot trunk show set up with ruffled runner and gerbera daisies in a vase sprayed silver.

 A mirrored side table with white hydrangeas with blue and turquoise water beads. 

 Hop on over to my online Stella & Dot trunk show and have a look at the fabulous jewelry!

 

Inspiration Board: Lemony Aqua

I've long adored this cheery color combination of lemon yellow and a cool aqua. The yellow is warm and sunshiny, while the aqua is cool and crisp. When put together they just pop, don't you agree? A perfect palette for a late spring or summer wedding. Buying bags of lemons to use as place cards and in centerpieces is an easy and inexpensive way to add color, and ribbons and paper poms hung as a backdrop for a dessert table or photobooth is a fun DIY project. And that cake! Keeping the outside a creamy white makes the striped yellow and blue cake layers inside a sweet surprise for your guests.

Credits: Clockwise from top left - Bouquet via Martha Stewart Weddings, lemon placecard photo by Hugh Forte via Amorology, inivatations by Jeff Canham via Martha Stewart Weddings, groom holding lemons photo by Jill Thomas Photography via Amorlogy, cake by Hello Naomi via Amy Atlas Blog, bridesmaid photo from Martha Stewart Weddings, lemons and ranunculus and ribbon and pom photos by Nicole Hill Gerulat.

Inspiration Board: Spring Fern

Being from the Northwest, the fern holds a special place in my heart. When I saw the 'Leaf Specimen' wedding invitation by fellow Oregonian and invitation designer Krista Messer for Minted, I knew I loved it and that I simply had to put together an inspiration board around it. I love the watercolor airiness of the invitation, and the color palette jumped out at me - a range of greens, ambers and peach with a touch of a café au lait brown. The colors are so spring and fresh, and ferns make a lovely appearance not just the invitations but on tabletops, placesetttings, and the hand painted cookie favors, as well as subtly in the bouquet and on the cake. Touches of peach, amber, and café au lait on the tabletop runner, the bride's sash, on the cake, in the bouquet, and in the flower arrangements in amber glass bottles touches of color without going overboard, and keep the thread of a natural feeling running throughout the event. 

Credits: Clockwise from top left - Leaf Specimen Wedding Invitation by Krista Messer for Minted, fern + bottle centerpieces via Ruffled, cake by Hey There, Cupcake! via Wedding Chicks, bouquet from Martha Stewart Weddings, bride and groom photo by Sergio Mottola on Green Wedding Shoes, amber glass bottles + flowers by Meg Perotti on Once Wed, hand painted fern cookies by Queen of Tarts Cakes on Etsy, fern place setting on Country Living

What I've Been Up To...

Sorry for the sparse postings over the past year (eeek!), I'm in my last year of school for my degree in journalism, and I also do event planning and design, so things (like my blog) unfortunately fall through the cracks. But I wanted to share something that I've been working on for school that is tied to my professional life. I had to put together a four page magazine spread, my first ever, and I got to use pictures from a wedding that I did this past summer! I'm pretty pleased with the final result, and I thought I'd use this as a teaser while I put together a proper post on their wedding.

Pictures by Brandon Witzel, Bride's bouquet by Geranium Lake Flowers, layout by Me 

A Valentine From Me to You

A Valentine from me to all of my sweet readers! XO, Annie

Tuesday Shoesday

This felt appropriate for a pre-Valentine's Shoesday because I love this picture! That pug in a red bow tie is priceless, and her shoes and dress are vintage gorgeousness. 

photo by Dottie Photography via Love and Lavender