Things have been wicked busy in the studio but I HAD to get word out...
That says it all, my friends. New and Blue is clearing out of their present location on NW Hoyt between 13th & 14th. Head in and pick up some screaming deals!! I'm not sure how long I can resist going in - no, I'm not getting married but I buy cute things for display. And 'Z' cake toppers. I love me some Zs.
It's going to be a beautiful weekend - while you're out and about you definitely need to go to Sellwood's big bash on Saturday! Make sure you stop by my Southeast home, Soiree Boutique, and check out all the great vendors represented! The Boutique is at 7080 SE 16th Ave. Hope to see you there!
Wednesday, May 18th another chance to have a great time at the Soiree Boutique in Sellwood!
One of my brides this year had great imagination, especially when it came time to letter her envelopes.
She chose an invitation suite that also included save-the-dates so her theme was consistent throughout. Everything was very crisp & modern.
Since all of the lettering on the invitations was upper case, we decided to do all lower case for the envelope addressing, in brown to match the save-the-date ink.
(She ordered her things through The Wedding Cottage, so the samples here are addressed to Petrel, the owner of The Wedding Cottage. The samples will be in the mail today and will take up permanent residency with Petrel.)
We saved the big wow for the invitations - purple, all lowercase script. It was very fun to do, but hard to remember to keep everything lower case!
What a fabulous coincidence that The Bridal Loft's 5th Annual Open House coincides with Mardi Gras!
We'll be celebrating the upcoming wedding season with the brides we've met at bridal shows during the past few months, favorite vendors and anyone else who wants to stop by! We'll have cool Mardi Gras rentals from Peter Corvallis Productions; tasty, tasty treats from Elephant's Deli and a punchbowl full of Hurricanes! Directions are here - can't wait to see you!
This week the world domination of Alesia Zorn Calligraphy LLC makes another move! I'm putting up a display at the new Soiree Boutique! I will still meet clients and have my display at The Bridal Loft, but I now have North & South display areas. Friday, Feb. 4th is the grand opening for the boutique, it's from 4p-8p, click on the Soiree link above to get all the deets and info on how to RSVP!
The boutique is a branch of Soiree Special Event Planning. As always, I can't rave enough about Molli Barss and her team. Molli was one of the first consultants to hire me when I hung out my calligraphy shingle and I'm happy to say we've had a great working relationship for the past 5 years. I'm always impressed with how organized and easy it is to work with the Soiree team. I'm jumped on this when I was invited to participate, I'm so happy to support Soiree!
Then I got REALLY excited. Molli is the queen of "can you write on...?" Chalkboards? (That gave birth to a whole new part of my business) Apples? Toast? I'm really stoked to see what's coming next! (Apple photo by another much beloved member of The Barss Corporation - David A. Barss, Photographer.)
And how does this possibly have anything with '90s cartoon classic Pinky & the Brain ? I now have 2 display areas in the city of Portland. I'm still meeting clients in The Bridal Loft - Alesia Zorn Calligraphy North - and now 5 miles south at The Soiree Boutique - Alesia Zorn Calligraphy South.
What are we going to do tonight? Try to take over the world. (I'm being extremely presumptive that I'm actually more The Brain than I am Pinky. Please do not burst my bubble.)
Big thanks to New & Blue in The Pearl for their blog post about me! I've been very fortunate to have been working with Tatum and her excellent staff for a few years now. I've always had a great experience with them & their clients - and somehow always seem to come home with "something new!"
Not in Portland? Check out their website, it's H-U-G-E!
Suppose you own a bridal boutique... let's say in Beaverton, Oregon. You're getting married! What invitations are you going to pick when you have a zillion to choose from?
Here's what Petrel, owner of The Wedding Cottage in Beaverton chose!
I wish you could touch this - they're letterpress invitations. There is nothing like the tactile experience of letterpress - the heft of the paper, the lovely, deep impressions... man, I'm such a paper geek.
I was VERY honored when Petrel asked me to address her invitations. I HAD to do brush lettering to be evocative to go with that cool, scripty "love."
Best wishes to Petrel and Jacob for a long, happy future!
P.S. What do you do when you own a bridal boutique, you're getting married and can't choose from all of the fantastic wedding professionals in Portland? Have a destination wedding in California! Smart choice!
P.P.S. The two taupe-y colors - on the envelope and on the invitation - are a much closer match in real life, again I plead ignorance in the strange and foreign ways of Photoshop.
