Alesia Zorn Calligraphy

Love the love quotes!!

 
Every once in a while a bride will ask me to letter a bunch of quotes that she'll use around the reception as decor.  LOVE that idea! Chris & Greg, one of this year's superstar couples, askd me to do some quotes for their Tahoe wedding.  A million thank yous to Vernon Wiley of Wiley Photo for getting this gorgeous photo to an out-of-towner!

Postage Stamp Love

No, not a postage stamp that says "love" - this is about my love of postage stamps.  U.S.P.S. really has it goin' on right now, especially since they've increased the number of "forever stamps!"  Let's take a look at a few now!

 

A wedding cake really does, in a very subtle & elegant way, shout "wedding."   This is a lovely stamp for mailing the invitation, conveniently the post office also has the Wedding Roses stamp for RSVPs.  The two look so pretty together! 

 

 

 

 

For the more adventurous, there's the Garden of Love stamps and I adore these!  Yup, I've made this big, I want you to see the detail!  It's like a puzzle from "Highlights" magazine - "How many hearts do you see?"  I'm going to suggest bucking the etiquette rule that says "only one stamp per envelope" and say if you need more than 44cents, double up on these lovelies!

Just a few pieces of advice - don't assume the amount of postage you'll need to mail your invitations, check and double check how much postage is needed.  Don't forget that the postage is determined by more than the weight, if you have square envelopes or french flap envelopes (oooh, I sense another blog post in the making!) you'll need to add extra postage.

If you need a large number of the same type of stamps, order directly from www.shop.usps.com  The nominal shipping amount will be far less expensive than you spending time and gas running around town.  You have better, more bride-y things to do!

Now I'm going to look at postage on-line for a little while longer, really, just a little ;-)

Outdoorsy much?

Geez Louise! Where did the time go since the last post?!?  LOTS of envelopes, place cards, table markers, signage - there's a small pile of items waiting to get on the blog.

Today, we're talking about slightly larger - and fuzzier - items.  Slices of log, complete with bark and moss and fabulous textures!  I was contacted by Jordan of Blum, Design in Flowers about writing on these pieces that she prepared with chalkboard paint.   They'll be placed next to their respective items at a garden wedding.  So cute, unexpected and fun!

 

 

Shake it up! Colors and lowercase!

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!

Sweet Dreams Weddings & Events

I'm tickled to be mentioned on Sweet Dreams Wedding & Events blog today!  We shared a lovely bride named Tara, her wedding was just GORGEOUS!  I'm really happy to have had a small part in it with the seating cards - silver on eggplant - and the table markers, which was love in several languages.  You can see the blog post with more incredibly lovely photos here. 

BRIDAL LOFT OPEN HOUSE - Laissez les bon temps rouler!

 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!

 

ROAD TRIP!! Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club Bridal Show Saturday, January 29th

 
I'm really looking forward to hitting the road this Saturday with fellow Bridal Lofties August Veils, Paul Rich Studio and Event Cosmetics for The Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club Bridal Show.  I'm suddenly thinking there's a script for a buddy comedy in this little adventure.

We'll be there from noon to three.  I'll be demo'ing calligraphy on these sweet die cuts from Paper Zone on SE Grand Ave in Portland.  Coming from a die cutter, they can be on almost any paper!  We were using them for nametags and food signs at last weekend's event, they'd make sweet seating or place cards.  They were a big hit.  My wheels are spinning with all sorts of things for these cuties.  As always, much love to the PZ crew for sharing!

Come visit us and the gorgeous Pumpkin Ridge!

 

Big thanks to Continuum Photography for the photo from last weekend's event!

 

 

So much in store in 2011! First up - Peter Corvallis Productions Bridal Event!

My year is starting out so full of good stuff I feel like a cliche - and I'll take it!  I've got some wonderful, fun clients on my work calendar already.  The coming months bring The Bravo Wedding Affair, The Paper Zone Wedding Invitation Extravaganza, the opening of The Foundry at Oswego Pointe, a tasting at Abernethy Center - I feel like a social butterfly!  Everything for me kicks off with a wicked cool bridal event at Peter Corvallis Productions:

 
I LOVE wandering the warehouse at Peter Corvallis Productions - it's a design & decorating wonderland and the folks at PCP totally know how to make the most of it!  Good people, good food, good music and I'll be writing your name on an object to be determined at a later date!  Please e-mail me at alesia@alesiazorn.com if you'd like the official invite!

 

Wish Upon a Wedding's prize winning table!!

Last week, myself, Nadia Ly (owner Creations by Ly and president of the Portland Chapter of Wish Upon a Wedding) and Lisa Martin of Studio del Fiore  concocted a table top for the ISES Portland "Art of the Party" tabletop competition.  The contest was judged by visiting guests Pauline Parry and Dan Smith of Good Gracious! Events of L.A.  I am so tickled to announce our table won "Best Use of Theme"!!

The colors come from the Wish Upon a Wedding log0 (yes, friends, I am not the only one in the world who adores lime/olive/turquoise/teal together :-) The theme of the table was "Blissful Wishes" as that is the theme of the November galas WUW will be hosting all around the country.    

And while I'm on that subject, you can get your tickets for the Portland Nov. 18th gala here. 

 

Now for more pictures!

 

 

 

 

 

 

A close up of Lisa's floral, arranged in mercury glass.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The gorgeous linens and table ware chosen by Nadia.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A close up of a personalized menu.  I was so glad the inspiration came to me to honor past WUW recipients as the names on the menus, especially since some of them are no longer with us.

And now... the award!!  

 

HUGE thanks to Melissa of Continuum Photography for the incredible photos!!

Wish Upon A Wedding/Portland's Launch Party is tonight!

The board members' name tags are ready - and so am I!  Tonight is the launch party for the Portland Chapter of Wish Upon A Wedding!

From the home page of Wish Upon A Wedding's website:

"As the World’s first nonprofit wedding wish granting organization, Wish Upon a Wedding provides weddings at destinations across the United States for individuals facing life-threatening illness.  It is a chance for couples to enjoy a very special day, without any thoughts of existing health issues, while surrounded by their closest family and friends."

The national organization launched in January of 2010.  In the past 6 months, Wish Upon A Wedding has granted 4 wedding wishes around the country.  The beautiful and moving videos can be found here.  Go look at them and bring tissues.  While you're there, look at how you can help - if you're a wedding industry professional, become a wish granter.  If there's no chapter near you, start one!  If you're a bride, you can make a donation as your wedding guests' "favors" or request guests make donations in lieu of wedding gifts. 

And why should you become involved?  The Wish Upon A Wedding website says it best:  "By celebrating the courage & spirit of these couples, we help create lasting memories that will be cherished for years to come. It is our hope that others facing similar situations will find hope, strength, and the promise of eternal love."