It's going to be a fun reception!

I was very fortunate this year to work with a great bride who is a fellow Massachusettsite.  We've had a great time talking about things Back East, such as her fiance & his "married into it - Red Sox fan for life" tee.  And we had a wonderful time putting together things for her reception.

Amy's getting married in Vegas and my thoughts turn once again to becoming a wedding crasher.  Her colors are rich jewel tones, focusing primarily on red & purple.  How lush! 

 

Her blank escort cards were provided by the hotel - the writing space was a bit teeny but totally doable.  These are the unfolded fronts, the table assignment is on the other side.  I alternated names by the tables between red & purple, when they're all set up the color pattern will be random. 

Here are the wicked* fun table numbers - I had so much fun doing them, first the number spelled out in red watercolor, then the numeral on top also in watercolor.  The watercolor paper was then mounted onto a fabulous metallic purple cardstock.  I want to use this cardstock for wallpaper - and I'm not even a big fan of purple.

Amy also asked me to make a sign for their guest book.  Of course I had to use metallic purple ink - it's Las Vegas, baby!  The phrase is in quotes because they're providing their guests with a photo guide book to Las Vegas (see! more fun!  I want to go.)  She provided the really lovely frame & mat, it'll be great for a wedding photo later.  (I took this photo at The Bridal Loft before Amy came to pick up.  If you look in the reflection you can see some of Bead Alex's gorgeous jewelry.)

 Last but not least, Amy wanted me to write out quotes that she would post around the room at the reception.  They ranged from the sweet A.A. Milne quote "If you live to be one hundred, I want to live to be one hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you" to the more pragmatic Groucho Marx - "I was married by a judge.  I should have asked for a jury."  Ah, the sentimentality of my homeland.  The writing is in red metallic ink, mounted to purple cardstock with little gold corners.

I had a wonderful time with Amy and I think she did with me, one of her last e-mails to me said:

"Can you do calligraphy for just random things in my life, grocery lists etc, I don't want this to be over!"

Have I ever calligraphed a grocery list?  No.  Will I?  Of course!!

*It was also fun to speak my native tongue - like using "wicked" instead of "very."  I'm sure I also dropped an "r" here and there and words cannot tell you how lovely it was not to be picked on for saying "AWrange" instead of "ORange."

Comments

[Alesia]

That and a Red Sox World Series win does me in every time.

[CJ]

Fun colors. My haht gladdens the yew can be brought back to the fold with a dropped ah.