I absolutely love typography and paper crafts, so when I came across Yulia Brodskaya's work, I immediately fell in love! Yulia uses thin strips of paper to create detailed illustrations using decorative swirls! The technique is known as "papergraphic" and can take a couple of days – or weeks to finish! Check out her website for more beautiful samples of her work!
Make-it Monday : Chalkboard Illustrations
Since my sister was visiting this weekend, I didn't get a chance to do any crafting, but I did come across this awesome (and super easy) tutorial from Molly Jacques! If you love chalkboard typography as much as I do, you'll be super interested in how to translate a pencil sketch into a beautiful white on black print! Visit her blog here for the photoshop how to!
Real Wedding: Cate & Tim
We had the pleasure of working with Thy from Evoke in the planning for Cate & Tim's big day. We just loved thinking up the perfect paperie for all of the little details from the Menus to the cookie signs to their thank yous! All photo credits go to Renee Sprink Photography.
Easy Etiquette - Choosing An Envelope Addressing Method!
We, of course, love love love the look of beautiful hand-written calligraphy! It's that extra special touch that make your invited guests just swoon. At a cost of between $3.50 and $5.50 it is certainly not in everyone's budget, but it's a great little extra for those who must have it! A pain-stacking art practiced by fewer and fewer in recent years, this is definitely the most formal and traditional way to address a wedding invitation suite. Though Haute Papier does not have a calligrapher on staff, we work with a handful of the country's most respected calligraphers to ensure that your invitations are addressed perfectly!
If traditional calligraphy is not in your budget, please don't fret since it no longer means you'll be hunched over for hours addressing your own invitations in what your elementary school teachers insisted was chicken scratch! Oh no, now computer printed addressing is widely available for all types of envelopes. Haute Papier offers this for our couture and wholesale items, and at a cost of between $1.50 and $2.50 it's a great deal! Check out how beautifully it can match your invitation set! Anything from a traditional script font to a funky block is sure to catch the eye of your guests!
Real Wedding: Liz & Andras
We just couldn't stop oooohing and ahhhing when we say the photos from Liz & Andras's beautiful wedding at The Hay Adams here in Washington, DC. The photography was shot by one of our favorites - Holland Photo Arts. And the coordinating and planning was done by Jamie at Simply Chic Events. Thanks for letting us be a part of your special day!