Musarrat and I have stayed in touch via Facebook since meeting at that mixer.  She saw the sneak peak of Mackenzie Robert’s invitations that I recently posted and she designed a cake that was inspired by the invitation design.  Love it!

Isn’t this what being an artist is all about?  As creative people we visit museums, look at trade magazines and blogs and we travel to keep the creative juices flowing. Often we find inspiration in the things we see and like.  Then we make our own authentic designs from that inspiration.  Musarrat’s creative cake design is pictured below.

Recently Musarrat changed her business name to Pretty Sweet which I’ve gotta say is a pretty SWEET name!  Check out her website  www.prettysweet.co to see more of her yummy treats.

Event Design: Merrily Wed / Photography: annie X photographie / Floral Design: Bellissima Floral / Wedding Cake: D’Lish Catering / Venue: The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe / Linen: Wildflower Linen / Rentals: Celebrations Party Rentals / Paper: Angela Dal Bon Custom Invitations & Announcements / Dress: Pronovias through Swoon Bridal / Hair & Make-Up: Bettina Riffo

In July, for the first time ever, I was blogged about on the oh so popular wedding blog, Style Me Pretty!  I was so excited to hear that this wedding would be featured because it was one of my favorites this season. Check it out!

Venue: Monte Verde Inn / Photographer: Stout Photography / Floral Designer: Blooms by Martha Andrews & Monte Verde Inn / Cake & Desserts: Kelly Dalisa at Monte Verde Inn/ Bride & Groom:  Clarissa & Alex Murch (Love them!)

For those of you who attended the show, remember to book this month to get $50 OFF YOUR ORDER of $500 or more.  Just call or email to schedule your consultation.  It’s going to be a great year!  I look forward to being a part of your wedding planning!

Our booth!

Here are some invitations that I recently made for them.

For her invitations, Lisa wanted to incorporate Kente cloth from her fiancé, Manny’s home in Ghana. She also wanted to incorporate orange shimmery pocket envelopes and, to maintain a look of elegance, she wanted to add crystal embellishments. I had never done fabric invitations before but was dying to try them. Other wedding invitation vendors had told Lisa that they weren’t willing to work with her cloth.  I thought I might be in over my head (yikes).  Throughout the project (to avoid giving myself a heart attack) I reminded myself that it’s always my goal to give the client something that is uniquely theirs.

Working with Lisa was a prime example of the collaborative experience I seek with my clients where they are just as much a part of the outcome as I am. This creative teamwork resulted in invitations that I could never get sick of looking at (even after making 200 of them). The vibrant colors of the Kente cloth that Manny brought back from his last trip home still make me SMILE.  Hopefully my photos have captured enough to give you a feel for the wonderful uniqueness of this project!

Large strips of fabric were cut down into tiny squares to make the invitations

Here's a close up of the amazing colors in the Kente Cloth.

Part of the assembly process.

The final invitation package!

The inside of the invitation package (pocket envelope).