Wedding Decor: Denise & Jared (St Helena, California)
- At December 20, 2017
- By faye
- In Design, Wedding
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I really enjoy being able to design for weddings beyond the invitation and work on all the little touches that personalize the wedding day itself. Once the wedding invitation was in the mail, there were a bunch of items to make for Denise and Jared’s winery wedding. It was quite the variety, from hand-lettered signage, to favor hang tags. My personal favorite was the bar signs, so much fun (and gold ink)!
Probably the best thing about working on this wedding was being able to make the day beautiful for my friends. I really enjoyed brainstorming with the bride and the groom and bringing back the finished pieces that fit right into their vision for their special day.
Wedding Decor: the Hajdukovics
- At November 24, 2015
- By faye
- In Design, Social Events, Wedding
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Another wedding full of personalized items! So glad to have these projects come my way and add some custom pieces to such an exciting day. Congratulations to the Hajdukovics!
A very unique seating chart – each table was designated a different board game, since it’s one of the couple’s favorite pastimes. 
Keeping board games in play (ha, see what I did there?), their guestbook was pieces of the Jenga game that guests personalized.
Wedding Decor: the Grohs
- At November 13, 2015
- By faye
- In Design, Social Events, Wedding
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Wedding decorations are always fun, because each couple has different ideas about what touches they want to include at their wedding. For this wedding, there were a bunch of signs to make and a very unique piece shown at the end. I also got to bring out some different skill sets to put all these elements together. Congratulations to the Grohs!
This was the most interesting piece to me – a quilt block. The couple decided to have guests sign a piece of fabric, later to be made into a keepsake quilt, rather than a traditional guest book. I was asked to paint a rose in their wedding colors that would be the centerpiece of the entire quilt, which I was definitely happy to do.
Wedding Decor: Andrea & Scott
- At October 10, 2014
- By faye
- In Design, Social Events, Wedding
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My favorite part about weddings (besides the photography, of course) is how much they can be personalized to fit the bride and groom’s vision for their big day. I absolutely love small touches that make weddings feel unique, and get really excited when I’m the one who gets to create those pieces. Once the wedding invitation calligraphy was finished, Andrea (the bride) and I started discussing other elements for the wedding. She had some projects in mind for the reception and bridal party gifts, and I was more than happy to work on them for her. My absolute favorite project was the seating chart, designed on an old window!
Baby Shower Decor: Wendi & Sam
- At August 22, 2014
- By faye
- In Design, Social Events
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After designing and screen printing invitations for Wendi and Sam’s baby shower, the next order of business was decorations that matched to brighten up the space for the event. As always, I tried out a few new items I’ve seen and made everything from scratch. So much fun!
Photos kindly provided by my mom and Sam, since I was busy setting up! Thanks!
Save the Date: YEAH! Berkeley Fundraiser
- At August 04, 2014
- By faye
- In Design, Social Events
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I first heard about YEAH! Berkeley from a friend, then my husband started volunteering last Spring. The organization is committed to Bay Area homeless youth, providing a safe shelter, hot meals and basic necessities. While my husband cooked breakfast at the shelter, he’d talk with the kids and get to know their individual stories. He’d bring those stories home to me, which encouraged me to help. With an annual fundraiser coming up in the Fall, the organization asked for a graphic designer to help out, so I jumped at the chance. The main guidance I received was that they were drawn to really graphic typography, but they were hoping I could expand on their ideas. Keep an eye out for the rest of the pieces for this event!
Birthday Party Invitation: Ruth’s 90th
- At July 11, 2014
- By faye
- In Design, Social Events
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Since this is my very own grandmother’s 90th birthday, I pulled out all the stops and made something really special. Her favorite color is yellow (something I always remembered when I was little), so I made that my theme. My favorite part is the delicate flowers on the invitation; I often don’t take the time to make something quite so intricate, but thought it would be a great fit for this invitation. Happy almost birthday Nana!
Wedding Decor: Shauna & Steve
- At June 30, 2014
- By faye
- In Design, Social Events
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After designing one of my favorite wedding invitations for Shauna and Steve, there were some great ideas for matching items for the wedding ceremony and reception. I designed signs, custom photo booth strips, table numbers, programs, favors and escort cards. My absolute favorite piece was the favors/escort cards. They wanted to do custom Jones Soda labels as their favors, using my engagement photos of them, with tags that would double as escort cards. I letterpressed each card and then added the calligraphy for names and table numbers. They definitely turned out top notch!
Special thanks to Jamie Jones Photography for letting me use the last four photos from the event!
Bridal Shower Decor: Mallory
- At May 04, 2014
- By faye
- In Design, Social Events
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First came beautiful invitations, then came design and decoration for the shower itself. The theme of the shower was “Tea & Trousseau,” chosen by the hostess of the shower. The hostess, Mary, has seen my work before and gave me a lot of freedom to design what I thought would fit well into the shower. I enjoyed making all the little touches to make the shower special for the bride-to-be. A huge thank you to the hostess for providing these photos for me!
Bridal Shower Decor: Tiffany
- At April 26, 2014
- By faye
- In Design, Social Events
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Along with making invitations, I got to make a bunch of decor for Tiffany’s bridal shower. I’ve always appreciated her earthy, unique style and decided to focus on those aspects for her shower. The few pictures of decorations are below, mostly thanks to the bride-to-be herself.
