All Things Typography: The only eleven typefaces you'll ever need

Only if life were as simple as this. Like... a women only needs  11 pairs of shoes.  You must be joking! But it's the thought that counts right? Download this great typography poster here

Freebie Fonts: Matchbook

So ridiculously retro and filled with endless possibilities. Get Matchbook for free.

Sparkle Script Letters DIY

What pretty princess doesn't love a little sparkle? LOVE this Martha Stewart DIY project for creating sparkle script letters.

Shine on!

Freebie Friday: Charity Favor Cards

Earlier in the week I blogged about couples who choose to donate to their favorite charity in lieu of wedding favors. Bravo you big hearted couples! For Freebie Friday I thought I'd share some F-R-E-E favors cards that highlight two popular and personal favorite charities: The Humane Society and The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.





Enjoy!

Dànké . . . that means thank you

Over the past couple of years, I've gotten some lovely couples who in lieu of wedding favors have opted instead to make a donation to a worthwhile non profit. Now don't get me wrong I love a chocolate bon bon as much as the next chick ( well . . .maybe slightly more actually) but it's cool when they couples choose to make global citizens out of us all. What's even cooler is that Bella Figura ( my fav) to encourage this big hearts has started offering free letterpress favor cards to those couples making a donation to nonprofit organization doing good for the world. Take a peek at some of the many favor cards they've printed for couples so far …













Beautiful, yes? Want some for yourself, of course you do! Head over to Bella and place a minimum $500 order; and get your free letterpress printed favor cards. They will use the same ink and design from your invitation order; they’ll match your highest quantity - so, if you order 200 invitations, you get 150 free favor cards.

Real Weddings: Anna Bell + Bert Allan House Wedding

Now, I'm from Texas and there is no better town in Texas than Austin. Austin is such a great place - it's hip, it's hippy, it's modern and it's so old school they've been "gettin 'er done" since the The Wild West days. So when Anna Bell and Bert came to me and told me they were getting married at the historical Allan House in downtown Austin, I thought "now we're talkin". The property and the ceremony site is highlighted by gorgeous live oak trees that are unique to Texas so she wanted to incorporate that into her stationery.



As it turns out, the motif chosen represented not only a live oak but the enduring strength of love as well.



The day before Anna Bell and Berts wedding, the groom became ill. Bert was so ill in fact that he ended up being hospitalized for the night and most of the wedding day too! The groom, determined not to leave his beautiful bride at the altar, did manage a momentary appearance for heartfelt nuptials and then a wheelchair ride back to the hospital.



Bert wanted Anna Bell to stay and enjoy the day they had planned together so Anna Bell remained and "ate, drank and was married" surrounded by her wonderful friends and family.













Anna Bell and Berts sense of humour and their obvious joy in each other made creating additional stationery a breeze.



Anna Bell said "It was a beautiful day!"



Bert did recover well enough to shoot some great shots a couple of days later that they weren’t able to do and the happy couple got to have their first dance.

{Photos courtesy of SMS Photography}

Free Save the Date: Cassandra

. . . to celebrate a little check off my to do list - a freebie for you. You can download this classic Save the Date here.