The process of creating a new brand identity is challenging … When you’re creating it for yourself, it’s even harder! Then, what seems impossible becomes a finalized identity, and you’re ready to put your stamp everywhere (no pun intended). One part of the new logo I love is the crispness & how bold it feels. […]

I recently had the pleasure of working with Erik & Laura, a lovely couple in Renton, Washington. I’ve actually known of Laura for as long as I can remember: Her brother and I started kindergarten in the same class, and went all the way through high school together. She was the cool older sister. Fast forward several […]

Three things made today wonderful: Breakfast with my best friend It was 55 degrees in Portland today We were featured over on Oh So Beautiful Paper I absolutely LOVE it when our work is featured over on OSBP. Nole curates one of the best daily design inspiration blogs. We always encourage our wedding stationery clients to head […]

Good morning! I am so so so excited for today. You see, earlier this year, we had the chance to work on an amazing project with Justin & Mary, a super talented wedding photography duo. They packed their bags and headed off on a multi-city tour to inspire other photographers & business owners, and teach a ton […]

If you’ve followed our work for some time, you already know we have quite the liking for hand-written correspondance. When we moved into our new apartment earlier this month, we knew we wanted a way to customize our outgoing mail to reflect our personalities … That’s when our custom return address stamp was dreamt up. Not only […]

Just as I believe life would suck without great music … I also think life would suck without the written word. Can I get an AMEN? To take this one step further … I think my business would suck if I didn’t take the time to send hand-written letters along with all correspondence. I just […]

For us as wedding planners we absolutely LOVE it when clients approach us to do their custom wedding stationery. A custom wedding suite is the perfect addition to your wedding day. We work with couples to create a paper suite that is tailored to your wedding day. It will tell a bit of the story […]

Even though we try to keep our two businesses separate, there are definitely times when we’re excited to share awesome news from one or the other. While we love designing & hanging out over here on this blog, we’re also wedding photographers. Photography and design are what make our hearts sing, so we’ve been so […]

Good morning! It’s a chilly, drizzly day here, so I’m using it as an excuse to catch up on some editing and blogging. Believe me, if it was 75 and sunny, this keyboard wouldn’t see any action! Today is also a great day, because the invitation suite we designed for Lauren & Dave’s wedding was […]

Justin & Mary are an amazing couple who also happen to be amazing wedding photographers. They also happen to be in the middle of their nation-wide Spread the Love tour: they are traveling around the country to teach and encourage photographers and other small business owners.  This year, they’ve made the tour even more engaging […]