In a Nutshell

The year 2010 came with the promise of a Tour de Force but fell short early on.  While I am always thankful for the life I am able to lead, the people I've been blessed with, and the general goodness around me, I will say that 2010 was not as positive as it could have.  My hope is what we faced this year was the great test and we passed splendidly and a handsome reward awaits us in 2011.  

I close 2010 with eagerness.  Looking to put this year to bed and so looking forward to 2011...I get to plan a wedding (and an engagement party)...take on more responsibility at work...give back to my community ...and best of all start what will be a beautiful life with my love....It's going to be a busy year but I will always remember to stop and smell the roses :)

Happy New Year Nation!

Checking off the List

One more item crossed of my to-do's: stationary!

I had the pleasure of meeting Margot and Steve Hallac of Atelier Isabey at their Manhattan location a few weeks ago.  I stumbled upon them through the many wedding blogs I subscribe to; I believe it was Style Me Pretty.  

Having perused what seemed to be the net in its entirety, I knew I wanted to work with them to develop our invitations.  They captured the style, elegance, and creativity I was looking for in wedding stationary.  Not to mention, they are the sweetest couple with the utmost sense of professionalism.

Originally, I thought why add the expense of letterpress to our costs?  But after careful consideration (and price comparisons), I found that for not much more, I could have beautiful letterpress invites at a fraction of the cost because we opted with a semi-custom option.  And since I only plan on getting married once, I figured, let's introduce guests to us and our wedding in style.

The Natalie and Jake wedding suite is my inspiration.  I was lucky enough to find a suite with our desired color scheme and theme.  We will be adapting to our needs but it's a great jumping off point :)