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This week, I’m finalizing all of the final details for our Curated Collection, which is our semi-custom collection of designs releasing 6.27! This suite here was one of my favorites from the 2017 collection, and I love how many brides were able to adapt it to their wedding needs! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Whether you want to change our a monogram style or the font your names are written in, what I love about these is that for those of you who have a desire for a custom experience but only have the time for a pre-designed collection due to your wedding date and necessary mailing dates, we can do that! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If you’re interested in being one of the first to know when the Curated Collection is available, sign up at the link in our profile! #gsweddinglove
On the top of this dresser is where for the last six years, a changing table and diaper essentials have been. We first bought this set for my daughter, transitioning it over to my son when he was born. This weekend, all things diaper related were removed, and my son could not get his toys up there fast enough. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ There's a book that we have called "Let Me Hold you Longer", where it's a mom who talks about how she would feel if she *knew* they were going to be their lasts ... the last time she rocked them to sleep, the last tee-ball game, all the way through the last moment they had together before her babies went to college. Although it's a book that I have yet to make it through without crying, it's also one that makes me savor mom life that much more. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ But this weekend, when I saw him excitedly putting toys where we changed probably thousands of diapers in the last six years, I have to admit that it tugged on my heartstrings more than I expected. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Being a mom of young babies is such a short time period in the overall time we hopefully have with them. Being a mom watching your babies grow up, and realizing that you'll never again experience the season of rocking a newborn through the night or changing 5 outfits in less than 10 minutes is honestly an odd feeling for me, but one that leaves me so grateful for these babies too. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This upcoming fall, my daughter starts Kindergarten and my son will go to preschool five days a week for the first time ever, so life is about to look a whole lot different for me in 8 short weeks. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And I don't really know how I feel about it. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I wish I could tell you we're doing a bucket list with all of the summer activities we want to do but honestly, I'd rather just soak in our moments that are happily sprinkled throughout these quiet summer days of me and my littles, before we have 18 years where they'll both be gone every day of the week. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Because that, my friends, is what the three of us need for this season. So this summer, cheers to simply savoring every single moment of it all.
Two years ago today, this sweet couple tied the knot. A couple that I still keep in touch with a bit to this day, and one that I had SO much fun planning with. These two let me run wild with ideas, had so much fun with their bohemian beach theme, and they are the only reason that the now "famous" envelope wall came in to existence, because they trusted me with something I could only envision in my head prior to actually putting it together for them on-site on the wedding day. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Sami and Drew, the happiest of anniversaries to you, you incredible forever sweethearts you! I hope you love opening your envelopes for year two, and this little walk down memory lane today!! 💕 #gsweddinglove {photography by @aislinnkate}
I love creating ceremony programs for weddings. There's something about not only letting your guests know if they'll be there for a few minutes or a long time, but also giving family members a special place to be honored in addition to those who are standing there beside you. . This past weekend, I went through and organized quite a few recent programs by type to show them to future brides and I was amazed to see that every single one was so differently designed - not only from the design aesthetic on my end, but on the personal touches that were added to the wording on the bride and groom's side. . That is one thing that I love about being able to work with couples for custom design, as literally everything begins as a blank slate, and once we complete everything, it is always uniquely yours. #gsweddinglove . {photo by @angelita_photo}
To the woman reading this who wants someone to know the pain she is feeling, please reach out. It's okay to not be okay, and it's okay to ask for help, regardless of if you think you're okay or if you know in your heart of hearts that you're not.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ To the iconic woman who so many of us have looked up to for as long as we can remember, who made us shout a joyful yes to adoring pretty things and wise words, that it's perfectly acceptable to eat cake for breakfast, to be quick, and curious, and playful, and strong, you will be so missed. You turned heads in the best way possible and encouraged people to think outside of the norm, outside of what was expected, to do it in a way that was all your own, and to do it every single time with style. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Our hearts are broken for you, your family, and your loved ones today. {handlettered image by @changnatalie} #katespade
Beyond excited to be sharing this news with you today! There are SIX brand new Curated Wedding Collections that are going to be available at the end of this month, and every single one of them stand out in a unique style all their own. We married tradition and modern whimsy together to design these beauties, and they are some of our favorites in our pre-designed Curated Collection yet! . They'll be available on 6.27.18, just in time for those of you forever sweethearts who are having Fall 2018 weddings. Want to know more before they debut? Join our list at the link above, you'll be the first to see a sneak peek into some of our favorite *new* designs! #gsweddinglove
 
This week, I’m finalizing all of the final details for our Curated Collection, which is our semi-custom collection of designs releasing 6.27! This suite here was one of my favorites from the 2017 collection, and I love how many brides were able to adapt it to their wedding needs! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Whether you want to change our a monogram style or the font your names are written in, what I love about these is that for those of you who have a desire for a custom experience but only have the time for a pre-designed collection due to your wedding date and necessary mailing dates, we can do that! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If you’re interested in being one of the first to know when the Curated Collection is available, sign up at the link in our profile! #gsweddinglove
On the top of this dresser is where for the last six years, a changing table and diaper essentials have been. We first bought this set for my daughter, transitioning it over to my son when he was born. This weekend, all things diaper related were removed, and my son could not get his toys up there fast enough. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ There's a book that we have called "Let Me Hold you Longer", where it's a mom who talks about how she would feel if she *knew* they were going to be their lasts ... the last time she rocked them to sleep, the last tee-ball game, all the way through the last moment they had together before her babies went to college. Although it's a book that I have yet to make it through without crying, it's also one that makes me savor mom life that much more. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ But this weekend, when I saw him excitedly putting toys where we changed probably thousands of diapers in the last six years, I have to admit that it tugged on my heartstrings more than I expected. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Being a mom of young babies is such a short time period in the overall time we hopefully have with them. Being a mom watching your babies grow up, and realizing that you'll never again experience the season of rocking a newborn through the night or changing 5 outfits in less than 10 minutes is honestly an odd feeling for me, but one that leaves me so grateful for these babies too. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This upcoming fall, my daughter starts Kindergarten and my son will go to preschool five days a week for the first time ever, so life is about to look a whole lot different for me in 8 short weeks. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And I don't really know how I feel about it. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I wish I could tell you we're doing a bucket list with all of the summer activities we want to do but honestly, I'd rather just soak in our moments that are happily sprinkled throughout these quiet summer days of me and my littles, before we have 18 years where they'll both be gone every day of the week. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Because that, my friends, is what the three of us need for this season. So this summer, cheers to simply savoring every single moment of it all.
Two years ago today, this sweet couple tied the knot. A couple that I still keep in touch with a bit to this day, and one that I had SO much fun planning with. These two let me run wild with ideas, had so much fun with their bohemian beach theme, and they are the only reason that the now "famous" envelope wall came in to existence, because they trusted me with something I could only envision in my head prior to actually putting it together for them on-site on the wedding day. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Sami and Drew, the happiest of anniversaries to you, you incredible forever sweethearts you! I hope you love opening your envelopes for year two, and this little walk down memory lane today!! 💕 #gsweddinglove {photography by @aislinnkate}
I love creating ceremony programs for weddings. There's something about not only letting your guests know if they'll be there for a few minutes or a long time, but also giving family members a special place to be honored in addition to those who are standing there beside you. . This past weekend, I went through and organized quite a few recent programs by type to show them to future brides and I was amazed to see that every single one was so differently designed - not only from the design aesthetic on my end, but on the personal touches that were added to the wording on the bride and groom's side. . That is one thing that I love about being able to work with couples for custom design, as literally everything begins as a blank slate, and once we complete everything, it is always uniquely yours. #gsweddinglove . {photo by @angelita_photo}
To the woman reading this who wants someone to know the pain she is feeling, please reach out. It's okay to not be okay, and it's okay to ask for help, regardless of if you think you're okay or if you know in your heart of hearts that you're not.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ To the iconic woman who so many of us have looked up to for as long as we can remember, who made us shout a joyful yes to adoring pretty things and wise words, that it's perfectly acceptable to eat cake for breakfast, to be quick, and curious, and playful, and strong, you will be so missed. You turned heads in the best way possible and encouraged people to think outside of the norm, outside of what was expected, to do it in a way that was all your own, and to do it every single time with style. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Our hearts are broken for you, your family, and your loved ones today. {handlettered image by @changnatalie} #katespade
Beyond excited to be sharing this news with you today! There are SIX brand new Curated Wedding Collections that are going to be available at the end of this month, and every single one of them stand out in a unique style all their own. We married tradition and modern whimsy together to design these beauties, and they are some of our favorites in our pre-designed Curated Collection yet! . They'll be available on 6.27.18, just in time for those of you forever sweethearts who are having Fall 2018 weddings. Want to know more before they debut? Join our list at the link above, you'll be the first to see a sneak peek into some of our favorite *new* designs! #gsweddinglove
Hey, hey, happy fri-YAY y'all!! It has been a while since I hopped on and did a #fridayintroductions (👈 does anyone else feel silly saying that??) BUT with today being a happy day, I simply wanted to pop in and say hey! .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ SO. My littles are currently at preschool for the last day until August. They'll be going to a mom's day out program for a few days between now and August when my daughter starts Kindergarten (cue the mama tears) but for the most part our summer starts today. So tell me, what are your top tips for running (two) businesses well while your kids are on summer break?? This was the first year in eight years of being a business owner that I have consistently had three days a week where they have been gone so I have to admit, I got used to it and so this is fuzzy territory to be dancing back into! .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ SECOND. This weekend I am heading up to New York. To the #nationalstationeryshow. Someone pinch me. I'll be sharing my experience throughout my trip both here AND on the @creativefounders IG so that I can flip back and forth ... who do I need to say hello to, which vendor do I need to meet?? I have a list going but want to hear from YOU! .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ THIRD. We are getting a pet fish today. We can't have any fur animals as my son is highly allergic (yes, even to poodles) and so today is a big day in this house. Last time we tried this, we didn’t have success. 👎 Any hardy freshwater fish suggestions for a happy 5 gallon tank?? We definitely don't want to have any fish-tastrophes anytime soon! . Oh and ps - I’m team Yanny all the way. And the dress was white and gold. .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ {photo by @annafilly, from our headshot session last fall ... in front of the BEST wall color ever painted onto a building!!}
People often ask me, why letterpress? Is it *really* that much different than a regular piece of paper? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Simply from looking at this incredible up close photo by @aislinnkate capturing a custom letterpress design imprinted into a pillowy cotton paper, I can easily say yes. You have thousands of pieces of paper that your hands will hold throughout the course of a lifetime. However, a wedding invitation is designed to hold something entirely different. It holds memories made and the hope of a lifetime of love an adventure. It holds a piece of your story and is something for you to run your fingers over and remember every single moment that took place on your wedding day, perhaps even as you tell your grandchildren someday about it all. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So when people ask me, why do I have such a love for letterpress, the answer is simple. Your wedding day is a moment in time that will hold so many memories, one that is absolutely special and unique to the two of you, it is a day that is meant to be treasured for always. It’s not just another piece of paper. When you look at your invitation, I want you to feel all of those emotions and experience them every single time you hold this loved item filled with so many distinctive memories in your hands. #gsweddinglove