christmas love

One minute I blinked and the next I realised it was Christmas! My goodness, how on earth did it manage to sneak up on us so quickly??

Our Christmas season will be spent with family and the loveliest of loved ones. Hopefully you too can enjoy a beautifully decorated table (bless my mother, she truly is the table decorating queen) surrounded by those most special to your heart, with far too much food, the cheeriest of laughter and the sweetest of joys, which can only really be found at Christmas.

I thank you you for all your support, encouragement and lovely blog messages you have left in this wonderful year that was 2010. We look forward to 2011 with lots of big plans, new ideas and more letterpress then we can possibly imagine. Until then, we will rest for a few days, catch our breaths, enjoy some summer air and count our blessings as to how truly blessed we all are.

Wishing you much love, joy and sweet merriment.
xox

featured wedding :: megan & kristian

Totally we have a very wonderful treat for you. The stunning Megan married her beau Kristian in a dashing 1950's era inspired South Australian wedding in November this year and we are tickled pink to get to share some of the images of their day.

(You might remember their stunning invitations that Megan designed and we printed in coral and a blind impression earlier this year.)

Megan's gorgeous gown was custom designed by POP bridal couture using bone silk and detailed beading. She wore her Grandmothers wedding necklace, worn by her grandmother in 1955, and complimented with a beaded and fine feather fascinator designed by Hats by Jayne.

The couple were married at Rostrevor Chapel, with reception followed at John Difede Reception Centre. The stunning post ceremony shots were taken at the BoHo Hotel, followed by a stroll along the River Torrens in Adelaide.

We adore that Megan's Mum, Auntie and Grandmother all chipped in to make the families traditional lemon and almond tart which has been passed down from one generation to the next, and as wedding favours the grooms father's gifted his 2005 Merlot produced in the Adelaide Hills.

Their photographer was Angie Doughty-Garside from Mink Studio and you can see more images from this amazing wedding here.

We wish Megan and Kristian a beautifully happy, lovely and joy filled marriage together. It was such a pleasure to work with you both and we thank you for sharing your wedding day with us!

We thank Mink Studios for the use of their images on our blog and respectfully ask that if you wish to reblog this gorgeous wedding that you seek permission.

a birthday surprise

We love getting to work on fabulous ideas around here - especially when they are a secret squirrel surprise!! Kristina from Mala designed these coasters as a surprise 40th Birthday gift for her husband Tym. He is an avid collector of vintage bourbons and whiskeys which he houses in his retro Scorpion Bar. As Tym is a letterpress lover, Kristina combined all these loves into custom designed coasters which we printed and die cut on Herbie on Beer Coaster Board.

Happy Birthday Tym, We hope that you loved the surprise!

in the studio of late

We have been super busy in the studio lately. Right now we are printing stationery for March and April weddings 2011. Next year is looking like a super busy month with Feburary, March, April, May, June, July and half of August almost fully booked for deliveries already. Goodness me, Anyone want a job??

a sneak peak

We have a gorgeous wedding stationery suite to show you very soon - its worth the wait... I promise!

tools of the trade

Sweet tools, how I love you, you make me so deliriously happy (I really am sure its not entirely normal).

Have a beautiful weekend friends. We will be having a joyous time celebrating with this lovely couple. See you again next week!

Photo by the talented Studio Sixty

susie & matt :: save the date cards

The gorgeous Susie & Matt are getting married in Spring 2011, and we had the pleasure of meeting with them and planning some gorgeous save the dates to suit their amazing wedding they have planned. The brief was for a design which was striking, beautiful and full of old world glamour.

Letterpress printed on our 100% cotton stocks, we worked with classic black on white, with delicate scalloped corners and printed envelopes.

It was such a joy to work with this gorgeous couple - we now cannot wait to start designing the invitations!

laura & tim :: placesettings

To you remember the fabulous Laura & Tim? You might remember the save the date and invitation work for them here and here?

Well the time has come them to tie the knot this Saturday and we were super pleased to letterpress print our bespoke placesetting tags for their reception. These come supplied with satin ribbon so they are ready to make a beautiful table setting tied around napkins, gifts and the like.

We wish Laura & Tim a beautiful wedding day of love and laughter - thank you for letting us share the journey with you. It really has been such a joy!

xox