Brides World 2011!

WHEW What a crazy whirlwind of a week this has been!! WELCOME if you are new to our blog, if we just met you at Brides World, or if we haven't met you yet! Take a look around, we have lots to show you, like all of our designs, our wedding products, or maybe just to learn a little more about us. Thanks for stopping by!

Now a few notes about Brides World - we had SO much fun! This is one of the reasons I LOVE Buffalo so much - the people are here are simply the best. Hands down. We met so many sweet brides, we really feel lucky to have talked to so many genuinely nice people! As per usual, I have little to show except for a few iPhone photos, but here are some shots until we get some more off of an actual camera!

The booth. The lovely ladies of Thelma and Louise (aka my mom and Sandy) hung out with us all day in the booth for support and, as one of them put it, as "eye candy." :)

 This was the invitation suite that went along with the table design we put together in the table gallery. Designed for an autumn wedding, it features leaves and trees hand drawn by moi, with an eggplant purple and burnt orange color scheme.

This was our table setting, we were SO happy with it! Apparently other people were too, because every time we went back to check on the table, another little piece of it had been taken! (We'll take that as a compliment.)

Rather than a dull table number to differentiate each table, this fall theme featured types of trees. This table was "Oak," with the table's drawing in the frame, and matching placecards for the guests. Other tables would have been "Birch," "Elm," "Pine," etc. The favors were matching eggplant purple terra cotta pots tied with rafia, with a tulip bulb in each. Since this was for a November wedding, we thought tulip bulbs would make great favors, since they are meant to be planted in the fall. The favor tags said "Love Grows, plant these bulbs in the fall, and think of us when they bloom in the spring."

Setup Day

Well I'd like to say that "was" a long day but as I write this I'm standing in KINKOS getting the last {forgotten} details printed and taken care of before tomorrow. We had so much family helping us today, we are so lucky, it definitely kept us from completely losing our minds haha! We are so excited about out table, I think it turned out just as we hoped. Tomorrow we will be keeping you updated on how it's going - if you don't already, get on the bus and follow us on twitter!! {@rustbeltlove}
We can't wait for tomorrow - and to hopefully see a couple of you, but for those who cant make it, next week we'll be posting all the dirty, gory details! Goodnight!

In The "Studio"

Well, tonight was another mad dash of last minute errands, cutting, assembling and putting the finishing touches on our table settings. We love every second of it though, we are so excited for the show Sunday! The only unfortunate part is having to do it all in the still-not-quite-complete studio, as you will see in the above photo, haha.
If you still don't have your voucher - visit Brides World Buffalo to sign up and print your $2 off coupons. We hope to see as many friendly faces there as possible!

WELCOME 2011!

Ok I will try to take what I can from my [somewhat failed] attempt at #reverb10, and move on to welcome this EXCITING NEW YEAR! And what better way to start it off than with a FABULOUS Brides World bridal show at the Buffalo Convention Center? Do you have your tickets yet?? You can get a discount voucher here! We are SO stoked for this weekend, we have been busy little birds getting all the little details together - INCLUDING a brand new TOTAL package! We will be featuring a full invitation suite, lined envelope, program, and thank you card at our booth, but then if you go to the table gallery section, we will also have a full table set up with favors, centerpiece, menus, place cards, THE WORKS! I'll be posting bits and pieces as the week goes on, but for now here's a peak at some of the finishing touches we're working on...

Check back for more soon!!