Real Wedding Thursday: Christie & Chris's Glamorous Dana Point Wedding

Happy Thursday everyone! I have a really special wedding to share with you. I showed you a sneak peek a long time ago of Christie & Chris' amazing letterpress & foil stamp custom invite suite and promised that I would share the entire wedding with you when I could! Well, the wait is over!

The details of this wedding are amazing but that's what you get when the bride owns a fabulous wedding and event planning business, Christie Rose Events.  Kick back and enjoy some wedding eye candy...this wedding will not disappoint!

All photos by the talented Joy Marie Studios

(Full vendor list at the end of the post)

I don't even have the words to describe this wedding.  It really was stunning from beginning to end! For more information about the happy couple, please visit Grace Ormond's Wedding Style Magazine, online.

Vendors:

Location: St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort Dana Point, CA
Event Design & Planner: Christie Rose Events Newport, CA
Floral Design: Little Hill Floral Designs Huntington Beach, CA
Floral Design: Flower Allie Fullerton, CA
Rentals: Signature Party Rentals Santa Ana, CA
Lighting & Entertainment: DJ Chris, High Impact Mobile Entertainment Orange County, CA
Stationery: Creative Montage Lenexa, KS
Calligraphy: Sarah Hannah Calligraphy and Design Sonoma,CA
Wedding Dress: Eve of Milady
Groom’s Attire: Hugo Boss

Bella Figura Designer of the Month!

Hey all!  Long time no blog...I've got some big things going on that have been steering me away from blogging but I wanted to pop on over to share this tidbit of info!

I've been featured as the designer of the month for July over at Bella Figura!  That means that all of my designs are 10% during the entire month of July AND you will save an additional 10% off when you order 6 or more pieces from any of my invite suites!

Head on over to Bella Figura to shop all of my designs and pick your favorite!  If you take a swing on over to Bella Figura's Press'd blog, Bella Figura shares some of our inspiration for our favorite invite designs.

Now go forth and shop but remember there is some fine print:

This offer is exclusive to designs by Aimee O’Boyle and does not apply towards the purchase of other designs. Orders must be placed by 11:59pm Eastern on July 31, 2015 in order to receive this offer.

Real Wedding Thursday: Christie & Christopher's Glam Wedding Invites

Guys I have the MOST amazing wedding sneak peek to share with you...to die for!

Christie, owner of Christie Rose Events and her fiance Christopher, came to me after seeing my design work on Bella Figura. Christie knew instantly what she was looking for, which made designing something for her really amazing. I can't show you the whole wedding just yet but trust me when I tell you, its jaw dropping gorgeous.

Take a little look at the final result, a custom designed letterpressed and foil stamped, lace inspired invite suite. The whole wedding is just so swoon worthy and I am chomping at the bit to show you!

And I need to share this other photo just because its too precious not to share with you...

I hope you are looking forward to the big reveal...I really am excited to share it with you when I get the word that I can!

Have a fab Thursday!

Bella Figura's Proposal Story Contest

Guys...This is a contest NOT to miss!

SHARE YOUR PROPOSAL STORY AND WIN THE WEDDING INVITATIONS OF YOUR DREAMS FROM BELLA FIGURA + THE BLOOMING QUILL!

Did you get engaged on Valentine’s Day? Perhaps your proposal story took place over the holidays. Whenever it happened, we want to hear about it! Share your proposal story with us on Instagram using the hashtag #ourproposalstory. The editors from 100 Layer Cake will help us choose one lucky couple for an incredible grand prize: $1500 for your Bella Figura wedding invitations, plus $200 for calligraphy addressing from Debi Zeinert at The Blooming Quill! Submit your entry by March 10, 2015 to be considered for the grand prize.

Not sure what to share? Be creative! You could show off a photo of your engagement pictures, the spot where got engaged, a fun candid of you and your significant other, or any image that embodies you both as a couple. In the caption, tell us about how it went down – we want to hear your stories!

The fine print: entrants must follow Bella Figura (@bellafigura) and use the hashtag #ourproposalstory on Instagram to be eligible for the grand prize. Grand prize consists of $1500 from Bella Figura, to be used on a custom stationery order, plus $200 for calligraphy services from Debi Zeinert of The Blooming Quill. Post must be publicly viewable on Instagram to be eligible. Entries must be received by March 10, 2015 to be considered for the grand prize. This contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed, or associated with Instagram. Winner will be announced by 3/13/2015. Winner will be notified via direct message on Instagram. Grand prize must be redeemed by 3/15/2016.

Custom Monogram for Genna & Fred

Genna & Fred came to us looking for a motif to use on the paper goods for their wedding day. With a pretty palette of colors already selected, Genna & Fred knew that they wanted something vintage feeling and feminine.  We gave them a few options to choose from but in the end this is the design they chose, which will be used on many paper goods that Genna created and printed on her own.

What I adore about this design is that it feels very classic and timeless.  This design is something that they can easily use moving forward in married life, don't you agree?

Have you considered having someone create a custom monogram for you?  Would you have something timeless created or something more themed and wedding specific?

Inspiration Board Wednesday: Marsala & French Blue

Marsala is sort of growing on me.  Admittedly, I was a little disappointed that this was the pick for color of the year for 2015.  I was having a hard time visualizing it for a wedding.  But I think when its paired with something unexpected, like a French Blue & pale Glacier Gray, I'm more than enamored with it!

Image sources: {Row 1: Adam Barnes via Wedding Chicks, Style Me Pretty via The Great Romance Photo via The Dreamery Events, Laura Gordon Photography via Style Unveiled} {Row 2: Lani Elias Fine Art Photography via Lindsey Brunk, Ryan Ray Photography via Wedding Chicks}