It’s time for the Arizona Bride Magazine Best of 2010!! 

Please visit http://www.arizonabridemag.com/VoteBestof2010 to cast your votes now!

You must vote in 6 categories for your vote to count.

We’d appreciate your votes- Flossy Stylish Design for Invitations and In Awe Weddings for the Event Planner category.  Voting closes on March 1st, so be sure to spread the word!  Please vote for Sandy Walker of In Awe Weddings for the Best Overall Vendor as well.  We all know that she is the best!  If you need help in the other categories, please e-mail me for some great vendor suggestions!  Winners will be announced at a special ceremony this summer and appear in the Fall/Winter 2010 issue of Arizona Bride.

Thanks to your votes last year, both In Awe Weddings and Flossy were in the top three for our categories.  We appreciate your support.

One of my favorite new clients and I worked to design these AMAZING invitations. She needed to include a lot of information for a weekend full of events, so this design worked really well. We wrapped the box in a beautiful gold ribbon to create the finished look. I LOVE these.

Thanks Emily of EME Photography, for the photos.

Sarah and Jason were married on May 2nd in Michigan.  Sarah and I worked across many miles to create invitations, programs, placecards, a seating board, menus,  thank-you notes, favor cards, etc.   For their invitations, we used a black pocket, ivory linen papers with fuchsia accents, and we placed a small rhinestone on the flourish on the inside of the invite.  They used their monogram as a front label and also throughout the other paper products.  We created custom menus with black and fuchsia borders.  Their programs were elegant booklets with the ivory linen paper and black covers.  We placed the monogram on the front and finished them with a fuchsia ribbon.  They used the “D” from their monogram to create a really cool ice sculpture as well.   I have missed the many long e-mails we sent back and forth, but Sarah happily reported that they had a fantastic wedding day. Thanks to JS Photography for the photos!

Melanie and Kirk used bright, vibrant colors for their wedding at the Boojum Tree.  Sandy Walker of In Awe Weddings helped them create a beautiful event.  Melanie and Kirk used a red pocket with a bright paper flower on the outside flap for their wedding invitation.  Inside, we created custom graphics in red, yellow, and green.  We carried their artwork through to program fans, reserved signs, and thank you notes.  Melanie was such a happy bride!  Her bridal party shared her excitement for every aspect of the wedding.  These amazing photos were taken by Emily Estfan.  If you would like to see more, make sure you visit her blog at http://emephotography.bigfolioblog.com/.

My husband’s beautiful cousin, Jenna, was recently married to wonderful Michael.  They are such a special couple!   Their beautiful wedding was coordinated by Sandy Walker of In Awe Weddings.  Jenna’s colors were apple green and chocolate, with a touch of fuchsia.  It looked amazing!  She wanted a natural, elegant feel. 

For her invitation, we used a tree graphic to bring in the natural elements.  We brought the fuchsia color into the tables by designing a fuschia “stitch” up the side of the menu.  It looked amazing with the chocolate linens and apple green napkins.  Jenna’s photographer, Kristen Grinnell, did a wonderful job of capturing the day.  Talented Emily Estfan of EME Photography was her second shooter that day.  Check out the beautiful photos!