Night at the Museum Birthday Invitations

This past January, I was contacted by Alice to create another set of birthday invitations for her daughter, Emma. Last year, I created these carnival invitations for her, and this year there was a brand new theme: Night at the Museum. The party was held at the Miami Science Museum (how cool is that??) and Alice gave me a few suggestions for elements to include such as planets, dinosaurs, and a scavenger hunt. It took me a while to play around with how to fit all of these together, and I really love the end result.

I wanted it to seem like you were on another planet, with the Earth in the background behind the sand dunes, hand drawn telescope, menacing T-Rex, and dinosaur prints in the sand. The stars make it seem like it's night time, even though the invitation is white, and that makes it easy to read the invitation details and the poem for Emma's big day. I also created matching thank you cards, which Emma will write out herself after her big party.

If you are interested in these invitations or another custom design, please contact me at info@pinkorchiddesigns.com!

~Emilie

Meghan and Matt's Omni Parker House Wedding Photos by Catharine Morris Photography

Back in July 2010, Fiona and I were the coordinators for Meghan and Matt's Red Sox & Yankees themed wedding. Meghan was a bride who knew exactly what she wanted, and she was definitely one of the easiest brides I've ever worked with! The ceremony was held at the historic King's Chapel, and then the cocktail hour and reception took place right across the street at the Omni Parker House. The wedding was photographed by Catharine Morris Photography, and you can find a full write-up of details in my previous post here.

Vendors for this wedding included: florals by Orchids N' Blooms, wedding cake by Montilio's, cookie favors by A Dozen Eggs Bake Shoppe, hair styled by Will Charles Salon, makeup by Krystal Treanor of I Do Faces, videography by McElroy Weddings, and music by DJ Aaron Topfer.

Photos by Catharine Morris Photography
Fun & Random Fact: the boutonnieres that I pinned on the groomsmen were probably the biggest flowers that I've ever worked with in a bout. They were bright orange callalilies!

~Emilie

On Vacation from February 15-22

Happy Valentine's Day!! Just a quick announcement to anyone who may try to reach me this upcoming week. I'll be heading out of the country on vacation for a week from February 15-22, with extremely limited email access. I will respond to all inquiries when I return, and in addition, I'll hopefully be able to post some photos of my adventure like this:

Photo from Pictures Depot
Can anyone guess where I'm going?? =) I'm really excited to take a nice vacation before things get busy in the 2011 wedding season!

~Emilie

Affordable & Luxurious: White by Vera Wang

I absolutely love the new line, White by Vera Wang, which debuts today at David's Bridal. All of the dresses are gorgeous, and are anywhere between $600-$1400. The amount of detail is incredible for such affordable prices! The one thing that it makes me curious about though is for all of the brides who purchased gowns from the Vera Wang bridal collection (not from David's Bridal), and whether they are upset that there is this new line of MUCH cheaper gowns that also have the Vera Wang name. Would you be upset?

Either way, I still love this line, and I think it's wonderful that more brides will have access to great wedding gown designs because the price falls within their budget.

Photos from David's Bridal
Aren't they gorgeous? I especially love the strapless organza dress with hand cut-bias flange skirt in blush, and it also comes in ivory and soft white!

~Emilie

Arielle and Steve's Smith Barn Wedding Photos by Emily Stern Photography

Arielle and Steve were such a sweet couple to work with, and I absolutely loved coordinating their June 2010 wedding at Smith Barn in Peabody, MA. It was filled with personal touches, and lots of stoneware bowls handmade by the bride! All of the wedding details are described in detail here in my wedding recap.

Vendors included Pyara Spa & Salon for hair and makeup, catering by Green Olive Catering, bouquets by Bow Street Flowers, and the following professional photos were taken by Emily Sterne Photography.

Photos by Emily Sterne Photography
Fun fact about this wedding: it was the first time I've seen a group sing-a-long at a wedding! It was really unique and totally fit in with the couple's musical talents.

~Emilie

Chrissy and Pete's Habitat Wedding Photos by Punam Bean

I am so excited to share photos from Chrissy and Pete's June 2010 wedding at Habitat. It was photographed by Punam Bean, who is seriously talented, and super sweet in person! Punam photographs weddings all over the world, so I was so grateful to have the opportunity to work with her. Fun fact: she actually just moved to Massachusetts!

Some amazing vendors were involved in this wedding: East Meets West for catering, Dani Wagener for makeup, and Winston Flowers. To read more details about the wedding, check out my previous blog entry here. Now, onto the photo eye candy. Enjoy!

Photos by Punam Bean Photography
Punam, thank you for sharing your stunning photos. The portraits that you took are definitely some of my all time favorites!

~Emilie