Real Wedding - Brenda & Mario - 11/14/09

As promised, Samara from By Design Events, sent me some phenomenal pictures from Brenda and Mario's big day. They were married at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Montego Bay, Jamaica. I was so excited to see everything come together...including all our special touches. Special thanks to Kristen from Kristen Leigh Photography for making our work look SO good. Enjoy!

Congrats Brenda and Mario!

Wedding Joy in Jamaica

Brenda and Mario were married on November 14th in Montego Bay, Jamaica. We loved designing their invitations and were so happy to work on the day of accessories too. Samara Mendoza from By Design Events was nice enough to stop by and pick everything up. I haven't heard from Samara how the big day went, so I'm hoping to get a full wrap up...and I can't wait to see pictures!! I'll be sure to share...in the meantime, enjoy these in studio pics of their menus, favor tags and place cards.

Real Wedding - Stephanie & Jay - 09/06/09

I'm SO excited about this real wedding post. Stephanie and Jay were married on September 6, 2009 in Big Sky, Montana. First let me say that Stephanie and Jay are the sweetest couple. In the span of the year, we must of exchanged hundreds of emails and phone calls. In the midst of a phone call, Allie and I mentioned how we thought this was going to be such a cool wedding and we'd love to come...Stephanie's response..."Sure, we'd love to have you!". Like I said, a great couple!

So, when I got the email from Stephanie last night with the link to her pro pics, I was overjoyed and couldn't wait to dive into the details from their big day in Big Sky. And, oh boy, they are awesome! Their photographer is Larry Stanley - Montana Wedding Photographer. (Check out his two websites for his portfolio and resource site.) In a comment Stephanie made on Larry's blog she says that she knew from their first phone call that he was the perfect photographer for them. I think you will agree when you see all of the photos below.

A big thanks to Larry for responding to my request for photos in less than a day! You are phenomenal! :) And, Larry promises me a link to Stephanie and Jay's album, when it is complete, so I'll be sure to share that with you.

Finally, as you enjoy all of these pictures, you might remember some of our older blog posts with shots of Stephanie and Jay's save the date, invitation and other details. We loved designing everything for their natural and elegant big day. Hope you like everything too! Enjoy!

Real Wedding - Heather & Christopher - 10/09/09

Heather and Christopher were married in Baltimore, Maryland on October 9, 2009. In addition to their awesome invitation (click here to see it), we designed their programs, table numbers, place cards, menus and lots of signs...even for the "King of Bling" (aka Heather's son). Below are a few pictures of their table numbers and programs. I'm also including two awesome pictures of the happy couple (from D Bryant Photo) -- we're designing thank you notes with these pics, as we speak! Enjoy!

Today's Tables

Okay, if you are a regular follower of my posts, you have probably realized that I've been slacking this week. Sometimes life just gets the best of you, and I have to admit that I'm in the midst of 'life'. And this week, 'life' includes a sick child, my own sinus infection, serious lack of sleep and no studio manager (Allie is on vacay in Jamaica this week...so jealous!).

So, bear with me this week and I promise to have lots of new pictures and fun very soon! But, because I can't leave you with empty handed, today, I'm sharing some pictures of a few different tablescapes that we've helped decorate! A lot of these came from wedding shows and other events, so you might have not have seen them before...enjoy!

Real Wedding - Nyya & Mike - 10/11/09

It's a real wedding week here at Allison Barnhill Designs...I just got some awesome photos from Nyya and Mike. I just love how everything came together for their wedding. There were just so great touches -- like the hearts on the bottom of the girls shoes! Too cute! And, love the pics of our invitation, table number, Mr. & Mrs. signs and place cards. Thanks to Nyya for sending the photos and sharing her big day with us. Congrats!!

Disney Day

Kimmy and Dan were married this past weekend in Disney World! :) I'm so excited to share her Disney inspired wedding accessories. Some of you will probably remember their invitations, which were just so adorable...with the wand and fairy dust. So, we had to carry that design into their big day items. From the program to the menus, everying had the fairy dust. Even their table tents were named after rides in Disney World. I can't wait to see pictures from this wedding. I know it had to have been a fun wedding...and that Kimmy and Dan will "live happily ever after"...enjoy!

Chandelier Cheer

Nyya and Michael were married this past weekend, so I can now share their wedding accessories! Some of you might remember their awesome invitations...complete with a vintage glam swirl design and of course, the chandelier. Well, we carried through the same feel to their programs, table numbers, menus and escort cards. I just love how it all came together! I even got a great note from their awesome wedding coordinator, Michele, of Michele Damon Events, thanking us for our work and gushing over the programs. And, I heard from Nyya's mom, Carole, that Nyya and Michael are having a great time on their honeymoon! So happy that we could play a part in their special day. Enjoy!

Classic..just classic...

Kate and Brady were married this past weekend up in New York, so I can finally share their classic and beautiful wedding day accessories. (Check out their save the dates and invitations too!) First, the programs are a new design and I just love it! It's a smaller booklet size with a foldover backing and a pretty bow. All of their table decor - menus, escort cards and table numbers -- followed the same gold and ivory color scheme. Can't wait to see pictures from this wedding...sure to be a show stopper! Enjoy!

Real Wedding - Diana & Jon - 09.06.09

Diana and Jon got married earlier this month in Washington, DC. I was so excited when Diana emailed me the link to these awesome pics from their photographer, Pamela Lepold. There are just so many great detail shots of our work...not to mention of the bride and groom! I'll let the pictures speak for themselves...enjoy!

What a cool picture!!

Our place cards hanging from the pretty branches

The most important place card...

Menu

Love this pic of our invite in the branches

...and the inside of the invite

How great is it that the flower we used on all of their stationery was used on the cake too!

The happy couple...congrats Diana and Jon!

Wonderful Weekend

Why is it a wonderful weekend? Well, we have a lot of awesome couples getting married on this holiday weekend...and it's a holiday...wonderful! As we say goodbye to summer, I want to wish Kim & Jake, Stephanie & Jay, Diana & Jonathan, Leslie & Paul, Serena & Jesse and Kara & John much happiness and great weather for the big day!

I'm also going to share pics of some of the wedding day accessories we did for these lucky couples! Enjoy!

So, Kim and Jake are getting married overlooking the water -- and I just love how the table names turned out!!! We did her programs too...but, my studio manager, Allie, is a friend a Kim's and will be at the wedding. She promises to take lots of pictures to post next week! :)

Stephanie and Jay are finally getting married in Montana this weekend...okay, I say finally, because I've been working them for so long, but I'm just so over the moon for them and hope that the big day is as big as Big Sky! :) Can't wait to see all of the pictures from this one!!!!

Diana and Jonathan are getting married in DC this weekend -- some of you might remember their pretty floral folder. Well, here are their menus and programs, which is a new design! Too cute!

Congrats to all!