SHOP // RINGS

These rings come from Elizabeth Scott Botanical Jewelry. I adore the organic shapes, the delicate qualities and, most of all, the non-wedding ring-y appearance of all of these. They don't smack you in the face saying "Hey, look at me! I'm big! I'm expensive! I am a wedding ring. ". Rather they claim a subtle awesomeness that says it's wearer appreciates the unique and the handmade.

INSPIRATION FILE // GRANDPA GEORGE

I am finally redesigning my web site – correction – I am having professionals redesign my website. Which, after meeting Grandpa George on Saturday, I am even more excited about than I was before meeting them, especially because I walked away with this little "Easter egg" of inspiration. It's a series of film clips run together without sound of things that inspire the folks at Grandpa George. What is even better is that it is different every time you visit. It's not difficult to find, but you do have to look for it. Below is the Grandpa George home page. See the vertical bar on the right {on the actual page it is animated}? Click on it and you've got an endless stream of inspiration for your any creative project...yes, even your wedding.

More on the web site and what we're doing for Grandpa George in the weeks {months?} to come.

SHOP // ME & MATILDA

Wedding party ties from Me & Matilda are simple perfection. I love the thought of these at a casual wedding or maybe a fancy wedding with a quirky and casual guy who wants to stand out just a little next to his bride. These are great and not too dressy for a day at the office. They also offer ring bearer pillows and the cutest bow ties for big and little guys alike.

INSPIRATION FILE // VINTAGE CANDY WRAPPERS

Put the word vintage in front of any of the following words and I'm hooked: italian, french, packaging. Here we have all three. I'm obviously feeling a bit art nouveau today. Here are three wrappers that would be beautiful inspirations for wedding stationery from the typography to the pattern design to the illustrations. So much to be inspired from. Here are the links:
French candy labels, Leone, Hersheys.

IN THE STUDIO // NEW LOGO

Just a quick post to introduce the new Armato Design & Press logo. It was time for a fresh face for ADP and I'm very pleased with it, if I do say so myself. I am in the midst of creating a new web site and launching a big fall marketing campaign, so it was a perfect opportunity to get rid of the old logo {that has served me well for 3+ years} and create one that speaks directly to what I do here: Celebration Stationery! New letterpress cards are in the works and I will post when they're ready. Have a great weekend.

SHOP // ETSY WEDDING ATTIRE GUIDE

Etsy has a fabulous series of gift guides including the wedding attire gift guide. Could it be easier for you to have something totally unique for your wedding and beyond? Now get out there and shop!

INSPIRATION FILE // INVENTION

Sometimes, even in wedding planning {but certainly in the life of a creative}, one needs to heed the words above. This piece by Maira Kalman in Thursday's New York Times called And the Pursuit of Happines is a great reminder that creativity too must be invented {though I have a strong belief that it is just easier for some people than others}. So when you just don't know what you can do to make your wedding different from every other wedding out there, to make it yours and yours alone, go to these words and then "don't mope in your room, go invent something".

Incidently, this is a great piece for wedding stationery inspiration as well. Note the calligraphy above and dig these illustrations:

Now that's talent.