WHITE WEDDING SHOES [Oct 2010]

Erick and Virginia's Wedding is coming up and all the bridesmaid's have to wear white shoes for the wedding. We are allowed to choose any white shoes we wanted to wear. They don't have to match everyone else's because everyone got to choose a different style dress as well. I've been searching for white shoes since January, but have not come across any that I liked. I looked online to see if there was something else I couldn't find at the mall. There was nothing I liked and the ones I did like were at least $150 or not white. I decided to go to Ross and get a pair of inexpensive shoes that I liked and paint them white. I figured if I can't find something I like, I should just make it myself. I found a pair of cute and comfortable black Steve Madden's that I really liked for $22.99 so I got them. They were exactly what I was looking for. They are wide enough and don't make my feet feel like they are being squished. I initially wanted to apply a layer of primer and then color, but the primer that I have has an enamel-like finish that I didn't feel there was a need for white paint. I finished it off with a clear matte spray.

VIRGINIA & ERICK'S TABLE NUMBERS & WEDDING PARTY NAME CARDS [Oct 2010]

Erick and Virginia needed table numbers to identify their tables so guests can easily find where they're suppose to sit. They both have been busy and asked me if I could make them for them. I had no concept of where to start with except their colors. I kind of wanted to make it resemble the design from the guestbook that my younger sister made. From there, I looked up some floral scroll clipart designs and Virginia chose a simple one that caught her eye. This is that I came up with. Something simple yet sophisticated. 

Dimensions: 4"x4"

Font: Scriptina Pro  

I also went ahead and made some name cards for the party favors which will be given to the wedding party at the rehearsal dinner. 

Dimensions: 1.5"x3"

Font: Scriptina Pro

L.O.V.E. - ERICK & VIRGINIA'S WEDDING LOGO [Oct 2010]

Erick and Virginia needed to design a logo for the wedding that would be displayed on the dance floor with light. They had to submit their design to the DJ so he could get it laser cut for the event. They had an idea of how they wanted it to be, but didn't have the time to design it so they asked me if I could do it for them. They wanted to do a word play with the word "Love" since both of their first initials are in it. I went through a series of different designs and the last one was what they wanted. I inverted the final design for fun just to see how it would look with white on black. I will post photos of the logo on the dance floor after the wedding.


Font: English

ERICK & VIRGINIA'S WEDDING SHOWER PARTY FAVORS [Oct 2010]

Erick and Virginia's wedding shower is coming up and I volunteered to make one of the party favors for the event. I've been on a wedding preparation frenzy as I have been trying to keep myself busy. I found these plain heart containers at Dollar Tree and decided to decorate them a little since it's going to be a black and white party. I was thinking about spray-painting them at first but I decided to make white glitter hearts with black glitter lettering instead. I also added a white ribbon on the edge of the lids. I wanted to fill them up with navy blue and fuchsia-colored m&m's but they were more expensive than the assorted colors. They still came out nice.