Teal Floral Invites

 For: Amy and Alex
Occasion: their wedding

I was honored to create the art for Amy and Alex's wedding invitations! Here is a photo of the original larger painting that I then got scanned and printed to be sent out. I had so much fun playing with different ideas and love, love, love how the final work turned out!

Taylor Swift Bat Mitzvah Invites

 For: Danielle
Occasion: her Bat Mitzvah Invitations

The Biegens asked if I would make the Taylor Swift themed invitations for Danielle's Bat Mitzvah, and after thinking about it a bit, I created a watercolor in the party colors featuring Swiftie Friendship bracelets with her Hebrew name on them! It was so much fun to conceptualize and make for my sweet friend Danielle--I am so glad she loved them so much!

Birdie Invites

 For: Mollie and Colin
Occasion: Their Wedding

I was honored to be asked to do Mollie and Colin's wedding invites for their big day! Mollie is a big fan of my watercolors, and after a few convos about what they were hoping for, we landed on this sweet image of the happy couple mirrored by the two birds on the branch. I love these invites and was so happy to hear that the guests loved them, too!

Golden Anniversary Invites

 For: Keane Friends and Family
Occasion: The Anniversary Party

To help celebrate the monumental feat that is 50 years of marriage, I made invitations for the big anniversary party! I loved using golds and yellows to help make the invitations formal, but fun. It was a treat to share my art with the larger Keane sphere,  and we had such a great time celebrating (venue change, schmenu change!). 

Our Wedding Invitations

Mike and I officially tied the knot! Here are scans of the originals that I used for our invitations.

Here's the front:

And the back: 

And the RSVP card:

I loved creating our wedding invites, and am so pleased with how well they set the tone for our wonderful celebration. 

Our Save the Date

For: Our friends and family
Occasion: Our Wedding

I am the biggest fan of our Save the Date. It has been my phone background for over a year at this point, and the original is framed in our house. I had such fun drawing this -- trying to capture his smile and the curves of our faces -- and it really looks like us! We are getting close to the big day now, I almost can't believe I created this a year and a half ago!

Path Wedding Invites

For: Charles and Alexi
Occasion: Wedding Invites

Charles and Alexi asked me to do their wedding invites (and save the dates), so we created this beautiful watercolor of aspen and wildflowers surrounding an unpaved path. I got to play with so many design ideas and was so pleased that we ended up going with with design. The cutout is very elegant too and fits perfectly with the beautiful ceremony they had.  (A big thank you to Anna McClane for placing the text!)

Purple Shower Invites

For: Alli

Occasion: Her Bridal Shower

Jeannine asked me to do the invites for Alli's bridal shower, and of course I was honored and delighted to have to opportunity! For the design, I used her wedding colors and got to play a lot with white space. The design is so crisp and fun, while still being clearly hand-drawn. I got them printed on metallic cream paper, so there is a subtle sheen that I absolutely love (you can kind of see it in the bottom left corner). I could not be happier with how they turned out and am glad the recipients have liked them too! 

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Adventure Save the Dates

For: Alexi and Charles
Occasion: Save the Dates

Charles asked me to do the Save the Dates for their wedding, and luckily for me, they are having a rustic chic (pardon the term) Colorado wedding, which happens to be among my favorite genres. After a few tries with succulents and other ideas, we ended up going with some AWESOME mountains. (Look at that line detail!) We printed them on kraft paper, and there's subtle purple and teal in the lettering, and they just look really neat. 

And, I'm about to start their wedding invitations, and I could not be more excited (sit tight for some watercolor aspens, y'all). 

Shower with Love Bridal Shower Invites

For: Livingston
Occasion: her niece's bridal shower

My high school history teacher asked me to make shower invites for her niece, Abby. I was so excited to tackle this challenge because I love Livingston and her zest for life! I ended up creating a watercolor of Abby holding an umbrella with hearts falling all around her. I love how these turned out and it was so much fun to work with Livingston! I can't wait to hopefully see her this summer when she's out here for Abby's wedding. 

Adventure Save the Dates

For: Kyle and Cassy
Occasion: Save the Date

Kyle and Cassy asked me to do the Save the Dates for their wedding, and I was so excited to do them. When we met over brunch, they said they wanted to incorporated the mountains to signify Colorado and some deciduous trees for where they'll be getting married in New York. It took my brain a bit to figure out how to get those two things together, and then--POW!--it hit me. Kyle and Cassy are very adventurous, so I decided to put their characters on the most epic backpack ever, from Colorado to New York. The mountains are in the background, and the direction sign provides the location (Cobleskill, New York) indicating that they are on their way there.

I love this Save the Date so much, and Kyle and Cassy loved it too! Can't wait for the big day in August. 

Daisy Wine Bottle Save the Date

For: Makena and Stephen
Occasion: Save the Date

For Makena's save the dates, she gave a couple of ideas to spark my creative juices: wine and gerber daisies. After doing a few sketches, I came up with this simple wine-bottles-as-vases watercolor, and it was the "winning" design! I had a lot of fun playing around with techniques with these (notice the cool blue spots in the background) and was honored to get to play a small role in the upcoming nuptials. 

State Shape Save the Date

For: Laura and David
Occasion: Save the Date

Laura asked me to do the Save the Dates for her and David's wedding this spring. For inspiration, she told me that she has always liked the shape of Indiana and that they wanted to incorporate the mountains of Colorado somehow--not the easiest two things to combine, but I think it came together in this playful watercolor. The couple is sitting on top of their respective states, which each have hearts over important locations (Evansville in Indiana, where they will be married, and Denver in Colorado where they met!).

I had a lot of fun making these cards for Laura and her Target Guy and can't wait for the wedding!

Wedding Invites tied in Knots

For: Christy and Nathan's Wedding
Occasion: Wedding Invites

After doing the save the dates, Christy and Nathan asked me to do their wedding invites. We had a lot of fun brainstorming images, and here is what we came up with:

Cartoon Nathan and Christy are tying the knot! The sapphire blue is found in a number of details, including the knot they are tying, the ampersand, and the folio folder shown below.

The RSVPs are one of my favorite pieces of the entire set, with Christy anxious for you to reply and Nathan already thinking about the great food:

And the final piece that I created was a watercolor map of Champaign, Illinois so the guests will have an idea of where to go on the big day:

I was so honored to get to do the art for these invites, and I am really delighted with how they turned out. Now I just can't wait for the wedding itself!

Save the Date Puzzle

For: Christy and Nathan's Wedding
Occasion: Save the Date

Christy and Nathan are getting married next year, and they asked me to do their Save the Dates! I created this watercolor of the two of them holding a giant puzzle under their favorite tree on campus. I am so, so, so happy with how they turned out, and had a great experience getting them printed with wordshop.

I love the detail, I love the cards, and I love the two of them more than I can say.