washi tape

what the heck is washi tape? just a creative little bit of amazingness that the folks from smitten on paper  came up with. can you imagine how this tape can jazz up something ordinary with all its different patterns? 

go ahead + get washi - ing! 

*leah bell

destination wedding?

look at this save the date stop motion video - so precious!! via alison events.

luftballons.

guiliana + bill rancic announced they are having a boy at their baby shower yesterday.  i'm sure the party was perfection, considering the mindy weiss crew was hired to pull it off. dang, i wish i could've been there. the party decor displayed a mixture of blue + pink balloons - when it came time to reveal the baby's gender, the couple released a bunch of blue balloons in the sky. such a cute idea! how would you reveal your baby's gender? here are some creative ways i found on the net: 

how fun would it be to order solid pink or blue confetti pops for
everyone to pop simultaneously! via H+H designs.

you can order customized fortune cookies for the big surprise.

cake pop filled cookies? yes please! via mom365.

here are guiliana + bill's cute baby shower invitations + some other precious ones i found via the gender reveal blog. i want to do this for a friend's baby shower - i'm getting the fever!

did you catch the fever?

*leah bell

save those dates.

save the dates are becoming more common these days + therefore getting more creative. i've seen various save the dates : from homemade movies, to balloons, to towels that can be reused in the kitchen. i had a super hard time selecting ours because the options are plentiful + so, so cute!

how about this venn diagram save the date created by the couple themselves?
something i would never think about - but will definitely keep in mind.
what a great idea for a couple who shares a love for math!

three little words, a small letter press + printing company
makes these adorable cork save the dates. wouldn't this be cute for a vineyard wedding?
you could carry on the cork theme throughout the wedding decor, place settings,
gifts + even bouquets. 

sarah of august bloom came up with this cut out s.t.d. - it's incred!
i am such a fan of the chevron stripes + the little heart that indicates the wedding location. 
are you singing johnny cash now? 'i'm goin' to jackson...' because i am!

last but not least our save the dates! i found them at my most favorite paper store in the world, paper source. i chose these partly because i love the wave design + also because it reminds me of the beach, where our wedding will be. i chose to include response cards due to the fact our wedding is destination, + i need to know the exact number of guests in order to block hotel rooms. + we had 2 versions of each card, 1 spanish + 1 english - the spanish cards were sent to our family in mexico. i'm really happy with how they turned out - all that hard work + attention to detail paid off.

...what did your save the dates look like?


have a lovely day!
*leah bell