A Big Handmade Wedding Giveaway!

Here's what I've been hinting at for the last three months, a great big wedding giveaway!  And it's a good one!!!

In honor of the first issue of "It's All In The Details..." I'm hosting a giveaway from featured items and sellers in the 'zine! All carefully handcrafted, all completely gorgeous!  One lucky winner will win this lovely package featuring all of the following items:

Heart bracelet by Parisienne Girl Designs

Just Married banner by Wedding Girl

Boutonniere by LaLaLaurie

Do It Yourself Birdcage Veil Kit in white or ivory by Deeds & Petunia

Raw Silk Clutch in cream with baby blue satin lining by Dee Jones

So here's how to enter to win (both steps required to enter!):

1. Follow this blog!  Click the box on the right column of this page that says "follow."
2. Look through our new online inspiration magazine, "It's All In The Details..." and leave a comment here telling us what your favorite item, tutorial or idea is.


Earn extra entries by doing any of the following!
1. Tweet about the giveaway and magazine
2. Blog about the giveaway and magazine
3. Post on Facebook about the giveaway and magazine
4. Fan "It's All In The Details..." on Facebook

The winner will be drawn on Sunday, May 22nd, so get those entries in!

A big thank you to Rosemary Wagner Photography for providing the above photos from our photo shoot, and to all the contributors to the giveaway.  It makes me wish I was getting married again!!!

It's All In The Details... Online Magazine For A Handmade Wedding

It's finally here!  Enjoy!

Open publication

Seattle Vintage Wedding Fair, Deeds & Petunia and the magazine on NWSource.com

Got a nice little surprise again this morning - a lovely article on NWSource.com on the upcoming Seattle Vintage Wedding Fair.  You definitely don't want to miss this event, and the article tells you exactly why you want to be there!

All participating vendors are local, and the Vintage Wedding Fair has an intimate, indie vibe with an emphasis on affordability. The event attracts local brides who want to infuse their wedding with nostalgia, Old Hollywood glamour and unique, personal style.

The vendors, including Deeds & Petunia, had some very nice words said about them/us/me.

The small and carefully selected vendor list has some exciting new additions this year, including Seattle designer Amanda Vernell of Twice Blushed reconstructed bridal gowns, Christopher Jones of Like A Rockstar clothing, and Deeds and Petunia, which makes affordable, picture-perfect birdcage veils and fascinators. 

And the zine as well!  Probably the most exciting part for me.

Deeds and Petunia will launch a new online bridal magazine at the event, called “All in the Details” -- which happens to be the wedding fair’s theme.

 Can't wait for this weekend.  I'm starting to feel the pressure now.  This week is the big push for me!

Wedding e-zine is coming together!

I'm so thrilled about this.  I love e-zines.  Especially free zines!  Blogs are also nice, don't get me wrong, but sometimes you just want to get straight to the beautiful pictures.  Or you want a DIY craft project to try out, but don't want to have to scroll and scroll and SCROLL to get through the 45 steps and demonstration photos.  That's the beauty of the zine.  It's like a condensed magazine - full of gorgeous photos, tips, an article or two, a few relevant ads (nothing too crazy!) and the DIY's are tastefully edited for maximum user-friendliness.  You can even "flip" through it like a magazine!  So satisfying.

So I'm working on an Indie DIY Wedding e-zine.  In general, it's for all the artsy craftsy type brides who love handmade, want unique elements in their wedding rather than just what's "traditional" (although some traditions are still great.)  These are brides who don't mind a little elbow grease to make their weddings special, but appreciate the time, energy and effort of the handmade craft, and seek out vendors who offer something a little different for those extra special items. If this sounds like you, I know you'll appreciate what's in store!

I've pulled together some AMAZING elements that I'm so excited to share with you.  Today is just a sneak peek!  The zine will be out in May and will be chock full of zine-y goodness.

Ringbearer's Nest, MacKensleyDesigns on Etsy

Bamboo Placecards, SimplyPrettyPrints on Etsy

In addition to product features and DIY wedding projects, I'm working with two wonderful photographers on two totally unique and FUN wedding inspiration shoots! 

Rosemary Wagner, you may remember, is the photographer from the shoot we did previously where she created all the beautiful photos for my Etsy shop.  :) 

The other is a lovely lady named Dee Jones from Open Door Photography.  I met Dee through our mutual friend Kirsten, who is a very talented singer/songwriter, (and who is playing a SXSW show tonight with her magical band Elk & Boar!!!) 

Kirsten borrowed a couple sample pieces for an Elk & Boar photo shoot with Dee.  Together with Kirsten's bandmate Travis, they made this dreamy music video for their song "Room To Start" (Dee's photos, Elk & Boar music, Kirsten's stop animation handiwork!)

I fell in love with Dee's aesthetic.  I immediately emailed her and told her I wanted to work with her.  Much to my delight, she said yes!  So here we are, getting ready for another dreamy photo shoot, this time with brides in mind, in a couple weeks.  I'm excited beyond words. 

Stay tuned and I'll post more pictures soon!


**And I'm still looking for DIY contributors and advertisers!  E-mail me for more info...**