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two trick pony: behind-the-scenes tour + screenprinted wedding invites

{ photo by two trick pony }
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while you're waiting for me to get it together, my friend rachael forwarded this lovely post on how her custom-screenprinted invites were made. in person these invites were unbelievably beautiful -- done by two trick pony, whose blog combines mouth-watering recipes with gorgeous printed things. yes please!

here are a few etsy items of theirs...



more at twotrickpony.etsy.com

thanks for the introduction, rachael!

hello strangers + sneak peek!

photo by emily sterne

hello everyone -- how goes?

here is where i try to distract you by posting an illicit sneak peek at the boston elopement photos (which i am in love with -- can't wait to show you more!)

ehm.... it has been a dog's age. i owe you one. a few, really.

calling boston photographers!

{each photo links to its shop}

my dear friend is eloping to boston this friday (!!) and i am *thrilled* to go join them as a witness. i would love to find an amazing boston photographer who might be persuaded to donate an hour of their afternoon this friday, july 17, in downtown boston, to photograph a tiny wedding of four low-key people.

i can offer a permanent text link on the blog, a post about the experience, plus a gift certificate for dinner. can you recommend anyone who might be interested and available? if so, kindly let me know by wednesday, etsywedding (at) gmail -- if you are a photographer, please include your website.

thanks so much, everyone!
xox
j

wedding DIY contest, updates, et cetera

{ vanessa's pick: jacky earrings by loellamedina }

yesterday's etsy finds email, "my american gothic wedding", expands on vanessa + mickey's wedding posted last week, with vanessa delving into all the etsy details -- it is seriously wonderful. great ideas, and lots of etsy sellers to check out!

also, may be old news since i've been away but just in case, etsy and marthastewartweddings.com are running a great DIY wedding photo contest where you can submit photos of your wedding crafts. see the site to enter through september 1, 2009, or get more info and rules -- MSW is featuring the best photos online, and your craft might just get featured on martha's show.

also, check out the slideshow with marthastewartwedding.com's favorite etsy crafters. so much etsy love! here are links to a few also featured on etsy wedding: 5eizen, blanca monros gomez, the english dept. and enjibeck.

i just so happened across this great-sounding contest at hiphostess -- win four beautiful kiwi green pashmina shawls, enter by july 31.

finally, my disclaimer du jour: the day job is once again trying to swallow me, so please be patient with posting this week and next.

just for fun, here are some of the etsy crafters picked by marthastewartweddings.com:



{each photo links to its shop}

fourth of july wedding

{each photo links to its shop}

at least in the states you'd have fireworks and a day off for your anniversary...

see also last year's fourth of july post.

an etsy wedding: vanessa and mickey

{ vanessa and mickey's gorgeous etsy wedding }
photo credit: dave robbins

hooray! best wishes to vanessa, editrix-in-chief of the storque, etsy's blog: not only is she newly married, martha stewart weddings has a glorious feature on her etsy wedding up today. wishing vanessa and mickey all happiness!


photo credit: dave robbins

wedding party: men's gifts under $20

{ walnut and maple money clip by holcombswoodworking }

D. writes me with a challenge:

I am not having a bridal party, but I have a friend officiating, another as a musician, another as DJ, and readers... oh my. I want to give them something as a token of my appreciation, but they're mostly guys (so jewelry is hard, unless I have something different for the girls), and the biggest problem is we're pretty strapped for cash. The wedding is this August, so we don't have much time to save for gifts, either...

I'm hoping to spend 10-15 tops per person; something handmade (of course); something unique. Cufflinks are out (these guys aren't the kind of guys who wear cufflinks)... I'm totally at a loss.

can you find unique handmade gifts for random wedding helpers for under $15 each?

yes! yes. some of these are traditional, some unique, some just plain random (firestarter!)... you said no cufflinks, so i included the pair below if useful for other folks searching for similar. will post a separate post for ladygifts.

for your friends, readers, bartenders, photographers, djs, all under $15:








{each photo links to its shop}

also for readers/writers, there is a world of printed/gocco'd moleskine notebooks, many customizable and under $10.

and a few more ideas, for $15-$20:




{each photo links to its shop}

or you could always get handmade frames and put photos in as your token of appreciation:




{each photo links to its shop}

what do you think? other ideas? post links?