I'm back from a BEAUTIFUL wedding in Temecula, California for Bethany & Bryan's wedding. Though I have a ton of goodies (in the form of digital pictures) to showcase, I'm going to wait it out a bit and make a monstrous post in the near future.

On a different note, Leona and James passed out their invitations! James traveled a considerable amount during their dating period, and so he would always send postcards and write letters to his dear Leo. They wanted to express their bonds of communication through their wedding, and thus came about the inspiration for a customized TELEGRAM to serve as an invitation.




Here's the set after opening.





Leona found these beautiful gold envelopes online. They were perfect palettes to the printed ornate labels.




Aren't these belly bands gorgeous? Leona cut them from thin Japanese-styled paper--they held together the invitation and map.




The invitations were requested to be clean, elegant, yet with a touch of grunge. I raised my eyebrow at this odd combination, closed my eyes, and tried to pull it off.




A snippet from 1 Corinthians 13:7.





Another look at the embossed logo. Yowza.





I had a lot of fun making this map. I really had to think about how to efficiently show a connection between the ceremony and reception sites.


It's time to crack the whip and start working on my 1-2-3-4...4! upcoming weddings. ...That, and get ready for a big move to the East Coast, a family reunion cruise to Alaska, as well as study for microeconomics.

I can't take the anticipation! I am beyond excited to attend Bethany and Bryan's wedding ceremony. Bethany is not only the first among my age-group of good friends to become a Misses, but I also get to see the fruits of my labor. It seems like just yesterday when Bethany asked me to do her wedding invitations. Back in January, the ordeal seemed daunting, but I'm glad I decided to take on the challenge, and can't believe how much I've grown since then. My "industry" had a mini explosion and I began to grow in assignments, established this blog, and made my thumb somewhat iconic.

Here's the list of items that we ended up completing:
1. Invitations
2. Map & Directions Cards
3. Envelopes
4. Rubber Stamp
5. Website
6. Thank You Cards
7. Escort Cards
8. Table Cards
9. Dessert Cards
10. Menus
11. Programs
12. Adult Favor Tags
13. Kid Favor Tags
14. Photobooth decal & strip artwork (Courtesy of Oh Snap!)

I'm thankful for being a part of Bethany's wedding (plus, it was a lot of fun)--it really gave me a taste of how much planning and paper go into a wedding.

It'll be a fabulous weekend. I'm even squeezing in a trip to Disneyland. Wahoo!

A project I had a few months ago was designing a Moleskine cover (via Engrave Your Book) for my former college floormate Kinndy. The cover is meant to be a gift for her boyfriend for their three year anniversary. THREE YEARS, wow! Nate and I will be hitting that mark in June.

So yes, she's not the car fanatic. And... neither am I! When Kinndy told me that I would be drawing cars I was a bit intimidated. Thankfully, I already practiced on Bethany's invitations by drawing Bryan's Bethany-bus (geez that's a lot of Bs in one sentence--story of my life in February).

Well, here it is! Kinndy's boyfriend recently bought an old Fairlady Z and is currently restoring it into good condition, and so she wanted it to be the inspiration to his gift.




The cover has a front and back view of the Fairlady Z. The print-like background was actually Nate's suggestion! I just made it come to life.

The stamp at the bottom of the page is a customized symbol that I'm sure has significance (I only get instructions, and not necessarily the explanation).










Yes. Men like to name their cars with girl names.



An update from me: I am finally back from an intense few weeks of travel. It started off in Irvine to Philadelphia to NYC to Washington DC to Boston. I think I've had enough of pretzels and ginger ale.

But... I'm traveling AGAIN next week back to Southern California (rooooad trip!) for Bethany and Bryan's wedding!!!

Amidst all of the brides getting married in 2010, two are especially dear to my heart! Yes, it will be a hectic next few months because I will be a bridesmaid for DOS with both weddings in the month of July.

JULY 3 : Kathy & Will

Kathy and I have known each other a little short of ten years. The first time we met, we automatically hit it off and became inseparable. We saw each other every Sunday at church and spent much of our time swooning over and imagining our future weddings, or getting excited/complaining about our "love lives." Thankfully, though, the Lord has grown us both exponentially! Kathy has always been like a little sister to me, and it's crazy that she's getting married! I am thrilled to be involved in her wedding planning and ceremony.




A bad habit/tradition of ours was passing notes during retreat conference sermons. I found this sweet snippet from a retreat in 2003.




Might I add, she has a beautiful thumb and one heck of a rock!




This was a few days after the start of our friendship. We look like babies!


JULY 31 : Sally & Andy

I met Sally on my first day in college. I always like to tease her about my first impressions of her, but she has grown to be such a joy and encouragement in my life. When I look upon some of my best times at Berkeley, I often think of Sally. We have shared so many heartfelt talks and laughs, and I am honored to be a part of her wedding. She is also one of my biggest fans--being so confident in my work and abilities since the very beginning (years before I started Whimsical Thumb). Thanks for believing in me, Sal!




Sally and me on my 20th birthday. 



A trip to the Monterey Bay Aquarium when a group of us went camping in Big Sur.   Can you believe it? Three more months!