Canadian Rockies Wedding by Orange Girl Photographs
I must admit, when I first laid eyes on this wedding sent to us by Orange Girl Photographs I thought it was a photo shoot because it was JUST THAT GOOD. Not only are the views unreal but the styling is impeccable (Hello ghost chairs in the wilds of Canada) and the couple? Completely adorable. So once you pick your jaw up off the ground and realize that this is indeed a real and absolutely smitten-worthy wedding, you are going to want to click on the gallery because there is more; lots more!
From the Bride:
Wildlife marked the path on our journey to our destination wedding in the Canadian Rockies. Nature welcomed us with grizzly bears, elk, big horn sheep, mountain goats and moose. We arrived at Emerald Lake Lodge greeted by the smell of pine and the splendor of the aqua glacier water. It was the perfect setting for our family and friends to explore and experience a week’s worth of making precious memories together. On the eve of our wedding we were graced with the presence of a majestic double rainbow over the emerald waters. What a sight and blessing it was as we all gathered in the cabin to experience it together.
With the help of ‘Day of Coordination’ in executing my decor and design plan “bees and blossoms”, we were able to enjoy the day with our loved ones and fully live in the moment. Our ceremony took place lake side; the ceremony path lined with pinwheels and pretty poms along the clear ghost chairs facing Mount Burgess. Vintage handkerchiefs were handed out to each guest for their tears of joy. With large playful yellow and peach pinwheels in hand, the bridesmaids each in J Crew dresses and custom hair pieces made their way down the aisle. Ross in his grey JCrew suit waited with loving energy. My Watters gown was perfect for the setting; a demure classic with the right amount of lace, satin and sparkle. It paired nicely with my blusher veil and bouquet of peonies and roses. Our harpist, Deborah Nyjack (Harp Angel) worked with us to create a lovely song selection for our ceremony which included “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” for the bride’s procession. I love the symbolism captured in Kirstie’s photographs. One of my favourites: during the procession- my mom having a hard time letting go of my train after coming down the stairs – she just couldn’t let go period!
Guests were treated to a performance by my friend Jennifer as she interpreted the poem “My Honey Bee, by Ben Youngblood” to the song Claire de Lune on the harp. Her hand painted dress matched beautifully. We enjoyed ‘champagne kisses’ after the ceremony on the patio as we watched two baby cubs play across the lake. After, we made our way around the lodge property for photographs and even sported our favourite Hunter Wellies! Every element was selected with purpose and had inspiration and love behind it. The colours reflected the happiness and joy that we felt in our hearts. A vintage bicycle on our invitation to communicate our destination. The setting, peaceful and one of a kind. Bees because they work together to make something lovely and sweet. Chairs that you could see through so as to not take away from the natural beauty of the location. The sparklers to represent optimism and light in our new life as husband and wife. The decor came to life as what we had imagined and felt in our hearts. The day was so magical!
Photography: Kirstie Tweed of Orange Girl Photographs / Cinematography: Nicole Anhel of Confetti Wedding Films / Flowers: Willow Haven / Event Concept and Design: The bride Jenna / Make-up and hair: Stephanie Roy / Venue: Emerald Lake Lodge in Field British Columbia, Canada / Custom Designed Cake Topper: The Small Object / Cake: Buttercream Bake Shoppe, Calgary / Invitations: One Reverie / Hanger: Knick Nack Paddy Wack / XOXO Banner: Funky Shique / Pinwheels: Rule 42 / Dress: Watters, style Torrean / Veil: Lo Boheme / Ties: Tux and Tulle
93 Comments about “Canadian Rockies Wedding by Orange Girl Photographs”
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August 10, 2010 at 9:24 am
Where did you get that fabulous sign from 'What happens at the lake stays at the lake'?
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August 10, 2010 at 9:26 am
Absolutely LOVE this bride's look! Her hair looks amazing!
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August 10, 2010 at 9:40 am
Sandra, I LOVE that sign. Jenna found it from Etsy Seller "Go Jump in the Lake". They have all kinds of amazing signs. http://www.etsy.com/shop/GoJumpInTheLake
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August 10, 2010 at 9:40 am
Mountain chic!!! Love the pinwheels. Super cute wedding.
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August 10, 2010 at 9:43 am
What a great wedding! Her dress is beautiful and love all the signs :)
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August 10, 2010 at 9:56 am
Wow! This DOES look like a professional shoot! What an adorable couple and an incredibly wedding!
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August 10, 2010 at 10:04 am
Love it! Fabulous details - consistent with theme and colour palette. :) I'm sure the Bride and her "honey" enjoyed their day to the fullest. Congrats!!
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August 10, 2010 at 10:09 am
Love the honey jars. Where can I find them? Congrats!!
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August 10, 2010 at 10:10 am
Hands down....my new favorite wedding!
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August 10, 2010 at 10:15 am
i honestly think this is the prettiest most sincere wedding i've ever seen featured....they look genuinely happy and she is a stunning bride....congrats to them!!!
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August 10, 2010 at 10:28 am
I got the honey done at a local apiary called Clovermead. The flavour was Summer Blossom. It was soo yummy! I dressed up the jars to our liking with bees that I ordered from a floral supply.
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August 10, 2010 at 10:28 am
Love this! In the last photo with the yellow and gray background---where did you find or purchase the backdrop? Thanks!!!
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August 10, 2010 at 10:39 am
Um this wedding is a complete swoonfest! Everything is a slam dunk from start to finish! The bride was SO consistent with the theme and the stationary... everything is so thoughtful and so incredibly fun! Her bouquet is gorgeous and I really love the idea of incorporating the gifts into the seating arrangements instead of seating cards - SO smart! Congrats to the happy couple!!
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August 10, 2010 at 10:42 am
Hi Marcy,
I purchased the photo booth backdrop from http://www.dropitmodern.com/ . They have incredible choices.
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August 10, 2010 at 10:49 am
Love the ghost chairs! Did the venue provide those? Or did the couple rent them for the day?
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August 10, 2010 at 10:54 am
oh. my. how sweet! Love everything about this wedding.. from the pinwheels to the honey containers to the cupcakes to the adorable adorable bride and groom!
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August 10, 2010 at 11:00 am
What a gorgeous wedding!! My new favorite by far!!! Can someone tell me where they got the drink stirrers from? I've been trying to find wooden ones forever!
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August 10, 2010 at 11:18 am
Jenna and Ross found and rented the ghost chairs from http://www.onewestevents.com/ in Calgary, Alberta. One West Events delivered the chairs to Emerald Lake. They were an amazing way to frame the lake. I had never seen them used at Emerald Lake before and thought they looked stunning. Jenna found the drink stir sticks from http://www.foryourparty.com/stirsticks.php
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August 10, 2010 at 11:24 am
What a beautiful wedding. I love the color palette, it fits in beautifully with the surroundings. So many wonderful details, and it really has a warm feeling to the overall wedding. The bride is stunning and LOVE the red rain boots!!!
Congratulations to the happy couple! -
August 10, 2010 at 11:35 am
spectacular dress!!! love the ghost chairs too :)
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August 10, 2010 at 12:18 pm
Such a beautiful wedding through and through! I love the color and cut of the groom and groomsmen's suits. Any chance I can get the website and/or store where they were found? Many thanks and congratulations to the bride and groom!
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August 10, 2010 at 12:18 pm
Wow, this is incredible. Hands down, my favorite thing is her bouquet. This whole wedding just looks fun, and laid back. I am so in love with all the colors and the scenery!
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August 10, 2010 at 1:04 pm
Stunning Wedding...odd question, where did the little gold bee charms come from on the honey stirrers or whatever they are called!
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August 10, 2010 at 1:06 pm
This is a really gorgeous wedding. It is both vibrant and soft. The lighting in the location is fantastic. Love the bride's dress and hair. Just perfection!
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August 10, 2010 at 1:29 pm
What a gorgeous lake - the color of the water is amazing.
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August 10, 2010 at 1:47 pm
Love this wedding! Amazing photos by Orange Girl and wonderful design by the bride!
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August 10, 2010 at 1:47 pm
How is this a real wedding? It looks like a catalog shoot!
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August 10, 2010 at 2:00 pm
Gorgeous location! And so many sweet details!
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August 10, 2010 at 2:16 pm
How lovely to see a gorgeous Canadian wedding featured. The bride Jenna is a friend of my sons and is as sweet as she looks.............one of the loveliest brides. Jenna, your bouquet and wedding is incredible and Austin is looking forward to the local celebration in September. Best Wishes and much love to you both from the Chases. XO
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August 10, 2010 at 2:34 pm
Beautiful wedding..truly stunning scenery.
I love the little brown personalized paper bags, any idea where I can get some? -
August 10, 2010 at 2:54 pm
gorgeous! love all the sweet details.
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August 10, 2010 at 4:07 pm
Working with this bride was amazing, she is lovely and knew exactly what she wanted for her wedding. I'm so happy to see her and her beautiful wedding featured here :O)
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August 10, 2010 at 5:47 pm
Hey Rachel (from 12:18pm)! We ordered our suits online from Jcrew! Light fabric, perfect for summer :)
I also would like to thank everybody who has commented thus far as it is totally mind blowing that our wedding is on this website. All of your comments have been amazing and also have cheered up the bride substantially as she is currently still as work! :)
Last but definitely not least, I would like to thank Kirstie for taking the most beautiful pictures in the world and capturing every moment of our special day! You made our dream come true! Also, I would like to send some more love over to Confetti Films (Nicole & Trevor) as they definitely blew us away with an amazing 'trailer'!!!! We haven't even seen the real deal yet :) I was joking around with Jenna that even if we only had those 5 minutes of film captured, it would be more than enough! You two have done an amazing job and I'm truly happy that your work as well as Kirstie's is being noticed!!!! Love you all :)I would like to thank all who have commented again and for those brides to be, congratulations in advance :)
Much love,
Rosco :)Sorry for such a LONG comment!!!!
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August 10, 2010 at 5:54 pm
Wow - what a response! I was a bridesmaid in the wedding and can promise you that it IS real - it all really DID happen :) Just as another commenter said, the Bride and Groom are just as lovely and genuine as they come off in photos and in their video - I am truly blessed to call them friends! I know how much it means to Ross and Jenna to have their wedding featured here, I am SO excited for them! The photographer and cinematographers were AMAZING - hire them! Jenna - I think you might have a career in event planning :)
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August 10, 2010 at 7:03 pm
Love this wedding, our wedding is going to have the same colors! I too was wondering where you found your welcome bags? Congrats:)
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August 10, 2010 at 9:03 pm
Hi Amanda,
I was able to get the chairs from a local company in Calgary. I ordered them because I didn't want anything to take away from the scenery! It was a perfect bridge between modern and classic for us.
Dustin @
www.onewestevents.com -
August 10, 2010 at 9:08 pm
Hi Kathleen,
I was able to get the stir stick from For Your Party.... I also ordered scalloped coasters from them! -
August 10, 2010 at 9:09 pm
Hi Rachel
The suits were from JCREW! The associates on the phone were great and they totally helped us to put it all together!
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August 10, 2010 at 9:34 pm
Hi Emily,
The brass bee charms were from The Whistful Republic on Etsy.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/WistfulSupplies -
August 10, 2010 at 9:36 pm
HONEY DIPPERS ~ from Casey's Wood Products. Super fast, affordable and very well crafted! I don't know how they do it!
http://www.caseyswood.com/shoppingcart/zen-cart/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=693
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August 10, 2010 at 9:37 pm
WELCOME BAGS~ For Your Party, also where the stir sticks and coasters came from.
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August 10, 2010 at 10:58 pm
OMG I love emerald lake. its so beautiful! I wanted my wedding here so bad but our guest list was just too big. Im ubber jealous cuz this is gorgeous!
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August 11, 2010 at 1:06 am
It's my dress!! Squeeeeeeeee!
I am so excited to see it on a real person looking so gorgeous!
That wedding is so much like what I'm planning, too! Cupcakes and photo booths and Wellingtons, oh my! :-)
THIS MADE MY DAY.
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August 11, 2010 at 4:42 am
this is amazing...i can't believe how beautiful the location is!
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August 11, 2010 at 5:26 am
Oh my god!!! The brides dress is gorgeous..the ghost chairs actually steal the show...they are so unique...the photographer is a genius...what amazing talent...and the backdrop looks better than ever...BEST WEDDING EVER...MY PERSONAL FAVOURITE!!!! god bless...everythin in this wedding screams GORGEOUS!!! xoxo
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August 11, 2010 at 5:40 am
jenna, you really do need to be an event stylist... everything here flows so perfectly:) and oh... congrats!
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August 11, 2010 at 8:34 am
Wow... I can honestly say that this is one of the most beautiful wedding shoots I have seen! I just watched the film too and it even brought a tear to my eye! The brides dress is stunning, as are the bridesmaid dresses - have to say coral is one of my favour colours!
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August 11, 2010 at 9:43 am
I love this wedding so much!
being that I am from Alberta, the mountains are my favorite place to go. My fiance and I got engaged there so it will always share a special place in my heart!
Looks like such a fun wedding :0) -
August 11, 2010 at 9:52 am
I am blown away by the amount of beautiful details that were put together so nicely! Good job to the couple, the photographer, and planner!
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August 11, 2010 at 12:49 pm
greatest wedding ever. glad to see it up on the web. hope the gathering goes well in September, wish i could be there
love u guys,ryan
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August 11, 2010 at 2:38 pm
Oh my.... this wedding is fantastic, and this couple is too much fun! I LOVE LOVE LOVE this! The pinwheels, the "Team Groom" buttons. Too cute. And her dress...beautiful.
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August 11, 2010 at 8:07 pm
i LOVE this! i'll be wearing the same dress in a year! i may steal your groom's and men's attire--you all look so handsome! absolutely gorgeous!
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August 11, 2010 at 10:53 pm
Absolutly awesome,
what a stunning locations, it is a perfect back drop to a perfect couple
congratulations on a wedding to remember -
August 12, 2010 at 5:22 am
thanks everyone for the lovely comments! I'm really so happy that you all can experience the outward expression of the love that we have inside. xoxo
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August 12, 2010 at 4:24 pm
Wow, gorgeous wedding, gorgeous photos!
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August 15, 2010 at 2:06 am
I'm speechless! This is literally the most gorgeous thing I have ever seen.
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August 15, 2010 at 3:34 am
Ooh, this location is just stunning. I imagine you could even wear a paper bag and get away with it with scenery like this! Although I do note that the bride looks stunning and the wedding lovely. :)
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August 20, 2010 at 8:30 am
Hi Jenna,
congratulations for you wedding!
We got really impressed for both the quality of the photos and the pretty good taste of you for designing each graphic detail that transmit the way you are.
We will be very very grateful if we can show the marvelous event you prepared to other couples in Spain!
We can put a link to this site clicking the photos.I would like to apologize for contact with you and the freedom we have taken to request you this, but we got amazed with the photos and we thought they transmit our company viewpoint perfectly!
http://www.teaforthree.es/connubivm/index.html
Many thanks in advance! -
August 20, 2010 at 2:31 pm
This is so beautiful, congrats to you both! Where did you get the bridesmaids dresses?
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August 24, 2010 at 8:57 am
Wow ! Twilight should have shot their forest scene here ! I was looking at the backdrop of picture 1, and it totally looked like where Edward would have brought Bella to !
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August 24, 2010 at 9:04 am
How can I ever get anything more beautiful than his place? Canadian Rocks right? Wow, one day when I get married, I wanna come here to take photos too! Oh and I just checked out the My Honey Bee poem, it's so sweet, I almost cried.
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August 24, 2010 at 7:36 pm
Thanks Nicole K, we actually got them at JCREW. The colour was called Sweet Cantaloupe! At the time it seemed like a bold choice but I wanted something that was going to provide a lovely contrast with the scenery!
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August 24, 2010 at 7:37 pm
Peggy! You're too cute!!! You're right, twilight would have been amazing there!!!
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August 24, 2010 at 7:38 pm
TEN THIRTEEN: thanks for that cute link! I hope it inspires others to have fun with their choices for their wedding day and maybe inspire a few people to travel to Canada too because it is even more beautiful in person!!
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August 31, 2010 at 8:49 pm
Wow!! What an unbelievable wedding!! May I ask where you found your linens? My fiance and I are currently planning a "Revolutionary America" themed wedding in Philadelphia, and I am trying to find some really great table linens!
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September 1, 2010 at 7:36 pm
Hi Casey!
We got them from LaTavola in Beverly Hills.
They were great to work with and made the process very smooth.
good luck with your theme; it sounds amazing! -
September 2, 2010 at 9:04 am
Love the welcome bags! Where can I purchase them? I love that they are a simple, but chic twist on your everyday welcome bag!
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September 2, 2010 at 11:22 am
Hi Diana,
We got the welcome bags at www.foryourparty.com
You can choose the colours and the fonts to personalize them. The guests really enjoyed them too! -
September 24, 2010 at 1:22 am
After the Nth time I visited this post, everything here still amazes me. Very much. I love this wedding, and the video is equally captivating... One of the very best! Congrats Jen & Ross!
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September 27, 2010 at 10:49 am
What a fabulous wedding! The photo of the bride with her parents and the story of her Mother not letting go of the train touched my heart! The pictures this photographer took are the memories to hold forever! The bride is just ADORABLE! So creative! To the bride, Thanks for sharing these peaks into the beginning of your new life!
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October 1, 2010 at 8:02 pm
This is going to sound SUPER geeky... But what font did she use to make the welcome bags? I am obsessed with typography and it looks divine! I must know! Thanks so much and congrats to adorable couple!!!
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October 5, 2010 at 7:44 pm
Hey Kristina,
We got the bags at www.foryourparty.com and the font that I selected was Typewriter in sizes 36pt and 21pt. The bag "Euro Tote style" was Kraft Brown with White Matte for the font.
hope that helps
all the best to you!
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October 5, 2010 at 7:53 pm
HOT OFF THE PRESS!
If you live in the south you can also find us in VOLUME 3 of SOUTHERN WEDDINGS Magazine which was released today!!!
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October 13, 2010 at 5:36 pm
Emerald Lake Lodge is one of my favourite places on earth for weddings! Beautiful job by Orange Girl Photography and the bride!
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December 16, 2010 at 1:09 am
Would anyone (awesome bride) be able to tell me where the lace overlay on the invitations came from? Thanks!!!
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January 19, 2011 at 2:40 pm
That first photo is just absolutely out of the world. Love it!
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June 8, 2011 at 11:42 am
Hello,
I just love this wedding.
It's in my favourites so I can have a look at it now and then.
Now my wedding is in planning.
Could you please tell me which font was used for the Cupcake sign? It is so nice.
Regards from Germany -
June 10, 2011 at 9:08 pm
Hi brandy - the lace overlays were just doilies that I cut the edges and wrapped around the invitation. I bought the doilies at Michael's in the baking aisle. I hope that helps. :)
Nadia- I'm delighted that you loved the cupcake sign. I had the stationary items made at OneReverie on Etsy. You should be able to contact them through their shop. I hope that helps you. They may even ship to Germany?? all the best to you...
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