Hand calligraphy is a big part of my business and I recently had the pleasure of working with a couple (Janet and Ethan) on the calligraphy for their wedding. After the invitations went out, Ethan asked me to create a design that he could frame and present to Janet on their wedding day. Pictured below is the artwork that I created for them. It is hand calligraphy in multiple colors of gouache on archival cotton paper. The text is a reading from their wedding and features their names and wedding date at the bottom. It was gratifying to work on such a project and inspired me to offer a giveaway to a Style Me Pretty couple to remember their special day. I’m offering a hand calligraphed design using archival inks and paper of a poem or reading from their wedding (maximum of 12 lines of text, maximum overall size 15″ x15″) featuring their names and wedding date.

That’s such a great thing to do … either for your own home or as a gift to one of your loved ones!

Deborah has lots of examples of her work on her website along with examples of the monograms and logos that she creates.

To enter this contest, please leave a comment below giving us an idea of what reading or poem you will be using in your wedding ceremony. Please remember there are text and size limitations. If you’re not sure what you’ll be using just yet … that’s OK. Just let us know you’re interested!!  We will announce the winner on Monday (July 13th) on this same post entry.  Good luck!

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MONDAY JULY 13th UPDATE

And the winner of the contest?

Melissa’s July 9th entry was the one that made Deborah’s heart melt …

It’s you I like, It’s not the things you wear, it’s not the way you do your hair– But it’s you I like The way you are right now, the way down deep inside you– Not the things that hide you, not your toys– They’re just beside you. But it’s you I like– Every part of you, your skin, your eyes, your feelings Whether old or new. I hope that you’ll remember, even when you’re feeling blue That it’s you I like, it’s you yourself, it’s you, It’s you I like.

~ a Mr. Roger’s song

Please see the LBB Blog on July 13th for the complete winning announcement.  A huge thanks to ALL for entering!!!

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We’ve featured Tifany’s fantastic Gourmet Invitations several times on Style Me Pretty {here} {here} {here} and based on your response, we know you love them as much as we do. Well … she has a newly designed website that she’s dying to show off … and so in celebration of that … she wants to create a one-of-a-kind Seating Chart for one lucky couple! Her Seating Charts are true works of art and are definitely the new way to go green!

So here’s the deal … Tifany will work with you to create a unique 24×36 seating chart for a wedding after July 30. It will be designed with your theme and colors in mind and will contain a monogram and graphics. If you already have your invitations, Tifany will coordinate with existing fonts. There are a couple of stipulations: shipping is via FedEx Ground (no expedited service) and the chart should contain 100 or fewer lines.

In order to win, Tifany has asked that you visit her new website … and take a look around. There are loads of gorgeous invitation suites and separate sections devoted to menus, programs, table numbers …and … seating charts! And then her blog, oh my goodness. Flat out beautiful. I have to tell you, this is my new all-time favorite {here} Gourmet Invitation suite.

After you see all that you can, come back here and leave Tifany a comment about one of her invitation designs. Any one. That’s it. Tifany will select one fan as the winner of the Seating Chart and we’ll announce it next Friday morning. Good luck to all!!

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The set includes 100 invitations and response cards, each with printed envelopes, all letterpressed on 100% cotton bright white paper. You get to choose your ink colors and your envelope color to suit your own unique style.

Ummm…pretty amazing, isn’t it! All you have to do is take a peak at her website and let us know in the comments section what is your favorite invitations from her line. We are going to close the giveaway this Friday, November 28th and will announce the winner the following Monday. Good luck!

Oh and Sarah is also sweet enough to offer ALL of our readers 15% off any online order (correspondence, gift tags, escort cards, etc) or wedding order placed before December 31st. Just enter PRETTY when checking out and your discount will be honored!

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Can you believe that we have ANOTHER giveaway today!? Marie is giving away a $50 gift certificate to one of our readers! Just let us know which piece from her collection is your favorite and we’ll choose someone at random!

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We are totally in the spirit of giving today, so SMP is giving away 8 of these to one lucky reader! Instructions are a little different than the last posts…just leave a comment as to what your favorite SMP post is, with a link to that post, and we’ll choose a reader at random! Fun way to see what you guys are loving!

Oh and guess what…we have one more giveaway coming today!

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And, I haven’t let go of my love for Caroline’s perfect little ring bowls and now, her absolutely gorgeous heirloom bowls. She has so many beautiful pieces, each one crafted by hand with TLC. I love that.

Paloma’s Nest is one of my all time favorite etsy sellers, so if you haven’t already, spend some time checking out her beautiful work!

Caroline, Paloma’s oh-so-talented designer, is gifting one lucky reader a set of wooden thank you notes. Just leave a comment as to what your favorite product from her line is, and we’ll choose a winner at random!

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