2008 Favorite Wedding Ideas and Vendors from A to Z, H is for Hanna, Sarah Hanna

H is for Hanna, Sarah Hanna. My utmost favorite calligrapher. Her calligraphy is truly art! Yes, each and every 200 invitations that she calligraphed for my Morales/Katta wedding last month were sheer art. And she also assisted with the table names and place cards. And a good friend of hers, Eliza Pineau handled the graphic design on the guest seating charts. You really have to love a vendor that can roll with the punches. My clients always seem to take it right up to the deadline and yet both Sarah and Eliza manage to pull it off. I really value working with both of them, so much!

Here’s a sample of a table card that Sarah did for the wedding.  I love it!  Thanks to nu visions in photography for the great photos.

http://www.nuvisionsinphotography.com

And here’s a sample of the elegant place card that she did for each and every guest at the wedding.

http://www.nuvisionsinphotography.com

Top Five Fab Finds for October 2008

After much research of what is “in” right now.  Here my pics for the fab finds of October 2008:

1.  Special water at guest tables.  Evian has partnered with Christian Lacroix to produce an elegant bottle of water.  Pretty enough to be placed right on your guest tables.

2.  Colored aisle runners.  Runners are no longer just simple and white.  You can do so much more with them.  You can even theme them to your wedding colors and add decor and logos on to them.  After the wedding, you can even take a portion of the runner and have it framed.  It can be a beautiful addition to your new home and a wonderful memory always.

3.  Creative escort card displays.  There are so many wonderful ways to display your escort cards.  You can go from the simple escort card table with an over the top arrangement in the middle to delicate ribbons that hold your cards or one of my favorites over the years, grass with pear candles on them.

http://www.damontucci.com

4.  Specialty table names or numbers.  No, you don’t have to have the cafeteria looking numbers for your wedding tables.  I’ve seen so many fun ways to do table numbers over the years.  How about, pictures of the two of you holding numbers.  Table names that signify something to you, such as places you’ve lived or visited.  How about love quotes with a one of the words in the quote being the table name.  If you choose to keep it simple with numbers, then don’t be afraid to incorporate the numbers into your centerpieces or even place them in a frame that matches your decor.

http://www.nuvisionsinphotography.com

5.  Small personal wedding cakes at each place setting.  Whether they are mini chocolate ones such as Godiva’s Sylvia Weinstock cakes or miniature versions of your wedding cake made by your pastry chef.

http://www.godiva.com