When I first spoke with Brittany and Tyler I knew I was going absolutely love working with them! They were getting married July 3rd at Renault Winery in Egg Harbor City, New Jersey and wanted to add a lot of fun personalized details - including their sweet Frenchie, Dansby in person at the ceremony and throughout their custom stationery! They trusted my vision and were truly so fun to design with during the entire process.

The first step of creating their invitation suite was painting their venue. Renault Winery has two different ballrooms and they were getting married in the Chateau Ballroom, which I hadn't painted before. So, I took some reference photos when I was at the venue and started painting. I added a little bit of pink into the skyline to represent those beautiful summer skies. After adding some sage green details into the main invitation card and everything was approved, it was time to work on the rest of the suite. I love when couple add their dogs into the invitations and Dansby is too cute to not have on there! The original watercolor painting Brittany and Tyler received didn’t have the bow tie, but I added it in their suite so that way he’s all dressed up for the wedding! I like to keep the original paintings without the bow ties or pearls so that way it can be framed in my clients’ homes.

To complete the suite, we added a QR code to the RSVP card to make it easy for guests to reply and a Details card with their accommodation and shuttle information. We also added one of my favorite details - a vellum belly band with a gold wax seal with their initial. Vellum belly bands are great because they are practical (they hold your cards together in the envelope) but are slightly see-through so you don’t visually take away from seeing your suite. Plus the wax seal gives a timeless look guests absolutely love! I prefer to have wax seals on the inside of the envelopes versus on the outside flap because then they won’t get damaged in the mail.

Once the invites were mailed to guests, we got to work on the day-of times! A signature puptail sign with Dansby and watercolor paintings of their two drinks was first up on the design list. These signs are perfect because you can add them to your bar cart after the wedding as a perfect momento of your wedding day bar. Brittany and Tyler also wanted to do a little something different for their guestbook, so we printed the painting of their ballroom onto a large wrapped canvas for guests to sign. Now they’ll be able to have some of their favorite people’s well wishes on their walls forever!

One of my favorite details was actually a surprise to the bride and groom! When at Renault’s tasting for summer weddings I was able to meet Brittany, Tyler, and their families in person. Tyler’s mom secretly came back to my table and ordered custom matchbooks with their name and venue painting on one side and Dansby’s painting on the other. Everyone absolutely loved their favors and the couple has been sent pictures of their guests using their matchbooks with their favorite candles ever since the wedding. How fun is that?!

Congrats to the newlyweds, Mr. and Mrs. Jackow! Your wedding was absolutely perfection!

VENDORS:

Photography: Moses Cruz Photo

Videography: New Jersey Videography

Venue: Renault Winery

Florist: Flowers by Connie Riemer

Stationery and Day-Of Items: Slate + Brush Design Studio

DJ: Limitless Entertainment

Cake: The Bakeworks

Dress: I Do…I Do…

Tux: Ducoffs Tuxedos

Dog Care: Furever and Fur Always