Cake Toppers by Madeline Trait

We're really enjoying the new trend of stylish cake toppers, especially when they're made by local artists. The multi-talented Madeline Trait not only carries these one-of-a-kind laser cut cake toppers on her Etsy site, she also runs a successful business in event and floral design in San Francisco. The toppers are all designed by Madeline in a gorgeous wood veneer and come in all shapes and sizes. We love that you can paint them to match your wedding or event details, but Madeline also has custom painted cake toppers for your convenience!

To view the entire Etsy collection, click here!

A Midsummer Eve's Affair— Save the Date!

Here's a little teaser for an exciting upcoming crafting event:

Click on this link to the Paper Source website for more details, and to register for a workshop near you!

Lisa Feldman Design

One of our very favorite Bay Area event planners, Lisa Feldman, just launched her new website! Check it out - it is gorgeous!

Lisa has a way of turning every event she works on into a joyful, personalized occasion. Some of the most memorable weddings we've designed paper for are showcased on the site, including Dana & Julie's - they were married last year in Hualaiai, Hawai.

We collaborated with Lisa to create the invitations and wedding stationery details, including umbrella wraps...

Chopstick holder place cards for the rehearsal dinner (calligraphy by Papineau Calligraphy)...

...and wedding favors. As you know, all the thoughtful details are what makes a wedding special - Lisa is all about these!

Orlee & David's wedding was another wonderful event Lisa designed...

The wedding invitation suite was inspired by organic, Art Nouveau floral patterns.

One of our favorite details from the wedding - a table where guests could read love letters written between the bride and the groom, and write their own!

Lisa is also the Bay Area's go-to event designers for Bar and Bat Mitzvah's.  This gorgeous reception at the St. Regis featured flowers by Kathleen Deery Design. We created the invitations, as well as personalized menu cards...

...and seating cards (calligraphy by Papineau Calligraphy).

And this is just the beginning! Find more inspiration on Lisa's website.

The site design is by the talented Deb Wagner of dstripe. Hello!Lucky designed the logo, Kenneth Sloan edited gorgeous photos, and Curt Sanburn edited the copy.

Congratulations, Lisa!

Chelsea Fuss: Event Designer & Stylist

We just love the pretty, whimsical, vintage-inspired aesthetic of photo stylist and floral & event designer Chelsea Fuss.  She writes her own daily blog, Frolic!, which is a must-read for design and wedding inspiration. It's a gem!

This strawberry table setting with jam jar favors is just so darling!

Some oh-so-inspiring snaps from her photo styling portfolio -  we're especially smitten with her color choices and use of vintage wall papers/fabrics! (Photos by John Valls). Chelsea's work has been featured in the UK's Easy Living magazine, and on some of our favorite blogs, such as Snippet & Ink.