Stacy McCain Event Planning

Mexican Fiesta 1 Our friend Stacy McCain, an event planner based in San Francisco, just pinged us to let her know about her wonderful new website!  It's so great to see Stacy's fresh, fabulous work all in one place! We especially love this Mexican fiesta she created - love the colors and the mini maracas!

Mexican Fiesta 2

These Mexican paper flowers are gorgeous, too - find similar ones here.

Alex Johnson Wedding - Burro

Love this table name and the beautiful, understated table settings...

Detail 2 - Alex Johnson

So many lovely, rustic touches!

Sasha Gulish Cake

Adorable cake and candy bar...

Anniversary Party - Blonde Tulip

Stacy does everything from weddings to anniversary parties and takes her inspiration from a range of influences, including her international travels.  Speaking of which, the anniversary party above was inspired by the couple's international travels over their 40 years of marriage (so sweet!) -- love the gorgeous Asian details.

Mike & Jeff Wedding

She also is very friendly to same-sex couples - like this ultra-modern wedding she created for Mike and Jeff at the San Jose Museum of Art. Stacy's eye for detail is simply wonderful, and she was a wonderful, energetic personality to boot!

Congratulations, Stacy! Check out more of her work here.

Photo credits (from top): Mel Barlow, Alex Johnson, Sasha Gulish, Emily Merrill

Real Wedding: Aleishall & Matthew

Girard invitation Thanks to Ritzy Bee for bringing our attention to these gorgeous photos of Aleishall & Matthew's wedding by photographer Mel Barrow. When we met Aleishall, she was running Olive & Peach, a delicious food site she had co-founded with long-time friend Katie Lee Joel, so it was natural that food should feature in their wedding invitation design. We created this pen-and-ink illustration of two pears, complemented by Aleishall's own gorgeous hand lettering, and letterpress printed it on coaster board.

Girard Maxon

Mel captured these gorgeous photos of their nuptials in Golden Gate Park.

Girard flowers

Love these romantic peony flower arrangements, and the sweet little hand-made ring box below!

Girard rings 2

The intimate ceremony was followed by dinner at Greens Restaurant, a mecca for organic, eco-conscious cuisine in San Francisco. See more photos here