Tuesday, 9th March 2010
CLAIRE PETTIBONE 2010 GOWN COLLECTION
I came across Claire Pettibone’s website wile looking for some wedding gown inspiration…
Myself and Alan have set a date for our wedding, so I though I’d start looking for some inspiration. I am finding myself more and more drawn to vintage style dresses. Claire’s Cherry Blossom 2010 Gown Collection has such and elegant and romantic feel. Claire is based in Los Angeles and says “A wedding gown has to be the most beautiful dress in a woman’s life, make her look and feel amazing, and capture her essence,”. Her gowns have a vintage quality, but the references are combined in a way that is truly modern. “So many brides want an intimate and individual feeling for their wedding, and the dress really sets the tone,” says Pettibone, a statement I completely agree with!
View her full collection at www.clairepettibone.com
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Labels: Fashion, Wedding
Tuesday, 2nd March 2010
DYLAN MC BURNEY
I met Dylan at The Wedding Journal Show in Belfast at the weekend. I have been an admirer of his photography style for a while so it was great to meet him in person. What can I say his photography speaks for itself…
Dylan shoots over 40 weddings across Ireland and Europe each year. He likes to stay in the background and document the wedding day capturing spontaneous and joyful moments creating a beautifully tangible reminder of the happiest day of your life.
To look at Dylan’s portfolio visit his website here.
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Labels: Photography, Wedding
Wednesday, 17th February 2010
REAL WEDDINGS - ELIZABETH & BRIAN
I was delighted to design and print Elizabeth and Brian’s destination wedding stationery. Elizabeth and Brian are getting married next September in the beautiful town of Santa Maria di Castellabate in Italy. They wanted to supply their guests with information about the destination, travel and accommodation details and their wedding weekend itinerary…
On meeting with them and discussing different options we decide to create a wedding booklet together with a detailed RSVP card. They loved our Chantilly Wedding Suite which we customised using antique gold and sapphire blue ink colours to reflect the sandy beaches and deep blue sea of the south of Italy. We also included two lovebirds throughout the suite, a charming and whimsical detail.
The front cover of the booklet is the formal wedding invitation which is letterpress printed on luxurious 100% cotton paper and the inner pages are laser printed on matching laid paper. We decided to stitch bind the booklets with cotton thread to continue the use of quality materials throughout.
The RSVP card allows guests to reply to a pre wedding get together, the wedding and a beach bbq the day after the wedding. The envelopes are a beautiful antique gold colour complimenting the invitations. The RSVP envelopes are letterpress printed with the return address and the invitation envelopes are digitally printed with guests names and addresses.
Wedding booklets were a great solution for Elizabeth and Brian’s destination wedding. Their guests can easily access all the information they need and also bring the booklets with them for reference when they are enjoying their trip to Italy.
“We are getting married in Italy in September and wanted wedding invites to depict our wedding abroad. We used Farrell & Chase for our wedding invites and RSVP cards. Pamela was great to work with and no request was too big for her. The quality and style of the invites were excellent and our guests loved them. Thank you Pamela.” Elizabeth & Brian
We can customise any of our designs for destination weddings, creating wedding invitation booklets or separate wedding information booklets.
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Labels: Letterpress, Real Weddings, Wedding, Wedding Stationery
Wednesday, 17th February 2010
HAND LETTERED CALLIGRAPHY
We have teamed up with a very talented calligrapher and are delighted to announce that we are now offering a hand lettering service which elegantly sets off our letterpress wedding stationery…
We will work with you on choosing the particular style of calligraphy and colour that will best suit your invitations, postal envelopes and place cards. Quantities and requirements vary with every customer therefore we price each job on request.
Please email all enquiries to Pamela at pamela@farrellandchase.com.
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Labels: Letterpress, Wedding, Wedding Inspiration, Wedding Stationery
Tuesday, 16th February 2010
WE WON!!!
I attended the WeddingsOnline.ie Awards, Ireland’s Top 100 Wedding Suppliers, last night and I am thrilled to tell you that Farrell & Chase won the award for Best Wedding Supplier Website!
This award really means allot to me as I designed the website myself, it has been a long process and of course the website is always evolving. I have to say a big thank you to Loughlin and Ian from Choice Cuts for all their advice and help on usability and technical matters.
We arrived at the Crowne Plaza Santry yesterday evening and enjoyed canapes and Champagne at the bar with a string quartet playing in the background. It was great to meet so many of the WOL suppliers and put faces to names. We were then called into the really beautiful banqueting room for dinner. We enjoyed a three course meal followed by a very inspiring speech from Bill Cullen and then, the awards began.
We were seated at a table with Jill FitzGerald, from Cake Toppers Ireland, and the Trim Castle Hotel. Congratulations to Trim Castle Hotel who were shortlisted for Wedding Venue of the Year - Hotel (Leinster). And a big congratulations to Cake Toppers Ireland who won Best Wedding Industry Newcomer. An amazing award to win.
I was congratulating Jill for her award when I was announced as the winner (Best Wedding Supplier Website), I really couldn’t believe it. My heart was pounding and I just kept thinking, please don’t trip (high shoes) while I was walking up to accept the award. Needless to say we finished up the night with a few celebratory drinks!
Thank you to everyone at Weddings Online for a great night and of course a big thank you to all our past and present Bride and Grooms.
I will get some pics up as soon as I get them.
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Labels: Events, Wedding, Wedding Stationery
Friday, 12th February 2010
RANGOLI BRIDAL COMPETITION WINNER!
And the lucky winner is…
Yvonne Nolan from Dublin. Congratulations Yvonne for winning our Rangoli Bridal competition! A big thank you to everyone who entered. I hope you all have a wonderful Valentine’s weekend.
For anyone who missed the closing date - have a look at Aisling’s beautiful hair accessories.
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Labels: Competition, Fashion, Wedding
Monday, 8th February 2010
ALTERNATIVE GUEST BOOK IDEAS
A wedding guest book doesn’t have to be in the form of a book. Here are some fun alternative ideas…
Supply postcards with the bride and groom’s address printed on the back to fill with good wishes during the reception and drop in a mailbox displayed in the lobby. The cards are to be mailed the next day by a friend of the couple so that the newlyweds will return from their honeymoon to a brimming mailbox. Use cards from a vintage address file for gusts to express their well wishes. Hire a photo booth and add a blackboard for guests to chalk up their messages and capture them in photos. Follow Japanese custom by asking guests to tie their sentiments to tree branches with ribbons. Set out an old-fashioned typewriter with sheets of paper for guests to write good wishes to the bride and groom as the feeling strikes.
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Labels: Wedding, Wedding Inspiration
Monday, 8th February 2010
VINTAGE BROACH BOUQUETS
Wow, I instantly fell in love with these amazing broach bouquets the minute I saw them. I think they are so beautiful and very different….
They are made by Fantasy Floral Designs in California using vintage broaches. You can supply them with broaches, pins, cuff links that hold special meaning for you to make your bouquet truly unique. They make a beautiful keepsake from your wedding too!
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Monday, 8th February 2010
WHIMSICAL VINTAGE BIRDCAGES
I really love the idea of using vintage birdcages as part of the wedding decor, a real personal favourite of mine they just add a beautifully whimsical tone to the day…
Add this vintage touch to your wedding by using vintage birdcages as card holders, centerpieces or lighting accessories.
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Labels: Interiors, Wedding, Wedding Inspiration
Tuesday, 2nd February 2010
THE BRIDE OF THE YEAR SHOW 2010
A big thank you to everyone who visited our stand at The Bride of the Year Show last weekend!
We had a fantastic show, there was a great buzz around the stand throughout the weekend and we were delighted with the turnout. We’ll definitely be exhibiting again next year.
I would like to wish a big congratulations to the five lucky winners of our Bride of the Year Show competition who all won a €100 Farrell & Chase wedding stationery gift voucher. Without further ado, they are AnnMarie from Westmeath, Fiona from Dublin, Aoife from Carlow, Andrea from Dublin and Caroline from Dublin. Well done!
A big thank you to everyone who entered our competition.
Please allow 7 days for delivery of gift vouchers. Any queries, please contact pamela at pamela@farrellandchase.com
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Labels: Events, Letterpress, Wedding, Wedding Stationery
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