Songbird Wedding | Rustic Wonder | Seattle Met Bride & Groom Magazine
Today I'm so excited to share with you these gorgeous images from a styled shoot we did with Seattle Met Bride & Groom Magazine!
Rachel from Sugar Pine (formerly Butter & Bloom) and Erin from It's All in the Details produced this amazing celebration which we were so happy to be a part of!
The theme, "Rustic Wonder," was inspired by the beauty that surrounds us here in the Pacific Northwest. Think lush woodlands and evergreen forests.
The backdrop for the event was at the industrial-chic Within Sodo with an emerald green color palette set against the venue's rich wooden walls and rustic feel.
Hope you enjoy and get inspired for your wedding!
xoxo,
Rosie
Venue: Within Sodo | Photography: Dennis Wise at Seattle Met Bride & Groom Magazine | Event Design, Flowers, Cake, Candlestick + Table Numbers: Sugar Pine | Planning Assistant: It's all in the Details | Printed Matter, Notebooks + Calligraphy: Songbird Paperie | Macarons: Lady Yum | Table Linens: La Tavola Fine Linen | Chairs, Dinnerware + Flatware: ABC Special Event Rentals by Cort | Glassware + Tables: Vintage Ambiance | Favors: San Juan Sea Salt + Tree in a Box
Songbird Pop Up Shop at West Elm Seattle
I am SO SO SO excited to finally share that we'll be holding a pop-up shop at West Elm in Seattle on Saturday, November 5th!
This will be our FIRST pop-up shop and it will be such a fun way for people to see some of the goodies we make, aside from all the lovely wedding ephemera.
The timing couldn't be more perfect with the holidays around the corner! Stop by to pick up some Thanksgiving decor to jazz up your table setting or get a jump start on those Christmas cards and holiday shopping.
THE DETAILS
Date: Saturday, November 5th
Time: 12 -3 p.m.
Location: West Elm Seattle - South Lake Union
2201 Westlake Ave.
Seattle, WA 98121
RSVP: Visit our Facebook page to stay up-to-date as we reveal some of the new items we're creating exclusively for this event!
We'll have the following items (and more!) available for sale:
- Thanksgiving and Christmas-themed Place Cards and Banners
- Prints
- Stationery
- Gift Tags
- Christmas Cards
- Greeting Cards
- Customizable Calligraphy and Paper Products
Hope to see you there!
xoxo,
Rosie
New Songbirdie: Erica Thesenvitz
I'm so excited to announce that my dear friend Erica has officially joined the Songbird Family! Fellow new mom to the adorable Baby Jack will help me run the business side so I can focus on the fun, creative part and take on more fabulous clients!
Erica and I went to only the best school ever together, USC (Fight On!), but didn't meet until post-graduation while we were both doing the dreaded long distance thing with our college sweethearts and now-hubbies, who rowed together on the Trojan Crew team. She is a very successful PR and Communications Pro and will be using her stellar business skills to help make Songbird even more awesome and make sure everyone we work with has a great experience!
As a way of introduction, I thought it would be fun to share photos from her special wedding day almost 2 years ago! I worked super closely with her to design everything for her wedding from the save the dates and invitation suite to custom guestbook and signs!
Enjoy!
xoxo,
Rosie
We collaborated on fun special touches for her save the dates and invites like custom stickers, map and sparkly envelope liners!
Such a cute set up that her maid of honor put together! Champagne is a key part of the day-of morning pampering! Erica and I got these beautiful sparkly boxes from Paper Source for her bridesmaid gifts and I custom made the gift tags.
How gorgeous are these robes from Plum Pretty Sugar?! LOVE!
Custom programs and welcome sign made by yours truly :)
The lovely bride and groom!
Super fun cocktail hour menus for the bar!
Loved how the custom, hand lettered wood sign turned out! And as you can see, Mr. Architect was having a lot of fun!
All the pretty little details! Menu, card box, escort cards and calligraphy by moi! We used this beautiful print from RIFLE PAPER Co. as an accent across her invites and decor.
Who can resist cupcakes and a candy bar?! That's me helping set up! I also made all of the signs and labels for the table along with the favor bags.
Creative, and fun, guestbook! They had polaroid cameras out for guests to take a picture and leave a note in the custom book that I made for them!
Dancing the night away!
And they lived happily ever after <3
Mirror, Mirror, in the Reception Hall!
Signs can be so helpful and so much FUN for a wedding! I've done all sorts of signs written on all sorts of mediums (hello, 5-foot by 4-foot stained wooden board!), and today I'm sharing with you a set of signs done on mirrors sourced by the bride herself!
I've been doing these more and more, and seating charts are my jam! At first they seemed a little intimidating (read: giant piece of wood mentioned earlier), but as I've been on my fourth year of the Seattle wedding industry, I've learned a few tricks that has made this a breeze! First of all, despite rumors, I am not a robot with insanely perfect handwriting -- okay, I'm a human with insanely perfect handwriting MOST of the time. I can write pretty straight, but to err is human, so I like to use washi tape and baker's twine to give me a reference point as I write out 100-200 names!
Finished!
Finished product! It's always hard taking pictures of mirrors -- I tried to get as little as possible in the shot, but you can still see a light fixture and some lovely architecture prints!
In addition to the seating chart, the bride also had three smaller signs that she placed on the bar and at her favor table! Other than being useful, signs can be SO much fun and help your guests out by letting them know your #hashtag or that it's okay to dance because alcohol. ;o)
Happy wedding season, everyone! Look for more signage on my Instagram feed!
xoxo,
Rosie