Brooklyn Bridge Thank You Cards

I've made thank yous for quite a few brides, I have yet to post the photos of them....that is, until now!

1 year old portraits of Gracie

An explanation will come soon! For now I'll just blog about it. My neighbors daughter is turning one. So during the heatwave she and I took Gracie to the Botanic Gardens in Brooklyn to shoot some portraits.

I know, I know.....

...I haven't been keeping up with my blog as much as i should. And although not a lot of you comment, i can see the traffic that comes through here and quite frankly its flattering.

I promise there is a reason why i haven't been more attentive. One of the reasons is I have been working my butt off at work on a huge project and a big event that took place recently. Now i am moving on to another event taking place on the 18th of this month. So ill post the paper designs I've been working on very soon. Including the finished set to Patten and Nove's Blue Bridge invites, and Caroline and Tom's invite set.

Here's something I came up with yesterday for a "Green" event I'm helping to coordinate.

Flyer:



Icon for tshirts, promo items, etc.:

maps!

Ive been busy working on Julie and Rob's invitations but had to post a map that I worked on a month ago at my office.

It is functional more than anything but it definitely does the job.

Samples for Julie and Robert

Julie and Robert are getting married at the Brooklyn Bridge Park and will follow up with the ever famous Bubby's of Brooklyn as their Reception venue. BTW Bubbys has fantabulous comfort foods like Mac n Cheese and the biscuits are to die for....the pies ain't so bad either ; )

Now, I have made many Bridge invites, but it is safe to agree that this set is one of the most gorgeous sets I have done. The paper is fashioned after aged/antique paper...

When Julie saw the pieces for the first time she emailed me, "Wow...Very Beautiful!!".

Here's a look at the set. The soon to be Bride and Groom used Cream, Merlot, and chocolate colors for their Fall wedding.

Images of the sample.

Closed with a simple band:

Closed with coordinated bands:

Open to show panels and rsvp card:

I love how the paper became leathery after the printing process:

The best is yet to come with this set. Stay tuned for map inserts!

The Hawthorne Ribbon Cutting and Showcase

I planned an event this week .... well two events! the first was a ribbon cutting for the Hawthorne Condominium at 420 Classon Avenue. The spin off event was a designer show case. We featured two of the most awesome local designers! Repop and My Little India!

(l-r) Here is Executive Director of PACC, Deb Howard, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, HUD Exec, the lovely Peter Spina, and Ms Denise Scott, the executive director at LISC of NY!

this is a before pic of 420 Classon. Taken from the blog of one of my neighbors
(in prospect lefferts gardens) Renovating on the Cheap

Here is the after photo provided by my coworker,

and the renovation project manager
Denise Kleinman

check out some blog posts on the development:
Brownstoner

AuTour Du Monde

On Monday December 10th I planned and hosted two events. Both at an Ethnic/French Cuisine Restaurant in Clinton Hill called AuTour Du Monde.

Autour Du Monde is French for 'around the world'. Considering the menu, I would say 'around the world' is quite fitting. To obtain a sense of what niche the chef wanted to fulfill, he offered me his signature Duck Quesadilla smothered in Zucchini Tomato Salsa. It had a unique yet comforting taste.



Champagne glasses ready to go, YUM.



Council Member Letitia James was in attendance along with PACC to lend their support to ATDM owners.



AuTour Du Monde is located at 860 Fulton Street at the corner of Clinton Avenue in Bedford Stuyvesant. They are open daily at 8 a.m. and serve breakfast, lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch. Email me for a pdf of their menu or for media inquiries.

Tyese and Craig Day

On September 15th i had the pleasure of being the "day of" coordinator for Tyese and Craig. The theme, "A Match Made in Brooklyn". Everything was out of this world on a classy and sophisticated level. Tyese shared some pictures with me, I chose to post the ones with details I had a hand in:

The invitations made by moi:




The cake set in the distance is the actual cake (yes that is a cake with the Brooklyn bridge attached to it!):



The menu cards that doubled as reception programs at each place setting (view the scan here:



Honorable Marty Markowitz, Brooklyn borough president was invited and in turn sent over a proclamation that it was "Craig and Tyese" day...i will try to get the groom to take a picture of it for me.

Allison take 3

another spin on the project for Allison and Tobin

Artsy Style Bridge Invite

So I am putting together an invite for a Beautiful Couple that contacted me. It has been really challenging as they are requesting something so unique! I am always up for the challenge. this is the draft version of the sample and I will be aiming to perfect it over the next day or so.



with the details:



Their colors are aqua and chocolate. They like the brooklyn bridge theme and wanted to incorporate the manhattan skyline as this sums up the locations of their wedding and reception. the skyline is pure my drawing but the bridge is a rendering from a picture. trying to merge two different elements so they fit just right has been interesting but i think im getting closer...I think the aqua borders help to blend the images. what do you think?

Tyese and Craigs Wedding!

Last Saturday I had the opportunity to be the Day of Coordinator for the most beautiful state side wedding i have ever been to! I don't have much details from the actual day because they are in Paris on their honeymoon. When they come back, we can hopefully put some of their proofs of the details up.

Heres the reception menu cards that i designed, which doubled as a program. Tyese really dressed it up, this scan doesn't do it justice:



The Bride and Groom wrote each other poetry throughout their engagement which was fashioned into a book and I encouraged them to "autograph" it.
(pictures will follow shortly). In the meantime, here's a link to Craig's last haiku before they said their vows. They are so sweet on each other : )

"Our Wedding Day" an entry from The Snap Clap

A solemn tribute to Officer Timoshenko

I am currently based in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn New York. We are a community based off of the south eastern end of Prospect Park.

As many of you may have heard, there was a brutal shooting of two of our NY police officers (Herman Yan and Russel Timoshenko). It happened about 100 yards from my home. With the passing of Officer Timoshenko, a few of my neighborhood residents and myself went to visit the 71st precinct to offer cards and kind words for the 71 and Russels family. It was a impromptu gesture and i couldn't create a decent card but did make a collage:



I was surprised when Bob Marvin of The Lefferts Manor Organization's Echo (our local newsletter) asked me to print it. I am thankful and yet still hoping that Officer T's family can find a way to deal with their grief.

View the slide show from the Daily News.
People wanting to donate to the Timoshenko Memorial Fund can deposit funds at any Chase Bank to Account No. 747518017.

Brooklyn Bridge Invitation Sample

TodayI am trying out a new color scheme on the Brooklyn Bridge Wedding invitation. The Brooklyn Bridge invitation is gaining some popularity, thanks for the interest to all who have made inquiries. Here are a few as requested by a woman whom I hope to have the privilege of working with.

A match made in Brooklyn

The last few months I became addicted to Myspace.com It has been awesome making contact with old school mates and friends from long ago. So I found Tyese, a woman I was in the first grade with! We also went to Middle school at Phillipa Schuyler (class of 91).

She put her engagement pictures up on her web page. As I explained to her the work that I do, we exchanged a note here and there. She and her Fiancée are looking for a plum, lavender colored invite with a possible Brooklyn theme. These are just mock-ups of a possible scheme. I took a picture of the Brooklyn Bridge and with the magic of graphics; I made it into a backdrop. I liked the idea of the gate fold. It has a "Welcome to Brooklyn" feel.