Shana & Jimmy: Wedding Reception

As Shana & Jimmy's wedding planner, we worked together to get the look that they wanted for their big day. Shana chose to use pink and orange as the main colors for the wedding. The reception was held in our dad's backyard under a big tent. To dress up the tent, I found pink curtain panels from IKEA to use on all of the posts. We cut these same curtain panels and used them as table runners over the white tablecloths mixed in with some orange table overlays. Hurricane vases with orange pillar candles along with tealights placed around the table made the centerpiece for each table.

The wedding was a great success! Everyone (most importantly, the bride and groom) had a great time. We all had our fill of local BBQ, Shimmys (the wedding drink concoction) and dancing! Truly a wonderful event! The tent before the guests arrived

The back of the tent

The pool and tent

The cake and flowers

The happy newlyweds!

Shana & Jimmy: Wedding Favors

Front of CD cover designed for Shana & Jimmy's wedding as gifts for the guests.
Inside of CD Cover
Wedding Program

The New Bathroom: Jailhouse Rock Style

Here was my weekend project this week: A new bathroom... on a budget! Although I had already painted this bathroom a dark chocolate color after moving in, I was never really excited by it. After doing some research for another project I am working on, Sing Sing Lounge, I got inspired by the black and white stripes that I proposed for the lounge and wanted that look in our home. I did the whole project for about $50 (just the cost of paint, a new shower curtain and a little ledge for candles.) I kept the same red chandelier that I had painted for the brown bathroom and the teal ceiling.
Here are the two 'before' bathrooms. On the left, this is what we moved into... beige linoleum on the walls with pink and blue flowers. On the right, first round of paint.

5K Run for Clean Air: A Winning Success!

It was great to hear that Clean Air Carolina's first ever 5K Run for Clean Air was a great success! The run had almost 300 runners and raised over $10,000 for the organization! I am very happy to have been a part of the promotion of the run by designing the posters, flyers and ads! And, of course, I am so proud of Phil and all of his hard work in making the run possible! The organization is pursuing certification from Athletes for a Fit Planet and will be the first in the state to achieve this certification! Check out this article from the Clean Air Carolina website highlighting the run: 5K Run for Clean Air: A Winning Success