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Sara + David’s gorgeous fall wedding in Los Angeles at Smogshoppe was such a fun family affair! A widely known secret: The Smogshoppe is one of our favorite wedding venues here in Los Angeles, because that’s where our owner Margaux + her husband Chad were married! Sara + David wanted their Los Angeles Wedding to […]

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Today we’re talking about one of my favorite parts of any wedding: wedding vows!! Emotional, affirming, and in some cases legally necessary (depending on the state), so we wanted to give our best tips for writing and saying your vows. Writing your own vows? No time like the present! Our best tip: don’t try to […]

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We love a DTLA wedding – and we love working at the awesome white brick warehouse venue HNYPT. Each year I try to stretch myself and work those creative muscles showing a fave venue in a new light. Starting with the ideal of modern wedding pastels, this wedding inspiration was a break from the usual […]

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Sometimes such a bone of contention: wedding seating charts. The short answer: Yes, you need one. Or – more accurate: you need some type of assigned seating at your wedding. Here is what we hear all the time: I want my wedding to feel easy. I want my guest to feel relaxed. So they automatically […]

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This Santa Barbara wedding at Dos Pueblos Orchid Farm is such a fave! Bride Jordan knew this amazing location was for her – so she booked the only available date for their 2019 calendar, only three months away. Can you plan a wedding in three months, of course! But it helps to have a planner […]

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Having a friend or family member officiate your wedding ceremony has become much more popular over the last few years. It’s an opportunity to have someone who knows you and your relationships be able to really personalize your ceremony in a unique way. If you are planning on having a friend officiant, here are a […]

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The third of our three DIY’s for Snippet & Ink is my personal favorite – the Glitter Bachelorette Box! I wanted to create a fun, sophisticated Bachelorette Party Idea that wasn’t pink and didn’t involve any silly phallic shaped objects. See all the instructions HERE on Snippet & Ink, and enjoy some lovely photos of […]

Snippet & Ink – Glitter Bachelorette Box

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This ‘Mail-Away’ Shower idea was inspired by my husbands’ family – Check out all the instructions for our Mail Away Book Bridal Shower HERE over on Snippet & Ink!! In case you missed it, here are some more fun photos of the finished project, from Christine of The Yodsukars:

Snippet & Ink – ‘Mail-Away’ Bridal Shower

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Here is the first of three (yes, three!!) DIY’s we created exclusively for Snippet & Ink! Kathryn over at Snippet & Ink was a fan of our Neon Box, and featured it in a weekend link round-up HERE, a few months back. I had been thinking up some new wedding-related gift ideas, and contacted her […]

Snippet & Ink – ‘Will You Be My Bridesmaid?’ Box

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If you follow HCS at all, you’ve probably noticed that we’re waaaaaaay into gift packages of all kinds. That’s why it’s so exciting when an opportunity comes up to make a cute gift basket for a great occasion, in this case – the engagement party of our dear friends, Chris & Shannon! Here’s the steps […]

How To Create A Gift Basket – Summer Margarita Style!

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Oooooohh…the Holidays are getting close!! Take a look at our fun ‘Christmas in a Box’!! We had such a great time making these for a lovely client who wanted to liven up the lives of the cubicle dwellers in their offices. They saw our ‘Neon Box’ from a while back, and wanted us to update […]

Christmas in a Box!

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