Chrissy & Ray
February 29, 2012
2012 isn’t wasting any time, and I kicked off wedding season early this year. I don’t get to do too many winter weddings, and things are generally pretty quiet until May or so (this would be as good a place as any to mention that I offer off-season pricing, for those of you planning your own winter shindigs).
I met Chrissy through her sister Amanda, who plays nerdy board games with us (and makes fantastic hummus, which is a life skill I haven’t exactly mastered). Despite meeting me at a LAN, Chrissy still felt that I was totally qualified to document her wedding. She was hoping for some snow, but also kind of worried that it would keep people from showing up. The weather actually turned out sort of perfect, and the snow showed up just in time to make a lovely background (while everyone was already inside, and partying).
You might remember Chrissy from this post about her dress. She wore the same dress as her mom, and her grandmother.
Amanda, rocking the harp.
“Can we do an awkward prom photo?” Oh, a thousand times yes.
Chrissy’s grandfather told me to make sure that I got photos of them dancing, since it was his third time dancing with that dress.
Apparently, at her folks’ wedding, some guests ran up to them while they were dancing, and wrapped them up in ribbon. Not a tradition I’m familiar with, but it’s a fun one.
Ceremony & Reception: Cumberland Country Club, Cumberland, MD
Dress: Vintage
Band: The Channel Cats
New Service: Invitation Design
February 20, 2012
Did you guys know that I’m also a graphic designer? I get asked about my background pretty often, and like a lot of other photographers, my degree isn’t actually in photography. It’s in graphic design (well, my undergrad. I did an MFA in Film and Digital Media, too, so I’m pretty heavy on visual arts over here).
Why am I bringing this up? Well, it explains how the decision to offer invitation design as a service came about.
You have two options for invitation design. One, you can head over to the Etsy shop and order sets of these pre-made designs. They’re semi-custom – you choose the wording, the colors, and the style. You save a bit of money on this, because I’m not starting the design from the ground up. I’ll be rolling out some new designs over the next few months.
Two, you can shoot me an email at info@mooreclick.com to get started on a totally custom design. I’ll set you up with pricing, and fill you in on how the process works.
Either option is open to the general public (even international folks), so you don’t have to be booking with me to order invitations. But as a bonus, if you do choose to book with me for your wedding, you’ll get 10% off of your order. These take 3-4 weeks from order to delivery (5-6 for custom orders), so plan accordingly.
One Frame
February 8, 2012
Chrissy
February 7, 2012
Chrissy and Ray were married this past weekend, which means I get to post these now. Chrissy decided to wear her mother’s (and grandmother’s) dress for her ceremony, with a few alterations. At the wedding, they had photos of each of them wearing the 65-year-old dress, which meant heading up to Monaca a few weeks before to shoot these.
Vendor Profile: Enamor
January 25, 2012
Planning a wedding can get overwhelming, so I always like to keep an eye out for cool stuff to recommend to my couples. I first heard about Amie Hackworth’s work back when I shot Curtis & Emily’s wedding. She’d done a really adorable hoodie for Emily, and of course I asked where she got it. When I asked who did her cake toppers, she said “Oh, Amie did those, too.” Then when I found out that not only will she paint cake toppers to look like you and your intended, but that she’ll include the dog, too? Totally sold.
I contacted Amie about doing a short interview for the blog, and that’s below. But if you want to skip straight to ordering goodies, you can check out Enamor Weddings here.
How did you get into doing custom pieces for weddings?
I did a lot of DIY projects for my own wedding in September 2010 – table decor, reception decorations, my bouquet, and ring pillow. After the wedding was over I had this yearning to create more wedding related items. I would spend hours looking at wedding websites and would watch countless bride shows on TV. I was hooked! I decided to take a leap and open a second Etsy shop dedicated to wedding items in November of 2010. By January 2011, my shop went live, and I signed up to do a indie wedding show in St Louis, MO to see what feedback I could get from potential customers and professionals in the industry about my wares.I have been busy ever since making card boxes, ring pillows and cake toppers!
Where do you get your inspiration for pieces?
I love modern fabric patterns and colors, and the look of vintage textures and pictures. Each cake topper order is based on on photos the customer sends me. I love looking at photos of weddings, dresses, and colors on Pinterest.
Yours are some of my favorite cake toppers that I’ve seen (and I see a LOT of cake toppers), how did those come about?
I had painted a mini version of my husband and I to put on our wedding cake, and I got a lot of compliments from my family and friends about them saying, “they look just like you!”. I figured if I could paint us, I could paint others too.
Emily told me that she’d met you at a craft fair in Pittsburgh. How did you end up there?
My original business, enamor, is dedicated to hand painted and re-purposed vintage items. I do a lot of indie craft fairs around Michigan and surrounding states in addition to selling online. In April of 2011, I was a vendor at Handmade Arcade in Pittsburgh. I paint all sorts of forest-type critters on clothing, bags, aprons and housewares. Emily had purchased a hooded sweatshirt from me with a whale painted on it from the show. Some months later Emily contacted me to see if I could paint her a Bride To Be sweatshirt with a deer on it because she liked the whale one so much! I was honored she remembered me and wanted something one of a kind for her big day.
When you’re not making pretty things, what else do you do?
I work full time with adolescent girls who have substance abuse, behavioral, and school problems at a boarding school. I plan all of their daily activities, and try to teach them once a month a craft, painting, or baking project. My two businesses are my “therapy’ from my day job!
If people are interested in getting some of your pieces, how can they do that?
The easiest way to order any wedding items is through my website, Enamor Weddings. Any questions can also be emailed to enamor_etsy@yahoo.com.
How far in advance would they need to order?
Cake toppers I allow at least five weeks to complete and ship, six if the order is international. Card boxes I need six weeks to complete and ship. Each set of toppers or a card box takes 10 plus hours of painting, depending on how much detail the customer wants. I would encourage anyone to order well in advance of their wedding, as I am just one artist and cannot do rush orders.
If you have a cool wedding product or service, and would like to be considered for an interview, get in touch at info@mooreclick.com
Amie Hackworth is also on Facebook, Twitter, and has a sister shop where she sells handpainted and repurposed vintage items at Enamor on Etsy.
