Meet Karen & Graham’s Save-the-Dates. i heart these. A bit of background — Karen and I met through mutual friends back when i lived in Victoria, BC. We participated in a weekly ritual that consisted of reality tv and food. lots of it. she’s currently a kick-ass lawyer, owns a pair of shoes (possibly more)...
Category Archives: Laurie Hannoush – Yours Truly
The Ribbon Wrap! | By Laurie Hannoush
Ahh, yes… the ribbon wrap. Everyone loves the ribbon wrap, not many are adventurous enough to do it. Adventurous? Ok maybe adventurous is the wrong word to use here, but it’s definitely not something that everyone will do. Jody & Scott came through a friend of ours, and this wonderful friend wanted us to do...
Krystal & Curtis’ Fuschia & Black Damask Invites | By Laurie Hannoush
Krystal is our bridal-show-junkie. What’s that? Well, simply put, she just likes to cruise the shows. So when Curtis finally popped the big question, Krystal had already done a lot of shopping around a knew what she wanted. When we sat down with her, she wanted something that packed a punch, and the 4×5″ invitations...
Katya & Louie’s Rock n’ Roll wedding invites | By Laurie Hannoush
We met Katya & Louie at the January Bridal show at the MTCC, and they were definitely a unique couple!! Their May wedding is a Guns-N-Roses inspired black & navy blue wedding that’s definitely not “ordinary” by any measure. Feathers, crystals, tattoo artwork — and on top of all this, Katya wanted to incorporate her...
What the heck is manzanita anyways? | By Laurie Hannoush
One of the products we have on our site is our manzanaita branches. Manza-who? Even my spellchecker doesn’t recognize the word. Well, let me explain: The word manzanita actually means little apple, but the item we’re talking about has nothing to do with apples… at least i don’t think they do. Humboldtliving.com defines manzanita as...
Budget-friendly stationery tips! | By Laurie Hannoush
In the perfect world, we’d all have no budget for our wedding and be able to do whatever we wanted to create the perfect day — whether that be something simple and understated or something that was over-the-top and very bling. But, alas, (and yes, i just said alas) it’s not like that, and we...
Guest Blogger: Laurie Hannoush from Designed by Yours Truly
Hey everyone! My name is Laurie Hannoush, from Designed by Yours Truly. We are excited to be a guest blogger, and we wanted to stop in and introduce ourselves to you and we promise to come back now and then to provide you tips, advice and ideas to help you plan your wedding or special...