Hexing Lauren and Ryan came to Heirloom with a wedding vision that immediately touched my heart. "We're getting married on a family farm, and want to include our families as much as possible". I could hardly believe it, they were the perfect couple for Heirloom. Little did any of us know at the time, that I had previously created "Our Story" event art for Ryan's sister, a few years earlier. So that just made the match even more ideal.
Lauren loved quilts, hex signs and anything capturing a meaningful step back in time. And anyone who knows me, realizes...I do too! So we set out to create an elegant artistic vision set against rustic Bucks County beauty. We began by realizing the guests will needed forewarning. A Farmers Almanac predicts and forewarns, so we created an almanac for this wedding. An illustrator was hired to create icons of all of the couple's favorite things, horses, flowers, snowflakes, oak leaves. I then designed the card. The almanac card promises the guests, vows, kisses, smiles, laughs and memories. Lots of reasons to attend.
Next came the actual elegant wedding invitation. White was crisp and clean and served as an appropriate backdrop for a colorful custom Hex Sign. Another group of illustrations incorporated the couple's favorite family memories, a center monogram, and lovely embellishments around the edge. I then paired the card with another which read "A Symbol of Luck" and a description with the meaning of the Hex Sign. Which was followed by "The Symbol of Love" and a description of the wedding in the form of the invitation.
As you can see by the photos below, Ryan's parents took the time to can fresh peach jam jars which were then topped with a variety of other hexes, as favors for their guests. Every detail was carefully planned and made the day feel like a page out of Country Living. See all the event photos from Cooks Creek Farm:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Heirloom/49844798761?v=photos&ref=mf#!/album.php?aid=159405&id=49844798761
