Ashley Brooke Designs: Wedding Stationery

I'm so-so excited about this design! This super lovely bride contacted me wanting an illustration of her and her hubby-to-be in their wedding attire along with their precious pup! She sent me an image of herself at one of her dress fittings (by the way she was glowing!!)so that I knew what her dress looked like. She also sent images of her fiance & what he is going to wear as well! I just love, love, love the way the image came out! Wouldn't you just die if you received something SO cute in the mail?!??!

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Ashley Brooke Designs: Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I made this card for my Husband... I hope he likes it!
Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone! I hope you all enjoy your day!




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Ashley Brooke Designs: A Bridal Shower + A Baby Shower (in the same weekend!)

This weekend was full of lovely ladies, great food, and TONS of cupcakes! That is right I hosted a Bridal shower at our house on Saturday and I co-hosted a Baby shower at my Parents house on Sunday with my sister and mom! There is nothing more fun than putting on a shower for your close friends to celebrate life's biggest moments!

I was thrilled to be apart of both showers and both Deanna (the bride) and Shavaun (the mom-to-be) were blushing with excitement!

Also, I was able to make both shower invites which is always so much fun! I kept both invites similar and changed out colors, pram, and wedding dress! I thought since they were in the same weekend it might be fun to do *almost* matching invites!


(Pink and yellow are Deanna's wedding colors so the shower kept that theme! Deanna is one of my dearest friends and I was honored to do something so special for her!)
-My sister made the delicious cupcakes and I prepared the rest!
- The gift was, a grocery list note pad with her new name, personalized recipe cards, and coordinating thank you cards!
** Oh and don't mind the photo where I am totally looking at the WRONG camera! Oops!

I love you Dee!! I Can't wait to stand by your side on your BIG day!
xoxo



(Sweet baby Anna is due in just TWO weeks and I know that I speak for the entire family when I say, we couldn't be more excited!!)
Shavaun is my cousin's wife but friend first! Shavuan is like a sister to me so throwing this shower for her was EXTRA special! We all know that Shavun will make a fantastic mother!


- Once again my sister made the delicious cupcakes! And my fabulous mother prepared all of the goodies!
-The gift was THE cutest tutu bathing suit, a mommy-to-be notepad that 10 sheets in turns into a mommy-to-do list, and of course matching thank you cards.


I love you Shavaun and I can't WAIT to meet sweet little Anna!! 
xoxo

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Ashley Brooke Designs: To: Someone Special. Love, Me

This is the Valentine I made for my Husband this year! He is under strict orders not to look at the blog today!!  Anyways, I hope you are all enjoying your Thursday and looking forward to filling yourselves up with copious amounts of chocolate this weekend!

xxxooo - Ashley Brooke



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Ashley Brooke Designs: Wedding Invitations

Two of my very best friends are getting married to each other in March! I couldn't be any more excited for them or more honored to be asked to do their invites! Their wedding colors are lemon yellow and raspberry pink!! Our bridesmaid dresses are the raspberry + we will be holding lemon yellow flowers = super fun and preppy! So I had to come up with a design that suited the fun, flirty, and bright wedding theme!

I absolutely LOVE the end result!

wedding day stationery

This was the oh so special card I made to give Manolo on our wedding day. I really love it! I wish you could see the card he made me--blew this designer out of the water ;)

For the Bride and Groom

love, Love, LOVE these stickers!! It makes quite the addition to any package, don't ya think?

My Wedding Invitations

Designing my wedding invitations was truly a labor of love. Designing for myself was challenging but I think that what was ultimately created is a perfect expression of Me, Manolo and the feeling we want our wedding day to have.

Wedding Thank you Notes

Lately I have been receive a TON of questions in regards to Wedding-gift thank-you notes.

So here is the answers:

When to mail the note: You have some leeway on timing since your guest will understand that you have quite a few to write, but it is best to get them out within a month after the honeymoon. Although some etiquette professionals say that you have up to three months I would be safe and start writing them as soon as you can.

(sorced from: The Art of Thank You)

Wedding thank you note etiquette.

Should you break out your stationery with you soon to be new monogram before the wedding to write shower thank you notes and others?

No, actually the stationery that has your new monogram should be used for wedding gifts and you shouldn't start using them until after you are married, says tradition.

Also remember to sign your maiden name up until you are married on all of your thank you notes and your married name on the "Wedding" thank you notes if you are changing names.

(via Emily Post)