Wanna pop the question to one of your girlfriends to be your bridesmaids? These cards will do the trick and what girlfriend will ever be able to resist these? Not I!

Check these amazing and oh so gorgeous cards from Anista Designs. In love…..

Enjoy,

Violaine

Flexsitez - Wedding and event planning based in Atlanta Georgia

For the past year or so I’ve been secretly obsessing over this splendid and simply amazing illustrator Astrid Mueller. About a week ago, I finally had enough of just looking on her blog gathered the courage to contact her to request permission to feature her work on my blog…I mean, this illustrator designs for companies like Marie Claire, Swarovski, Diesel and not to mention brides all over the world! You guessed it; she agreed and could not have been any more accommodating.

In the next three weeks I’ll take you behind the scene of the design process and trust me, it’s a delicious treat to see the design come to life.

About Astrid

It was clear from an early love of old Hollywood glamour, her teenage sketchpad filled with 1950s inspired illustrations, and her passion for the style of bygone eras Astrid’s destiny lay in a creative future.
Following a Graphic Designer position at Swarovski, Astrid’s love of travel compelled her to enrich her illustration training at schools around the world. Bags packed, she left her home in Switzerland to study design from masters in Zurich, London, Hamburg, and at New York City’s Parsons.

In 2006, armed with an impressive portfolio and entrepreneurial spirit, Astrid returned to Switzerland to launch her design firm, PotatoMammaDesign. After working with clients including Diesel, Marie Claire, and Swarovski, Astrid’s feminine, elegant work was noticed by leading wedding publications The Knot (New York) and You and Your Wedding (London).

A fortuitous request by a friend to create an illustration for a client’s wedding stationery and wedding cake topper opened the door to a new career for Astrid. Moved and inspired by the experience, Astrid launched Astrid Mueller Exclusive to help brides realize their unique wedding vision through her bespoke illustrations.

Celebrating love with a custom-tailored illustration

Christmas was coming up, and my wonderful copywriter, Jessica Fox, was searching for a really special gift for her parents. Not only that, but their anniversary is January 1st, so it had to be something extra one-of a-kind. Her mum used to model, they both love fashion, and Jessica thought an artwork celebrating their relationship would be a marvelous surprise. So, together with her sister, Jessica decided to commission me for a tailor-made, romantic fashion illustration of their parents as a Christmas/anniversary gift. Why was it perfect? Because they are gloriously style-conscious, elegant, happily in love, and just look so good together!

This is the first inspiration board I put together as reference of their design taste and lifestyle. After speaking with Jessica and learning about her parents and their style, I envisioned to work in this color palette:

Then I created this mood board as reference for their lifestyle and joy of life:

mood board to reflect the couple’s lifestyle.

CREDITS:

1. hotel: Francois 1Er, Paris, France via Splendia
2. vintage pin-up art: George Petty via the pinupfiles
3. photography: Andrea & Marcus
4. photography: Andrea & Marcus
5. photo: Richaix Heinemann
6. resort: Vedema Resort, Santorini, Spain via Splendia
7. table scape design by Gary Spain, spotted on apartment therapy
8. resort: Bill & Coo Suites and Lounge, Mykonos, Greece, via Splendia
9. resort: Hotel Columbus, Monaco
10. photography: Andrea & Marcus

Smitten with Astrid Mueller,

Violaine

Flexsitez - Wedding and event planning based in Atlanta Georgia

This morning I came across (via WeddingChicks) the most darling spin on the ever so popular Alice in Wonderland photo shoots/theme weddings. The spin on this theme is the use of the stunning, vivid purple which takes this theme to a level of certain of romance. The bride wore a very romantic gown by Rivini and her bouquet composed of all Orchids is simply exquisite!

To read more about this theme and for more information on the vendors, visit WeddingChicks.

Well, what do you think of this theme? What do you think about the colors that were used? I would love to hear your thoughts.

Hoping to inspire you,

Violaine Diogene

Flexsitez - Wedding and event planning based in Atlanta Georgia