Real Wedding : Kelley & Kevin : Vintage Country Chic

Loving how my long-time friend, Kelley's, wedding turned out in Rome, Georgia! Kelley and Kevin wanted a vintage country chic wedding and I do believe they pulled it off with flying shades of pink, turquoise and purple! What a pleasure to be a part of their special day and Pam Jones from Paris Mountain Photography did an amazing job with the photos. Check out some of the custom details from emma j design. The bride did a lot of DYI decor and it was all stunning and colorful in person.

Custom Artwork for Rhett's Nursery

We are making progress on the nursery and working on custom artwork for the walls. Here are a few ideas we are tossing around.

My Grandmother Lillian's famous quote: 

In honor of Mr. Giraffe in the nursery, I scoured through all of my favorite Frank songs to find this rare gem. Ironically, this song was written within a month of Patrick and I being born in 1981.

Loved this find from Pinterest - I reworked the quote to incorporate Rhett's signature pattern.

Compliments of my dear friend, Erin from Be True Designs. She designed this handsome artwork for my upcoming baby shower invitation. LOVE.

My daddy and I danced to Moon River on my wedding day so I found this was fitting. Johnny Mercer is from Savannah and I grew up playing the piano out of my mom's old Mancini piano book.

My husband picked out this song lyric from one of his favorite bands, The Blue Dogs.

and last but not least, our own cameos as children around the same age 

I'm also breaking out the watercolors to work on 4 how-to prints:

How to tie a bowtie like a southern gentleman...

How to tie a square knot like a good fisherman...

How to throw a curve ball like Daddy...

How to shag like your parents...

The Savannah Collection : Savannah Wedding Invitations {Savannah, Georgia}

By popular demand, emma j design is introducing a Savannah Collection of wedding invitations including some of Savannah's landmarks and signature southern elements. All invitations are available in both flat and luxurious letterpress printing. To place an order for your upcoming lowcountry wedding, please email emily@emmajdesign.com or stop by local retailer, La Paperie on Whitaker Street to take a look at samples and paper choices. The ladies at La Paperie would love to work with you! Don't see the landmark you're looking for? We can create it for you!

Artwork Copyrighted 2011 by emma j design

Artwork Copyrighted 2011 by emma j design

Artwork Copyrighted 2011 by emma j design

Artwork Copyrighted 2011 by emma j design

Artwork Copyrighted 2011 by emma j design

Artwork Copyrighted 2011 by emma j design

Artwork Copyrighted 2011 by emma j design

Chic Logo Design : pouf

Introducing 'pouf' - Designer handmade pillows made in South Georgia. One of my favorite all-time clients contacting me to develop a brand for her new line of ultra chic and designer pillows. Of course I will be one of her first customers - cannot WAIT to see what she comes up with! Her colorful and chipper personality shows through with the choice of bold orange while showing her sophisticated tastes with the addition of the chocolate brown - Think Hermes. We worked on just the right font and even make a few adjustments so we have a one-of-a-kind look for pouf. Round business cards complete the ensemble and will grace the pillows on display. Stay tuned for more developments on pouf.

Personalized Letterpress Stationery for me!

It's about time! Time for me to finally design and decide on my own letterpress stationery. I just received a beautiful package of custom letterpressed stationery from my wonderful printer (Fireside Printing) and I could not be more thrilled with the results. The wardrobe is 2 pieces: A7 Flat Notes with a fretwork board and EM interlocking letters in addition to a small 4Bar Flat Card with my name in calligraphy by the talented Bride Whelan. I plan to use the larger cards for longer notes and correspondence and the smaller cards for quick notes and enclosure cards. We printed the wardrobe in my signature seaglass blue color on 220lb double weight Crane Lettra. Let me know if you are interested in placing an order for custom letterpress stationery for yourself - it is the ultimate treat! emily@emmajdesign.com

custom fabric design for Rhett's Nursery

Rhett Patrick McCarthy. That's the name of my future (probably redheaded) southern gentleman. Yes, it's true, 23 weeks and counting to our Christmas delivery. We are over the moon excited for this little bundle of joy to arrive!

I've been toying around with multiple options for my husband and I to decide on for the nursery. You have to imagine trying to mix geometric modern with traditional outdoors- that's us. In an attempt to compromise somewhere in the middle, I have proposed two different patterns to my hubby to make the final decision. We have scoured the internet and local shops looking for a bedding option we love and no luck of the irish here. I finally decided that it would be strange to use a fabric I did not design myself - what kind of designer would I be?  To the computer I went and designed the patterns below.

We have an old cross stitch of the Irish blessing which has the light blue and touches of Irish green in addition to the desire to have an accent wall covered in Savannah River Maps (excuse the mockup below). Feel free to visit my pinterest board here for some of the inspirational photos. This is not exactly the end result of course, but something to work from at least. The window treatments and light fixture have been ordered from RHBaby&Child setting the color palette of Silver Sage/Seafoam and Irish Bright Green. I'm adding an inset white chippendale border to the valances on the window treatments. For the walls, we plan to choose individual song lyrics that we love, inspirational quotes, cameos of our own baby portraits and vintage photos from our families. In addition, I plan to watercolor 4 prints (How to Tie a Bowtie like a Gentleman, How to Throw a Curve Ball like Daddy, How to Shag like my Parents, How to Tie a Square Knot like a good Fisherman). These will adorn the walls and be something he can use in his room for years to come.

Mockup of Nursery

White Glider soon to arrive from Little Castle, 5' Giraffe from Melissa and Doug. 

We are so grateful to have my talented father-in-law who is making a beautiful handmade crib out of Caribbean Rosewood - can't wait to see this beauty! The white dresser is an original from my grandparents house in which the hubby has applied a whitewashed finish. 

Fabric Option #1:

This fabric was created by using individual R's (for Rhett!) - see if you can find them!

Fabric Option #2:

It's a play on irish knots using an "R" - can you find it?

Other Accessories:

Spanish Moss Themed Wedding Invitation with Monogram (Savannah, GA)

Check out the latest Spanish Moss Wedding invitations for Amy and Jacob. The couple wanted an invitation that represented the southern elegance of Savannah along with a personalized touch like the monogram of interlocking Bs for their last names. The invitations were letterpressed on 100% cotton Crane Ecru Paper.

Magnolia Wedding Invitations with Monogram (Savannah, Georgia, Ford Plantation)

I've had the pleasure of working with Alysse from MGE in which we have created a beautiful wedding paper wardrobe for Jen and Michael! Their invitations have been signed, sealed and delivered to their lucky guests so I'm happy to share the final product! Jen and Michael wanted a design that was representative of The Ford Plantation as well as the southern accent of magnolia flowers. We created a custom letterpressed folder and completed with 100% cotton Crane 220lb thickness paper for the wedding invitations and response cards. We also designed a special events card to communicate the weekend activities. Jen also wanted a coordinating thank you note card to use for wedding gifts. Enjoy!