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Grace and Johnathan fell in love—first with Helsinki, then with each other.
Grace and Johnathan each spent 4 years at SMU, but managed to never once actually meet. After Grace’s last semester she traveled abroad to study architecture in Helsinki. She immediately fell in love with the culture and history of Finland, frequenting local cafes and boutiques. On a summer afternoon in her favorite café, Grace noticed an American accent at the counter that belonged to a handsome SMU alum. Johnathan’s graduation backpacking trip to Europe proved fruitful indeed, as he came home with the woman he was going to marry! Grace and Johnathan fell in love first with Helsinki, and then with each other. Once back stateside, the two were eager to celebrate their wedding by recalling the sweet summer they spent in Helsinki.
For this wedding, we wanted to recreate the atmosphere of a Helsinki summer – full of beautiful architectural details, wildflowers and a combination of typefaces on hand-painted boutique signs. Special details like custom tea tags share some of the couple’s favorite things with their guests.
*This post is a case study of a fictional couple we created to showcase our design.
Inspiration Board photo credits: Yellow Bike via Poppytalk; Bradley & Jordyn by Simply Bloom; Sign in Rauma, Finland by Manuele Zunelli; Windows in Rauma by Pacoalfonso; Yellow bouquet by Cameron Ingalls Inc.
Frank & Simone both agree, there’s nothing like talking about a movie over a good piece of pie. The old Orpheum Theater in San Antonio, plays the classics on Sunday nights and Ruby’s, the diner across the street, joins in with a two for one pie special. This is the beginning of Frank and Simone, which started at the end of Casablanca. Frank met Simone in their art of film lecture class and invited her for a slice of memory and chocolate meringue after talking about their love of noir films one evening after class. They learned that black and white were the only colors the other wanted to see the world in and that fedoras and red lipstick should be required for an evening out. Now they invite you to celebrate their future through their love of the past.
The invitation features silver and black foil stamping to reflect the essence of classic glamour while creating the proper mood through a gritty, toothed paper that brings the texture of the silver screen to life. The R.S.V.P. cards are meant to be marked with a thumbprint using an enclosed stamp pad and the thank you notes are individually typewritten, harkening back to a more mysterious and glamorous time.
Websites are quickly becoming a part of the wedding experience. This site features Frank & Simone’s story, photos, and details about the ceremony and wedding party.
*This post is a case study of a fictional couple we created to showcase our design.
Inspiration Board photo credits: Lucy and Alex by Angela Anderson Photography; Typewriter from Stock.Xchng; Leo from Dill Pixel’s photostream. Website portraits from Oksana S’s photostream and Libby March’s photostream.
