When I was going through my blog reader, I stumbled upon this photo board on Limelight Photography’s blog, said, “oh that’s pretty”, and then I realized it included some of my handiwork! I got excited and had to share it!
This photo shoot was designed by MMD Events, a company that I work for, and they asked me to help out with part of the design. What part is that, you ask? Well, paper cranes. Yes, I taught myself how to make paper cranes. Four tutorials and lots of folded paper …

When I saw this very cool DIY project, it immediately went on my list of things to share with my readers!
Photo via Design*Sponge

Anna of Rifle Design created this incredibly fun menu wheel! Since this is a somewhat time intensive project, it would be ideal for a small wedding. However, it would also be a great idea to just put one or two at a table! It would be a great icebreaker for your guests too!

{The instructions, along with detailed photos, can be found on Design*Sponge.}
I would love to host a …

I’m still in wedding decor mode from the amazing wedding I helped with this past weekend, so it seemed fitting to share one of the trends in wedding decor I’ve been seeing!
You may have recently seen a lot more tissue paper pom-poms being used as decor at weddings. These fun and whimsical decorations are also perfect for a bridal shower or baby shower! Thanks to Martha Stewart and her tutorial on how to make them, tissue paper pom-poms are becoming a common decor item! It’s a wonderful DIY piece of …

So it’s now October, and in the wedding industry, it’s the start of the Fall wedding season! My first official wedding with the company I’m apprenticing with, MMD Events, is tomorrow and I’m so excited!
Here are some of the photos from a recent photo shoot that MMD did the decor, design and floral work for! Design and decor of weddings is something that I adore, so when I saw the photos that Limelight Photography did of MMD’s work, I had to spread the beauty!
Gorgeous! The pink is so chic, and …

“Turning a house into a home”. This saying has been heard many times, for many years. But I recently experienced the truth in it. My husband and I lived together before getting married, but it felt like we were just living in a “house”. We had no pictures on the wall and nothing matched. The house just didn’t have any sort of ebb and flow to it.
So, I talked my mom into coming down for a weekend to help me turn our house into a “home”. We spent a day …

I haven’t posted anything paper design related recently, so I figured today I would do just that.

Here are some goodies that are just pure paper beauty!
Invitation suite from Momental DesignsIndividually hand painted-creations. Amazing.

Fabulous invitation suite from Gourmet Invitations.Note the embossed pocket folder that matches the invitation’s design.

Letterpressed Save The Date Coasters! What an amazing idea!Via Oh So Beautiful Paper, made by Sesame Letterpress

Invitation in a hand-stitched fabric pouch. By Bird and BannerA good twist for a DIY vintage wedding!

Henna Notecards from Escargot Studio
I hope you were inspired by these pieces …

Thank you all for your input on what photo I should include with my Thank You notes!
Since I couldn’t pick just one, I decided to make a collage of my favorite photos to send out!
It’s going to be somewhat small, but all the pictures are clearly visible. I can even pick out specific people in the group shot. I wanted everyone to see it since you were all a part of my decision to make it! Thanks again!

Yes, yes, this is my wedding. I thought it would be appropriate to start out showing photos of my wedding 1) because I thought it was amazing, and 2) to share a little bit more about ME!
I’ll begin with the design elements of the wedding, since this IS a design blog…hence the name The DESIGN Grove. For me, the design and vision of my wedding began with the dress. The dress is a whole different story, but the elegance of it led me to envision how I wanted …

I’m new to the blogging community, but I’ve been a blog stalker for a while. I firmly believe that if it weren’t for blogs, my wedding wouldn’t have been half as amazing as it was. {Thank you to my best friend and Emily from Emily Ley Paper for introducing me to the blog world!} It helped tremendously to have other “minds” to pull ideas from. Blogs enabled me to find ideas and inspiration for my wedding, making the vision I had come to life.
I want to help my readers find …