One thing I won’t stop talking about . .

A love letter to newly engaged couples 💌

is the need for engaged couples to actually ENJOY their engagement while planning their wedding.

Look around - everything is frozen outside and covered in ice, and yet somehow in the wedding industry, we have people pushing all this urgency out into the ether. Messaging like “BOOK NOW or else” and “you NEED to do this” abound, even as we are only a week into the new year. And while I totally respect the need for some of this urgency - timelines are real, vendors should absolutely market their work, and not booking someone soon might mean missing out on their expertise - I also respect my clients’ relationships and engagements.

Because being engaged is not only about planning a wedding. It’s about savoring and celebrating and telling the story of how it happened over and over and over. It’s about slow mornings over coffee, scheming up where the band could go and what you’ll serve and all the different things your day could be. It’s about, before rushing into logistics, giving yourselves the space to dream.

Because from that place, you’ll create a wedding and experience that not only feels like you - rather than just another copy and paste of what you think you’re supposed to do - but you’ll also get to enjoy the journey along the way. And, as a wedding stationery designer working with couples on the little details that come before, and during, and after the day, I think it’s so important to focus on enjoying the journey along the way. Through my art, I want to help you celebrate your story and center your relationship throughout the process - so that you can stay anchored in what this whole thing is all about, anyway.

So, allow yourself to take some time to soak it all in. And, once you have some decisions made that feel good in your bones (think date, venue and guest count that have you giddy with delight), I’d love to chat about bringing your love story to life, creating invitations that reflect who you are and help you hold onto what matters - the whole way through.

For a little bit longer, though, I hope you remember to focus on you 💌

Warmly,

Sage

Making Wedding Stationery FUN again 💌

When I first started designing wedding stationery, a lot of the feedback I got was that my work was “fun.” At the time, I felt ashamed by that - thinking that the compliment I should be receiving was “beautiful” or “flawless” or “timeless.” And while my work has certainly evolved since then, I have come to wear that compliment of “fun” as a badge of honor.

We want our weddings to be fun. We want our guests to enjoy themselves, dance all night, laugh at the speeches and savor the passed apps. And yet, somehow we think the invitations and artwork welcoming everyone in to this experience need to contain the formality of our grandmothers’ era. But no more.

Because I believe wedding stationery can be fun while being elevated. Bold while being beautiful. Playful while being polished. And so I am celebrating that my work is seen as fun - because that’s the experience I want for my clients, for their guests and their vendor team. While stress cannot be avoided in wedding planning, I’m here to bring as much color, playfulness and * hopeful * romanticism into the process as humanly possible. Not just in the designs we create together, but in the way I walk you through the process, every step of the way. Your wedding is not just one day - it’s the whole journey leading up to it - so why not make it FUN, together?

Want in on the fun? Inquire today, or download my free wedding stationery timeline, designed to help you and your partner enjoy the planning process while staying on track along the way.

Reminder to all the stressed out brides - Your love story is worth sharing. Worth celebrating. And worth investing in.

But if you’re anything like me, maybe you grew up feeling otherwise. You weren’t “born a bride” like your other friends whose weddings you’ve attended previously - you haven’t been building your mooboard since before you met your person, and your life and your love story have been anything but traditional.

And so, when it comes time to plan your marriage to your person and you find it hard to see yourself in the copy-paste weddings you see everywhere, you figure it’s better to shrink down. Maybe you have people in your ear saying things like “what a waste of money for just one day,” or “ugh, another wedding.” Maybe you consider eloping, or doing a courthouse ceremony, to avoid the stress of it all. But deep down? You want more. Something bigger, bolder, and more you than you know how to explain - simply because it hasn’t been done before.

But here’s the thing - your wedding isn’t just one day, and it isn’t just another wedding. It’s your wedding, celebrating your love story, which you and your partner have been building for years, through all the ups and the downs. And that is so worth celebrating - even and especially if it hasn’t been traditional!

Does that mean you need to invite 300 people and invest in every possible item on your budget? No, of course not. But it’s a reminder not to think small just because you’re scared to take up space.

Your love story is a work of art - full of its imperfections, beauty, and a whole lot of hard work that went into getting here. Your wedding is the same. If you’re looking to make a work of art out of your wedding and want to create stationery and signage and magic that’s as colorful and different and nontraditional as you are - reach out today to get the creative process started 💌 I want to help celebrate you!