Styled Shoot: Sail Away With Me

Hope everyone had a fun & safe Labor Day Weekend! Today is a pretty surreal day for me and the Just Be Studio... As I read all of my friends & family's statuses about sending their kids back to school or preparing their classrooms, it finally hits me that I won't be returning to my classroom for the first time in 3 years. I made a huge decision this past spring and today is the first day it feels real. So I slept in until 10am (only because my 9:30 appointment had to reschedule) and sat at my desk for the afternoon working, designing & making pretty things! Congrats to all my teacher friends an anyone sending their love ones off for the 13-14 school year! Hope this school year is amazing for everyone! 

This styled shoot has been quite a process. After being rained out 2 different days, we were finally able to pull it off! And with the ridiculous sunset we got to shoot during, I am glad we waited so long! The weather was perfect, we had gorgeous, fun models and don't even get me started about the vendors who offered their items & services to be showcased! Ok, ok, ok... on to the images by the incredible Stephanie from Saltwater Studios!

Any opportunity to team up with Betina's at Parkview I will take! She has such an eye for new creative arrangements and we just always work so well together! All I usually tell her are the colors and maybe 2 adjectives of what I am thinking and what she supplies is always DEAD ON!

TIP: Find a good florist who you can give them just a few details & trust them to come up with something STUNNING, not just duplicate a photo you provide!

 

 Seriously, how gorgeous was our model for this shoot? Not to mention the amazing sunset behind her! Saltwater Studios truly outdid themselves with these images!

TIP: Trust your photographer during a shoot! You will be pleasantly surprised with how awesome they are without giving them 20+ "picture ideas" from Pinterest. Remember, you hired them because you fell in love with their work.

 

If you aren't shopping on Etsy for your wedding, you aren't taking full advantage of the amazing items out there! Look for everything from paper items to flowergirl dresses to wedding party accessories.

TIP: Its all in the details so don't wait until the last minute! Don't think you'll be the only one to notice your one of a kind earrings or how unique your programs are, people notice and truly appreciate the little stuff.

How beautiful are the details on this simple, elegant gown? Wedding Belles Boutique seriously has so many gorgeous gowns. Every time I go in to see Tina I always have to browse to see what new hot styles they have in!

TIP: Don't go dress shopping with only one type of gown in mind. Let the boutique put you in all different types of dresses. You never know what you may fall in love with once you have it on!

 

 

Again, the details of this shoot were beyond! So fun & playful but definitely kept with the style of the shoot! And no, you may not need to carry a purse the day of your wedding, 
but its adorable for pictures!

TIP:  Have some fun with accessories! Change up your necklace or hairpiece for the reception!

I will never complain about my job because I thoroughly enjoy every single day! I never get bored because every event is so different from the next and when I do find myself getting tired of something, I just come up with some new designs to show my brides!

TIP: You should be able to walk away from every vendor meeting you have thinking 

"Gosh, they love what they do" 

A HUGE Thank You to the following vendors 

for their help to make this shoot my favorite yet!

xoxo

be. 

Photography Saltwater Studios

Flowers Betinas at Parkview

Dress Wedding Belles Boutique

Cake Philly Cake Maker

Make up Kacey Rosenberger

Hair Deana La Greca

Grooms octopus tie Jesitaj on Etsy

Purse Allisa Jacobs

Rope Hair Piece Jessica DeVirginia for Blackdresscreations

Cake Topper Wyale Designs  


Event Styling Just Be. Studio


Paper Details Just Be. Studio

Just Be. Services

Just Be. is an event & design studio. 

Although we show a lot of invitations, we do a lot more than that! 

We can do small orders of thank you cards to entire weddings from start to finish. 

Take a look at our bridal handout. It includes everything we can do for you here at Just Be. 

With all the chaos of planning a wedding or event, 

it is easy to forgot things so you can also use it as a checklist for yourself. 

Happy Planning!

xoxo

be.

Wedding: Laura & Jack

Laura contacted Just Be. a few months ago, she had already done her invitations but could not think of what she wanted for wedding decor. Her and her fiance, Jack, were having a green wedding so they did not want to do large floral centerpieces and they definitely wanted something unique. The more and more I learned about the couple, the more I could envision their big day. The first thing Laura, a speech teacher in Egg Harbor City, mentioned was that they were trying to keep everything "green" so I automatically thought to use "found objects". Then she mentioned that she wasn't too big on flowers so I thought about green & herbs. And finally she told me that everyone calls her fiance Shrek. From all of these different elements, we created the centerpieces you will see below. They have recycled old story books, wooden boxes, potted herbs, mason jars with berries, roses & fresh picked lilac and tons of candles. I wanted to achieve a romantic, rustic feel and I think it turned out great! 

But take a look for yourself!

Tables in the Cocktail Hour area 

with smaller versions of the reception centerpieces.

The escort card display. 

Laura ordered tea dyed tags from Europe 

and wrote each guests name and table on them. 

Then Just Be. created this display 

for guests to take their cards from.

The favor explanation sign made by Just. Be.

To keep with the "green" theme, 

Laura & Jack planted a tree in each of their guests' name 

in lieu of a wedding favor. Such an awesome idea!

Their adorable cake topper!

The Sweetheart Table 

with a smaller version of the table centerpieces.

Why have table numbers 

when you can be so much more creative and make fun table names!

Laura & Jack did Shrek puns as their table names 

and I am sure their guests enjoyed seeing 

all the different ones they came up with. 

Just Be. supplied birch logs as the card holder, 

and check out the amazing paper the names are on. Woodgrain!

One of the complete centerpieces on the reception tables. 

Rustic Red Roses to compliment the feel and theme on the day.

 Fresh picked Lilac 

provided a wonderful scent throughout the room. 

And berries, always a fun touch to any flower arrangement.

 Who doesn't love a mason jar? 

Even if they aren't your personal style, 

you can't deny the rustic beauty of them.

The always beautiful Smithville Inn in Galloway, New Jersey. 

Such an amazing place to get married!

Check out the backdrop for their ceremony!!! 

What a beautiful time of year to get married!

The beautiful bride and her father.

Congratulations to Mr. & Mrs. Giacolone!

We are so thankful that we could be a part of your amazing day!

xoxo

Just Be.

Bridal Show: Betina's at Parkview- Part ii

My last post featured photos of the collection I created for the table with Betina's at Parkview at the Rams Head Inn bridal show. It really turned out beautiful and we got such an awesome response from all the brides who attended. Below is the invitation collection that goes along with the set up. A collection includes (but is not limited to): invitations, envelopes, address labels, return address labels, response cards, thank you cards, table numbers & escort cards. For this particular collection, I added a band around the invitation and menus. I also added a coral colored pearl to several items for a special touch at the show! Take a look!

Invitation 

Invitation with Band

 

Envelope Front with Custom Address Label

Envelope Back with Custom Return Address Label

Response Card

Thank You Card

Table Number

Escort or Place Card

Menu

This collection can be done with any colors and any font can be substituted. The best part about custom invitations is that they are made however you would like them. You don't have to settle for colors or fonts or a certain design. 

Stop back for more collections coming soon!

Wedding Collection: Super Script

With an upcoming bridal show at Ram's Head Inn, I wanted to make sure I have plenty of samples that show the diversity of my work. I also decided that I need to display various full wedding collections, such as the one included in this post. At Just Be. a "full wedding collection" includes(but is not limited to): Save the Date, Invitation, Response Card, Program, Table Number, Escort Card & Thank You Card. A lot of brides like all of their wedding stationary to match, but whats the fun in everything being exactly the same? By switching up placement, foreground & background color & size, a beautiful collection can be created. Check out the one I just completed!

Save the Date

Invitation

Response Card

Program Cover

Table Number                                             Escort Cards

Thank You Card

All items do not have to be purchased as a collection.

"A la carte" is a great solution,as a wonderful mix and match wedding stationary collection.