REAL WEDDINGS : SUMMER SOIREE IN YBOR CITY

Such a fun wedding to be a part of this summer! I had the pleasure of not only creating some hand painted signage for the day but also shooting it! You can see some more photos over on my photography blog

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RECENT WORK : DAY OF WEDDING STATIONERY

Snaps from a few recent weddings I created day of stationery and signs for.  Painting these menu boards has always been one of my favorite custom projects to create.  

Shop custom signage on etsy

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REAL WEDDING : THE GUNN'S ROMANTIC OLD FLORIDA AFFAIR

Working on a local wedding often means for a friend or that my friends will in some way be involved in the creative process.  In the case of Jen & Alan's beautiful wedding, it was both.  Jen and I went to the same high school.  Several of her bridesmaid are close mutual friends and my best, Camilyn Beth made the gorgeous bridesmaids dresses! The dreamy photography is by Michelle March .  I created several hand painted and lettered elements for their day including the wooden welcome sign, cocktail signs, and drink dispensers.  Phillippi Creek served as the perfect backdrop, it's one of my favorite venues here as it just feels so old Florida to me.  Hanging moss, a long wooden dock, and the most gorgeous rooms for getting ready complete with pastels and floral wallpaper.  There's also a room with a turquoise ceiling! The colors of these pictures are just so soft and dreamy. 

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REAL WEDDINGS : BRIGHT DAY OF STATIONERY

I loved creating these bright watercolor signs for an upcoming wedding in puerto rico.  I love when brides want lots of day of stationery that matches their invitation suite, signs are just so fun! For this, I created an 8" x 10" guest book sign and "love is sweet" for the dessert table.  The dessert names are 4" x 6" to frame next to their accompanying sweets.  The cocktail and find your seat signs are 11" x 14" and the menu was done on an 16" x 20" cold pressed watercolor art board (these are offered in my shop).  The watercolor escort cards are standard tented card stock.  The bride found the cute glitter tags on Etsy, these will double over as place cards and favor tags.  I hand painted each item with gouache paint (except the glitter tags, the white is acrylic paint).  

View more customizable in my shop 

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WHITE & GOLD WINTER WEDDING

This gold & white shoot that I was involved in this past December was featured on Love and Lavender yesterday! I also photographed this and featured a few more of the bridal shots and other details on my photography blog. Hop on over to see a few more! 

For custom paper and invitation items like the ones above, e-mail me at shannonkcouch@gmail.com or visit Etsy to shop more of my work.  xox

Thank you to the amazing vendors involved: 

Event Planning & Styling: Inspired Events //  Photography & Styling: Shannon Kirsten Photography // Calligraphy: Shannon Kirsten // Dress & Tux: Something Blue Bridal Boutique // Cakes & Desserts: The Cake Zone // Rentals & Table Linen: All Event Rental and Design // Flowers: Bee Ridge Florist // Venue: Manatee River Garden Club

FALL WOODSY WEDDING PHOTO SHOOT

I recently created some custom paper goods to be part of this beautifully styled shoot by Best Photography.  I love the fall woodsy theme so much.  How beautiful is this location?  The pictures came out gorgeous.  I painted the wedding suite, map, leaf escort cards, and all the signage.

Watch the video here

The rest of this amazing team includes: 

Photography: Best Photography

Videography: Imprint Cinema

Dress: Solutions Bridal

Mens Outfit: Brother’s and Craft

Vintage Rentals: Wish Vintage

Floral: Freshly Picked 

Dishes: Dishie Rentals

Invites and Paper – Shannon Kirsten Illustrations

Cake: Sugar Suite

Pies and Pastries: P is for Pie

Venue: Lee Ranch