Honored to be featured on Grace Ormonde

Right for the weekend, I am happy to raise the glass to celebrate: not only did Andrea & Marcus recently invite me to contribute illustrated design accents to a styled wedding photo shoot at the historically relevant hotel Beau Rivage on lake Geneva, Switzerland, but – are you ready? -

the blog of the reputable wedding design magazine Grace Ormonde just featured the photos, along with my work!

I’m so thrilled! Andrea is not only an incredibly nice and generous person, but she’s truly multi-talented: apart from creating marvelous photography, she also selected the venue, the lovely couple Danielle & Patric (who had just gotten married), the fashion, and she also organized and art directed everything. Here are a few glimpses, with courtesy of the AndreaandMarcus blog – enjoy!

Wedding photography and styling: Andrea & Marcus

See more photos from this shoot here on the Grace Ormonde blog,  here on the Andrea & Marcus blog, see boudoir photos from this shoot here on the pretty Merci New York blog, and don’t miss the fashion video of this shoot by Andrea & Marcus on their homepage.

Thank you so much again Andrea for letting me contribute illustrated design accents and stationery to this wonderful styled shoot. You created true magic! It was – and always is – a great pleasure working with you.

CREDITS:

Dress: Dolce & Gabbana | Shoes: Dolce & Gabbana | Location: Beau Rivage Geneva | Hair & Makeup: Hex & Beauty | Cufflinks: Tiffanys | Styling: Andrea & Marcus | Photography & Video: Andrea & Marcus | Wedding stationery design and illustrated design accents: Astrid Mueller Exclusive | Artisan printing: Digby & Rose

How I created Jennifer’s fashion inspired wedding illustration

Jennifer and Warren’s save the date cards and wedding invitation illustrations were whimsical, featuring the two of them dressed in wedding attire I had dreamed up!

However, for their wedding day artwork, I wanted their illustration to make a big entrance, and the couple agreed it would be lovely to depict them in their actual wedding clothing.

This was Jennifer’s amazing bridal gown:

gown: Ulla Maija, BIANCA couture collection

Just look at the stunning embroidery!

gown: Ulla Maija, BIANCA couture collection

It was quite daunting to illustrate this beautiful dress and do it justice. But I love a challenge!

I began with drafting the pose and arranging reference photos on my screen.
Then I zoomed in to start laying in details:

After applying the first dress details, I kept zooming in and out to make sure the overall design would be harmonious:

While constantly moving back and forth between reference photos, I kept adding further detail to the pattern, inspired by Jennifer’s gown. Since I didn’t have a photo in the exact pose of the illustration, I had to envision how the dress would fall and what the pattern looked like:

I kept refining all details of the illustration, and finally, I recolored the pattern in eggshell to soften it.

This was Jennifer and Warren’s wedding day illustration!

As soon as I can, I’ll share photos of their wedding so you can see how Jennifer and Warren accentuated their celebration with their unique wedding illustration.

Unique wedding inspiration: get your own fashion illustration

A few weeks ago, VOGUE broke some inspiring fashion news: Four CFDA/Vogue Fashion Funders have collaborated with Gap to create red carpet-worthy gowns for six celebrities. Vogue shared an “image and reality” gallery with fashion sketches matched with each celebrity wearing their gown.

These were my favorites:

Rodarte for Gap, worn by Kirsten Dunst:

and Sophie Theallet for Gap, worn by Jessica Alba:

more here!

Who says this should only be a treat for celebrities?

While I’m not a haute couture designer, I can create a custom, fashion-inspired illustration of you in any gown you like.

Even better, how about an artwork featuring you in your gorgeous bridal gown as a wedding keepsake?

illustration by Astrid Mueller Exclusive, photo by Andrea and Marcus

exclusive save the date card with family crest {part III}

Welcome back! The last two Fridays, you’ve seen two of the wedding illustration and family crest commissioned by the Baehren family. Now (drumroll), I’m finally revealing the finished save the date card design.

Enjoy!

Save the date card design with bespoke illustrations by Astrid Mueller Exclusive

I would have loved to continue their wedding stationery concept, which would have included gold accents and been exclusively embossed. However, sadly, the groom fell ill, and they had to postpone the wedding. Hoping all will be well. My thoughts and best wishes are with them!

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