Museum Wedding Inspiration

Happy New Year, my friends! Since all the gorgeous blogs out there are already full of beautiful new year’s imagery, I decided to do something different. One of my clients plans to get married in a classical museum, and she inspired me to create this wedding mood board for you:

This style direction was created with  a design-conscious bride in mind; someone who loves classic elegance but likes to make a statement through a few bold, sophisticated glamorous accents. Wouldn’t this beautiful Greek-inspired classical gown perfectly reference a museum venue, especially if the space showcases antique statues such as the above Venus de Milo?

I would definitely like to feel warm and comfortable at my own wedding, and I imagine a museum atrium to be a bit on the chilly side! Therefore, I was drawn to this (forgive me, holiday-inspired) table scape accented with cozy sheepskin over each chair, and chose a stunning silk bouquet to complement the table’s shape and texture.

Though I’m not a wedding designer, I love design and can help personalize your celebration with your own unique, tailor-made wedding illustration. For example, together with the prestigious German fine jewelry designers at Code Royal, I can devise a one-of-a-kind fine jewelry piece for you and your partner, such as the above cuff links, rings, or a pendant, all featuring your own illustration or monogram!

You’d have a super memento of your love for years to come. I wonder what your guests would say? Just drop me a line if you’d like to hear more!

CREDITS:

1. Gown: Nicole Montenapoleone, Alessandra R Spring 2011 collection, via Wedding Inspirasi
2. Hand made silk floral bouquet with Swarovski crystals by Emici Bridal, see more on wedluxe.com
3. Home of Jamie Laubhan-Oliver and Larry Oliver. Photo: by Manny Rodriguez for D Home Magazine – see more on Simply Seductive
4. Aphrodite of Melos, replicated by and seen on statues.com
5. Personalized fine jewelry by Code Royal

How Audrey Personalized Her Wedding with an Illustration

Before we paused for last week’s fashion cause, you may remember we were following the creation of Audrey and Nathan’s (headless!) invitation. Audrey had initially asked me to illustrate her and Nathan without their heads…but for a fabulously fun reason!

Using the headless illustration on their engagement party invitations, Audrey threw her guests off the scent.

Using the illustration (this time – hurray! – with heads) in wedding day details like place cards, a cake topper, party favors, and thank you cards, Audrey and Nathan cleverly revealed to their utterly surprised guests that their engagement party was actually a wedding!
To Audrey: Working with you was such a blast, Audrey (I know you are reading this!).  Thank you again for being so fun to work with, for actually turning into a friend, and for inviting me to be part of your celebration! I’m very happy that we’re still in touch – you are an inspiration. Wishing you and Nathan love, always!

And to all of you: Hope to see you again next Friday when I’ll share some of my latest wedding and style inspirations. I’m wishing you a fantastic and inspired weekend!

CREDITS:

Flowers: jennybfloraldesign.com

Dress: “Scarlet” by Monique Lhuillier

Venue: Surf and Sand Resort, Laguna Beach, CA

Photography: jimkennedyphotography.com

Rings: Cartier

Artisan Printing: Letterpress Light

Wedding Illustration, cake topper and stationery: Astrid Mueller Exclusive

What Made Audrey’s Wedding Invitations Unique

When Audrey contacted me, she had a very clear vision and budget in mind. She sent me photos of her and her fiancé, Nathan (1), asked me to create a wedding illustration kind of like this (2), but to make it look more like them. That’s right – specifically without their heads.

While normally I wouldn’t suggest illustrating a headless couple, I was looking forward to the design challenge!

As a first step, I called the couple to get to know them a bit better and learn more about the details of their wedding. Audrey was planning to carry a wedding bouquet made of green orchids, orange ranunculus, and ivory peonies (3), beautifully mirroring her outgoing and fun personality! She also had her eye on a ravishing Monique Lhuillier dress, “Scarlet” (4), with these gorgeous lace details.

Since I wasn’t able to personalize their illustration by conveying emotion or their love story through poses or facial expressions, I suggested to Audrey that I create an illustration pattern for her, inspired by her dazzling wedding gown and reflecting her actual wedding bouquet.

When she received and touched the invitations, Audrey put the biggest smile on my face by writing “Astrid Mueller, I love you. Will you marry me? :)”.

Oh, how I live for those moments!

Later, Audrey (thankfully) decided to let me add heads to them for a full illustration. Stay tuned to see the next designs, find out why Audrey and Nathan dreamed of a headless illustration, and learn how they used it at their celebration!

CREDITS:

(2) Wedding Stationery: Designer unknown (image supplied by the bride)

(5, 6): Artisan Printing: Letterpress Light

(5,6): Wedding Illustration and Stationery Design: Astrid Mueller Exclusive