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Life & Craft Workshop

Ashley Joseph — Tue, 17 Nov 2015 18:52:06 +0000

The inspiration for this styled shoot for the Life & Craft Workshop was drawn directly from the rugged ranch land while maintaining elegance with florals inspired by the Dutch Masters style. We incorporated metallic accents and touches of leather to create a masculine and sophisticated look. With a deep fall color palette, mixed metallics, and a subtle nod to Ralph Lauren’s ranch home in Ridgeway, the outcome is “ranch-refined” and distinctly Texan, a blend of Southern and Western in one aesthetic. Check out Southern Wedding’s feature for more photos from Luke & Cat.

The whole photo shoot became a masterpiece of the finer things of fall including the fall foliage perfection by Bramble and Bee that made up the bridal bouquet and table centerpiece and the fig inspired invitation suite and cake by Emily Reeves Calligraphy and Sugary and Chic.

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Photography: Luke & Cat Photography/ Style and Design: Catherine Duffin and Abby Mejia of Two Be Wed / Calligraphy: Emily Reeves Calligraphy / Dress: Hayley Paige from Now and Forever Bridal Boutique / Floral Design: Bramble and Bee / Rentals: The Foundry / Place Settings: Bering’s Hardware / Cake: Sugary and Chic / Hair and Makeup: Hey Lovely Makeup

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Dark to Light

Ashley Joseph — Thu, 12 Nov 2015 16:00:08 +0000

Sometimes thinking outside the box can pay off in spades. When Dana contacted us about this concept we were excited for the challenge to work on something that pushed our creative boundaries. This modern minimalist design that we lovingly know as “Dark to Light” was a breath of fresh air to style and design and we loved working with all of the vendors involved. From the acrylic invitations with glow in the dark ink by Nib and Pixel, to the hanging tulips and contrasting bouquet by Flower Power Productions, we just can’t get enough, and in case you can’t either you can head over to Mod Wedding for more!

Talk about FIERCE! We have to give a shout out to Hey Lovely Makeup for our model’s bold and gold flecked look! And that black and white cake was a creation unlike any we’ve seen before. Layer on layer of awesome by Buttercup Bakery.

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Photographer: Dana Fernandez Photography / Styling and Design: Ashley Joseph of Two Be Wed / Florals, Candles and Candlesticks: Flower Power Productions / Invitations and Calligraphy: Nib and Pixel / Rentals: Swift & Company / Film Lab: The Find Lab / Cake: Buttercup / Makeup and Hair: Hey Lovely Makeup / Plates: A Finer Event / Linens: House of Hough / Gown: Elizabeth Dye

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Minimal Mod Rustic

Ashley Joseph — Tue, 10 Nov 2015 20:29:53 +0000

We love finding inspiration wherever we can, and this photo shoot idea originated on a recent trip to Round Top, one of our favorite Hill Country Destinations! The muted palette was pulled from a locally found tumbleweed – sand, honey, chestnut, rose and wild blue, allowing the outdoors to really shine! The Prairie was the ideal location to capture the open fields and rolling hills that we love about the Texas countryside. More of our modern rustic shoot is featured on Burnett’s Boards!

Each detail had a rustic feel with a minimal modern design – naked cake adorned with fresh greenery, natural linen stationery adorned with romantic script, tea-stained napkins and a full eucalyptus garland to anchor our tablescape. Wild lush greenery was the star of our floral design by F.Dellit Designs, with pops of minimal soft blooms.The Cascada gown from BHLDN was modest in design but full of movement and beauty. Overall a modern nod to the raw beauty of the countryside!

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Photography: Sharon Nicole / Styling and Planning: Ashley Joseph of Two Be Wed / Floral Design: F. Dellit Designs / Dresses and Jewelry: BHLDN / Makeup: Glamour Express / Hair: Style It Up / Cake:Dolce Designs / Stationery: Artful Designs by Rachel Nieman / Location, Furniture: The Prairie by Rachel Ashwell in Roundtop, Texas.

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Gingham Garden Glam

Ashley Joseph — Fri, 09 Oct 2015 20:18:51 +0000

Inspired by the bold pattern of gingham, we set out to bring some extra glamour to this preppy staple. Set in the beautiful gardens of River Oaks Garden Center, this styled shoot brings together the classic garden style and adds some whimsical romance. Knowing that gingham is bold all alone, we used in sparingly in statement pieces that would really pop: backdrop, napkin, invitation, and cake. Our gals at Blush and Vine chose bright hues of red, pink and fuchsia to add a vibrant modern edge to the classic style. The tablescape was kept minimal to not outshine the garden landscape and really highlight the pop of gingham in our custom napkins, however the Louis Ghost chairs did all the magic for us – it was the perfect compliment for our pattern napkin and the right amount of modern! Hand painted touches including the stationery, cake and cookies emphasized the whimsical romance we aimed to capture. Head on over to Grey Likes Weddings to gush on more details!

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Photography: Sarah McKenzie Photography / Style and Design: Ashley Joseph of Two Be Wed / Floral Design: Blush and Vine / Paper Products: Nib and Pixel / Cake: Hannah Joy’s Cakes / Cookies: Mrs. J’s Sugar Cookies / Linens and Napkins: House of Hough / Glassware: Recollection Vintage Rentals / Place Settings: A Finer Event / Ghost Chairs: Johanna Terry Events/ Venue: River Oaks Garden Club / Hair and Makeup: Adorne Artistry / Dress: BHLDN

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Nicole + Veli Matti at The Grove

Ashley Joseph — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 15:15:10 +0000

Drawn to to the simple beauty of starry night skies, the Finnish artist and the Texan lawyer saw it as a cross between their roots. Traditional Finnish crafts often include star-shaped and geometric motifs, and the classic song Deep in the Heart of Texas starts with the line, “The stars at night are big and bright / deep in the heart of Texas.” The couple loved the look of constellations, metallics, nebulas, druzies, mixed with simple geometric lines, Scandinavian minimalism, and the contrast of warm gold and cool amethyst. The look came together with lots of little details, from beautiful bronze himmeli (a traditional Finnish craft) in our ceremony backdrop, glittering gold- and silver-sequined bridesmaids dresses, to the planetarium-inspired invitation suite and programs that doubled as star guides. We are over the moon to have this wedding featured on Bespoke Bride, head over to their blog for more!

From the Bride: “We wanted to have unexpected fun moments in our wedding, and we opted for a cocktail party-type reception. Our reception was full of musical performances by family members as well as an incredible audio-visual art piece created by family friends who are artists. My grandfather played country folk tunes and my groom’s brother and best friend performed some of our favorite pop songs, including an Iron & Wine song (“Flightless Bird American Mouth”) for our first dance. We also set up a mini himmeli-making station for our guests to create their own special craft to take home with them. Instead of a traditional seating chart, we had a world map showing all of the places our guests had come from. I hoped it would make our guests feel welcome and let everyone know how grateful we were for how far they traveled to be with us on our wedding day. I know it ended up being a conversation starter between guests from the same city! The map fit in with our theme too with its beautiful glitter gold frame and starry dark background.”

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Photography: Samuli Ikäheimo / Event Styling, Planning and Coordination: Natalie Dawley of Two Be Wed / Floral Design: The Moss and Rose / Linens: House of Hough / Stationery and Signage: Artful Designs by Rachel Nieman / Cake: Sugary and Chic Cake Boutique / DJ and Lighting: Unique Style Productions / Venue: The Grove

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Afternoon Bike Ride

Ashley Joseph — Tue, 21 Jul 2015 16:30:10 +0000

While we are in the business of creating beautiful and meaningful weddings, we are also believers of having our couples create a marriage that is more amazing than what we design for their special day. One way that we recommend keeping marriage fun and exciting, is to never stop dating your spouse! Dates don’t have to be extravagant or expensive, just the two of you making time for each other and remembering what it was like to fall in love. Strolling around a new part of town, making a new recipe for dinner, or taking a bike ride are all great examples of ways to spend time quality time together. We loved collaborating with Cottage Hill Magazine for this photo shoot and having the opportunity to work with some very talented vendors such as Ashley Monogue and Bramble and Bee. We couldn’t have asked for a more perfect day or a sweeter couple to bring this date idea to life. You can see more on Cottage Hill’s online journal.

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Photography: Ashley Monogue / Vintage bicycles: Bourbon & Bloom Vintage Rentals, Recollection Vintage Rentals / Hair and Makeup: Hey Lovely / Floral Design: Bramble and Bee / Styling: Ashley Joseph of Two Be Wed

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Daniela + John at Vista West Ranch

Ashley Joseph — Tue, 07 Jul 2015 16:30:23 +0000

Daniela and John are artists through and through. Both are musicians in their band, New York City Queens and when they’re not performing or touring; John is a professional sound mixer at a local music studio and Daniela is a wedding & portrait photographer. Their wedding vision was simple and pure: to celebrate their union with their loved ones and stay true to their artistic perspective. They had their hearts set on a mini destination wedding in the hill country with a urban/rustic setting and Vista West Ranch couldn’t have been a more perfect fit. Nestled between Wimberly and Austin, the ranch checked everything off their must-have list and matched their styles. We married the setting with a botanical design and thus Urban Rustic Botanical was born. Find more of Daniela and John’s wedding featured on Junebug Weddings.

With the couples minimal mod style in mind, decor was kept to a minimum but bold in color. A variety of blooms in berry tones with pops of yellow and blue vessels. Daniela hand-made all the signage and the linen garland marking the aisle. Guests were served gourmet southern cuisine: fried chicken, roasted potatoes and a mac-n-cheese bar with all the fixings. Daniela is the sweet tooth of the two, and Blue Note Bakery made it hard to pick just one flavor – so why not serve them all! Chipotle Chocolate and Tiramisu were crowd pleasers, and the colorful cake bars were almost too pretty to eat.

All decor aside, the true beauty of this wedding was Daniela and John’s love for one another. There was not a dry eye in the house during the ceremony as John retold how they met and their love at first sight. There was a lot of tissues, tears and laughter. Daniela’s brother stood as her side as Man of Honor and John’s father served as his Best Man. We have no doubt that their love will be a magical muse for their art and their future together as husband and wife!

From the bride:

We really wanted our wedding to be a reflection of who we are as a couple, and not worry too much about sticking to tradition. We also knew we would have family and friends traveling from all over the country, and for some internationally, and wanted to give them an experience that was a little bit adventurous but also intimate and laid back. We were fortunate to have amazing vendors, especially our wedding planner Ashley, who shared our vision. One of my favorite parts of the planning process was creating a lot of the decor, with the help of one of my best friends and bridesmaids. John and I personalized everything from the design, to the wedding party (my brother was Man of Honor, and his Dad Best Man), our own written vows, southern comfort food, and music. We were amazed to see everything come together in such a beautiful setting. It was truly the most fun and romantic night of our lives.

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Photographer: You Are My True Photography / Event Design and Planning: Ashley Joseph of Two Be Wed / Floral: Petal Pushers / Linens and Napkins: House of Hough / Hair and Makeup: Weddings by Celissa Rae / Catering: Word of Mouth / Invitations: Citrus Press Co. / Wedding Cakes: Blue Note Bakery / Entertainment: Complete Weddings and Events / Dress: Sarah Seven / Venue: Vista West Ranch, Dripping Springs, Texas

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Well Plated

Ashley Joseph — Fri, 19 Jun 2015 19:00:55 +0000

The “Well Plated” feature in the new June issue of Houston Brides Modern Luxury showcases how to incorporate fine china into your wedding tablescape. We teamed up with some amazing local wedding vendors to show a couple of different options for using fine china in your wedding design – whether you use the same pattern or mix it up! Our part of the assignment was to focus on mixing and matching patterns, and we had so much fun developing a color scheme and design theme based off of Bering’s wide selection from their wedding registry options.

According to Bering’s Marketing Manager, Julie Shuford, ”more brides are mixing patterns to tailor their setting and personalize it to their style.” Forthe feature we used patterns from popular designers such as Robert Havliand, Royal Crown Derby, Herend’s, Mottahedeh, Bernaudaud’s, Gorham, and Waterford (just to name a few)! All of these designers and more can all be found at Bering’s.

The photo shoot wouldn’t have been complete without some finishing touches, including the paper products designed by Flash Paper Scissors and cake created by Dolce Designs. Inspired by the rich earth tones of the china, Flash Paper Scissors created a gorgeous suite as well as one of our favorite details, the menu that doubled as a place card! The cake followed along with the mixing of modern and traditional elements with it’s trendy shape and vintage china inspired design.

Thank you to all of the vendors who collaborated with us on this fun feature, and thank you to Houston Brides for including us!

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Photography: Kelli Elizabeth Photography / Florist: Bramble and Bee / Style and Design: Natalie Dawley of Two Be Wed / Stationery: Flash Paper Scissors / China, Glassware, Silverware: Bering’s Hardware/ Cake: Dolce Designs / Venue: McGovern Centennial Gardens / Linens: House of Hough / Rentals: Swift and Company

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Liliana + Michael at The Petroleum Club

Ashley Joseph — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 16:00:23 +0000

From a dress covered in tulle, to ballerinas at cocktail hour, to donations for the Houston Ballet instead of gifts, this couple showed their love for the ballet with their Swan Lake inspired wedding. Luscious centerpieces of classic red roses designed by Floral Events, a custom monogram projected over the Houston skyline and a beautiful cake by Supreme Kakes are all captured by the talented Philip Thomas. Featured in Houston Brides Modern Luxury Magazine, this wedding not only showcased the famous production, but two people dancing their way into marriage!

The table designs are where we were really able to bring the Swan Lake theme into the wedding. A silver sequined fabric overlayed a white linen, while House of Hough assisted us with creating tulle tutus for the chiavari chairs. Each table was assigned a different Swan Lake character’s name so that guests knew how to find their seats. And maybe one of our favorite features, was the cake table that was fashioned to resemble a feathered tutu. We just love how it all came together!

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Linens: House of Hough / Florals: Floral Events / Design and Coordination: Danyett Baxter of Two Be Wed / Lighting and DJ: Unique Style Productions / Hair: Jessie Cougot / Makeup: Kiss and Makeup / Wedding Cakes: Supreme Kakes and More / Venue: Petroleum Club of Houston / Photography: Philip Thomas Photography

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Nicole + Adam at Station 3

Ashley Joseph — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 17:33:40 +0000

Nicole and Adam’s design process was a little different than what we are typically used to. Throughout the majority of the planning process the couple didn’t live in Houston, and didn’t event meet their coordinator Becky until the last couple of months before the wedding. All of the design inspiration was captured over the phone! Nicole and Adam were great clients to work with though, and put a lot of trust into Becky’s awesome design skills! Inspired by their venue, Station 3, Nicole and Adam knew they wanted something modern and industrial with a clean, summery feel. With a dream team of vendors, Becky was able to bring that vision to life!

One of our favorite details from this wedding is of course Balushka’s Paper Flower arch. This piece brought so much life and color to the ceremony, and was the perfect backdrop for this fun couple! While we focused most of the design on shades of ivory, gray and blue, we loved the pop of yellow that could be found throughout the decor, including the parasols rented form Bourbon and Bloom, and the details on the cake by Whisk Bakery.

Congratulations to Nicole and Adam who will be celebrating one year of marriage in August! We loved being a part of your wedding celebration!

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Photography: Love Lee Photography / Design and Planning: Becky Mahon Chumchal at Two Be Wed / Florals: Fresh Blooms of Houston / Paper Flower Arch: Balushka / Wedding Cake: Whisk Bakery / Linens: EB, Inc. / Stationery: Wedding Paper Divas / Band: Texas Unlimited Band / Venue: Station 3 / Hair and Makeup: Makeup Texas / Wedding Dress: J Crew / Rentals: Bourbon and Bloom

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