mm ink in occasions magazine: part 1

I am still all smiles about being featured in this Summer's issue of Occasions Magazine! This magazine is such a great resource for any social event; and the party style section is loaded with great ideas. For this issue, I had the pleasure of doing the calligraphy for two of the party style shoots. The first is a City Chic Summer Romance themed shoot with the awesome planner Michelle of Lemiga, Sarah with Foglio Press, and an amazing group of other vendors.

Michelle wanted a classic yet modern feel for the stationery pieces and with that in mind, Sarah (it was so great working with Sarah!) and I created lovely stationery pieces that captured both a summer romance and city chic vibe. Here are some stunning images from the shoot taken by Vue Photography.

(Calligraphy for the feature: custom names, words/phrases for the invitation suite, 2-letter monogram, envelope addressing, table numbers, names for place cards, and je t'aime sign)

And here's the feature!!!! (special thanks to Michelle, Sarah, the Occasions Mag team, and Genya - I am so honored to be a part of this fab shoot!):

Design & Planning – Lemiga Events 
Photography – Vue Photography 
Floral Design – Edge Design Group Atlanta 
Linen – I Do Linens 
Stationery – Foglio Press 
Calligraphy – MM Ink  
Wedding Cake – For Goodness Cakes 
Drape – Event Drapery 
Lighting – Unique Event Management 
Furniture Rentals – Settee 
Acrylic Rentals – TentLogix
Chandelier Rentals – Magnum Companies 
Chargers – BBJ Linen 
Tableware & Floor Rentals – We Rent Atlanta 
Tent Rental – Classic Tents & Events
Hair & Makeup – Scoobie West 
Venue – Millenium Gate 
Wedding Gowns – E. Lebron 
Menswear – The Modern Gent 

mm ink gift certificates - the gift that gives

Giving back is very important to me and my family, and it is something we want to do more of this year.  So with every MM Ink gift certificate purchase, 10% of the proceeds will be donated to WonderRoot, an Atlanta-based art organization that is committed to unite artists and the community to inspire positive social change.

The MM Ink gift certificate is a lovely letterpress square card and it can be used for any beautiful hand lettered item made just for your special friend or loved one...... calligraphy for invitations, envelope addressing, wedding reception and 'day of' stationery items, address stamps and more! It is such a unique and special gift that will also be doing good for the community - now that makes me smile!

Ordering is easy - simply email me at gifts{at}mminkstudio{dot}com with all of the details and I will hand letter your name, the recipient's name, and the amount in a lovely ink color of your choice!

envelope addressing: U.S. military titles

Several of my clients have asked for assistance with U.S. military titles when preparing their guest lists; so I thought it would be a good idea to start my envelope addressing series with a listing of some of the ranks of the major U.S. military branches of service. Envelopes for these guests should be addressed with full names and no abbreviated titles.

I hope this will be helpful when preparing your guest list!

U.S. ARMY
2LT - Second Lieutenant
1LT - First Lieutenant
CPT - Captain
MAJ - Major
LTC - Lieutenant Colonel
MG - Major General
LTG - Lieutenant General

U.S. NAVY
LTJG - Lieutenant Junior Grade
LT - Lieutenant
LCDR - Lieutenant Commander
CDR - Commander
VADM - Vice Admiral

U.S. AIR FORCE
Col - Colonel
Brig Gen - Brigadier General
GAF - General of the Air Force

U.S. MARINE
Cpl - Corporal
Sgt - Sergeant
SSgt - Staff Sergeant
GySgt - Gunnery Sergeant

For a complete listing, click here.

Photo via Style Me Pretty