happy friday: jessica + ryan's wedding

A special congrats to the stunning bride, Jessica and her charming groom, Ryan who got married on June 23 at Sea Pines Country Club in Hilton Head Island! It was so nice working with Jessica and Jenn at Hammerpress to do the calligraphy for the couple's invitation suite, along with a 3-letter monogram and some words and phrases for their wedding programs and thank you cards.

I took a quick photo of a few of the stationery pieces and I hope to have professional pics of this suite on the new website coming soon so stay tuned!

And here are some gorgeous pics of Jessica and Ryan on their wedding day which were photographed by Stephanie Fay - such a sweet couple!

Congrats Jessica and Ryan! It was such a pleasure creating the lettering for your special day and I am honored to be a part of it all! Wishing you a lifetime of happiness!

happy friday: mm ink in occasions magazine: part 2

This week, I am so excited to share beautiful photos from the 2 Occasions Magazine style shoots that I had the pleasure of doing calligraphy for. If you missed the first one (city chic style), check it out here.

For the second style shoot, I worked with two of my favorite gals, Ashley Baber of Ashley Baber Weddings, and Lisa Hladish of Paper Daisies Stationery to help create fun, fresh and modern stationery items.  Emails and calls from these two talented and sweet ladies are the best; and they are always the beginning of what I know will be something fabulous! This shoot was just that, and Lisa did an amazing job (as usual) with the stationery designs and incorporating my calligraphy throughout. Here are some lovely photos from the shoot photographed by ArtStar Photography.

(Calligraphy for this feature: custom names and words/phrases for the invitation suite, flourished hand-drawn bird, 2-letter monogram, escort cards, and envelope addressing)

I love this cake by Sharon of Sweet Sensations! Hi Sharon!!!! :)

And one of the photos from this shoot made the cover!!!!!!!

I am so thankful for these opportunities to showcase my work and share my creative talents with some of the best in the industry! Special thanks to Ashley, Lisa and Occasions Magazine..... xoxoxo.

Happy Friday! 

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 

happy friday: photo shoot fun for occasions

What a fun time we had at Summerour on Wednesday for an Occasions Magazine editorial shoot! Picture beautiful Claire Pettibone gowns, P3 Lab making the models look fabulous, gorgeous flowers by Amy Osaba and lovely cakes by Sweet Sensations (Amy and Sharon are so fun and sweet!); and Kristy ( so happy to finally meet her!!) styling the stationery pieces! I just love seeing my calligraphy with Kristy's artwork - we make a great team! :) And all of this goodness was captured on camera by Christine Gallagher Photography.

Here's a sneak peek from my iPhone and I cannot wait until this baby is published! (Thank you Kristy!!!!)

Happy Friday!

happy friday: mm ink featured in munaluchi bride magazine

Munaluchi Bride's first digital magazine debuted on Tuesday and it is GORGEOUS - from cover to cover!!! Munaluchi Bride Magazine is a chic and stylish publication filled with tons of inspiration for women of color. I am so grateful to be featured in their first digital release! Here's a look at the feature (I think Amelia was born with a camera in her hand - such beautiful images :)

It was such a joy working with Lisa Hladish, Janie Medley, Dana FitzGerald and Amelia Johnson on such a fun project! I had a blast working with the team to help them bring their vision for the Oh Happy Day stationery to life through my lettering and Lisa's beautiful custom made stationery pieces.

I wanted to create lettering for the Oh Happy Day stationery pieces that was fun and included playful flourishes throughout. I started with hand lettering the bride and groom's names and adding fancy swirls to make them stand out. This became the inspiration for the rest of the calligraphy I did for the invitation, RSVP card, monogram and place card paper ribbons.

For the menu cards, I wanted to emphasize the idea of a celebration filled with excitement and cheer. So I really had fun with the lettering and incorporated lots of flourishing for the Menu header. The swirl banners for each course was a nice addition that also sparked the idea for the heart seals.

The super talented Lisa Hladish of Paper Daisies Stationery printed the calligraphy on beautiful custom cut paper she provided and assembled all of the stationery pieces. I love seeing my calligraphy on her beautiful stationery!

I think the stationery items are the perfect fit for a happy wedding day!

Happy Friday!

Photography by Amelia Johnson Photography
To see the entire Munaluchi Bride Winter 2012 digital magazine, go here

mm ink featured on ruffled!

Today is the day! I am excited to finally share some images from this fabulous editorial shoot that
is featured on Ruffled Blog's beautiful site here! Thank you so much for the lovely post Amanda!! YAY!

Photography by Amelia Johnson Photography

The editorial shoot will also be featured in Munaluchi Bride's first digital magazine later today! 

There is so much to tell you about this shoot and the talented people I had the pleasure of working with. So stay tuned for Friday's post with lots of eye candy that is sure to make your Friday happy :)


Photography: Amelia Johnson Photography
Calligraphy: MM Ink 
Creative Director and Stylist: Dana FitzGerald
Floral Design: JM Flora Design (aka Janie from the fab blog The Bride's Cafe)
Stationery and Printing: Paper Daisies Stationery 

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!

happy friday: calligraphy for carly and wes

I love this invitation suite! Graphic Designer, Leslie Vega and I worked together to create this beautiful invitation design for Carly and Wes' December wedding which was held at the Ritz-Carlton in Orlando.

{photo by me}

Here are some lovely pictures from the wedding taken by Liga Photography. They are such a beautiful couple and Carly was a gorgeous bride! Congratulations Carly and Wes!

Happy Friday!

Photography by Liga Photography
Stationery Design by Leslie Vega Design
Full Invitation Calligraphy by MM Ink

happy friday: calligraphy for kris and james {part 1}

I am delighted to share a few sneak peeks of one of my favorite calligraphy projects last year - definitely one of my top 3 for sure! I did a very happy dance when Kristy of Momental Designs emailed me to work with her on a luxe invitation suite for NASCAR driver James Buescher and his lovely bride, Krishtian!

Using my Jasper calligraphy style as the inspiration for the design, I created a custom lettering style (which is now a Momental Designs Exclusive calligraphy style) that was used for the full invitation suite and other stationery pieces. Seeing my lettering with the amazing hand painted artwork done by Kristy and her awesome team was pure joy!

Kris and James' wedding was last week Saturday so stay tuned for {part 2} of this fabulous Costa Rican wedding planned by Tropical Occasions with live painting by Kristy (yes, live!!) and stunning photography by Jose Villa!

Congratulations Kris and James - it was so much fun working on this design for you!

Happy Friday!

photos by me

A special thank you to Kristy, Stephanie and Kelley at Momental Designs. xoxoxo

See Kristy's post on the design process and more pics here

Calligraphy by MM Ink