Art Deco Style in Pasadena

Art Deco gets a blast of Southern California cool with this Gatsby-inspired 1920’s styled wedding shoot. There were lots of vintage details expertly combined with modern wedding decor! I am thankful to have been asked to design the Art Deco wedding invitations for this vintage-inspired wedding shoot that was just featured in Hey Wedding Lady! Everything from the flowers to the Bride's ethereal veil are just so lovely! Southern California based Marine from Flower and Sugar Events and Simply Adria Photography have a great eye on how to really mix vintage with modern to make this shoot super unique! Their vision and expertise is extraordinary!

Photography by Simply Adri Photography // Wedding Venue: The York Manor // Event Planning and Floral Design by Flower and Sugar Event // Event Planning by Kindred Weddings and Events // Wedding Cake by Roobina’s Cake // Wedding Dresses from Lili Bridals // Jewelry from Trumpet and Horn // Makeup Artist: The Look by Julie // Hair Styling by Ruth B Medrano Beauty // Groom’s Attire from Suits by Charles // Event Rentals from CMC Event Rentals and MTB Event Rentals // Craft Beer Bar: Draft in Style // Signage by Z Create Design // Art Deco Wedding Invitations by Gilded Swan Paperie, formerly GoGoSnap! Stationery // Calligraphy by JenPens Calligraphy // Models: Michael and Amanda Greig

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Goodbye GoGoSnap... Hello Gilded Swan!

I started GoGoSnap 13 years ago because my husband calls me Go Go. I guess I just go, go and go. I don’t even drink a lot of caffeine. It’s just me. I had a full-service design studio that designed everything, except wedding invitations. I designed websites, brochures, billboards, logos, packaging, advertising. Along the way, I merged my passion for collecting vintage paper with wedding invitations. Now, I specialize in wedding stationery exclusively.

This year is shaping up to be a great year! And with this new year, I have a new name. I have always loved swans and what they embody— they are graceful, elegant and bond for life— a lovely sentiment to symbolize finding your true love and getting married. So let’s say goodbye to GoGoSnap and HELLO to Gilded Swan Paperie.

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Don't Forget to Say Thanks!

Your friends and family have gone to great lengths and expense to grace you with their wonderful gifts. It's time to say thank you! For gifts that have arrived on or after the wedding, tradition dictates Thank You notes are sent within three months. Personally, I think three months is a very long time to acknowledge a gift. If you receive your gifts before your wedding, you should thank the recipient within two weeks. I like that timeframe-- it's much more cordial.

Thank you notes can be flat or folded but must always be handwritten. Never, under any circumstance do you ever send a pre-printed thank you note. Even if you have 300 guests giving you 300 presents at your wedding, you better believe you need to handwrite 300 separate thank you notes. Just one reason to keep your wedding small I suppose! One of my favorite passages in Emily Post's Etiquette book from 1934 says this regarding pre-printed thank you notes. It's true, but quite funny in its tone:

"It would not be possible to overemphasize the inexcusable rudeness of the Bride who sends a printed or engraved card of thanks for wedding presents sent to her. Whoever devised this flagrant affront to the traditions of common decency was, obviously, more concerned with making sales to stationers than with acquiring knowledge of the precepts of polite behavior. "

At any rate, send out your thank you notes as soon as you can... it is truly gracious to be thankful.

Wedding Thank You Notes by Gilded Swan Paperie

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