When I was going through immigration at Schipol airport, the young woman leafing through my passport looked up at me and asked, what are you in Amsterdam for? My first thought was, isn’t everyone here…to get a little high? Do a little dance…make a little love…you know, get down tonight? I then thought to try and give her the short version of the truth - which is that I live in Belgrade and my future husband lives in Paris and we occasionally like to spend a weekend somewhere where neither one of us has to do the dishes. We’re not married yet, but I’m fairly certain I’ve already figured out that one of the great secrets to a happy marriage is a third person who does the housekeeping.
But what’s the short version? By this point I’m overcome with panic. I’m one of those people who is inclined to believe they’re guilty of something whenever approached by someone in uniform. Quick! Say something, say anything. (Except for tourism. You are actually a tourist, but everyone hates tourists, and you need to be liked by everyone everywhere so you cannot admit to being a tourist.) And so I blurted out the noblest, most concise, and most above-board response I could think of. One word, three letters, I didn’t even bother putting it into a sentence. ART.
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The Letterist Featured in The Lane
For years I’ve told clients and friends searching for wedding inspiration…look to Australia! That’s where its at. While the US wedding industry is by far the largest and most pervasive, their well-oiled consumer media machine tends to draw out a line of neatly defined seasonal trends and then vendors color safely and convincingly within them.
Australia, on the other hand, either because it is smaller or further away, gets away with pushing those boundaries and consistently setting new, striking, and unexpected trends.
I can almost assume that when an interesting dress, seating chart, or cigar bar set-up catches my eye and stands out of my overly full wedding Instagram feed…8 times out of 10, its from Australia. (And at least half of those times, its in The LANE).
Which is why I am THRILLED to announce that The Letterist is now featured in Melbourne-based The LANE - by far the most unique and aesthetically-driven online wedding magazine and curated vendor directory there is. See the post and some wedding stationery advice here.
The Letterist Featured in The Knot
Four runs of letterpress in CMYK, exotic florals, and that stunning Alexander McQueen dress! Definitely the wildest and most colorful wedding in Letterist history, held last fall at the North Carolina Museum of Art, and deservedly featured in The Knot.
Click here to flick through the print magazine, and see more photos below. Eternally grateful to Caitlin & JT for truly entrusting me with creative liberty, and for the many cocktails we shared together as we worked on these. All event photos by Anagram Photo.