07 and a brand new 08

Hello peoples! I'm (Brina) in Fernie for the week, resting from a fantastic christmas holiday in Ontario. It's nice to just sit back and enjoy your time and space instead of running from one home to the next...as enjoyable as it is to see everyone I love back home. I do love them and appreciate any time I can spend with them...ohhhhhh the holidays...full of buts.

I miss my Albertine, who has been enjoying an island Christmas.

I hope you're all enjoying yourselves.

On a business note, the new website is coming soon!!!! Get yourself ready for greatness.

she's all grown up

I have big big big news...IT'S TEENIE'S BIRTHDAY!!

Our little Albertine is 31 and not afraid to go outside without putting her makeup on. Now that's a girl I want to keep in my life. She's the best! I hope she's having the best day of the year today, with her new Nintendo DS and her fancy pants birthmas song by her side.

If you want to hear what my brother and I put together for her birthday you're gonna have to wait until she's ready to share...so ask nicely.

LOVE YOU, LOVE MUFFIN!!

bring your sister to work day

My lovely brother dragged me to work with him today so I can get some work done while I'm in Ontario. Although I am on "vacation" I still have work to do. SIGH. Don't worry, I'll take some time off next week! and there will be laughter and games and fun and movies and stories and sleeping in!!!

Dwight's a too talented for his own good video editor and I get to sit in his editing suite and design wedding invitations. They go together like chap stick and dry lips. So far the day has been fun with coffee, a little show & tell and funny painted walls.

I sadly forgot my camera at dwight's place this morning, so I had to suck it up and take pictures by pointing my laptop cam at whatever it was I wanted to take pics of. Here's where I am today! Oh and that's my bro/bff.

Trilby and Mervin. Married July 7th, 2007

This lovely couple from England went all out for their invitations, website and reception designs. The theme is quite obvious, travel, which started with boarding pass ticket invitations. Here are their pretty freak'n cool wedding day designs...

(passport menu cards. The British crest was customized for them and the menu items are listed on the other side of this card)(luggage tag place cards)
(table cards listing cities Tribly and Mervin have visited)

have yourself a merry little christmas...

wedding bells' prettiest invitations

We're pretty awesome!! Blue Skies and Daisies was one of the invitation designers included in the Wedding Bells "green cards" article in the Toronto edition of Wedding Bells. It looks fabulous.

Our pieces are the library card invitation rsvp and the bookmark.

B is for Bacon

Last Friday a few of us got together for breakfast at Paul's on Granville. It was nice seeing some of our friends all together in one fun little booth. Catching up, watching Chloe spazz in excitement, drinking lots of coffee and belting out some good laughs.

We're so lucky to know such awesome people.

(L-R: Angela Hubbard (Hubbard Photography), Andrea Tucker (Lotus Events), Brina (BSD), Albertine (BSD), Chloe (Curious Cat Inc.), Erin Norman (Fuego Events).

aislewalk 2007

Another year, another set of drunk blue skies pictures in the photobooth.

:D

Thank you to Erin and Tammy, of Aislewalk, for inviting blue skies & daisies to their annual celebration for the new edition of Aislewalk! As always, our gracious hostesses were both beautiful and entertaining, plus they really do know how to throw a great party.

Congratulations to all our friends who won their awards and to everyone who's in the 2007 edition of Aislewalk, we wish you all a most blessed and prosperous 2008!

See you next year?

:)

like little children

My weekend was SO MUCH FUN! I love the snow. Over the past 7 months I have forgotten about this amazing thing called winter...atleast the first few days of a good snowy winter. I'm sure in a few weeks or less I'll be like I MISS SUMMER. We'll see. We'll see. Over the weekend I enjoyed all the things that snow brings, like hot chocolate, a good walk through the snow, snow balls, fireplaces, blankets and christmas carols.

Maybe I'm going too far with this.

What we were enjoying, on our winter wonderland walk, was kicking (gently) the snow from the tree and watching it fall on us like a tiny avalanche of funness.

enough said

a big dump

Woke up this morning to a lovely sea of white fluffy cold stuff everywhere. It's gorgeous! There's nothing like the first sight of snow in the winter. I'm working from Fernie until the 5th, and I have so much snow, fireplace reading and snuggling to look forward to.

Ahhhh this is the life.

Stefanie and Shawn. Married August 18th, 2007.

Stefanie and Shawn got married this August and held their reception at the Hart House Restaurant in Burnaby, BC. That's where we come in. Stefanie's mom contacted us to get their wedding day stationery done. Something simple, using their wedding colours and to be carried through all the pieces. That's our specialty.

At the ceremony all the guests received a program... and at the reception, all the guests were seated...and were informed of what they were about to eat... and at any point they could get up and sign one of their guest book cards...

Jen and Chris. Married March 31st, 2007

Now that I have time, I'd like to start showing some of the creative wedding reception designs we've worked on in 2007. We've had quite a few weddings this year, so I'll try and show you pieces that I think stand out a bit from the others. So many couples with their own brilliant ideas and it's so amazing to be able to offer them our services to make it all happen.

To start, I've got some designs from Jen and Chris, from North Vancouver, BC. Their invitation was very simple and set the tone for their Capilano Suspension Bridge wedding, but they had some really fun ideas for their reception.

Jen and Chris received permission to use an old Capilano Suspension Bridge photograph for their wedding designs. On the back of their ceremony program they listed a bunch of historical facts about the famous bridge. And why not?! It's fun and who doesn't love facts. I personally really do.

(below: The front and back of their ceremony program.)


At the reception, every guest received a trivia card with a question on one side and multiple choice answers on the back. I'm not exactly sure how they were used at the wedding, but I bet they included it somehow in a fun and laugh supplied way. Laugh supplied...does that make sense? Well anyways. It's done.

(Below: trivia cards, view of front and back)

On each table their was a table number and on the other side was a thank you note to all their guests along with a very important message. Very efficient. Robo would definitely approve.

(Below: table card/thank you)

And lastly, their table chart. I'm quite sure it looked better at their wedding than up against our office wall. But it's still pretty cool and big. 2' x 3'.

(Below: table chart in our office)

not much of a slower period

It's mid November and we're already hitting our busy wedding season. How nutty and amazing is that!? about this much <--------------- x2 -----------------> mmm. ya. about that much.

We've met a few fantastic couples over the past few weeks, from all over the globe. Lots of creative ideas are being thrown at us...feels a bit like being hit by a bucket of sour patch kids. I LOVE sour patch kids!

It's nice to be challenged with new wedding design ideas. Bring it on!! I'm not scared.

With Teenie away for a week and a bit (to the big apple and North Carolina) I've been putting on my social cap to replace her. I don't know how she does it, but let me tell you, I miss her. it's only day 1. ohhhh noooo.

a little sad it's over

Well the week long celebration for Ronnh and Shabina is over. We laughed, we danced, we ate and boy did we drink. That's what love is all about!!

Here are some great memories from the mehndi parties, ceremony and reception. We're not professional photographers, but I'm sure you can still enjoy our amateur efforts.
(above: the mehndi parties)
(above: albertine and brina's pretty mehndi art)
(above: ceremony and reception)
(the delicious, made with love, food)
(above: a dancing Ronnh)
(above: dancing fools, pre broken dress)
(above: teenie and bennie buddies)

Thanks for such a fabulous time, Warna's and Brar's. Love you, Ronnh and Shabina, and we hope you're having a spectacular and relaxing time in Japan!

carve punkin day 2007

So a little late, I know but still worth it to blog about carve punkin day 2007. BOY, was it a doosey!

Last Sunday, Benjamin and I drove out to the Richmond Farmer's Market, who had converted their farm behind the market into a full blown halloween pumpkin festivus for the restivus. We paid for two tickets and two bags, so that we could take a hay ride to the pumpkin fields, pick our own pumpkins and even get a free apple when we were done. Songs were sung, hands were clapping and boots got muddy as we trampled through the rainy and muddy farm in search for the perfect pumpkins.

Cold, dirty and pumpkin in hand, we headed back home and washed ourselves, our pumpkins and our boots. We rolled up our sleeves and the result? Two super duper awesome pumpkins (and a bag of yummy roasted seeds).


I know, I know, I'm a creative well. Listen, if you guys want tips for next year, I'm putting together a workshop.



I tried to teach him how to do it but he's all, "I CAN DOOOOOOOO IT MYSELF!!!"


Everybody, I'd like to introduce you to Hank and Spongebob.

Happy (one-day-late) Halloween!

so...when's the next party again?

Amidst this week long festivities that Brina and I are attending, we thought we'd stop to smell the roses, catch a catnap, play some crib and of course, share some pictures along the way.

Shabina & Ronnh are officially getting married! Their close to a year long engagement has finally come to an end and with it begins the first of many celebrations leading up to their wedding this Saturday, November 3rd. So, without further ado, let the party journals begin...

Party #1: Sunday night's Jack & Jill



The first party was a joint party for the friends of Shabina & Ronnh, all coming together for an old school jam before the family festivities got under way. It was a really great idea of Raj and Scotte's to organize and do, since all the friends can come out and have a drink and a laugh even if they couldn't attend the wedding. Plus, with all our out-of-towner friends in the city, it was the best quasai-reunion yet!



Party #2: Tuesday: Shabina's Engagement Party & Sangeet

Last night's party was truly the first of their official celebrations. Held in a huuuge hall in Richmond and filled with loved ones from both sides of their family (and friends), Shabina & Ronnh were beautiful, poised, and gracious hosts. Plus, the food was fantastic!


Shabina getting ready for her big night.




Ronnh, patient and handsome, waiting for his bride to be.


Beautiful Shabina. How cool is it that they're on TV?!


This is just one of the many families who went up to congratulate and take pictures with the happy couple. Our crew went up as a "family" and as we went to pose for our picture, it ended up looking like a class picture. Whatever. We're still cool.



Some of the chitlins.


Dance Dance Revolution, Sangeet Style!



I forgot how awesome it is to be around family and friends with nothing but time to enjoy each other's company (until, of course, the clock strikes midnight and we all turn back into pumpkins). Really need to try and do that more often :)

Thanks to Shabina & Ronnh for such a fun evening, to Raj & Scooter for getting it together (across oceans, no less) and throwing a great jam and, to the rest of you: sleep well, kids, for tomorrow we dance again!

doing it right

I'm not one to really get too into Halloween but last night I was surrounded by people who do and did, and I must say it was VERY entertaining. Only once, above the age of 20, did I thoroughly enjoy dressing up for Halloween and last night, as I sat in a room full of costumes, I asked myself the question "why go through all the trouble?"

And the answer I came up with is: Just Because.

Next year, maybe possibly, there is a small chance I could maybe take the time to get myself organized enough to think about the possibility of putting on a different costume other than the "graphic designer" one I wear day after day. Maybe I'll understand then.

Anyways, here are some special shots of last night's festivities. I hope you enjoy your Halloween.

itty bitty sneak peek

What are we up to, you ask? Well let me tell you, we have been working VERY hard to build up our catalogue designs for 2008 (as I think I mentioned yesterday). We are excited to be able to give everyone more options and more wedding designs. Since the inception of blue skies and daisies, we have been proud to offer couples all over the world something different, something you wouldn't find anywhere else. I think we're pretty awesome.

Here's a little sneak peek into the future...don't get lost!!

catching up

October is almost over! The leaves are all turning into their pretty fall colours, Ronnh and Shabina's week of wedding events is fast approaching and the rainy season will bring Teenie's biking season to an end (unless she buys herself a cute little rain jacket). Ohhhh there's just so much going on.

It's nice being in our slow season, although this year it is proving to be more of a consistent good pace season, because we have found time to play cribbage during our lunch breaks and we can put time into adding more designs to our ready to wear catalogue and at the same time joke around with our new neighbours across the alleyway.

Just this last week we had to let our neighbours know that...well...the frosted windows in their bathroom cover enough but...really...not really...well...we can still kinda see them go twosies. SO we let them know with a note taped to our window. They thought it was pretty funny, we hope, and they quickly found their own solution to the problem.

In the last few days we've actually been exposed to the sun for a few hours here and there. It's amazing! I was beginning to wonder if maybe the sun disappeared forever. Nope. I was wrong. It was all in our faces the other night as we walked home over the cambie bridge.

And last night I (brina) had the pleasure of dining with Dana Oikawa. It's been a long time since we've seen eachother and it was SUPER GREAT to spend time with her again. It's about time I introduced you to her. She rocks.

So that pretty much sums it all up. New neighbours, saw the sun again and watched Dana mash up her fancy dessert.