A WRITER'S WEDDING

It has been a long while since this shoot with Millie, but I realized there were a few of the themes that I had not yet blogged. This one, the writer's wedding, I was particularly drawn to. My own background in creative writing makes it especially delightful to work on a wedding for writers or artists or academics. I would love to do a wedding for writers or a literary couple that incorporated fun word-oriented items, like Scrabble, cross-words, a type writer, mini journal favors, and story book programs!

BRIDAL EXPO

The best thing about this job is that with every client I am forced to think outside of my own box. Of course, I have my favorite colors combinations, flower choices and event concepts, but with every client who hires me, I have to stretch outside of these favorites. And often the result is one that I am surprised by and delighted with. For the Cape Fear Bridal Expo, we based our entire booth around an upcoming event I am working on. The colors-- red, yellow, and pecan-- are not colors I would typically place together, but I ended up loving the results. The event will take place on an old farm, where the bride was raised, and she hoped to incorporate the feel of a rustic farm setting, while still capturing the elegance of a sophisticated wedding. Thanks to Millie Holloman for snapping these shots in the few moments when her own booth was not packed with potential clients.

A YEAR OF GROWTH

Salt Harbor has grown faster and more than we could have imagined. This fall set new records for the number and intricacy of events, and we have been so excited with the results. The photos from this fall are just starting to trickle in, and we will be sure to update the blog as they do.

The intense fall season has kept us from blogging regularly, but we hope to fix that. There will be lots of exciting things happening here at Salt Harbor in the coming months.

• Our BRAND NEW website should debut in the next month or so. We have been working hard to get it ready and can't wait to show it to you!
• We have implemented a new logo that will appear on all of our promotional and web items. Hillary at Hot Wilmington is our new graphic guru, and we just love how well she is capturing Salt Harbor.
• We've been designing spaces for local magazines like Wrightsville Beach Magazine, so watch the blog for updates when they are published!
• We will be doing a company photo shoot of our GREAT employees soon. There are some people here at Salt Harbor that work quietly behind the scenes, but without whom, we could never do it! Millie will be shooting images of everyone for our website, and we'll make sure to do a feature on the blog, letting you meet everyone!
• We have established some discounts with other local vendors we LOVE! Ask and we'll tell you about it!
• This winter, we'll be blogging the design process with some of our brides. Stay tuned for more!