Tartan Plaid Inspired Rehearsal Dinner

Great Scot, this tartan plaid inspired rehearsal dinner is amazing! We are so excited to share this creative event!! During the summer months, it's wedding central here at the N&L Studio. So when we get a rehearsal dinner thrown in the mix, it's fun! These dinners really set the tone for a couple's entire wedding weekend, so we love being able to be involved. Especially when the groom's family presents us with innovative inspiration, like the Boyce's did! The groom's mom (Ainsley) wanted to throw the couple a soiree inspired by the tradition and splendor of the Scottish Highlands, in celebration of her family's Scottish heritage, while incorporating their family crest...such a neat idea!

Everything from the design inspiration to the super swanky event location (The Petroleum Club of Houston), came together perfectly to create rehearsal dinner goodness!

The rehearsal dinner invitation was inspired by the groom's Scottish heritage, and highlighted both their family crest and the family's tartan plaid! We also included a traditional Scottish thistle which accented the RSVP card, custom stamp, and envelope liner.

The groom's family crest was one of our main inspirations behind both the dinner invitation and decor.

The couple's dinner menus (which featured both the family crest and thistles) nestled perfectly inside the chargers and accented the tartan tablecloths exquisitely!

No Scottish inspired event is complete without whiskey from the Highlands!

The prestigious Petroleum Club offered stunning views of downtown Houston at night, and was the perfect backdrop for this Scottish inspired rehearsal dinner!  

If you love how we incorporated the groom's family crest into the dinner invitation, than be sure to check out Ashley and Harrison's Nantucket rehearsal dinner. Their bright invitation also included the family's crest, which is a great addition to any invite!

Xo,

Nico and Lala

Modern Nantucket Wedding

Before we head into the long Labor Day weekend, we want to share a modern Nantucket wedding filled with the sweetest little details and finishing touches! We've said it before, but we'll say it again...Nantucket offers a flawless backdrop for summer weddings. But for this adorable couple (Kimberly and Ryan), it ended up being absolutely picture perfect. Combining the island's abundant sunshine and striking scenery with some incredibly cute and thoughtful wedding day details turned their special day into modern Nantucket wedding perfection. Drawing inspiration from the wedding's bright color palate, bold stripes, and the nautical essence of the island, we helped the couple create the perfect finishing touches for their big day! Check out some of our work below (including wedding welcome bags, escort cards, menus, and adorable signage).

 To properly welcome guests to their Nantucket destination wedding, we helped the couple create adorable wedding welcome bags. The bags included a wedding weekend booklet along with water bottles and snack mix.

The couple's reception was held at one of our favorite spots on the island, The Nantucket Yacht Club.

We loved Kimberly's striped linens so much, that they were a major design inspiration behind their wedding day details!!

For guests who would be more comfortable dancing in sandals, the bride and groom provided a box full of flip flops next to the dance floor! Such a cute idea!

The couple's table numbers included the couple's custom wedding monogram, which included a nautical rope motif and an anchor!

We're so happy we got to help this adorable couple make their big day special! We think Kimberly and Ryan's wedding swag was such a sweet "finishing touch" to their wedding weekend! Wishing everyone a fantastic holiday!!

Xo,

Nico and Lala

To see more of Kimberly and Ryan's chic and modern Nantucket wedding, be sure to visit their gallery page over in our real weddings gallery.

Wedding Day Photography By: Sarah DiCicco Photography

Floral Design: Soiree Floral

Preppy Camping Birthday Party!

We have some moms who consistently go above and beyond in the creative department when coming up with themes for their kids' birthdays. Sara is one of those moms. We've been working with her for a couple of years on her daughter's parties, and each year she brings us a new and imaginative idea. This year, Sara took Avery's party to a new level of fabulous when she asked us to help create Camp Avery! We incorporated bright colors and bold patterns in with classic camping elements (like tents and pine trees) to create a fun party enjoyed by a bunch of happy campers!

Check out Avery's preppy camping birthday party below, it's s'more fun than we can handle!!

Avery's camping birthday invitation! We love everything about this fun invite, but we're especially in love with the tent that flaps open and Camp Avery's logo.

 Sara set up a whole table full of goodies for campers including trail mix, flashlights, and their very own s'more kits!! SO cute!

 We're obsessed with Avery's camping birthday cake....which was inspired by our bright invitation.

 Sara tied party favors with fun ribbon, and finished them with adorable N&L favor tags.

Did Avery's preppy camping birthday party make you a happy camper?! Then be sure to check out Avery's past birthdays including a preppy alligator birthday party and a flamingo pool party!

Xo,

Nico and Lala