last days of summer

fall is creeping in but we're still hanging onto the last few days of summer.

here's a small arrangement we put together for a client this week.

enjoy the holiday weekend!
punch

the books

a darling table number idea via once wed and bird and banner. they have some really great diy ideas from illustrations to letterpress....it's worth the look!

happy sunday!
punch

art of weddings

image courtesy of jasmine photography

we're excited to announce that we will be creating a booth for the art of weddings show on january 7th at portland center stage. we're flattered to be in the company of so many talented vendors. it's a few months off but we hope to see you there!

enjoy your day!

punch

check out the 2009 event at: http://www.artofweddingspdx.com/sponsors_and_vendors/

backyard bbq

a whole bunch of images from an little backyard birthday bbq we styled last weekend. the client asked for a summery fiesta feel and we had a great time switching gears from full out wedding season.

enjoy your day!
punch

summer stripes

a charming little solution for dinner napkin boredom. and how cute is that side plate!?

(image courtesy of martha stewart weddings)

enjoy your day!
punch

hi pretty

a simple and stunning table design via portland based designer chelsea fuss.

the post was included in a diy flower series on once wed. it's a great resource for the off beat bride, we highly recommend taking a look!

enjoy the day!

punch

high summer days...

"i find myself in the glorious illusion of high summer days" -ray bradbury

(a favorite quote from dandelion wine to pair with some gorgeous early summer dahlia arrangements we did this week)

and what a crazy week it has been in portland!

hope you are keeping cool!

punch

more cake please

have you checked out the knot website lately? they have their "real wedding best of" section updated and it's chock full of inspiration.

we fell in love with this cake from traveler's cafe in westmont illinois. macadamia nut spice and cream? yes and yes.

enjoy your sunday!
punch

joey piacentini

a lovely punch wedding photograph from friend and photographer joey piacentini. i think we're posted about him a million times, but his work is stunning and we can't help but be a bit obsessed.

enjoy!

punch

nicole dextras: ephemeral art

(yucca prom dress...yucca flowers, leaves and thorns)

a friend sent this interesting installation artist along. shes a vancouver b.c. based artist that works with many mediums....from ice and stone to fibers to floral. her portfolio site is worth a visit!

www.nicoledextras.com

enjoy the day!
punch

brooklyn bridge

some lovely summery photos as posted over on green wedding shoes.
(especially loving the just married bikes!)

enjoy!
punch

miss zumstein we love thee

we had the pleasure of working with anja of miss zumstein cakes at the oregon bride magazine 20th anniversary party this week. she featured dainty little desserts...both the taste and presentation blew us away. (we should mention her cookie of the month club. such a cute gift idea!)

you can visit her at : www.misszumstein.com

(or at the pastaworks on se hawthorne!)

enjoy your sunday!
punch

punchportland.com

our website is finally live!

we're still tweaking things a bit but we're excited to have some event images up!

take a gander over at www.punchportland.com

(special thanks to aimee smith for her web skills and joey piacentini for the gorgeous home page photograph)

enjoy your day!
punch

lindsay & nich

here's an image from a wedding we did on june 20th.

the theme was peacock blue with an indie vintage flair.

special thanks to mt. tabor presbyterian and disjecta for being such great venues.

(and to lindsay & nich for being such a great couple!)

more to come!

best,
punch