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Jen and Daniel’s Elegant Spring Wedding – Bourne Mansion, Long Island, NY

I received a telephone call from Jennifer’s mom who lives in the next town over inquiring about invitations. Her daughter, Jennifer was in the thr...

Shows & The Persnickety Life of Buying, Creating & Selling

It has been a few weeks since I have had a chance to post to the blog. It seems like the summer flew by, and we have been so busy that finding the...

The Persnickety Bride’s fun loving hip couple…. Katie and Ali

In 2016 we had a banner year! Not only were we named a “Hall of Fame” winner on The Knot, but we were written up in Stationery Trends a...

A new day of marriage equality in the United States

I started my career in the book and gift industry back in the 1980’s. I was very lucky to work side by side with highly creative and talented peop...

Letterpress… A love affair with a stationery work of art

I received a request for a consultation from a bride that wanted to meet next week. Unfortunately, I was completely booked up on the days that she...

The history of the Bomboniere… better known as the Jordan almond wedding favor.

The Bomboniere of years ago was well know as Jordan Almonds. They were wrapped in either tulle or satin cloth and collected either as a little bun...

The Joy Blush Club – One of 2015 Hottest Wedding Color Trend

I love color. I especially love my job as I am constantly looking at different hues and textures daily. This year it it truly about blush, rose, c...

The Persnickety Bride Speaks – Seminar on Wedding/ Event product

A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of speaking to brides, couples and their parents with regard to all the products that we create here at The Per...

The Persnickety Bride – Stylized Bridal Shoot – with Donna Cheung Photography

On April 12th, Donna Cheung and I got together to create not one but two stylized shoots for submissions for wedding magazines and wedding blogs ar...

Creating your romantic rustic wedding celebration

Needless to say rustic, romantic wedding have been on the upswing the past couple of years. Blogs such as Style Me Pretty. have shown masterful wo...

Pulling your black tie color palette together from paper through decor

One of the first couple of questions I ask my couple is what type of a venue they are having their wedding, what season, and time of day. Knowin...

Choosing your wedding or event color palette wisely

Color is an extremely powerful element in our everyday lives. I don’t think that people realize the power color has on our moods and feelings, un...

Elizabeth and Nathaniel’s Perfect Wedding Day – The Inn at Longshore, Westport CT

I am one of these people that just likes to laugh. I especially like to laugh with my clients. You know when you have a connection with a someone...