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• CT-Designs Quoted in ChicagoStyle Weddings

  

  I'm proud to announce that CT-Designs was quoted in the January supplement of Chicago Style Weddings Magazine (2012 Trend Report). Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2012 LIFESTYLE, WEDDING

• Wedding Terminology: Vintage and Rustic

  

  Happy Friday! Still breaking down thematic terms for your wedding paper. Earlier this week, I discussed Shabby Chic and Art Deco. Today's terms: Vintage and... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2012 LIFESTYLE, WEDDING

• Wedding Theme Terminology: Art Deco

  

  Continuing to demystify some of the wedding theme jargon. Monday, I broke down the term "shabby chic". Today I'd like to tackle Art Deco.What does it mean? Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2012 LIFESTYLE, WEDDING

• Wedding Theme Terminology: Shabby Chic

  

  Good Morning! Hope you all had outstanding weekends. Today I want to begin a series that begins to demystify some of the popular wedding jargon and terms that... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2012 LIFESTYLE, WEDDING

• Wedding Photo Thank You Cards

  

  Happy Friday! Wanted to share a cute and fun idea with you today. I had two clients that utilized nice "money" shots from their wedding albums, to use on the... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2012 LIFESTYLE, WEDDING

• Wedding Invitation Resources

  

  Good Morning! Wanted to share some resources today for your invitations... Still resuscitating older posts. I've done SO much blogging in the last year, and I... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2012 LIFESTYLE, WEDDING

• Printing Your Wedding Invitations: 2012 Edition

  

  Happy New Year! This is a repost from a couple of seasons ago with a few updates... We are re-entering invitation season, let's go! Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2012 LIFESTYLE, WEDDING

• Passport-Palooza: Anatomy of the Wedding Passport Invitation

  

  As we head into "invitation season" I thought I'd start it out with a bang. You love 'em, I love 'em, guests love to receive them, its the: The Destination... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2011 LIFESTYLE, WEDDING

• Top Wedding Pinterest Boards

  

  Yes, I took Monday 12.26 off! I was basking in the holiday break and also taking in NBA games, which have returned with a vengeance... How insane was the Bulls... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2011 LIFESTYLE, WEDDING

• Happy Holidays From CT-Designs

  

  I am such a scrooge this year... No tree, no decor and am working straight through the holidays! My only reprieve will come Christmas Day when there will be FIV... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2011 LIFESTYLE, WEDDING

• Making Bracelets for a Cause: Butter Kup Reloaded

  

  I attended my third Butter Kup Spa Collection Event on December 7th and was delighted to discover that the company's founder, Erika Bracey is using her network... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2011 LIFESTYLE, WEDDING

• ETSY Holiday Card Roundup

  

  Ok, I am horrible with holiday cards... Just horrible. Some seasons, I get them out. Others, I just can't be bothered. I think I'm usually SO happy for a... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2011 LIFESTYLE, SHOPPING

• Wedding Best(s) of 2011

  

  I always do an end of the season post to highlight the créme de la créme of the current year! This was a delightfully insane season here at CT-Designs with a lo... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2011 WEDDING

• 10 More Top Wedding Blogs You Should Know About

  

  Ilove BrideTide's listing of the Top 100+ Wedding Blogs...Very excited that the number has expanded to 149, because there are waytoo many now to limit the list... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2011 LIFESTYLE, WEDDING

• 2012 Wedding Paper Trend Watch #3: Font Design

  

  Check out the other blogs in this 2012 trend mini-series!Part 1 of 3 - 2012 Trend Watch: Soft ThemesPart 2 of 3 - 2012 Trend Watch: Colors Part 3 of 3 - 2012... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2011 LIFESTYLE, WEDDING

• 2012 Wedding Paper Trend Watch #2: Color Schemes

  

  Previous installments in this series:Part 1 of 3 - 2012 Trend Watch: Soft ThemesPart 2 of 3 - 2012 Trend Watch: ColorsPart 3 of 3 - 2012 Trend Watch: Fonts2012... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2011 LIFESTYLE, WEDDING

• 2012 Wedding Paper Trend Watch #1: Soft Themes

  

  Yes, its another "coming trends of 2012 blog!" It was unavoidable and this is actually the first of three that I'm publishing. I haven't done a series in a whil... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2011 LIFESTYLE, WEDDING

• CT-Designs Named The Knot Best of Weddings 2012

  

  SO excited to announce that CT-Designs has been named The Knot Best of Weddings for 2012. We were voted, by our clients to be among the best in our... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2011 LIFESTYLE, WEDDING

• 7 Calligraphy Styled Wedding Fonts

  

  Seven calligraphy styled fonts for you today. These fonts have the distinction of being designed to mimic hand lettering. If this is the look that you want,... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2011 LIFESTYLE, WEDDING

• CT-Designs Featured in The Knot Magazine!

  

  Its a great #WeddingWednesday so far... So excited to be featured in the Winter 2011 Knot issue! On newsstands now, look for the "Special Edition Chicago"... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2011 LIFESTYLE, WEDDING