Core Members
Blue Window Creative
Boutique-style company specializing in editorial wedding photography, inspired invitations, and the pursuit of sustainable design practices. Photographers, designers, and frequently frolicking through a field. Particularly interested in documenting destination weddings, unique couples with genuine hearts, and finding balance within design. Also responsible for the lovely website, and marketing materials for the Wedding Hive. Recently relocated to Portland and currently cooking up big plans for The Hivers!
What our couples really get, is an opportunity to get to be known. We really see our relationships as collaborative, and focused on creatively narrating the end of one chapter, and beginning of the next. Our most recent visual explorations involve creating a nostalgic processing, similar to a Holga or 70’s imagery, with un-choreographed, free-spirited, photography. We do this with great care, and only when it appropriately adds to the narration of the story.
Invitations give us a chance to use that design degree that’s shoved in box somewhere. It started with helping a friend with her wedding, and from then it just grew from friends to strangers that just loved what they saw. We really embraced the idea of the self-mailing formats from the beginning. We see them as not only a beautiful package right out of the mail, but also a reduced-waste way of ‘getting the word out.’ No envelopes, or tissue paper, just fun formats, and eclectic designs that give a unique first impression. Wish they could be scratch and sniff, or maybe scratch and lick, but don’t think technology is quite there.
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Cakes By Joe
Life is Delicious! At least that’s what Joe Schutz of Cakes By Joe believes and hopes that you do as well. Joe specializes in custom cakes for any event, but naturally his favorite events are weddings. Every cake he creates is a masterpiece, one to delight all of your senses, and is often more talked about after your wedding than anything else (well, other than you, of course)!
Joe only uses the most fresh ingredients and makes everything from scratch. He doesn’t believe in short cuts, and you can taste the difference. So not only will you be treated to utter freshness, his creations are in short, phenomenal. We’re not talking about cheap white cake here people! These cakes are sure to surprise & envelope you in sweet & savory chills of contentment, often resulting in unseen facial expressions. Do you know of anyone else’s cakes that can do that? We didn’t think so.
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Genevieve Flynn
With 30 years working in precious metals, Genevieve designs elegant hollowware and jewelry. Her award winning work is found in many private collections and in the collections of many synagogues and churches. Working in sterling silver, gold, and copper Genevieve creates one of a kind designs for her brides and grooms, making sure that the wedding jewelry is as unique as the couple who wears it.
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Janay-A Bridal
Janay A. Handmade began as a line of one-of-a-kind hyper realistic women’s wear in 2005. The collection evolved into a concise collection of women’s wear, and further spun off into the universe of wedding wear- both bridal separates and dresses.
Fundamentally, Janay believes in fun, functional design.
We’re going Green! Organic fabrics are available for special order, with stock fabrications sold online soon. Custom pieces are typically made from reclaimed vintage fabric and notions.
Respect the earth with vintage and organic fabrics; Respect yourself with flattering cuts. All goods are handmade ethically in Kansas City, Missouri.
Janay wants everyone in the world to wear her handmade clothing!
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Ornamental Petal
Have you ever looked at a flower and become so overwhelmed with it’s beauty in imperfection that you were left incredulous? That happens to Bridget Kelly of Ornamental Petal every day. And that’s not an exaggeration, it’s a point of pride.
Bridget started doing flowers in an unconventional method, and sometimes thinks that’s why she excels. She doesn’t look at flowers with a strategy in mind, to her it’s a process of displaying that flower in a way that only highlights it’s magnificence. And it doesn’t stop at flowers! Having attended the Kansas City Art Institute for Printmaking, Bridget takes a fine art approach to everything, be it an origami curtain custom-made for an improvised altar, a modern version of the cascade bouquet, or a hairpiece made of various parts of flowers reassembled into a never-seen-before bloom.
Bridget makes every piece whether floral or not completely customized to each client. Her belief is that as no two flowers are the same, no two clients are the same, and every bride, groom, ceremony arrangement and table centerpiece should shine in it’s own light, their magnificence highlighted so everyone knows there is none other like it.
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Scarlett Garnet
Creating Heirlooms
Scarlett Garnet is the joint venture of Garnet Baker and Katie Miller. The two joined forces to promote their artistic vision and technical talent of handcrafted jewelry in 2006. Virtually “meeting” through mutual friends, Scarlett Garnet Jewelry was born while Katie lived in Charleston, SC, and Garnet in Kansas City, MO.
After a year communicating solely through email and cell phone, Katie returned to St. Louis and the two finally met in October 2007. They continue to collaborate long distance across the state, allowing for an interesting dynamic in the creative process.
Both designers love creating unique, heirloom pieces to commemorate landmark occasions. They specialize in wedding jewelry and have each created several pieces for both the bride and their bridal party. Bridal services include personal consultation with the bride, design collaboration and execution of jewelry pieces that complete the perfect wedding theme. Scarlett Garnet can work within your budget to create priceless jewelry gifts that you and your closest friends will treasure forever.
Visit Scarlett Garnet’s blog at http://scarlettgarnetjewelry.blogspot.com/ to see some of our custom wedding designs.
