And no I'm not talking about today. Although every day is filled with some renewed possibilities, there are two that stand out. One of which has been the focus of some work the past couple days - a wedding day. I love weddings. Packing decaces of relationship enjoyment into an 8+ hour day... it's just such a hope-filled feeling. And that's the dose of mushiness for the day...

Well what got me thinking about weddings and such is the programs I've been working on for L & M's wedding in November. After putting together a couple of different ideas, the two that felt most appropriate were given some little touches and sent off for review.

There were some challenges presented with these that I have and still look forward to tackling. To be environmentally conscience in the design was the priority. Unfortunately, I don't have access  to the most Earth-friendly ink at this time, but will be looking into it now! I'd love to continue evolving all paper projects and art into the smallest footprint possible.

Back to the programs - both use paper that is 100% PCW (post consumer waste), FSC certified and were made with Green or Wind energy. Oh... and they are really just strong beautiful papers.

The second goal follows the environmental theme a little - to use little to no adhesives in the final construction. Design challenges the force a different thinking always excite me. Well in both options, a thin, help twine is used to bind the pages/secure the layers. This has work very well in mock-ups so far. However for durability in the final pieces, there may a very minor use of double-sided tape. 

The last goal is ease of assembly. This may sound easy ... but that's not always the way my brain works. When creating projects, I often dismiss the time that will be needed to put it all together in the end. While the two presented may look complicated at first, it all really just requires good planning, an exacto and some knots. And the help of two lovely volunteers ...

After all that blabbering, here are "mock-ups" of the two presented options: