It’s official, I just signed on with San Francisco based Publisher Chronicle Books to produce my first book!!!!!!  Chronicle is my all time favorite publisher. I’m especially excited to have their gifted art directors, graphic designers and editors on my team.  Scheduled for release in Fall 2012.

So….if you are a couple looking to hire a very creative planner for your wedding, are getting married before June 2011 and would entertain the possiblity of being featured in my book we should chat.

In the styling world Matthew Mead is a super star and I was honored to be asked to contribute to his spectacular new magazine Holiday. I’ve been anxiously awaiting my issue in the mail and it came today. Matthew included it in a package that held the table top crepe paper Christmas trees I created for the Yule Blog feature. I was so excited to see the magazine I forgot to unpack my trees (if you have a copy they are on page 9, number 11). They are still in my studio and the magazine sits here in my lap with many, many pages marked with post it notes.

There is also a fantastic review on fellow contributor, Debbie Dusenberry’s blog.

Holiday with Matthew Mead is sold only via his website. visit here to get yours today

This week marks the launch of Martha Nesbit’s cookbook Savannah Celebrations. I was honored Martha selected me as the photo stylist on this project (my first cookbook ever). It is always nice to see the final product after all the hours of work, schlepping and countless lists become a distant memory. These are some of my favorite pictures from the project. More often than not publishers select images that are my least favorite, but I’m no publisher I’m just a girl that loves to make pretty pictures.

special thanks to Janice Shay and Erin Adams

The new issue of Weddings Unveiled featured one of the weddings I produced in the spring. So exciting!

Ashley and Kirk:
Photography: Juliet Elizabeth Photography. Wedding Consultant: Elizabeth Demos. Ceremony and Reception Venue:Magnolia Plantation. Florist: Branch Design Studio. Baker: Back in the Day Bakery. Party Rentals: Snyder Event Rentals. Catering: Beyond Expectations. Invitations, Stationery and Wedding Papers: Meg Sutton Weddings. Ceremony Music: Ian and Jeff. Reception Music: The Music Maker DJ Service. Bridal Gown: Paloma Blanca. Bridesmaid Dresses: Charlotte Russe. Hair and Makeup: Grace Salon. Groom and Groomsmen Attire: Men’s Wearhouse. Transportation: Vintage Chariots.

I’m so excited to share the first house I styled for Southern Living is in the October issue that just came out!  It was an amazing house filled with the sort of textiles & treasures photo stylists like me swoon over.  It brings back all sorts of fun memories: starting 4 hours late because the photographer’s car was stolen before she even left Atlanta to drive to Athens, GA for the shoot, there was a torrential down poor and there were tornado warnings all day, we had 35-45 second exposures to get all that “natural” light you see in the images.  Crazy but we managed to make beautiful pictures, dine in great restaurants and have lots of laughs.  It was lovely to meet all the folks behind the scenes and the family (and extended family) of the home owners. Stay tuned cause I have 2 more features coming up in the November issue and several already shot for next year too.

Images from a recent magazine photo shoot with my friend George Gill of Blue Door Photography.  They were taken for a sweet article  about vintage wedding cake toppers I wrote for Savannah Weddings Magazine.  Can’t wait to see it all put together.

I got all teary reading the kind things Grace said about me and my shop in the October 18 post on Martha Stewart Weddings blog.  I cut and pasted the post below. 

Grace Bonney’s Décor

Posted by Shira Savada, Real Weddings Editor: Martha Stewart Weddings

Today we’ve got a double dose of our behind-the-scenes series about Grace and Aaron’s wedding. Grace bulked up her standard rentals and enhanced her décor with the help of two great shop owners. And in case you wanted to revisit Grace’s first mention of incorporating vintage pieces into her wedding, you can reread the post here.

Photo by Tara Donne.

Grace: Our wedding wouldn’t have been the same without the help and generosity of Paula from Paris Market & Brocante and Liz from @home vintage general. Both women really embody the welcoming spirit of Savannah and were incredibly kind to let us borrow such beautiful vintage and antique pieces. 

When it comes to Liz from @home, I can’t say enough nice things. I’ve known her for a while now, and she’s the heart and soul of the Savannah scene for me. Her support of local students, designers, and businesses is incredible. Liz’s store feels like the sort of place you want to move into, so I knew I’d turn to her for help with the wedding. And thankfully, she was kind enough to let me borrow some really key pieces, like the vintage petticoat dryer and the green-tiered plant stand. I think people thought I was a little nutty wanting to use the petticoat dryer for the escort cards, but I loved the way it expanded and thought the miniature clothespins we used to attach the cards was such a fun play on the idea of drying clothes. Liz’s store is always full of unexpected but beautiful items, and I felt really lucky to be able to use a few of them for the big day.