This week marks two years of Magnolia Rouge... who knew it would ever be read by more than the three people I paid to say nice things :-) It's officially tomorrow but really who doesn't want to start Monday morning with a big ol' slice of cake so I'm kickstarting the celebration!! I'll take banana or coffee walnut thanks...what will you have? I wish I could share a slice of this with all of you to say thanks for coming back to read each day, encouraging me to continue with your ever so lovely comments and feedback and providing an audience for me to share my work and ideas and mumblings with. It's truly so appreciated... sending out oodles of virtual hugs to you all for being such fabulous support and readers! Be sure to tune in for some amazing guest bloggers for the remainder of the week! Now I'm going to sit back and do my accounts eat cake xo
Photo by Elizabeth Messina
SO to kick start the celebrations a day early I'm doing my first Ruby & Willow wedding stationery giveaway!! It's been an amazing couple of years for the business and I've been overwhelmed particularly in the past twelve months with it going from strength to strength and working with amazing brides worldwide, from Tonga & South Africa, to Switzerland and France and even being lucky enough to meet some of these clients. I have some exciting changes coming up with a whole new website and a new direction for the business which I can't wait to share with you, but in the meantime it seems only fair to be giving some of that goodness back.
Prize includes invitation, rsvp card, and one additional file, all to be provided over email via pdf. Design is to be chosen from the Signature Collection Range. Custom Design will be available for an additional fee. Winner must be getting married no earlier than August 2011 and no later than March 2012.
To be in to win, head over to the Ruby & Willow website and leave a comment here with your favourite design and why you would choose that for your wedding... and be sure to leave a contact email. Winner to be announced Wednesday April 13th. Spread the word....
Congratulations! Many more years of continued success! Enjoy your cake and all the love you'll receive this week! Excited to see the new site and direction of Ruby and Willow!
ReplyDeletecongrats kate!! so happy to have found you in this crazy wedding world, you are always an inspiration and so kind to provide comments, too. don't know how you do it all! :)
ReplyDeleteOh, your designs are beautiful! I'm getting married on October 8th {2011}, and I think the Autumn design might be my favorite. :)
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I like the alhambra design. The classic feel will fit in well with our vintage-esque wedding.
ReplyDeleteI have been drooling over your designs for months, but because we're on a shoestring budget for our Sept 17th wedding, we have been planning to do our invites ourselves. It would be a dream to win your gorgeous invites!! It was tough to choose, but the Botanique line is my favorite. Thanks for the chance to win!!
ReplyDeleteQuite an achievement Kate. I might not comment as much as I used to but i still religiously check your blog and love your work. You're an inspiration.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday MR! Any excuse is a good excuse for cake! x
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to Magnolia Rouge and what a giveaway. Come on brides-to-be. Enter. I am so sad now to be a newly-wed just because of that amazing giveaway!!! Congrats Kate... You have filled our days with some much inspiration and prettiness. I am looking forward to MANY more years of Magnolia Rouge!
ReplyDeleteCongrats MR, such an awesome achievement and so generous to share your b'day with the rest of us with your giveaway!
ReplyDeleteWe're getting married on 6th Jan next year and if we were able to choose it would definitely be Letteria! It's a totally cool design that would fit with us and our wedding style perfectly. We’d choose it because it’s fun, stylish and all round perfect!
We love your site and blog, such amazing inspiration for any bride, groom, designer or dreamer. Love your work, keep it up!
Ros x
rosandmatt(@)xtra(dot)co(dot)nz
Happy Anniversary!! LOVE the candles in the cake =)
ReplyDeletewoohoo...happy anniversary!!! we are getting married on 10.21.11 and i love, love the letteria and i think it would be perfect for our vintage wedding!!!
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary Kate! Its no wonder you are doing so well - a fantastic human being and a real artist, you are!
ReplyDeleteI'm having a cappucino and biscotti in celebration!
*big hug*
Happy blog anniversary, Kate!! May the future bring you more and more each day!! Keep us inspired with your amazing work, eye for design, elegance and grace!! It's a true honor to know you my friend!!
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Congratulatons! I first came across your blog when a friend of mine was featured.
ReplyDeleteNow that I am planning my own wedding, I love checking in and seeing the beautiful things brides are doing (and your Tuesday shoeday features, bc I LOVE shoes... so much so that he proposed with some!).
Our favourite design is Alhambra - it's traditional, and elegant, pretty, and romantic. Plus, our wedding is at a vineyard, so the vines and leaves on the motif tie in very nicely. We love it!
All the best for the next 2 years and beyond.
Congratulations, Kate!! Love all your beautiful thoughts, ideas and color boards....absolutely wonderful~
ReplyDeleteOMGoodness love ~ HAPPY 2 YEARS TO YOU!!!!!! Since the very first time I came to your blog I was inspired!!! You have the ability to put colors and pictures together in the most beautiful way!!!! I cannot wait to see what inspiration the next 2 years bring!!!! Also, I can't wait to see all your guest posts ;-)))) and the new direction you are going!!!! Really can't wait for that one!!! What ever it is I'm sure will be fabulous!!!! I am so sincerely thrilled and excited for all your successes in the last year!!! And will be just as thrilled and excited this year too!!! I wish you lots of them too ~ as you deserve them!!!!
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kristi
Yayyy! Congrats, Kate:)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on two years! I love letteria. It has such nostalgia and I'm getting married in a historic church (1858) and having the reception at Willowbank a beautiful estate built in 1834, that happens to be the school I attend.
ReplyDeleteHere's to many more years of fabulous inspiration! xoxo
ReplyDeletecongratulations :) happy anniversary!! i just looked through kate hollands entire collection! i really like the etoile set, it has a pretty pattern and bold graphic fonts.. exactly what my fiance and i want :)
ReplyDeletexoxo jcd ( cornflakedreams at gmail dot com )
Congrats! I LOVE your blog!! My favorite is the romantique. It is just so BEAUTIFUL!! I love the design and the elegance. The color that is shown is part of the colors that I have chosen for my big day. This giveaway would help out so much. We have no clue what we are going to for invites. Thanks for the chance!!
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Two years congrats and what a way to celebrate. I just spent the last twenty minutes and two cups of coffee looking over Ruby and Willow's website. My favorite was the botanical gardens in the boutique section. I especially loved the names they chose in their color palette. Words like cumin, rhubarb, and donkey. Thanks for giving back on your two year celebration!
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary! I have enjoyed countless hours of viewing your blog - as a bride to be your blog is very inspriring and your designs are stunning!
ReplyDeleteIt's a hard choice but our favourite design for our summer 2012 wedding is the Aviary Design in the Signature Boutique collection. It sums up our vision of a simple but beautiful outdoors wedding perfectly.
All the best - karen (klgee@hotmail.com)
A BIIIIGGGG Congrats to you Kate! Your blog is beautiful and I am so glad to have found it and you in this strange internet world! You are amazing and I can't wait to see where things will continue to go for you!
ReplyDeleteCongrats Kate! You have a beautiful blog and website - I find myself spending alot of time 'oohhing' and 'ahhing' over your designs! 'Dogwood' is definitely my favourite. Heres to many more years of inspirational designs and ideas. Erin :)
ReplyDeleteA belated but very happy 2 year anniversary Kate!! You've done so much in the last 2 years and this is just the beginning! You have so much still to do and so much still ahead of you! Best of luck with all of your future endeavors! I can't wait to see what you do next! xoxo
ReplyDeleteWhat a great blog and such a fun way to celebrate!!
ReplyDeleteMajor congrats on 2 years of inspiring brides to be, and providing gorgeous eye candy for everyone else :)
ReplyDeleteI adore the birdsong set. So cute, whimsical and elegant all at once