fathers :: dad + grandpa

We have many special men in our lives that are fathers. 

The father to our father. 

The father to our children.

Godfathers and Uncles and Cousins.

Fathers to other children we would love to call our very own. 

But this Father's Day we reflect on our own father.

erin & dad

That solid rock of a man that is serious and thoughtful and playful and funny and always there.

Always there cannot even begin to describe his presence for us.

That is our dad.

Intimidating at first - it didn't exactly help us in High School that our dad 

walked the halls in a leather jacket and dark sunglasses to go tell off the physics teacher - 

but ultimately lovable in only that way truly great dad's can be.

And he gives the best hugs.

dad

He has big shoes for us to even try to fill as we parent our own children.

But he joyfully invites us to follow in his footsteps as he takes us on adventures

around the world and teaches us about the adventure of life.

Full of humility and humor. Grace and generosity.

Learning and loving. Family and good fortune.

We stand with him and honor him and love him

as his own father, our grandfather, embarks on his last great adventure.

amy & grandpa

every day is a happy father's day around here.

we love you dad.

we love you grandpa.

xoxo

e + a

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as featured on style me pretty :: lauren + jack

 We loved working on this wedding last summer for Lauren + Jack.

Married by the river in Aspen on a classically Colorado July afternoon.

The details were perfect and the entire affair was unique, 

yet authentically true to being an Aspen wedding.

Click on the circle below for the full feature and amazing images...

how inviting :: ann hannah + patrick

photo: provided by client

We love follow-up from our clients. And we especially love photos from their events that show our custom designed wedding invitations, party invites and paper goods in action. This one is from a bride and groom for whom we designed a custom BBQ invitation. The colors are still on trend a year later - a bold green and navy blue with neutrals. How inviting.

words to know :: that's what he said

on the go :: map making

custom first anniversary map by express yourself

There are times when we need to call on our longitude and latitude skills to set up a custom map for an event or occasion. Whether it's a wedding timeline or a group scavenger hunt around town. Or even a map to chronicle first year travels for a newlywed couple or to locate our own favorite Aspen spots, each map is certainly unique. We've started branching out beyond Aspen and the Roaring Fork Valley into other cities and states - New York, Boston, Manchester, Chicago. Our clients have moved and traveled (sometimes far) beyond Colorado.

Starting at the end of May, we'll be embarking on a four week map making class to help broaden our horizons and look at topography and geography from a new persepctive. Does the thought of map making in a class setting get you excited too?! If so, join us here at Skillshare for the Map Making: Learning to Communicate Places Beautifully class. We're thinking of a mapping out a great trip we took through Spain! Whether or not you join us, we're sure we'll intersect with most of you at some point. Oh, the map puns could go on an on...

:: safe travels ::

mother's day :: mama said

Mama Said Poster

Just a reminder that Mother's Day is this Sunday! For all the moms out there, we wish you a fantastic day. And we wish all the grandmothers, stepmothers, mother-in-laws, godmothers, aunts, and faux mothers a happy day too. For the mom's of little ones, we wish you an especially restful day...

Mama Said Not Poster

on the go :: summer in aspen

We are fortunate to have the best of the Roaring Fork Valley right out our front door. One of those 'bests' being Aspen. As winter eases into spring we eagerly await the arrival of summer in town. And we prepare for days full of festivals and music. Hikes and camping. Shopping strolls and dinners on the patio. Good food and great wine. Weddings and sporting events. Hot air balloons and gondola rides. Friends and family visiting. And tourists - yes, we look forward to the visitors from afar. After all, this place is too great to not share. For those that can't make it here this year, at least this time lapse video from a local Basalt-ine will give you a few minutes of what we look forward to enjoying all summer long.

Aspen Timelapse from jason dewey on Vimeo.