Faux Real Reprise // cd wedding favors

You may have heard tell of these awesome wedding favors when my sister Hannah got married last summer... I have finally taken some photos of the stack for my website and thought I'd share them!

For those of you who didn't catch it, Hannah and Alex recorded three of their favorite cover songs (doing all of the instrumentals, vocals, and arranging themselves) as gifts to hand out at their wedding last September. I designed eight different album covers using photos of them (from this silly shoot) and collaged little "faux real" worlds around them.

The favors were a huge hit at the reception, and we printed each album cover 12"x12" to hang in Hannah and Alex's livingroom. Tiny confession: I still listen to their rendition of Our Lips are Sealed whenever I'm having a tough Monday. :) Scroll to the bottom of this post to hear the tunes again...

Stay tuned for a new cd favor design up next, for sweeties Angela & Nick!





















Here are the songs Hannah and Alex recorded in case you didn't catch them the first time around...

Click to hear a whole new spin on Our Lips Are Sealed (lady gaga meets abba on the playground ala gogos!)

Click to play their version of Time After Time (mushy anthem for all ears... wait for it to kick in at the chorus!)

Click to play their rendition of Champs-Elysees (french classic lullaby in the spirit of an old record...)

* Faux Real * { Hannah & Alex PART 1: the couple}

What do you get when you mix two rockstar lovers, about a thousand rainbow dahlias, handmade crafts galore, a smelly cobwebbed barn, a table covered in candy, a skyscraper of an oak tree, and around a hundred screaming fans?.....



You may remember my twin sister, Hannah, from previous posts (bridal and engagement shoots)...Well, she and Alex just got hitched! They opted out of run-of-the-mill wedding portraits and hired me to create the following eight record covers for their wedding favors! They donned their wedding ensembles (Hannah in a custom green and buttercup yellow gown and Alex in a silver suit) and let my mixed media instincts run amok, free to create their "faux real" worlds... Hannah and Alex then recorded covers of three of their favorite songs in a matter of a few days, doing all of the instrumentals and vocals themselves, (listen below!) and had a blast whipping together the music in a sweet and silly way.

We then used the collages to make little cd jackets for the guests and also as larger 12x12 prints to decorate the barn. What resulted was an incredibly personal, super-hip, cheesy-to-the-max Hannah and Alex original series that I believe fits their wacky personalities and true-blue love to a T. They described what they wanted as "Elementary School meets Vogue meets Warhol meets Secret Agent meets Soap Opera"....

Which is your favorite?















Here are the CD teasers for your listening pleasure...


Click to play their version of Time After Time (mushy anthem for all ears... wait for it to kick in at the chorus!)

Click to hear a whole new spin on Our Lips Are Sealed (lady gaga meets abba on the playground ala gogos!)

Click to play their rendition of Champs-Elysees (french classic lullaby in the spirit of an old record...)


And I can't help but share these hilarious outtakes from the album cover shoot....










And coming up next... the WEDDING!

* Faux Real * { Hannah & Alex PART 3: the fiesta}

And then there was a party. Food, drink, candy, and chaos ensued... the perfect end to the perfect day.



Below, Caitlin and Shola man the Welcome Table!

Faux Real CD + Untamed Vows pencils + candy + custom bookmarks = awesome goody bags!

Justin and I painted the witness poster for the newlyweds... them and their doggies in front of the tree forevah.... aww...



Yum......





Below, Hannah and I snuggle up and then hit the dance floor with our favorite gentlemen!

(Thank you Mike, Jimmy and Eric for helping me be in a few for once...)





Dance floor chaos ensues...





And a final few of Hannah and Alex! What better way to end your wedding than with a groom vs bride hula-off? xoxo

More Than Words { the album }

If you'll forgive the brutal indoor lighting, I'm happy to present Hannah and Alex's Wedding Album. It's a visual testimonial that spans the last year... the Proposal, the Engagement photos, the Bridal Shower and Rehearsal Dinner (and invites), the Bach Parties, the Untamed Vows and the Celebration as well as the Faux Real photos and album art and even their Anniversary Snow Photos. December to December, to be exact. Compiling and formatting it felt so satisfying, as I feel that photos can sometimes tell a story better than mere words can. Yum.