Where Have the First Four Months Gone?!

Is it really almost May?! Eek! We've been keepin' busy here at Reuse First HQ. We've printed a handful of posters, done a complete redesign for Ipsento, participated in the Bloomington Handmade Market and printed/designed lots of wedding invites! We've also started printing tote bags, t-shirts and fabrics. We don't have too many big summer plans as of yet, a few local/midwest shows and lots more printing! We are working on creating a wholesale wedding invite book for Inkling, and trying to get things together enough so we can finally take our honeymoon! Here are a few pictures of what we've been up to! As always, more to come!

The new Ipsento Bags! We'll soon have photos of each new design!

Gabi & Manuel's Wedding invites! Custom portrait by Jana Kinsman.

Bloomington Handmade Market 2012

Working on our garden plans for 2012

Jeremiah working hard to eliminate our morning glory problem!

Reuse First Gets Hitched!

We finally got married!

On June 18th, we said, "I do" in a vacant parking lot located in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood. We had a huge turnout and can't say thanks enough to all of our amazing friends and family who helped us make the day amazing and worked their butts off to make the day possible!!

We can't say enough wonderful things about our photographer, Clarissa Bonnet of I Luv Photo. Anyone out there gettin' hitched? Call her up! I Luv Photo is also a husband and wife team who usually shoot together. Their creative approach seamlessly captures every last moment!

Before it filled with 250 people!

Jeremiah and his Mom and Dad

Michelle and her Mom and Dad (my dress was handmade by Candice Reilly-Powell!)

Sweet and Simple was our motto!

Salina and James dancing down the isle

Nicole and Joe dancing down the isle

Heather and Alex dancing down the isle

Your's truly dancing on down the isle

Eeeee's lovely pedi cab

My handmade veil by Karen Simpson, my hair was done by Sara Hernandez of Paper Tiger Cards

My beautiful boquete by Sharlan Edmons

Handmade paper flower boquetes

Handmade paper flower boutonnieres 

Serious faces!

It's not a wedding if the groomsmen don't JUMP!

 Here are a few photos of our decorations and favors!

Hand poured soy candles in baby food jars with scrap wrapping paper wraps

We had broccoli, celery, cauliflower, and brussel sprouts in mason jars as our center pieces

Our delicious, homemade vegan wedding cake by Karen & Heather  Simpson

Sweets table! Penent by Lizzie Greco of Craft Belly

Our wedding cake topper, compliments of the Simpsons!

Handmade tissue paper flowers by Kat's Phrase

We'll do our next post on our handmade wedding invitations and save the dates! Thanks for looking. Cheerio for now!