Merry Christmas! I am so happy to be home from a wonderful ski trip to Mt. Hood, Oregon with my in-laws and celebrating Jesus' birthday with just Andrew and our Otto. No gifts, no fuss, just jammies, yummy food and Christmas movies. To be honest, we love cozy mornings, afternoons and nights. So this is our favorite way to celebrate a special holiday. When I realized I wanted to take some family pics, I wanted them to represent just that! I am so lucky to know so many talented photographers in the area, and Joelle Grace has become such a good friend of mine. I was so happy she was able to come take these photos for us! Our home is a cookie cutter home in a cookie cutter neighborhood, not even fully decorated (we've lived here for 3 years, one empty room still, still need to frame photos, etc) but boy do we love it! It's perfect for us and feels like home. I was a little hesitant to let a photographer come shoot here, knowing the secret corners of this home that Instagram is able to hide, but Joelle Grace made us feel so comfortable and she did an amazing job! We had a lovely morning making pancakes, drinking coffee and cuddling with Otto. Below are some of my favorites!

Victoria Austin Designs Family Session by Joelle Grace Photography

Victoria Austin Designs 2015 Christmas Card

Sorry for the amount of photos, PDA and seemingly self-absorbtion (lol). I just love these two boys so much and they make me happy every single day. My biggest blessing in life is meeting Andrew Austin and I am thankful for all he has brought to my life (including our destroykin, Otto).
Ephesians 5:25, 28... Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her. In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
Special Thank you to Joelle Grace Photography for capturing these for me and I am so excited for our upcoming Spring weddings together!

Merry Christmas,
Tori

Let me start by saying FINALLY! I am so happy to finally get to share details from Anne + Garrett's beautiful Shady Canyon wedding. I went to high school with Anne and while I was ditching track practice for Sprinkles Cupcakes (sorry Coach), Anne was breaking records. I was so happy to see Anne had met her match was intentionally planning her wedding from San Fran!
Anne first came to me to ask a few questions about stationery and wedding invitations. She had found a suite that she loved, but wasn't blown away after seeing the samples. Anne showed me what she was looking at and asked if I could help her decide if it was a good choice or not. I was honest with Anne, as a friend and not a client. She was about to pay a custom price tag on a non-custom invitation suite! I told her what I could potentially do for her and we began working together. I am so happy she asked me to do her paper goods! Anne had a great vision for her wedding day, with the perfect balance of traditional elegance (family style dining and attention to their guest's comfort) with modern flare (subtle floral accents at every corner and signature Moscow Mules at the cocktail hour). Anne took her plans seriously, and proofed her designs carefully while keeping me informed of her wedding plans, which made the design process more cohesive. Her and Garrett were a joy to work with and I was happy to see how wonderful their day turned out! See all the paper goods and details below.

Anne + Garrett | Stationery by Victoria Austin Designs | Troy Grover Photography

I know… words do not do this wedding justice! The Grovers (Troy Grover Photography) did an amazing job capturing their day. For their paper, VAD designed and coordinated their stationery and paper goods. Letterpress printing by Patrick Masterson, Calligraphy by Southern Calligraphy, Vintage Stamps from Verde Studio, Twine by Paper Phine. Anne created custom olive oil escort cards for her guests that doubled as favors! One of my favorite ideas yet, unique but still cohesive with bread at each setting from the couple's favorite bakery!

Check out Anne and Garrett's wedding planner, Brooke Keegan's, blog post about their wedding and the latest The Knot California Magazine to see it in print!