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the process

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Stay tuned to learn more about what the process looks like when you book with Abbey Ratcliff.

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A new & cute little illo for my revamped calligraphy guide✒️

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I am taking on ONE more order for these custom foliage Christmas Cards!
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Not only would you be sending a meaningful card to all your family & friends, but it will double as a print they can frame & cherish for years to come!🎄
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Listing is on my website under shop - cards!✨

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Look at these BEAUTIES— already signed up for the Holiday Calligraphy & Wreath Workshop with @emmaleafloral & myself? You’re looking one of of the MANY quality pieces that you will go home with😉
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4 spots remaining! Link in bio!
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Also- about to post a full list of the goodies that you’ll be bringing home! Check my stories throughout the day!

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Working away on these Sunday evening in order to prepare for a relaxing Thanksgiving week with family💛— while working weekends are not ideal, I have been able to look through so many pictures & remember the incredible vendors, grooms, & brides that I have been able to work with over the past year, what a gift!!
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Hey @emmaleafloral, remember when you made a FLORAL FRAME for this simple Biscuit Bar sign?! Friends, please hire Emma to do this for every piece of signage!!! It was an absolute dream.
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@decorusfineart for @rockymtnbride at @lowcountrylohi (Feat. in RMB Colorado Fall/Winter Mag!)

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Available in newsstands nationwide come mid-December! @barnesandnoble
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— @lauramurray @bluebirdproductions @premastyle @lwdbridal @galialahav @salontullioaspen @vanessa.vieni @meridianjewelers @smithcabinaspen @monica.fran.machado @anabelenhair

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Featured in @rockymtnbride’s V4 Regional Mag alongside the industry’s best— @lauramurray @bluebirdproductions @premastyle @lwdbridal @galialahav @salontullioaspen @vanessa.vieni @meridianjewelers @smithcabinaspen @monica.fran.machado @anabelenhair

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Our Wreath & Calligraphy Workshop tickets are officially on sale!!! Join @emmaleafloral & I at the beautiful @teatrodenver on Sunday, December 9th from 2pm - 4:30pm!
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The workshop will be held near Hotel Teatro’s dreamy fireplace, complete with Christmas music as well as holiday cocktails & eats provided by the Teatro’s incredible team! You will leave with a custom wreath made to last throughout your holiday season, a custom calligraphy banner for your wreath, & all the calligraphy supplies needed to practice your new found hobby at home (for those Christmas gift tags!)😉.
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Tickets are $150 a piece or $130 if you purchase 2 or more at the same time! Use the coupon code: BRINGAFRIEND at checkout!
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We cannot wait to create alongside you all!🎄

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@pyneandsmithclothiers — stalk their dresses, read their ‘about’ page, & add one of these dreamy pieces to your Christmas list!!!
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Also, I’ve been a bit MIA on Instagram— I’m blaming the fact that sometimes I feel too many feelings, ha! Anyone else relate?
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Captured by: @pureleephoto @ethiclee_

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After such an incredible response to my foliage frame prints, I have decided to offer them as Christmas Cards!
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You will be able to customize the text inside the foliage frame & add a sweet, personalized Christmas note on the back—
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If you have any questions at all or would like to customize the card further than the listing allows, don’t hesitate to send an email my way.
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I may be slightly biased, but how fun & thoughtful would it be to send a Christmas card that all of your friends and family could use as decor for years to come.
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Thanks for supporting this business and shopping small— it truly, truly means more than you know! Link to purchase in bio.

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Strength. Light. Beauty.
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This piece will hang in the nursery of a sweet babe soon to be born. The words above were chosen by her parents- they have been spoken & prayed over a little human that will grow to have a personality & voice of her own. .
My hope for this piece is for it to be a reminder, in both the cuddles & the meltdowns, of these three words that encompass their tiny human— what an gift it is to create with purpose trumping expectation.

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DECEMBER 9TH | denver, co
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As the weather begins to drop (finally🙌🏼) & this holiday season sneaks up, mark your calendars for a dreamy few hours at Hotel Teatro (@teatrodenver) with Emma (@emmaleafloral) & I!! .
Hors d’oeuvres, festive cocktails, a cozy fireplace, a styled tablescape, an outing with friends, & the best part- you’ll leave with a completely custom wreath designed to fit your style & a custom calligraphy banner for said wreath that YOU will learn to make yourself😉
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Tickets will go on sale October 29th!! Buy a ticket with friends & save $20 each! Further details to come— but in the mean time, tag a friend that you would love to bring along!

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Custom Home Watercolor Illustrations—
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I have only nine spots left if you are wanting to order a custom home illustration as a Christmas present- it truly is such a purposeful, sentimental gift to give! The listing is up on my website under “shop- custom gifts”. Free shipping on all orders.
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Coupon Code: CHRISTMASCUSTOM10 for 10% off!

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Process— I’ve begun to use physical moodboards. Whether it be for a custom wedding invitation suite or a personal painting, it helps the visual side of my brain create the feeling that I desire to obtain through the piece of art. Currently, I am inspired most by colors & movement— so the majority of my boards are directed towards colors & movement that bring out “hope”, “kindness”, “gentleness”, “love”, “strength”, etc. .
Have any of you shifted to or used a physical mood board? What do you enjoy about it?

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For a morning last week, I allowed myself to play. I set aside work, to-do lists, emails, & orders- bought some oils & played. I’m sure my technique was flawed in many variances, but I had no expectation to live up to & it was so refreshing.
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I believe that my personal standards in my work are what make me “good” at my job, but are also what bring unnecessary stresses- they are at times what steals the joy of the process. I have found that creative refreshment (such as this piece) is needed in order to best create & serve each incredible human that I get to work alongside. .
Ramble condensed: take time to play & create without expectation- it’s so good for the soul.

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A sense of Versailles in Chicago—
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Photographer:@genevaboyett
Planner: @yourdaybymk
Dress: @jennyyoochicago
Suit: @formallymodern @formallymodern_Chicago
Paper Design: @abbey.ratcliff
Makeup: @makeupbykerryanne
Florals: @Rachel_loewan
Hair: @tamaraholdenhair
Rentals: @blushandborrowed
couple: @andys.grams

WEBSITE PHOTOS PRIMARILY BY: GENEVA BOYETT

REMAINING PHOTOS: Rae Marie Photography, Pure Lee Photography, Amy Caroline Photography, Anna Boardman Photography, Abigail Berge Photography, Ashley Sawtelle Photography, Katherine Ridgely Photography

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