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I have always been fascinated by weddings. I decided to combine that fascination with my love of typography and print design. I set out to create my very own wedding magazine.
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The first step was researching other wedding magazines to see what they included in their spreads while also picking out ideas that I would like to include in my own magazine.
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I found that most magazines had inspiration on color and what was trending, a photoshoot of a real or stylized wedding, and several ads. I wanted to create a magazine that shared what was trending in the wedding industry while also giving ideas on how to plan your perfect wedding.
I also created a mood board and logo ideas to go with my planned magazine.
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I took all this inspiration and created my first draft.
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After receiving feedback, I updated the layouts and expanded the magazine.
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I loved working on this project because I was able to create many different layouts. By using the same color palette and typography throughout, I was able to unify the design.
While I did end up sourcing a lot of the material through wedding websites, I was able to create a few of the layouts using original content. I was able to include two pictures of my own design in the wedding invitation section. By using the bouquet I created in Floral Design, I was able to take photos for the bouquets section. After some research, I also wrote the section on how to be eco-friendly at your wedding. I also collected responses from two seeded paper companies and took pictures of the samples I received. I knew Val through a friend and was able to use her live wedding as inspiration in my magazine. Finally, I was gifted with the opportunity to use the photos from the Glimmer & Blush photoshoot that I was a part of at Kristina Designz.