Kristen G. Brown

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Hoot Design Co. and Silverbox Photography are at it again! 

Hoot and Silverbox "Short and Sweet" collaboration sessions are making design magic. After having several fun and frenzied "Pajama Party's" in the studio with the darndest kids in CoMo, Hoot's new storybook prints are making their debut along side Silverbox's shots! 

These 10 x 10 inch prints and photographs are beautifully combined by our North Village neighbors at Studio Home in a custom framed and matted 28 x 16 inch piece for $350. This custom piece can include a photo of your own choosing with a Hoot storybook print or photos from a Silverbox "Short and Sweet" shoot. 

More fabulous photos of these prints will be available on the new and improved hootdesignco.com very soon! Keep checking back to be the first to see our exciting website renovations.

So, here it is, the newest addition to the Hoot kid's print line! Enjoy, Hootettes! 

 

 

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One winning couple is about to receive over $10,000 in wedding services including stationery design from us at Hoot, event planning and photography!

 
We received oodles of delightful applications for our Win Your Wedding contest. It's been fun reading about couples' visions for their weddings, and ooohing and aaahing over pinterest boards. We've decided to feature our finalists (in no particular order!) over the next 2 weeks on our blog so that YOU can help us choose.
 
Want to put in a good word for your favorite couple? Keep checking our blog and submit comments for the couple of YOUR choice. We want to hear from friends and family members of each of our finalists. We can't wait to hear from YOU!
 
 
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"Win Your Wedding" Finalist
Forest Park ~ St. Louis, MO:  Beth + Blake   |   February 2013
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Twinkle twinkle everywhere! DIY art deco? ~ Oh yes, you go girl!  Winter DIY can be harder to pull off, but that’s where the uber-talented natalie imhoff's event planning service comes in! We’re smitten by bride Beth’s sense of style and most massively moved by Beth and Blake's fly-fishing engagement session proposal in Boulder. Colorado, indeed!!
 
Check out the kinds of ideas that inspire Beth and Blake: http://pinterest.com/bethryan14/my-diy-wedding/
 
Let's hear it for Beth and Blake! And let's hear from those of you who know them!
 
Submit your comments below to tell us more about why Beth and Blake should win!!!!
 
Good luck, Beth and Blake!
 
The time has come Hootettes!! Checking back next time for the announcement of the DIY Wedding winner!! We hope you are as excited as we are!
So, until next time, the Hoot Team
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One winning couple is about to receive over $10,000 in wedding services including stationery design from us at Hoot, event planning and photography!

 
We received oodles of delightful applications for our Win Your Wedding contest. It's been fun reading about couples' visions for their weddings, and ooohing and aaahing over pinterest boards. We've decided to feature our finalists (in no particular order!) over the next 2 weeks on our blog so that YOU can help us choose.
 
Want to put in a good word for your favorite couple? Keep checking our blog and submit comments for the couple of YOUR choice. We want to hear from friends and family members of each of our finalists. We can't wait to hear from YOU!
 
 
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"Win Your Wedding" Finalist
Kansas City, MO:  Joy + Jon   |   September 2012
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“Our ideal wedding would be simple, relaxed and fun. Imagine a garden tea party with all your closest friends and family. 100% DIY and vintage. Our colors (picked out by Jon!): blue, cream and slate grey. Mis-matched china, and cream lace table linens. The reception "tea party" includes a small cake for us and cake-pops for our guests. Think dance floor in an open field and mason jars stuffed with twinkly lights...”
 
Oh yes we’re thinking it indeed . . . and to add a few pictures to those thoughts, see: http://pinterest.com/cabybakes/my-diy-wedding/
 
Let's hear it for Joy and Jon! And let's hear from those of you who know them!
 
Submit your comments below to tell us more about why Joy and Jon should win!!!!
 
Good luck, Joy and Jon!
 
Once again Hootettes, keep checking back for more posts featuring the next Win Your Wedding Finalists! 
Until next time, the Hoot Team
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One winning couple is about to receive over $10,000 in wedding services including stationery design from us at Hoot, event planning and photography!

 
We received oodles of delightful applications for our Win Your Wedding contest. It's been fun reading about couples' visions for their weddings, and ooohing and aaahing over pinterest boards. We've decided to feature our finalists (in no particular order!) over the next 2 weeks on our blog so that YOU can help us choose.
 
Want to put in a good word for your favorite couple? Keep checking our blog and submit comments for the couple of YOUR choice. We want to hear from friends and family members of each of our finalists. We can't wait to hear from YOU!
 
 
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"Win Your Wedding" Finalist
Arlington, TX:  Ginny + David   |   October 2012
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Thrifty Ginny Kim sent our hearts a-pitter-patter with her cozy cottage vision. Howell Family Farm in Arlington, TX hosts this celebration with Ginny + David’s DIY mason jars, fresh lemonade, mint mojito's, a polaroid guestbook, and softball for the kids. Think galvanized buckets for ice cold coke and local brew along with DELICIOUS Texas BBQ (yeah Rudy's!) served off the wrap-around porch and under the tall, tall trees. A 5000 sq ft barn filled with chandeliers and lots of whimsy marks the spot to dance the night away. See their vision here: http://pinterest.com/ginnywedding/my-diy-wedding/
 
Let's hear it for Ginny and David! And let's hear from those of you who know them!
 
Submit your comments below to tell us more about why Ginny and David should win!!!!
 
Good luck, Ginny and David!
 
Once again Hootettes, keep checking back for more posts featuring the next Win Your Wedding Finalists! 
Until next time, the Hoot Team
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Hey Hootettes!

One winning couple is about to receive over $10,000 in wedding services (including stationery design from us at Hoot, event planning, and photography)!
 
We received oodles of delightful applications for our Win Your Wedding contest. It's been fun reading about couples' visions for their weddings, and ooohing and aaahing over pinterest boards. We've decided to feature our finalists (in no particular order!) over the next 2 weeks on our blog so that YOU can help us choose.
 
Want to put in a good word for your favorite couple? Keep checking our blog and submit comments for the couple of YOUR choice. We want to hear from friends and family members of each of our finalists. We can't wait to hear from YOU!
 
 
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"Win Your Wedding" Finalist
Backyard Potluck @ Columbia, MO:  Christa + Brennan   |   September 2012
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Wedding POT LUCK? -- why yes!!
 
Christa, a go-to Catering Director for Fresh Ideas, describes the hardest thing for her to see at big weddings: the big waste that can be left behind. Wanting their wedding to be different (and DIY delightful!), this couple’s simple and superb solution: invite family and friends to bring signature dishes to Aunt Robin’s backyard ala Pot Luck Extraordinaire. 
 
Brennan + Christa celebrate with a Vintage Lawn Gathering followed by backyard games, the laughter of friends and yummy dishes-to-die-for. Old books and antiques-all-about (including grandpa’s old typewriter as a guestbook!) set the scene for this celebration. And a s'mores station is but one of the many treats in store. Get a wee taste of their home-grown vision here: http://pinterest.com/christalmage/my-diy-vintage-wedding/
 
Let's hear it for Christa and Brennan! And let's hear from those of you who know them!
 
Submit your comments below to tell us more about why Christa and Brennan should win!!!!
 
Good luck, Christa and Brennan!
 
Once again Hootettes, keep checking back for more posts featuring the next Win Your Wedding Finalists! 
Until next time, the Hoot Team
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Hey Hootettes!

One winning couple is about to receive over $10,000 in wedding services (including stationery design from us at Hoot, event planning, and photography)!
 
We received oodles of delightful applications for our Win Your Wedding contest. It's been fun reading about couples' visions for their weddings, and ooohing and aaahing over pinterest boards. We've decided to feature our finalists (in no particular order!) over the next 2 weeks on our blog so that YOU can help us choose.
 
Want to put in a good word for your favorite couple? Keep checking our blog and submit comments for the couple of YOUR choice. We want to hear from friends and family members of each of our finalists. We can't wait to hear from YOU!
 
 
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"Win Your Wedding" Finalist
The Barn @ Chaumette Winery, MO:  Danielle + Matt   |   September 2012
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Aaah, a barn overlooking the gloriously gorgeous vineyard. Yes, please! We LOVE Chaumette Winery --the views, the staff, the FOOD!-- and have been eagerly awaiting the completion of their pinterest-worthy barn. It’s got an aweome vibe for a DIY wedding and we hear it's nearly finished! And hip-hip-hooray, the delightful Danielle + Matt submitted an epically sweet application wrapped in rustic elegance.
 
 
Antique windows will be used as seating charts with lanterns galore giving an ethereal and romantic feel. Cameos will make a cameo appearance, and tree stump slices with danielle and matt's initials carved into them add personalized charm. We are already imagining the endless possibilities that this bucolic wonderland wedding could present for a fun custom paper design suite from us at Hoot!
 
Let's hear it for Danielle and Matt, and let's hear from those of you who know them!
 
Submit your comments below to tell us more about why Danielle and Matt should win!!!!
 
Good luck, Danielle and Matt!
 
Keeping checking back for more posts featuring the next Win Your Wedding Finalists! 
Until next time, the Hoot Team
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Our new storybook prints are almost finished! Three of our four quotes are wrapped up...and we can't wait for you to see them! We're selling 10x10 prints of our storybook line on arches water color paper. Take a peak at how great our prints looks paired with a photo from SilverBox Photographers!

Contact us if you want to purchase one! $30 each plus $5 shipping.

 

NOTE: Using quotes from classic children's stories may be illegal, we still haven't figured it out....so get em while their hot:) Love KGB.

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We recently completed a chevron baby shower invite for a dear friend. We love that it turned out pretty modern and not too babyish. A hip invite for a very hip mama! Love KGB

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We just wrapped up a super fun destination wedding invitation suite for Michelle + Jay. They're getting married in Cancun this April...and lets just say putting this suite together made us wish we were packing our bags too! The invite included a six-piece invite, wrapped up in a graphite Envelopment, and sealed with gold paper and a monogram square. They were then put in black linen envelopes, a nod to Michelle and Jay's love for their alma mater, Mizzou.

The invite included:

5x7 Invitation card

5x7 map of the resort designed by Hoot, with a vintage inspired photo of the actual location on the reverse side

5x7 card including travel tips and important contact information

4x6 restaurant guide and itinerary

3x5 postcard RSVP

Michelle was so fun to work with! She has a great eye for design, and the collaboration between the bride and Hoot could not have been better. Soon we'll be revealing the other collateral we're putting together for their wedding weekend. Love KGB.

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Welcome to the Meggie + Jake wedding experience. Relax and enjoy. Below are some of Hoot's favorite photos from this special occasion, all photos are from the amazing Ashley Turner Photography, be sure to stop by her site and check out more from her.

Meggie and Jake decided to take full advantage of their wedding design experience. They embraced their outdoor location and provided a truly unique and fun atmosphere for their guests. As the photos show this wedding was filled with lots of love, simplicity, and style. Hoot was so excited to be apart of the design process and wishes Meggie and Jake the absolute best as they begin their futures together!

 

A down home reception. With some Missouri delicacies.

The perfect balance of style and simplicity.

The happy couple!

 

Here's to Meggie and Jake for doing it right!  Best wishes from your Hoot family.

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