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It's Christmas Card Season!

As the first Day of December it's time to think now... what will your end of year card be?

How about a custom design from McCarty Designs??

I know I'm thinking about what I'm going to do this year and I'd be more than happy to help you design something too!!

Shoot me an e-mail at McCartyDesigns@gmail.com and let's see what Christmas or New Year's memories we can put down on paper. 

God Bless,

  Jessica

An Irish Wedding: 5th Anniversary

It is that wonderful time of year again!

At the beginning of November my sweet hubby and I celebrate our favorite day of the year. 

The day we said "I do." 

And this year was our 5th wedding anniversary and as with every year we throw

us a little shindig. ;) Each year we re-new our vows to a different theme, invite our crazy family

and friends and tie the knot again.

Both of us being Irish we thought it was the perfect time to have a real Irish wedding... kilts and all.

Check out McCarty Designs special decor for our very special day: 

That is one good looking man in a kilt! 

More impressive bling to add to my collection.

Since it was in the middle of the afternoon, we kept it simple with homemade oatmeal cream pies, shamrock cookies and some lime water and Irish Coffee Punch. 

Bryan's Irish Family. 

My Proud Parents. 

When I first got married in 2007 I had just returned home from working at Walt Disney World.

At the time I had one friend, who I still talked to and still surprisingly liked me. (I wasn't the best of peeps back in my early twenties. The Lord graciously did so much work in me!) She's the one behind the baby and in front of Bryan. Megan. <3

So Megan, my sister Holly and a friend I had just made Danielle were the only bridesmaids I had in my wedding. Not my dream but at the time I thought I was inconveniencing them by even asking...

Thankfully I've learned what a fun honor it is to be a bridesmaid and the joy of having

amazing women who would love to stand with you on such an important occasion.

So we use these "faux" weddings as an opportunity for me to honor the special relationships 

I have and have those ladies stand with me on our special days! 

I am just so blessed to know so many amazing women who are a part of my life it is a joy

to have them be crazy and silly with me!! 

Megan by the way has been a bridesmaid for me 4 out of my 6 weddings. 

She only missed 2 of them because they were destination weddings. 

Kristen is following closely behind her with 3 weddings.

And I've had the great blessing of being in both of their stunning real weddings.  

I'm pretty humbled they keep saying yes each year. I'm super lucky. 

Well... perhaps it's more than luck.

God had an amazing plan.

He handpicked me for Bryan as much as he handpicked Bryan for me.

These have definitely been the best five years of me whole life and I'm excited about the next sixty!

God Bless,

  Jessica

Party Packs: Custom Decor

Just want a quick touch for your next party or bash?

How about a Custom McCarty Designs Party Pack??

Recently one of our sweet friends just graduated from Medical School

and his lovely wife contacted me about some decor for a Surprise party for him! 

We took all her ideas and whipped up something just for her and her hubby,

wrapped it up with some instructions and handed it over. 

It's just that easy! 

Whatcha think?

In this Party Pack we had:

- Custom Invitations

- Personalized Banner

- Personalized Cake Banner

- Instructions for banners with diagrams

Invitations made just the way you want them.

Getting all Wrapped up and ready to go!

Ready to party!!

Have a party coming up that needs a special touch?

We can design a special pack just for you!

The possibilities are as endless as your imagination (or mine!)

Contact us at mccartydesigns@gmail.com

and let us be a part of your special day!

Congrats Dr. Tim!!

God Bless,

  Jessica

The Batten Wedding: March 2012

When I first thought of starting my own business it was actually to become a wedding planner. 

I love the festivities and chaos of weddings. 

It's probably the closest to working a Disney Event so that explains my love for them.

Bring a bridesmaid you get a taste of this but in 2009 when my brother and sister in law married in Boston someone needed to step up to help coordinate things so they could actually enjoy their wedding and of course... I jumped at the challenge. 

When some new friends of ours found out I started my business and was shooting one day to get into expanding into Wedding Coordination they were very eager to help me do that. That sweet couple!! 

Franki and David met at Tulane University and God had planned them perfectly for each other. 

They are our game buddies so often came over for dinner and board games.

Well, Franki has exquisite taste and she let me be a part of her special day by making sure everything was in place, coordinating the rehearsal and sending her successfully down the aisle. Though I was about seven months pregnant, it was one of my favorite McCarty Designs day yet! 

The Rehearsal Dinner at Nuvolari's in Mandeville. 

The Wedding took place in Fountainblu Park

Franki and David had a small army of friends that were at my husband and I's disposal that day and they were fantastic. Everything was pulled off within a short time and it was perfect for a couple that could not have deserved it more. 

What a delight it was to have been a part of their day!

And how sweet of my husband that he was my right hand man that day. 

I told him he should quit being an Engineer and join me in my business...

He just kissed my head sweetly and said, "No dear, you've got it without me." 

I doubt that... but it probably is a good idea for him to not quit his job. :) 

The lovely couple. 

Thank you so much sweet Battens for letting McCarty Designs be a part of your 

very special day!! 

Courtesy of In Bloom Photograhy

God Bless,

  Jessica

1st Birthday Party: Elliot - November 2011

Planning Elliot's 1st Birthday Party is what gave me the excitement to start my own business. It also introduced me to the awesomeness that is Pinterest. 

I think kid parties are an amazing time to make little dreams come true and while this party was probably more for the adults than Elliot, one day I hope to give him fun superhero parties and adventures that though look daunting seriously are just little touches anyone can pull off. Perhaps that is another reason I started McCarty Designs, because these little touches are worth doing and easy to do with someone helping you along the way. 

I got the idea from an amazing lady in Australia and tweaked it a bit but all in all it was a beautiful Kite Flying Adventure and perfect for my sweet and precious little boy. 

Grandpa getting Elliot ready for his big party. 

Elliot and I share a common love for Donut holes. So we of course had to have them. 

We get them from Blue Dot Donuts. The BEST donut shop in all New Orleans. 

Since we had a few older kids coming (That's my sweet little niece Lucy!) we had a face painting station and a Kite Making station. Working enough kid events at church has taught me how to keep kiddos entertained. 

We made a fingerprint Kite that all of Elliot's guests could put their mark on. 

The favors were handspun cotton candy that looked like clouds. My mother-in-law made them with her own cotton candy machine. She rocks. 

Bryan and his dad making kites! 

This is my whole side of the family minus my brothers. See my adorable nieces Anna, Lucy and my cute nephew Cohen! 

Best cake photo ever. 

We used Elliot's big birthday to announce another little surprise... 

We were pregnant again! Our new little bundle would be due in May 2012. 

I know my little birthday boy had a good time and we did too. 

Kid parties are so much fun. 

Photos by Jen Menard Photography.

God Bless,

  Jessica