Bianca and Stuart’s Vintage Handkerchief Wedding Invitations

I must say that at the moment this is one of my favourite invitation designs. I like it so much that if I was getting married any time soon, I would love to use this design for mine too.

Bianca wanted her invitations to be very romantic and vintage looking. She loves lace, the colour pink and delicate details. So continuing with the Digital Save the Date design style which we completed a few months ago, this is where we ended up with the finished invites.

The suit includes a 3 layer invitation  printed on different special-shine papers with die cut details and vintage pink lace, which is wrapped in a beautiful hand-made handkerchief with the name of the bride and groom stamped, same as  the envelope.

Gorgeous, don’t you think? ♥♥♥ 

Julia and Liam Nature Invitations

Happy Monday everyone!!! I hope you all had a nice weekend. ♥

I'm stocked and really excited because yesterday I arrived to Buenos Aires to visit my family and friends whom I haven't seen in more than a year. I'll be staying here for 3 (hopefully long and fun) weeks and doing lots of memorable things -Christmas with all the family and one of my best friend's wedding-. ♥♥♥ 

Soon I'll be posting some pictures of this amazing and vibrant city but in the meantime...

After designing their Save the Date, Julia and Liam asked me to design the formal wedding invitation.♥♥♥ 

At the beginning their idea was to send out a digital version to their friends and just a few printed copies for their family, but once they saw how beautiful the printed invitations were, they decided to send out printed ones for everyone.

Continuing with the STD theme, I used an earthy colour pallete and the willow tree to represent life, family, strong roots and growth. The invite was printed in 100% recycled paper and we included a little quote that reads, “we love nature and want to see trees grow, therefore this invite was made of 100% recycled paper”.

The invitation folds in three and the cover is the beautiful willow tree cut-out. The last part of the invite where the directions and map to the venue are, has marked cutting lines so the guest can cut out this part and take it with to the wedding.

Nadia and Alastair's Wheel Invitations

If you met this couple, you would agree with me that they are the sweetest and most perfectly matched couple… 

Just looking at them and seeing how in love they are, can bring you a smile that will last for an entire day…

There are planning a romantic and fun wedding under the trees of Stellenbosch forest for next year February.

For their invite they wanted something casual, fun, romantic and different…

Therefore we made them these circular or spinning wheel invites. As their guests turn the front wheel, the cut out reveals the details of the wedding. A little circular card was also included with the venue directions and map that the guests can take with on the wedding day.

The stamped envelope with the couple’s monogram finishes off this beautiful invitation that will definitely surprise Nadia and Alastair’s guests (WOW factor guaranteed)..

I hope you also like…♥♥♥

Kat and Johns Sweet Garden Invitations

Kat and John are planning a garden wedding in Wellington…

They wanted their invite to reflect what the wedding is going to be about therefore the colours we used were earthy creams and yellows combined with bright foliage green. The brown craft paper gives it a rustic and organic look  and the suite was packaged together in a delicate ribbon belly band.

Movember

Movember... ahhh Movember


... the month when men grow their moustaches to create awareness for cancers 

that affect men, specifically prostate cancer.  

But cancer affects us all…  

So why can’t we women do something about it too?

Yes, is true: we can’t grow moustaches (well, we can’t grow full moustaches) but now with Mocho Loco’s “Moustache to go necklace” we can have both: 

a beautiful necklace and a fine moustache…

Creating awareness without necessarily looking like Frida Khalo, 

is not all Mocho Loco will do… 

We will donate all sales profit to the 

Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA)


How it works?... Very simple:

1.  Buy your “Moustache to go necklace” 

     -you are not only buying a piece of fine jewellery 

but also making a donation towards the    

     Cancer Association of South Africa

2. Wear it as a necklace or wear it as a moustache

3. Tell your male friends to grow a moustache

4. Tell your girl friends to get a “Moustache to go necklace” 

and raise awareness and funds against cancer 

MOUSTACHES TO GO R120 (including chain)

Available at AlexandraKate.com or directly with Mocho Loco

Vintage Wedding Dresses

It's Friday, yeay... and what better way to finish it than looking at beautiful dresses?
Many of my friends who are getting married soon are looking for the perfect dress for their wedding so I'm helping them trying to do my best (well, it's not really difficult as I loooove dresses).
I've been browsing dresses from different designers. Here are some of my favorite vintage-inspired wedding dresses from various international designers 2012 Collections.

My favourite designer by far is Jenny Packham so if you’re looking for a vintage-inspired gown, you should really check out her entire collection! It’s exquisite ♥♥♥

No. 1 Badgley Mischka; No. 2 Marchesa; No. 3 Jenny Packham; No. 4 Anne Bowen; No. 5 Lazaro; No. 6 Jenny Packham

No. 1 Claire Pettibone; No. 2 Monique Lhuillier; No. 3 Ivy & Aster; No. 4 Christos; No. 5 Ines di Santo; No. 6 Theia

Laura and Jose's Lace and Hearty Invites

Laura and Jose are getting married in January next year.
She is South African and he is Spanish and they are living together in Mallorca. ♥
They are planning a beautiful wedding at Buitenverwachting Wine Estate in Constantia, Cape Town and the theme they chose is Vintage Chic, therefore they wanted a combination of textures, vintage details and hearts.♥♥♥
For their wedding invite I used a palette of silvery grey, coffee pink and champagne combined with different paper textures, thicknesses and die cut details. The card has 4 different layers and the front cover has silver and pink lace details with a hand stitched thin ribbon and a laser cut heart shape that hangs. The silver envelope with pink details and the names of the guests printed onto it, finishes this beautiful vintage looking wedding invite. ♥♥♥

Winners of the movie tickets

Mocho Loco is supporting independent South African movie Skeem which is coming to the big screen this weekend…
Therefore we decided to give away 2 movie tickets to 3 of our followers!!!
Sherilee Cook, Karin Hoge and Claire Conroy are the lucky winners! ♥
If you don't have your ticket yet, what are you waiting for? Skeem coming to the cinemas tomorrow, Friday 28th October!
To read more about the movie  click here 

Che and Andrew Wedding Stationary

Che and Andrew got married last weekend ♥♥♥ They had a beautiful ceremony and amazing reception for 170 friends at Molenvliet Wine Estate in Stellenbosch.

Mocho loco designed for them the whole Wedding Stationary range, which included:

. Hanging seating plan

. Table numbers

. Menus

. Name tags with sparkler holder

. Newlywed sign for the golf cart where bride and groom departed

. “Plus 40 Club” sign for a reserved area for the elderly

. Wish cards and directions signs

. Sweet bags for candy/sweet

. Photo Booth accessories

. Photo album book

Their theme was elegant chic and their colour palette included white and silver. Bird details were used in most of the wedding items to align with the formal invitation. And for the after party they changed the styling to a morocan feeling and look with tints of red and purple.

I hope you also like! Soon you will be able to see some photos of the wedding itself ♥♥♥

Photo Booth Props

We are finishing October and the wedding season is starting… 

Venue booked, invites are out, brides trying on dresses,  and time to start planning the partyitself. Besides a good DJ, delicious food and plenty of drinks, we shouldn’t forget about entertainment. And at the moment the photo booth is the favorite of many couples. It’s a simple concept and works like a charm… everyone loves the photo booth. The newlyweds can fill their photo album with goodie ones and the guests take some pics as souvenirs home. 

But the pics are not only about the funny faces, but also funky backgrounds and very important: the accessories (hats, masks, wigs, etc)… Here are some props I made for a wedding coming on Saturday…. Different shaped mustaches and stylish glasses… I hope you also like ! ♥♥♥

Special thanks Mr. Panda for modeling the different designs :) 

Shop Mocho Loco

I'm very happy to announce that now you can shop online for Mocho Loco goodies at AlexandraKate.com!!! ♥♥♥

There you will be able to find a wide selection of jewellery items including earrings, rings, pendants and bracelets, cards and sets of little notebooks.

How does it work? It's very simple: just go to the website here, look in the jewellery and stationary section, select the item or items you would like to buy, enter your card details and that's it. You also have a choice of payment method EFT/Bank Deposit which makes it even better. And after only 5 working days, your Mocho goodies will be delivered straight to your door.

At AlexandraKate.com you will not only find Mocho Loco designs but also gorgeous leather bags and accessories. 

Please note that the shop is only active for South Africa so if you live in another country, unfortunately AlexandraKate.com doesn't deliver there yet.

These are some of the Mocho Loco items you can find at AlexandraKate.com ♥♥♥

Spring Panda Party

It's Friday, yeayyy!!! It was a long week but the weekend is finally here...
Here are some pics from the Spring Panda Party we had last Sunday. With Amanda, my housemate, we invited some Panda friends over for an afternoon of pampering and self-indulgency. Basically a girly get together were we drank some tea and wine, ate delicious home-made cupcakes and pizzas and received a foot treatment. :) Mocho Loco had a little stand were I  exhibited some of the Jewellery and Stationary I like making. To see the complete photo album of the Spring Panda Party check it out on our Facebook Page Mocho Loco. I hope you like!

Have a lovely weekend ♥♥♥

Skeem: the Movie

Yesterday I went to the Avant Premiere of Skeem, a South African Independent comedy movie directed by Tim Greene.


Halfway home from a drug-sale in Jo'burg, two wannabe gangsters run into trouble when their car breaks down in the middle of nowhere. Forced to spend the night at a creepy old holiday resort, their problems escalate when, unpacking the car, their box of cash splits open, spilling a million bucks in eye-catching bundles all over the driveway. They scoop it up, head inside and slam the door, but the damage is done. Greedy eyes have spotted the cash, and in five neighboring chalets, people begin to skeem.


The movie is 100% comedy and really fun. It's awesome because it doesn't try to be anything else but just an entertaining showcase of real local South African people. The characters are hilarious and you find every little stereotype of the bokkie society. Besides the story line is really catchy and it flows and develops  throughout the movie smoothly and gracefully to be a great experience.
I strongly recommend you to watch it.

It will be out on cinemas on the weekend of 

28 and 29 October, so don't miss it out!!!

And don't forget to stay till the end of the titles: you'll see my name part of the compositing and VXF team :) 
Well, I didn't do big thing but at least you can see my work. -At the beginning of the movie when they introduce the characters: I basically did the animation of the image where the background flies back in an angle and the characters zoom-in as if they were 3D, and of course the titling animation. hehehe, really fun to have my name in a movie ;) 

Michelle and Michael's Story Invite

Michelle and Michael are getting married in January next year. They are planning a very romantic celebration in the Wine Valley outside Cape Town with more than 200 guests. They wanted their wedding invitation to be the story of their lives…  Therefore, Mocho Loco designed a little book of 7 pages that combines Michelle and Michael's story together with the formal wedding invitation.♥

The cover page was printed on a clear see-through textured paper and included the couple's name, the date of the wedding and a little quote "memories are stitched  in love" which linked perfectly with the stitched book binding. Other pages included a life tree with their families names, the story of how they met and grew into their relationship and finally the formal invite, details, venue map and directions.

Every page of the book  was printed on a different textured and toned paper following the theme colours of white, light-blue and silver. The design was  finished with die cuts and a handmade stitched envelope.

I must confess that putting together the 130 invitations and packing them up ready to send out, took me a whole weekend but it was completely worth it as the final invites look stunning and Michelle and Michael are really happy with them :)

I hope you also like them ♥♥♥

Wishing you a happy and fun weekend... 

Kerri and Cheyne's Rustic Natural Invites

Kerri and Cheyne are a young couple passionate for nature: they love surfing and bird watching together...

They got engaged secretly and started planning their wedding which is taking place in a month time without telling anybody except Mocho who designed the invites for them. So when their guests receive the wedding invitation, I'm sure they will be surprised and enormously excited for the bride and groom to be.

For their wedding invite they wanted to reflect what the wedding is all going to be about: a beach ceremony and party with a natural and rustic theme. They brought  a little drawing they made of themselves, (very cute by the way) which I tried not to modified much, just refine the lines and give some colour details.

Kerri and Cheyne's invitations were fully printed on craft liner and reviva natural 100% recycled paper. The colours I used were dark brown and pastel soft green with details of light-blue and red for the map. Finally the envelope was sealed with a sticker with the guests details. 

I hope you like...  ♥♥♥