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25 Ways to Use Your Watercolor Crest for a Gracious Welcome!

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Cheers! Use Your Pet's Portrait at the Bar

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Watercolor Map - Decatur House Wedding

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20 Ways You Can Use Your Watercolor Crest at Home

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Creative at Heart Round 9 including lemon welcome bags from The Welcoming District. For more information and inspiration on ways to welcome your guests, visit thewelcomingdistrict.com or email alicia@thewelcomingdistrict.com

When Life Gives You Lemons When life gives you lemons, what do you do? I painted them! And digitized them. And then put them on bags for the cutest lemon-themed welcome for Creative at Heart attendees! They had around 180 attendees gather at Winmock at Kinderton for Round 9, but by using these drawstring bags […]

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A custom watercolor wedding crest for a Washington, D.C. couple painted by Alicia Betz of The Welcoming District.

Wedding Crest Meet the Sweet Couple Hello, friends! Allow me to introduce you to two special people – Naina and Josh, a fun-loving, adventurous couple from Maryland and Washington, D.C.  I had the pleasure of painting a watercolor wedding crest for them to represent their wedding celebration and who they are as a couple. I […]

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A brunch-themed wedding welcome gift designed by The Welcoming District. These pretty gifts welcomed guests at Catesby Farm Estate in Virginia. Gift goodies included a croissant, grapes, fresh orange juice, champagne, and blueberry preserves. Each was finished with blue satin ribbon and ginger jar gift tags and labels.

Watercolor Ginger Jar Gift What millennial doesn’t love a great brunch? We appreciate enjoying this mid-morning (or afternoon) meal with our besties every chance we get. How do you feel about a brunch-themed wedding reception? I’m definitely on board, so please RSVP “attending” for me! These wedding welcome gift boxes I designed greeted guests at […]

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A custom Washington DC watercolor map for the Marable family reunion.

Custom Watercolor Map Designing a custom watercolor map for the Marable family was such an honor! This brood gets together every summer, but since most of the family members traveled to attend, they were greeted with sweet DC welcome gifts. And of course, this map! Their welcome bags featured locally made treats, bottles of water, […]

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French market basket welcome gifts for a wedding at Tudor Place in Washington, D.C.

Hello, friends! I had the lovely opportunity to design welcome gifts for a springtime Tudor Place wedding! If you’ve never been to this national historic landmark, you really should treat yourself as the house and gardens are a dream! It’s the perfect backdrop for a romantic wedding! I designed the welcome gifts in French market […]

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A custom watercolor wedding crest by Alicia Betz of The Welcoming District. This black, green, and white crest features the white anemone and roses and eucalyptus with black hypericum berries floral. Featured on top is the Virginia wedding venue, Tranquility Farm in Purcellville.

Why did I start painting watercolor crests? I have always enjoyed painting and when I was looking for ways to add personalization to wedding welcome gifts, I just knew this was the way to do it! I love the endless creative ways this detail can add personality and thoughtfulness to a couple’s wedding and from […]

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A poppy red wedding welcome gift at Great Marsh Estate.

Last spring, I had the pleasure of taking part in the Diversify Workshop, hosted by Hannah Bjorndal & Anna + Mateo, at Great Marsh Estate! This gorgeous styled shoot was planned by Hannah and Claire of Claire Duran Weddings & Events for photography students to apply what was taught during the day and of course, […]

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A wedding welcome gift by The Welcoming District at 48 Fields in Leesburg, Virginia.

Hi, friends! As I shared in my last post, I am compiling some of my favorite wedding welcome gifts that I didn’t get to share while my website was under construction. If you missed the first post, before to check them out here!

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I love painting the love story, fur baby(ies), and places that are special to you! My hand-painted artwork is digitized so I can help you apply it to gracious welcoming details like invitations, gift tags, labels, tea towels, games, and so much more!

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