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cover, issue one

I’m always ready to embrace something new in print, and so when one of my favorite calligraphers, Janis Anzalone, started Instagram-ing previews of work she was doing for a new wedding magazine, I was all eyes/ears. Geraldine launched in December 2014, and Editor-in-Chief Daniel Tran has presented a knockout debut. The magazine is filled with inspiration whether you’re a bride-to-be or simply an aesthete. Packed with practical-yet-pretty wedding ideas, including romantic dresses and über-elegant real wedding features, my favorite bits in Geraldine are the profiles spotlighting some of California’s most talented creatives. Among those featured in the launch issue are Ms. Anzalone, pastry chef/food stylist Elizabeth Colling, bespoke gift assembler-extraordinaire Simone LeBlanc (I’m obsessed with her at the moment), and William Werner, the brains behind the clever SF bakery Craftsman and Wolves.

I find there are so many parallels between wedding planning and party planning (which in turn draws upon the tenets of a life well-lived), so I’m keeping my copy of Geraldine around for inspiration and reference. The magazine’s roster of contributors is impressive and continues to grow — the latest addition is photographer Jose Villa — and I can’t wait to see Issue No. 2.

Order your copy at the Geraldine magazine website, or look for it in selected Anthropologie stores.

geraldine magazine’s motto, written in janis anzalone’s lovely script

janis anzalone feature

one of janis’ illustrations for issue one

elizabeth colling feature

all photos by jane potrykus