You've seen them on Pinterest, a delicate hand-drawn church, a moss-draped estate at the top of a wedding invitation. Here's what a venue illustration actually is, how it's made, and whether it belongs in your suite.

Palmetto Bluff has its own Lowcountry character that lends itself beautifully to wedding invitation design. Ash walks through how couples choose between a library illustration and a custom one, and how that artwork can carry through an entire suite, from the save the dates to keepsake maps.

Every map starts with a place that matters. Ash walks through the full watercolor map process. From the first sketch to scanning trick that helps watercolors look more true and shares the locations we've illustrated across the Lowcountry and beyond