Sometimes buying a wedding gift off a registry doesn’t feel right. I only tend to go rogue on gift-giving with friends and family I know very well.  This past June I was a bridesmaid in a wedding with an outdoor lobster bake at a local yacht club. I was more involved than your average guest as I designed their save-the-dates and invites as part of their wedding gift. 

As for the rest of their wedding gift…I have a bit of an etsy addiction. There, I admitted it!  This past spring, a GoBuggy stuffed crayfish was featured on the etsy home page.  I also couldn’t resist the corn on the cob with its little pat of butter, so after a few convos with Machiko, I commissioned a lobster and handful of clams and I couldn’t have been more pleased with the adorable handmade lobster bake below.

photographs by www.decarlophotography.com