Archive for December, 2010

The Blog: 2011 Trends {Garlands from Confetti System}

Thursday, December 30th, 2010

We love searching around on incredible blogs. And, we in particular love Edyta Szyszlo trend reports. So, we thought we would republish a few of her incredible ideas here on the blog.

If you remember, we fell in love with Confetti System’s insanely beautiful pinatas available at Urban Outfitters.  Then, we freaked out when we found out they were doing cheaper versions at Urban Outfitters!  Yeah!

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How insane are these amazing colors in grey, biege, white and silver.  We love this incredible color palette for Winter and even into March.

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Real Wedding: Caroline & Andres in California

Thursday, December 30th, 2010

Check out this adorable wedding set in the beautiful California setting.  The pictures were courtesy of the extremely talented Edyta Szyszlo.

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VENDORS:
Venue – Beltane Ranch in Sonoma Valley,

Day-Of Coordinator – Karin Kamb of Clever Girl Consulting,

Caterer – Elaine Bell Catering,

Florist – Spiral Hand Designs,

Hair – Robert Lupo, Makeup – Danmark Bantay,

Dress – Jim Hjelm,

Bride’s Shoes – Urban Outfitters embellished with Anthropologie hair pins,

Groom’s Suit – Theory,

Groom’s Tie – Urban Outfitters,

Groomsmen Ties – purchased in Italy,

Bridesmaid Dresses – Cream/Blush/Ivory from various retailers,

Bride Hair Accessory – Untamed Petals,

Officiant – Javier (Groom’s brother),

1st Dance music performed by Francisca Valenzuela (Groom’s sister),

DJ – Nor Cal Pro Sound

Decor: Invitation Set – Bride & Groom w/ help from Kristen (friend),

Ceremony Celebration Flags – Bride,

Lace Heart Wish Board – Kristen (friend),

Finger Painting Art – Leone (bridesmaid) & Eric (her husband),

Escort Cards – Bride,

Fabric Flag Garland – Bride’s Mother & Ring Bearer (nephew),

Birthday Cakes/Dessert Table Sweets – Cakes by Bride’s Mother & Suzanne (her friend),

Cupcakes by Tomiko (bridesmaid) & her mother Susanne,

Cookies by Alaina (friend),

Centerpieces – colored glass/vases & lace collected by Bride via antique fairs, estate & garage sales, thrift stores.

Napkins – purchased at Ikea & stamped with initials & hearts by couple with friend Alaina,

Table Numbers – house number tiles from Italy,

Cake Stands: made by couple from thrift store plates and candlesticks glued together.

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Invitations: Mexico Inspired Invitations

Wednesday, December 29th, 2010

We were on the amazing Christina Carroll’s website when we spied these very INSPIRING Mexican styled invites.

Check out all the details. From the awesome talavera tile pattern to the cool Mexican inspired invites, we loved these invites.

I also like how the bride and groom included how they met!
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Wedding Color Inspiration Board: Sage, Verde & White

Monday, December 27th, 2010

Check out this amazing wedding color inspiration board.

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Wedding Color Inspiration Board: Purple, Cream & Lime

Monday, December 27th, 2010

I adore purple and green.  So, the details from this wedding were so precious, I could not resist.

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Inspiring Engagement Session Photos in Kentucky

Monday, December 27th, 2010

What we adore about these photos is photographer Christina Carroll captures incredible light.  The mountains of Kentucky are breathtaking.

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Color Inspiration Board: Gray, White & Biege

Thursday, December 23rd, 2010

We love the new combos for winter and we love chalkboard. This 1890s color combo is so cool and vintage and urban.

Check out this incredibly inspirational chalkboard – it is pretty and old school all at the same time.
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Christmas Inspiration from Sitting in a Tree

Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010

Check out this very adorable shoot from Sitting in a Tree. They are so talented and it makes me just want to get creative immediately!

The trees are gorgeous and the stockings are so glittery!
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DIY Napkin Treatments from the PTN Team

Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

Hi ladies….we teamed up with the amazing even designer Faith Ford to come up with the adorable and chic napkin treatment.  We love the idea of anything recycled so when the Eco-geniuses at Eco-fabulous Weddings approached us to do a whole spread for their magazine on eco-friendly Latino weddings we knew we had a awesome challenge on our hands!

We have been posting a few of the ideas already for Papel Picado from fabric but we really really wanted to share how we put together these rad swizzle sticks and napkin treatments to come up with a cool look for under $5.00.

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What you will need:

Cloth napkins

String

2 gray striped straws

Wildflowers (of any kind)

We had cloth napkins in a set of 6 from IKEA.  They sell them for those of you who want to know for about 49 cents each.

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Step 1: Its all about covering up the red stripes.

Yep.  Since, we were constrained on the napkins, we decided to fold them up so that you couldn’t see the red strips.  Of course, you could technically dye the napkins to achieve an incredible look.  Fold into thirds.

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Step 2: Tie with a String

You will use basic string and tie into a simple loose knot.  You want to wait to close up the knot until you have your wild flower.

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Top Reasons to Head to a Bridal Show

Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

Beginning the process of researching who and what to use for your wedding can be overwhelming.  Questions start to flood our consciousness: when, how many people to invite, and who to hire.   It can be totally daunting to plan a wedding let alone under a time frame and yet so many of us do!
The trick is to whittle down your choices to a select few trusted sources.  In fact, we often recommend heading out to wedding events or bridal trade shows to meet some great professionals and see just who is out in the market.

Get a Ton of Business Cards

It is so important to grab something.  You will not remember everyone’s name.  So get a little something from each vendor so you can remember just who is who.

Use the Time To Book An Appointment

Following up with a vendor can be one of the first ways you motivate yourself!

Get Home & Get On their Website

Use the information you collect to start finding out which vendors you like.

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Mother of the Bride Dress Ideas

Friday, December 17th, 2010

Who says a mother of the bride dress has to be boring! Not us.  We have been coming the internet for great finds at a great price. When we came across these amazing options from David’s Bridal for Mother of the Bride dresses and even cool affordable bridesmaids dresses we were psyched!

It can be challenging to find a cool option that let’s your mom shine. No one wants your Mom or Mother in Law looking over the top which is why we love these options from David’s Bridal.

Many options are under $200 dollars and come in amazing color ways from blush to our favorite color for Spring Charcoal.  We fell in love with the Hammered Shimmer Cap Sleeve Short Tier Dress and the Three Quarter Sleeve Shantung Short Jacket Dress  because they are so chic and short for the upcoming bridal season!

For bridesmaids dresses, they options are so reasonable and so chic.  We love the idea of pairing your bridesmaids in different colors or even in different silouhettes.

To find more of our favorite dress ideas, click here.

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Top Trends in Wedding Gowns for 2011

Thursday, December 16th, 2010

We are absolutely falling in love with all the incredible short wedding dresses and amazing colors for fall this wedding season.  Of course, who doesn’t fall in love with a short wedding dress but it is the bold coral colors and short bridesmaids dresses all over Melissa’s Sweet’s runway that got us fired up.  There was definitely a rock and roll casual feel to her runway style.

For other bridesmaids ideas, you can also check out Thread Social which is a really eclectic young dress collection.

For the bridal gowns, we absolutely love Jewel’s bridal dresses.  They are long and dramatic yet so modern with all the very best detailing. Shall we say swoon!

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Real Engagement Session from Clayton Austin

Wednesday, December 15th, 2010

Remember that amazing and incredible engagement shoot from a while back! We adore Clayton Austin and his incredible photo shoots.

The color correction is so gorgeous but it is also the concepts of his shoots that we just dig so so much. Plus, for those of you who are a little more take charge, the incredible Clayton gives tutorials.

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The Blog: Cool Table Settings

Monday, December 6th, 2010

Check out these adorable table setting from Forget.me.knot.weddings – a great blog you need to visit.

We love the vase, the beautiful flowers, and the colors that were used.

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Wedding Color Inspiration Board: Green, Gray & White

Monday, December 6th, 2010

I was searching around facebook when I came across an old friend’s beautiful wedding photos. My amazing friend Meg from law school (yes law school!) recently got married. These are some of the incredible wedding photos she shared with me recently.

I adore the incredible color palette.

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Photographer: Meg Perotti

Invitations: Bella Figura

Venue: Cafe Pinot

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Real Engagement Session from Christina Carroll

Wednesday, December 1st, 2010

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Craspedia for Your Bouquet?

Wednesday, December 1st, 2010

Hi Ladies,

So we are huge fans of La Partie and it seems like we can never get enough. I mean really. Who doesn’t love Meg’s incredible whimsy and cool color combos.

She often uses the most unusual flowers in ways that are absolutely unexpected but so chic.

Here are some of our favorites from her past arrangements.

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    Goodness! These are great party songs but you guys left out Juan Luis Guerra! We used "A Pedir Su Mano" for our merengue march: http://youtu.be/UGe4nqXbnUI

    04/23/12 at 1:09 by emeryg1

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    Christina, these pictures are beautiful! I love greenery decor:) I used trees for the start of my celebration: http://youtu.be/UGe4nqXbnUI

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    Beautiful photos Clayton! I love the use of nature as decor! I used Paper Birch trees in my church for the processional. http://youtu.be/UGe4nqXbnUI

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