And fab.clients, Yukiko + Garrett! Kate and William had their moment today, now it’s our turn to kick off a fantastic wedding season!
Did you get up at 3 to watch the Royal Wedding? I didn’t either. I am watching all the reruns though! I’ll admit that I haven’t been following the feverish coverage or speculation, but watching everything has me in awe.
When I was younger, I had a huuuuge crush on Prince William. While I didn’t get to marry him, I’m happy to see he’s married himself a beautiful brunette. Kate’s look was stunning and timeless and I tip my hat (not unlike Victoria Beckham’s) to anyone and everyone involved in the logistics of planning such a monumental event. Whether you think it’s ‘fluff news,’ or not, this is a truly piece of the world’s history.
photo credit: Martin Meissner/AP via NY Daily News
Now that William is off the market, I’d like to give a shout out to Harry. Hit me up on my mo-bile, hottie. I dig redheads.
photo credit: Bauer Griffin via Dlisted
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I’m totally biased, but I l.o.v.e. my sister’s wedding photographs.
It’s ridiculously fun to plan for someone who has similar taste.
Can’t recommend Spencer Combs Photography enough. Seriously.
His work is unique to each couple but equally incredible for each wedding.
Happy weekend-ing!
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I have the unenviable task of finding a dress for my sister’s rehearsal dinner – unenviable because WHO tries to pick out a dress during the holiday season with all the meals and parties and goodies?! This girl. As luck would have it, my sister and I have very similar tastes in dresses. Often times we’d shop in cities hours apart and come home for the weekend to find we had bought the same shirt in different colors (hers in blue and mine in pink). This time around it sounds like we picked out the exact same dress from Macys, only she purchased it first so I’m back to the drawing board.
While browsing through Nordstrom.coms, I found a few really cute dresses that would make the perfect short wedding dress (if you prefer some version of white or ivory) or could work if you need a dress on the quick for a reasonable price. Just thought I’d share. If my legs looked that good, I’d totally roll in a short dress like these. Enjoy!
BGBGMAXAZRIA found on Nordstroms.com
(love the black ribbon detail!)
BCBGMAXAZRIA found on Nordstroms.com
Sue Wong Strapless Dress with Ostrich Feathers on Nordstroms.com
(love the bodice)
Aidan Mattox Niteline Strapless Tulle Dress on Nordstroms.com
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The typical cost of a bridesmaid bouquet ranges anywhere from $50 – $85 (and can easily go up from there). Yikes, right?! Many times those bouquets are used as props for pictures then placed in vases on a standard headtable where they’re only enjoyed by the bridal party. And they’ve had their fill of bouquets by that point. This is a useful option, however the bouquets often times end up blocking the faces from photos and let’s face it, it’s something I see done very, very often.
This certainly isn’t a novel idea, but it’s one I’d like to see people use more often: Use the wedding party bouquets as your centerpieces. Think about it. Most people have large wedding parties (the average number of bridesmaids is 5 and larger parties are on the rise) and also want varied centerpieces. As with a couple of weddings I’m working on, the bridal party flowers make up for 1/3 of the centerpieces. By reusing the bridesmaid bouquets on the tables, you’ve cut out cost and design time. By adding more candles, surrouding the bouquet with floating candles in short cylinder vases, placing them in a decorative vase of colored glass, or even using the bouquet as one part of a cluster centerpiece by adding smaller arrangements around it, you’ve got a beautiful piece of floral art that can help create a beautiful tablescape without adding to the budget.
Make those bad boys work long after the night is over! Have someone bring the flowers to the venue where the gift opening is being held and you don’t have to worry about extra decorating. If you aren’t having a gift opening, ask family and friends to take the flowers home with them or see if you can slip your planner a little money to deliver the flowers to a nursing home or hospital. These facilities are always happy to share such stylishly crafted floral arrangements with their patients and visitors. Beautiful flowers have a tendancy to make anyone’s day a little better.
Happy Planning!
[photo by Heather Luebke]
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I have a secret. It’s not a really big secret… but… I get ideas from other planner’s and designer’s blogs! Phew… glad that’s out. I have quite a few tricks up my sleeve, but inspiration to make things personal for each client comes from anywhere and everywhere. It is no secret with sites like Style Me Pretty and Snippet and Ink or Elizabeth Anne Designs, we’re all helping each other out with inspiration. My personal favorite place to draw inspiration is from photography blogs of wedding photographers. Many of the pictures used on the big bridal blogs are great, but a lot of them are straight from a Martha Stewart Weddings photoshoot and I like to see the real thing. Nothing puts you closer to the real thing then actual detail shots from incredibly talented photographers.
Here are some of my favorite (outstate) photographer’s blogs… wipe the drool from your mouth before it hits the keyboard!
(photographic brilliance!)
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