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11 May

Wedding photoshoot: A Literary Garden

categories DIY Wedding, Details + Decor, Flowers + Greenery

We have a super cute wedding shoot today, sent to us by Megan of Honey and Poppies. Her parents opened a flower shop when she was two and she grew up among the pretty stems and petals. As you can imagine, she LOVES flowers and she’s also got a soft spot for books. She’s been really into the trend of incorporating books into wedding design, and wanted to do something bigger with this shoot.

Enter ceremony arch made with bookcases! Such a cute idea Megan. And while this would take a bit of work to create and set up, it would be an EPIC DIY project for a wedding.

Plus book-themed invite and pretty primary palette.

Gorgeous little cake and cups made by Erica O’Brien.

And test tubes filled with wildflower seeds for favors, which included a perfect quote by John Galsworthy:

“Love is no hot-house flower, but a wild plant, born of a wet night, born of an hour of sunshine; sprung from wild seed, blown along the road by a wild wind. A wild plant that, when it blooms by chance within the hedge of our gardens, we call a flower; and when it blooms outside we call a weed; but, flower or weed, whose scent and colour are always, wild!”

Ooooo. Good table number idea.

So pretty, Megan! We know how much thought and work and creativity goes into these shoots and we thank you so much for sharing this one with us.

Design, concept and styling: Megan Gray of Honey and Poppies
Cake & cupcakes: Erica O’Brien

Make up: Stacy Bisel
Photography: Jessica Claire

Models: Monica Medina and Joshua Hernandez
They’re a real life couple and getting married in November!

Venue: The Heritage Museum of Orange County in Santa Ana

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5 May

Three Potato Four does wedding decor

categories Ceremony & Reception, DIY Wedding, Details + Decor

Three Potato Four is an amazing little resource for all sorts of lovely vintage curiosities. This probably isn’t new, but we just noticed it… they have a section dedicated to wedding decors. Hooray!

Such a good place to find pretty details when you don’t have time to scour flea markets and thrift stores. And from the looks of it, the items in that section are available in multiples, which means you can hopefully find enough vintage keys for every guest at your wedding in one spot. Because let’s be honest, thrifting is fun but when your planning a wedding you don’t necessarily have a lot of time for it.

That cupcake sign is custom so you can have them create one just for you. And wouldn’t those antique cash register tags make great table numbers?

Lots more over in their shop. And don’t limit yourself to the wedding section. There’s tons of goodies in the other categories too.

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15 Apr

Guest Blogger: Truly Smitten, romantic tablescapes

categories Details + Decor, Guest Blogger

When I see gorgeous floral arrangements and tablescapes like these, the designer side of me must stop and study all the perfect little details of the whole table set up. I’ve been itching to try my hand at floral design and prop styling…and I think that a dinner table makes a perfect canvas.

Lately, I have been favoring the organic, low and lush floral arrangements with mismatched vases and candle votives. When I got married two years ago, I remember how I wanted everything on the guests’ dinner table to be all symmetrical and matchy-match. Oh, how I want to have a do-over….

{photos c/o Jose Villa}

xo, Sarah

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8 Apr

Real Wedding: Kathryn + Sean

categories Details + Decor, Flowers + Greenery, Real Weddings

We have a super sunny fun lovin’ wedding for you today. It’s bursting with flavor and touches that will have you reminiscing of the good old days of summer. Hangin out in the park, flirting with your boyfriend and getting 7-11 slurpees with your girls.

Kathryn and Sean wanted their wedding to be whimsical, kitschy and fun–we think they accomplished their mission with style.

Ceremony: Double Tree Hotel, Arlington Hts. IL
Reception: Metropolis Ballroom, Arlington Hts. IL
Photographer: Kris Kasperek of iKLiKphoto
Videographer: Ben Mahoney Productions
Florist: Flowers with Feeling
DJ: Nate from Style Matters
Photobooth (guest book and favors): 312 Photobooth
Cake and cupcakes: Deerfields bakery
Cake topper: Ann Wood
Cupcake Flags: Buttercream Bee
Invites designed by Cheerup Cherup
Bride and bridal party makeup by Jill Gosser

Bride’s attire:
Dress: Melissa Sweet Hallie, altered into sweetheart neckline and veil purchased at Vanessa’s modern bride
Shoes by Jcrew
Clutch by Emma Gordon
Jewelry from Iridesse

Groom’s attire:
Shoes from Vans
Suit, custom from Bachrach

Bridesmaids’ attire:
Dresses from David’s Bridal
Necklaces and earrings by Rachelle D on etsy
Matron of Honor’s coral hair flower by Nomsa on etsy

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22 Mar

Guest Blogger: Unruly Things, my wedding inspiration

categories Details + Decor, Guest Blogger

Hi there! This is Alyson with Unruly Things, guest blogging while Kristina enjoys the bliss of being a new mom. I’m planning my upcoming summer wedding and I’m thrilled to be here to share some of my ideas and progress with you.

{images c/o Martha Stewart Weddings, Design Sponge}

My fiance {I’ll further refer to him as DLB} and I knew right off the bat that we didn’t want a big, formal wedding. While there are certain traditions that I love and plan to keep, we are definitely more focused on planning an event where our families and really be comfortable and get to know each other. A formal wedding just isn’t our thing, so our hearts literally danced when we found our venue – a gorgeous space in the Columbia River Gorge, set in the middle of a beautiful old growth forest which surrounds a lake, complete with canoes!

{Images c/o Our Labor Of Love, Once Wed, Martha Stewart Weddings}

When we were first looking around for wedding inspiration, naturally there were lots of things that popped out as beautiful or a good option for us. If you follow Unruly Things, you probably know that I’m way into natural medical/science related things including specimen prints, laboratory glassware and terrariums. So it was no question that we ultimately decided to use this as a starting point for our decor.

{Images c/o 1. Green Wedding Shoes, Once Wed}

So playing on the specimen theme, we’re planning to have a few different “specimens” of food with buffets for appetizers, the main meal and dessert, using lab glass for our center pieces, and incorporating little natural & personal elements into anything we can.