A few years ago I photographed a bride who wore long gold chandelier earrings purchased during her travels in Morocco, with her traditional white wedding dress, and it was the most gorgeous combination! Her eclectic look has stuck with me as an all-time favorite, and my eye is endlessly drawn to earrings like these by Isharya at Net-a-Porter.com– dramatic, intricate, and seriously statement making! What are you wearing in your ears on your wedding day?
How great is this? After seeing the bridal bouquets designed by Kathy Wright & Co. from our recent Monique Lhuillier Fashion Report, wedding invitation designer Kristy Rice of Momental Designs created a custom wedding invitation inspired by the hydrangea and orchid masterpiece below, and shared it with readers over at Wedding Bee Pro. Thanks Kristy! There’s just nothing better than sharing ideas and watching inspiration grow!
For more information about Momental Designs and their gorgeous hand painted stationery and invitations (yes they really hand paint details on each and every piece!) visit their website and be sure to check out Kristy’s post on Wedding Bee Pro about how she created this one of a kind design.
What fun! This backyard barbecue wedding was submitted to us by the bride and groom and I can’t get enough of all their creative details, fabulous photos and the family involvement that brought the day to life!
Rachael and David were married in May in a traditional Catholic ceremony at the beautiful, historic San Buena Ventura Mission in Ventura, CA, and Heather Jagger of Jagger Photography was there to capture every special moment.
After the ceremony the couple threw a super stylish backyard barbecue themed reception at Rachael’s grandfather’s ranch. The property had been in major disrepair, so during the year leading up to the wedding, Rachael’s whole family pitched in to refurbish the house and grounds in time for the big celebration. Among many other things, they rebuilt the rock walls, hung a new tire swing, repainted the barn, built a corral, installed irrigation and planted 5000 square feet of grass. Wow! As Rachael called it, “big time family camaraderie”!
For the reception, Rachael worked with wedding coordinator Heather Ham and used her own skills as an interior designer to come up with loads of sweet details in a navy blue and emerald green color palette. She chose graphic patterns on the table runners and place cards, block monogram letters as centerpieces, white flowers from Floral Designs by Roni and gave brightly colored sandals, pashminas and candy away as favors. I love the mixture of all those modern prints!
Thank you so much for sharing your wedding with us Rachael and David! It was absolutely beautiful!
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