Summertime bridal showers, engagement parties and rehearsal dinners can be casual affairs that draw their decor from the natural beauty mother nature has provided, but just one or two fun accessories added to the mix can instantly create a theme or color palette, with hardly any effort at all. Jennifer Sbranti of Hostess with the Mostess, the always inventive website dedicated to entertaining with style, showcased these summery green accessories on her blog that would add loads of personality to any garden party. Love the look of a picnic table with the green bird napkin rings on top of simple white plates, and a lantern or two hanging above. Simple, chic, and festive!
Stop by the Hostess with the Mostess Fabulous Finds section to check out even more great entertaining accessories (like these beauties below) and get inspired for your summer. I feel a barbecue coming on! Thanks Jenn!
I was checking out the newly updated website from wedding invitation designer Minna Designs the other day and this creative custom save-the-date jumped out at me. These days, with the busy schedules and full lives that most people have, a couple on their way to the altar has probably had some sort of adventure getting there, and that’s what makes it all so wonderful! For this couple it all revolved around travel, and I love the way they celebrated their journey (both literally and figuratively) in their save-the-date design. So fun, so thoughtful, and such a fun way for your guests to feel connected to your wedding right from the get-go. Great job Minna, and best wishes Daisy and Justin!
For more save-the-date goodness, head over to Brooklyn Bride where Vané has been showcasing really amazing save-the-dates all week long! Inspiration galore! Thanks Vané!
The adoration: Six years ago while planning my own wedding I came across the most charming and inspiring real wedding in Martha Stewart Weddings magazine. I cut it out to put in my own wedding inspiration book along with fabrics, photos, sketches, color palettes, seating charts, and dozens of pages of stylish details. In the end it was the only real wedding that made its way into my book. I could have only dreamed that six years later I would meet the photographer and become her friend. These photos by Elizabeth Messina are from her own grandfather’s wedding. No doubt you’ll be as inspired as I was by the touchingly beautiful images. We feel truly honored to be able to share them with you.
Anthony and Mae began their courtship after Anthony’s friends recognized a kindred spirit in Mae and urged him to call her. When Mae arrived for their blind date she was 20 minutes early and he was already there. Both widowed, both Sicilian, and both longing to travel back to the island, they spent the next year traveling together and supporting one another as they faced life’s challenges and fell in love. One spring day Mae opened her door to find a giant bouquet of flowers and a note that said, “I love you, I need you, let’s get married!” With enthusiastic blessings from their families, plans soon began for an intimate church ceremony and a cocktail reception for 50 guests.
Elizabeth fondly remembers the moments before the wedding when her grandfather, a former first-chair concert violinist, serenaded her alone as he waited to go to his bride.
With Anthony’s son as their best man and Elizabeth’s daughter as their flower girl, Anthony and Mae became husband and wife surrounded by their closest family members and friends. Now that they are no longer on this earth, they still remind us that love is all there is.
These gorgeous images, full of joy and promise, were taken in and around the Santuario de Chimayo Church outside of Santa Fe where it is said that miracles happen, and obviously they do.
Thank you again, Elizabeth, for sharing these treasured photos with us; you are an endless inspiration and truly a miracle in our lives!
For more images from this incredible wedding visit Elizabeth’s blog, Kiss the Groom, where she showcases her latest work and her own inspirations.
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