Flasks have always made great gifts for the guys in your wedding party, but flasks for the ladies? Oh yeah! Check out these fun “vintage revisited” flasks from Anne Taintor (via Hostess with the Mostess, thanks Jennifer!) and choose the perfect one for each of your girls, and of course, one for yourself. Ta-daa! Now let’s have a cocktail!
The Fall 09 Bridal Fashion Week runway shows have come and gone, and today I’m in blogging heaven looking through all the runway photos I can find to choose some of my favorite looks to share with you. I’m in awe of the innovation many designers continue to create, and their ability to make each wedding dress so beautiful, so unique and so full of personality. Because isn’t that exactly what you hope for in a wedding? Beautiful, unique and full of personality? Oh fashion, I do love you.
The sweet, feminine and utterly impeccable wedding gowns from Monique Lhuillier, via Coutorture.com…
The show stopping and architecturally stunning dresses from Vera Wang, via Brides.com…
The ultra-glam vintage inspired looks from Jenny Packham, via Brides.com…
And the wedding gowns fit for a fashion princess from Reem Acra, via Brides.com…
For great first hand coverage on all the Fall 2009 wedding fashion shows, check out the always-in-the-know Coutorture.com, Journal of a Beach House Bride– the blog behind the amazing Martha’s Vineyard bridal boutique Tulle, and the Brides.com blog.
Today’s Real Wedding of Lisa and Brent comes to us from the lovely ladies of One Thousand Words Photography. It was an intimate, personal and playful event that took place in the spectacularly rustic yet urban-chic venue, Sodo Park by Herban Feast.
Lisa and Brent took time before their ceremony to see each other and take pictures, and the results are undeniable. Their photos are full of fun, and having that private time together early in the day eased their nerves, and allowed them much more time to mingle with guests during their cocktail hour.
Personal touches filled the day, like the flowers designed by Lisa’s mother, the rings designed by a family friend, the personal vows they read during their ceremony, and the airplane groom’s cake and seating cards that gave a nod to Brent’s passion for being a pilot. The staff at Sodo Park and Herban Feast Catering worked seamlessly to turn the room over from the ceremony to the family style dinner to the dance party reception while keeping the guests entertained with delicious, organic drinks and snacks.
Lisa and Brent used a muted color palette of pale blue and khaki with a touch of pink added in as an accent, and really took advantage of the unfinished look of the wood beams and concrete floors inside Sodo Park to complete their theme. This is such a gorgeous, natural look for any wedding, so if it’s your favorite too, here are a few more ideas for an laid-back, rustic, blue and khaki wedding…
Top row: Dress by Lela Rose, Downtown Seattle wedding venue Sodo Park by Herban Feast
Second row: Floral Whimsy invitation suite by Ephemera Custom Letterpress
Third row: Bambu disposable veneer ware from PlumParty.com, slate cheese board set from VivaTerra.com
Fourth row: Twig Organic cake stand from NeimanMarcus.com, white bouquet of spray and tea roses, lisianthius buds and flowers, ranunculus and velvet-stemmed tweedia from MarthaStewart.com
Fifth row: See by Chloé silk v-neck mini dress from Net-a-Porter.com, Babette jeweled feather peep-toe heels from JCrew.com, Queen Anne’s Lace silk lined clutch by La Vita Lola on Etsy.com
To learn more about Lisa and Brent’s wedding, and to see loads of other inspirational wedding planning ideas, be sure to visit our Real Weddings section.
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