All Things Wedding From Wedding Stationery to Bridal Wear

If you aren’t already totally and completely charmed, wait till you see this next set of images that our fabulous From Inspiration to Reality team sent our way. I seriously can’t get over the details and am considering throwing a party just so that I can make some of them. Oh and did I mention that the gorgeous bride also writes her own COMPLETELY fabulous blog that I’m sure you all know about called Eat Drink Pretty. So super cute.

And if you just can’t bear to see the story end, click right here for TONS of additional pictures.

From the insanely charming paper goods to the cake that literally make me squeal, I am completely dying over every last bit of this shoot. Oh and the details, most of them were simple DIY crafts done with a great eye and a knack for all things pretty. To make the “How Sweet It Is Sign”the team simply found chipboard glittered letter cutouts at Michael’s which they glued onto decorative paper, folded over the string and then glued together. I mean, come on…how great is that?

Thank you, thank you, thank you to Red Ribbon Studio, Paperista and Just Bloomed and the other AMAZING vendors that made this happen. It is sure to inspire from now until forever.

Vendors: Photography: Red Ribbon Studio / Invitations+Paper: Paperista / Flowers: Just Bloomed / Bridal Fashion: Posh / Wedding gown: Lila Couture / Tux: Grey Legend by Calvin Klein / Bridesmaids Dress: Camilla, Simple Silhouettes / Bridesmaids Dress: Jocelyn, Jenny Yoo / Bridesmaids Dress: Grace A-line, Lynn Lugo / Cake, cupcakes, macaroons, other sweet treats: Cocoa + Fig / Calligraphy: Rosann Konieczny / Bridesmaid Fashion: Flutter Boutique / Jewelry: JWP Jewlery / Hair & Makeup: Nan Fletcher / Candy Shop Location: Sugar Sugar / Handbags & Fabric Flower Accessories (belt & headbands): Nelle Handbags / Linens: Apres Party

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Post tags: Apres Party, Candy, Cocoa + Fig, Flutter Boutique, Just Bloomed, JWP Jewelry, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Nan Fletcher, Nelle Handbags, Paperista, Red Ribbon Studio, Rosann Konieczny, Sugar Sugar, Vintage
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Erin from the charming Dandelion & Grey sent over this sweet tablescape that she put together, and it’s full of great ideas (that also happen to be budget friendly!) for a bridal shower…

The ribbons draped across the table are actually strips of fabric purchased at Joann Fabric & Crafts for less than $10.

Heart cookie cutters purchased at a restaurant supply store for 95-cents.

Chandelier hung with pages from a vintage book; cake stand from Save-on-Crafts.

Thank you to Erin for sharing this pretty table! Take a look at her brand new, and totally inspiring, blog.

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…and eat it, too! Wayne Thiebaud’s painting of cake inspired today’s wedding board – I love his paintings of cake. In my high school art class, when we talked about Thiebaud, we talked about non-local color, so I pulled the barely-there blue out of the plates in that painting, and made that a key element in this palette. I also couldn’t ignore that sweet little strawberry on top of the cake, so I suppose if this wedding had a motif it would be strawberries. And ruffles.

Mood: flirty, sweet, fun
Palette: strawberry red, buttercream white, faded blue

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Top row from left: ruffled Melissa Sweet dress photo by Tanja Lippert, strawberry cake painting by Wayne Thiebaud, floral headband by Jennifer Behr
Row 2: handkerchief and orchid nosegay photo by Lisa Lefkowitz, silk flower ring pillow from Martha Stewart Weddings
Row 3: RSVP card by Design des Troy, peony centerpiece from Brides, lemonade from Rebecca Thuss, basket of strawberries from Martha Stewart Weddings

PS – Totally unrelated to this post, but for anyone planning on going to WPPI this year, you have to check out the Airhorns and Lasers party. There will be some great hosts and sponsors (including The Flash Dance, Max Wanger, and a bunch of other fabulous folks), and I would so be there if I could.

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Actually, it’s our guests who need the favor. Okay they don’t really need a favor, but it’s a nice gesture, right? Plus I do need a favor—I need you to help us make a decision!

Way back when, I thought about doing cookie jars (á la Bakerella) as favors, but alas, most of you confirmed they were too expensive in their original incarnation. Although there were lots of great suggestions for how to scale them down, we decided if we were going to do favors, we’d rather have something our guests could actually eat right away. Some people might never bake the cookies in a jar, and not just that, but for our out-of-town guests, who wants to carry a heavy glass jar of cookie mix in their suitcase?!

After not thinking about favors at all for several months (if you ignore a problem it goes away, right?), we got some great news – a family friend of Mr. Guinea Pig’s wanted to help us out with our favors and make them for us! {Insert choir singing hallelujah} GP friend R went totally over the top in giving us wonderful options (for which we are so very, very grateful), and even suggested we do a mix of things!

(from L to R: cookies, malt balls, chocolate covered raisins, mini-champagne, cinnamon gummy hearts, and jelly beans!)

The first thing we (sadly) ruled out?

Mini-champagne. Is it an awesome idea? Totally. Could we customize the heck out of it? Hello, custom labels. Are we scared our friends will pop corks in each other’s faces or break some glass? Yes indeedy.
The second thing we ruled out: Cinnamon gummy hearts – I hate gummy candies. Plus, cinnamon seemed like a pretty particular flavor – even though the hearts were adorable.

Ah yes, but I forgot to mention the one thing that’s not shown in this picture because a certain Mr. Guinea Pig snatched them up as soon as they appeared, and tore into them (I may have helped)!

(Chocolate covered pretzels! Bonus points because they’re by Utz, an almost locally based company!)

We’d like to choose three things to set out as favors (each packaged separately, not all together in one bag) — we know that chocolate covered pretzels must be on the list (hello happy Mr. GP!) but what else? Is three too many? Not enough? What would you choose out of the options above? Our instinct is to include at least one non-chocolate item for those folks who don’t love chocolate (Miss Cola!).

How did you decide on your favors? Have you gladly handed off wedding responsibilities to others as the wedding drew near?

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Though one of the first inspiration boards I ever did had a lily-of-the-valley theme, I figure that was long enough ago that I could revisit it (and hopefully improve it) without boring too many folks. It’s a classic choice for weddings – it looks like teeny wedding bells, and is such a charming harbinger of Spring. It’s not the cheapest flower out there (um, at all), and it takes a ton of them to get any sort of volume, but just a few pips in your bouquet, sugar versions on your cake, or vintage millinery flowers on your ring pillow adds a touch of the classic and timeless.

Mood: traditional spring wedding
Palette: classic green and white

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Top row from left: bud vases with lily-of-the-valley from Rebecca Thuss, individual lily-of-the-valley favors from Martha Stewart, lily-of-the-valley boutonniere by Flowerwild
Row 2: ivy garland photo by Elizabeth Messina, cake decorated with sugar flowers via The Bride’s Guide
Row 3: flower girl and seating cards both from Martha Stewart Weddings, Jacqueline Bouvier
Row 4: ring pillow with vintage millinery lily-of-the-valley from Rebecca Thuss, lily-of-the-valley bouquet photo by Aaron Delesie, calligraphy on green envelope by Tara Jones

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Well, it took me long enough, but here’s today’s inspiration board! Robin’s egg blue for a sophisticate Spring wedding. Creamy white and outdoor garden green keep it fresh and sophisticated, as does using mostly white flowers for bouquets, with ribbons in blue. And for anyone who has the original issue of Martha Stewart Weddings that has the blue cake in it, you’ll be able to see that the pale blue frosting is flecked with vanilla beans, making it look just like a robin’s egg!

Mood: sophisticated spring garden
Palette: robin’s egg blue, spring green, cream

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Top row from left: hydrangea bouquet with blue moire ribbon and pussy willow nest both from Martha Stewart, blue flower girl dress from Flora and Henri
Row 2: bouquet with lace by The Green Vase, robin’s egg blue cake from Martha Stewart Weddings
Row 3: plantation house photo by Caleb Chancey, nests under cloches from Williams-Sonoma, bay leaf chair garlands photo by Meg Smith
Row 4: Modern Day Design muscari boutonnieres photo by Jose Villa, rice packets from Martha Stewart Weddings, Marie-Chantal ring bearer outfit from Brides UK, blue and white favors from Martha Stewart Weddings

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I don’t know about you, but Spring cannot come soon enough. But since we can’t rush nature, I thought I’d put together an inspiration board based on one of the sweetest Spring flowers – pansies. Though they’re not the best flowers for bouquets – they’re awfully delicate and tend to wilt out of water, plus they have short stems that make them tricky to bundle up – it can be done if you really have your heart set on it. They also make delightful potted decorations, or even potted individually as favors or attendant gifts (here is a beautiful example using mercury glass votives and African violets). Though this is certainly a feminine color scheme, I think the richness of the purple and the hints of sage green keep it from being overly sweet.

Mood: sweet spring
Palette: palest blush pink, rich purple, a touch of faded sage

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Top row from left: violet and pansy nosegay by Matthew Robbins for Martha Stewart Weddings, vintage dress and African violets both from Martha Stewart
Row 2: sugared chocolate truffles and embossed scallop-edged card both from Martha Stewart Weddings
Row 3: calligraphy cake from Martha Stewart Weddings, Leone Pastilles photo from flickr, pale periwinkle bridesmaid dresses from Brides

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Because I’ll be wearing a new and special piece of jewelry and otherwise covering my hands with ornate designs, I think my hands will be getting a lot more attention than they are used to. I’m addressing that in part by prettying up my nails with polish, but I want to make sure that the nails themselves are healthy. For most of my life, my nails have been pretty strong and healthy (most of the time), so a simple manicure usually does the trick. But lately they’ve become really brittle and split all the time, even when I keep them really short. I don’t want fake nails (just not my thing), so I’ve been hunting for some home solutions for brittle nails, and thought I’d share the three major tips I found to treat cracking nails with the hive.

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1. HYDRATE!!! No matter where I looked, the ENTIRE INTERNET told me I have to hydrate my nails if I want them not to crack. Soak your nails in tepid water, then apply moisturizers to seal the water in. Some sites recommended petroleum jelly (Vaseline), but I like to avoid petroleum products and will probably just use my coconut lotion. Re-moisturize after using detergents, washing hands, etc.

2. Massage. I read that massaging olive or vegetable oil to the nail (on top and underneath) a few times a day also helps with both increasing moisture and increasing circulation to the nail, and that this helps strengthen nails. You can also tell your partner and see if you can help foster the misinterpretation that, perhaps, a back massage will make your nails grow better. It’s worth a try, no?

3. Don’t use nail polish remover. Acetone strips nails of necessary moisture, and it’s recommended to use it no more than once per week. This will be hard for me, since my hands are always in and out of a backpack and it chips my polish a lot, causing me to redo my nails often. But I’ll give it my best shot!

Do you have any tips for strong, healthy nails to share?

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A little more Valentine inspiration for you, with this retro-toned sweetheart inspiration board, inspired by the red heart shoes in this photo by The Alf Memoirs. Grab your honey, some cupcakes, and an instant camera, and have yourselves a fun date. Or a wedding!

Mood: playful retro sweethearts
Palette: faded polaroid, retro red

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Top row from left: jumping groom photo by Daniel Kiyoi via Grey Likes Weddings, red sprinkle cupcakes from Martha Stewart Weddings, polaroid photo by The Alf Memoirs via Ritzy Bee
Row 2: red ribbon bouquet from Martha Stewart Weddings, “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” notecard by Paper Pastries
Row 3: retro car graphics by Stephane Massa-Bidal via A Cup of Jo, white rose and doily table from Project Wedding, striped paper straws* photo by Brooke Schwab via Once Wed

*Find similar straws at fort & field’s Etsy shop.

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I was browsing through one of my favorite sources of inspiration last week and came across this photo of pink Depression glass on a backdrop of crinkled white tissue paper. I couldn’t resist it! So here’s a little pink party inspiration board for this week before Valentine’s Day…

Mood: flirty and sweet
Palette: sugar white, sweet pink

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Top row from left: pink glassware from perfectbound’s flickr, peach and fuchsia peony and sweetpea bouquet and paper garland canopy both from Martha Stewart Weddings
Row 2: white wedding cake from Martha Stewart Weddings, pink macarons photo by Aya Brackett
Row 3: natural makeup from Martha Stewart Weddings, pink invitation by Betsy White*, white lemonade from Amy Atlas, rose photo by Concrete and Honey

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