Real Wedding Sneak Peek!
This week’s feature is pretty in pink! Stay tuned!
Photo: Carrie Wildes Photography
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The Pink has Peaked…it’s Spring!
We’re surrounded by cherry blossoms in DC, so we figured some cherry-blossom wedding inspiration was totally appropriate for today! The pretty pink of the cherry blossom is such a gorgeous palette for a spring wedding. Stand out in a vintage, blush-hued dress or shoes, hand your flower girls DIY wands flowing with blossoms and end the night with custom petal box favors.
Let the pink peak or peek on your wedding day! It’s Eco-Beautiful all the same.
Photo Credits
Wedding Cake from Bridal Guide
Bride in Pink Wedding Gown from Wedding Chicks
Pink Shoes from SB Chic
Flower Girls in Pink from Martha Stewart Weddings
Pink Drink Straws from Style Unveiled
Cherry Blossom Wedding Favors from Martha Stewart Weddings
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Queen of Hearts
Shake off the post-holiday blues and set your sights on Valentine’s Day! Cupid’s time to shine is just a heartbeat away, and we’ve been thinking about a Queen of Hearts-inspired wedding day. One with reds and pinks woven throughout, a romantic bridal gown (of course), cherry-hued dancing shoes, bridesmaid dresses of roses, and a spicy-colored getaway car built for two.
image sources clockwise from upper left:
Cake Coquette
via Prepare to Wed, image by Mark Davidson
Creature Comforts
via Snippet & Ink, image by Cappy Hotchkiss
Modcloth
Corrine O’Neil
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Lauren + Mason’s Eco-Hawaiian Wedding
We love this colorful Kauai, Hawaii wedding submission from Joanna Tano Photography. The bride and the groom used everything locally and the wedding was at a private residence.
O my goodness how we love how the flower girls got to just sit during the ceremony and all of the girls got to where dresses they can wear again!
An amazing array of eco-beautiful options with plants as favors, biodegradable plates and utensils and local tropical plants and flowers as decor!
Congrats to Lauren + Mason!
Photography by Joanna Tano
Flowers + Decor by Green Honolulu
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Monique Lhuillier Spring 2012 Collection
Robin and I had the amazing privilege of seeing the 2012 Monique Lhuillier Collection during Bridal Market in New York City this past weekend. A highlight from our trip. We were not surprised to see that her new collection was full of beautiful new pink and honey tones after seeing Reese’s dress on the cover of People Magazine! As always, her gowns are ethereal and full of interesting and modern detailing. With her gowns being custom-made right here in the US - it thrilled us to see the decadent details mixed with hand-sewn eco-couture style!
Setting the trends and knowing what brides will want in the future has been a particular talent of Monique Lhuillier over the years and with this collection also comes the upcoming trend of brides wanting to look like royalty! With Prince William and Kate Middleton’s upcoming wedding, she is predicting the desire for fascinating royal and conservative style for the aisle.
Another trend that both Robin and I think is here to stay is the short wedding gown. Monique gives us a perfect nod to tradition with a little rock and roll short gown kick! Perfect for the non-conformist that still loves classic style!
We are still seeing a lot of corset style gowns. The one to the left keeps it subtle while the one on the left is uber sexy mixed in with classic layers in the skirt!
I loved how she just wants to make gowns for every bride. Starting to the right here you have the beautiful, classic strapless gown in her new honey colored satin (with an amazing veil). In the middle you have the very glamorous and sexy corset style upper bodice with just an amazing amount of ruffles (YUM - LIKE CAKE!!!) Then the grecian goddess look which would look perfect on a curvy girl with the asymmetrical line with just a touch of peek-a-boo lace in the upper bodice! Click on the photo for a closer look!
I thought that I would end with my favorite 3 pieces from the collection. On the left is a dress that I would have worn on my wedding day. Simple and elegant and a little bit of flow. Then I just love the middle dress for its grand style. Although I could do without the bow as I am not so much a “girly girl” per se, I love the amazing skirt that is just timeless! Then the last dress from my coverage today is that amazing dress to the right. THAT DRESS! I want to see one of my brides in that dress next year! It’s feminine, ethereal, timeless all rolled into some kind of amazing! These are just photos taken by my camera and there a couple of other dresses in the collection we will try to pop on the blog later this week in our coverage of bridal market from Monique Lhuillier’s team. Stay tuned for more!
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