A Sparkly Exit

Hope everyone has an amazing weekend! Happy 4th of July!



Image via Flickr by Stephen Seward Photography.

Blog Love

This just in: Weddingchannel.com is hosting a Bridal Blog Awards program! You have until July 8th to nominate your favorite wedding blog. Go here to nominate. Then, starting July 14th, Weddingchannel.com will pick 10 finalists from each wedding blog category. From there its up to you voters to pick the best of the best! The winner will receive a vacation to St. Kitts! So head on over and start nominating!

Checkerboard Love

Its easy to forget about the floor when you are planning a wedding or decorating your house. Most floors at weddings are mainly plain, however some ballrooms or rented floors have the classic checkerboard pattern. I absolutely love the look of these floors, especially when paired with the right colors. They add such an amazing feeling to a room or event space.







Image credits
1. Soiree Charleston via Brides.com, Brides.com, 2. Faye and Greer, Artfool, 3. Heather Forsythe 4. A. Blake Photography 5. Michelle Rago

No Ordinary Color

These days wedding cakes can be any color, and sometimes wedding cakes aren't even cakes at all! Cupcakes, pies and really any dessert imaginable can take the place of the traditional wedding cake. With all the options out there, sometimes we forget how beautiful a pure white wedding cake really can be. Below are some of my favorites.











Image Credit
1. Cheryl Kleinman Cakes via Brides.com, Ron Ben-Israel via Brides.com
2. Confetti Cakes via Brides.com, Cake Crumbs via Brides.com
3. The Cake Girls
4-7. All via Martha Stewart
8. I Dream Of Cake, The Cake Girls
9. April Reed

Absolute Perfection

Loving this picture by John Unrue. His site is full of some wonderful shots so be sure and check it out!

Whodidily

In the world of weddings, cupcakes are becoming a permanent fixture in dessert bars and as wedding cake replacements. Its no wonder cupcake bakery boutiques are popping up everywhere. Whodidily Cupcakes in Montecito, California is just one of the special cupcake bakeries gracing the market today. But what makes this one so special is the absolutely amazing array of flavors offered.



Take for instance the Peanut Butter Yumptious cupcake: Chocolate cupcake with peanut butter cup center topped with peanut butter cream frosting. Another mouth watering flavor is the Waffleicious Cupcake: Buttery cinnamon cupcake with maple syrup butter cream frosting. Their website is full of pictures of their wonderful creations.



Looking for a fun activity for a birthday or bachelorette party? Whodidily Cupcakes will help you host a cupcake decorating party and supply all the essential items.
Having a gala or vintage style wedding? Consider hiring one of the Whodidily Cupcake girls. Dressed in cute pink Whodidily attire and reminiscent of the cigarette girls of an era past, the cupcake girls will walk around and serve your guests delicious Whodidily cupcakes.



Whodidily is your one stop shop for everything for wedding desserts, wedding favors and fun activities. Be sure and check them out.

Color Palette: Brown and Gold

This color palette was inspired by this absolutely stunning picture by Amy Neunsinger. I absolutely love the colors and the dress.





Picture Credits:
top row: Martha Stewart, Alfred Angelo, Ritzy Bee Blog
middle row: Laura Hooper via Ritzy Bee, Martha Stewart, Amy Neunsinger
bottom row: Rebecca Thuss, Martha Stewart, Brides.com

Color Palette: Lilac, Light Pink and Silver

This color palette is for one of our readers. She is planning a Christmas time wedding and wanted to use lilac, light pink and silver as her colors. Below is the board I created for her with a few reception decor ideas for her celebration.



A few reception ideas
- A fun way to incorporate the silver into your reception decor would be to use vintage silver pitchers or other silver wares. You could put flowers in them, or just group them together.


- I've always loved elegant candelabras. These could go on dinner tables, or around the room for a romantic candle light effect.


- Placing a flower, or small arrangement at each place setting helps to decorate the table and make each setting a little special.



Image Credits:
Board
top row: Brides.com, The Knot, Brides.com
middle row: Alfred Angelo, Artfool, Zenadia Design
bottom row: Michelle Rago, Brides.com, Aaron Delesie
3 Reception Images
All via Oh How Charming

Planning a Wedding With Etsy...Parasols

Parasols add such a charming elegance to weddings. I have always loved images of brides holding beautiful parasols on their wedding day. Below are some of my favorite picks from etsy.



Dice and Dolls


Designs by Victoria


Fox and Prince


Parasols by Tamie


Umbrella Heaven

Real Wedding: Jennifer and Adam

I saw this incredibly elegant wedding on The Knot and I had to share! All photos are by Dionne Haglund of The Shooting Gallery.