Inspiration Board: Winter Light

I love this time of year when it is cold outside and that beautiful blue winter light reflects off the snow and comes through the window, then it gets dark early and its time for lovely candles. This board has  a Scandinavian feel to it, with the wreath braid hairdo, the rustic branches, plenty of candles and touches of gold. Lovely inspiration for a winter wedding!

Credits: Top row L to R - Manzanita candelabra from West Elm, wreath hairstyle photo via Whimsical Wonderland Weddings, candles and frame photo from Walther & Co. Bottom row L to R - candles photo via Style Me Pretty, bouquet from Martha Stewart Weddings, rustic love twig cake topper from Etsy

Ethereal Winter Glamour

I have a delightfully adorable wintery photo shoot for you today from a fabulous team of Dallas, Texas vendors: Bows and Arrows, Greg Blomberg Photography, RSVP Events, and Sugar Bee Sweets. The vendors wanted to go for a winter theme with a ethereal, delicate and heavenly feel - lots of feathers, fur and a real live fluffy bunny, who is just too cute + charming!! ('Bunny' happens to be my husband's nickname for me lol). I love the mix of softness, sparkle, crystal and winter touches; the soft white, silver and grey palette, the lush white flowers, and the amazing ruffled cake!

From Alicia of Bows and Arrows: "We wanted to create a gorgeous, glam wintery scene but keep everything in the clouds! We took our inspiration for this fur and diamond shoot from our sophisticated little bunny friend. The miniature lion head rabbit is white, fluffy, soft, and charming. We used layers of white mixed with pops of smokey grays. Piling on tons of different textures and surfaces and introducing the transparent gave our shoot a light, airy, floating effect. The glam comes in by using touches of crystals, rocks, rhinestones, feathers, and glitter in a way that is not too ritzy or overdone...just right! Gorgeous, fluffy, monochromatic white flowers gave a nod to the old school romantic keeping our look timeless. Creating a 6 tier cake with ruffles and diamonds spoke to the decadence of our shoot: it was classic and contemporary and over-the-top!"

Thanks so much to Alicia of Bows and Arrows for sharing this today!!

Vendors:

Photography - Greg Blomberg

Event Design - RSVP Events

Flowers - bows and arrows

Cake - Sugar Bee Sweets

Paper - Erin Shanks

Rentals - Shag Carpet

Glitzy + Rustic Winter Inspiration Shoot

Today feels like Christmas has come early and I have a present that I can't wait for you all to unwrap! This gorgeous winter inspiration shoot from Easy Dreamer Photography incorporates the glitzy, sparkly aspect of winter while also bringing in a natural and rustic element to keep it simple and chic. The color palette of copper, tarnished silver, old gold, winter greens and cream is heavenly, as is the bride's adorable vintage dress, sparkly shoes and woodsy bouquet. The adorable gift wrapped packages were inspired by this DIY on Style Me Pretty.

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Thank you so much to Megan of Easy Dreamer Photography for sharing this amazing shoot! 

Megan is based in Spokane, WA but will travel :)

Vendors:

Photography + Event Styling: Easy Dreamer Photography

Florals + Event Styling: Posey and Bloom

Makeup: ArtisticExpression

Vintage dress: Carousel Vintage Clothing

DIY project: Style Me Pretty

Inspiration Board: Moody Blues

A wintery wedding inspired by moody shades of blues paired with winter white and a touch of sophisticated black. This has a elegant, somewhat vintage feel to it - I love the romantic ruffled dress, the ice blue beaded caplet, the birds here and there in the decor, blue and white patterned china, the groom in all blue, of course I couldn't resist including the Something Blue Manolo Blahnik shoes, escort cards in hues of blue and for a grand finish, a ruffled cake inspired by the bride's dress with a chalkboard background mimicking the white calligraphy all over this wedding.

Wedding Design: Soft Wool by Brancoprata

I am loving this wintry design concept and tablescape that my dear e-friend Sofia of Brancoprata put together along with her business partner and other half Andre. She was inspired by wool yarn and wool pom-poms and the results of her efforts are amazing and would be so lovely for a winter wedding! The soft wool feel along with a crisp clean white paired with the softest of pastels make this design concept almost heavenly - everything was DIY'd by Sofia - pretty amazing!

From Sofia: "Now that Winter is here, we felt the need to do something with wool pompons and then when we saw this Christmas decoration by Jennifer (of The Little Things) and we knew exactly what to do!"

Seattle Boutique Chic

Since there are still bare trees, cold temperatures and snow (it snowed yesterday and is supposed to again today) here in Oregon, it still feels like winter to me. So I thought I would feature a winter feeling wedding. I saw Julie and Ken's wedding in the Fall/Winter 2008 issue of Seattle Bride and just loved the feel of it! So Seattle - trendy yet had a timeless and almost vintage feel. It took place at the Lake Union Cafe in Seattle, and Julie let the cafe's Art-Deco interior inspire her wedding. I heart her Vera Wang charcoal-and-cream dress on her, and the gardenia and ostrich feather bouquet by Fleurish is just too perfect! I love the whites, charcoal and deep blue colors she chose - so wintery. The cake by Jen's Desserts has to be one of the best details for this wintery wedding - it's covered in "sugar sequins" that look like sparkling snow.
White gardenia and ostrich feather bouquet by Fleurish

All photos by John and Joseph Photography: Blue Place Cards by Ilee Custom Invitations, Over 300 candles provided light at Lake Union Cafe, Bride and Groom outside Lake Union Cafe, White "sugar sequin" three-layer cake by Jen's Desserts