Tuesday Shoesday

There's nothing like pretty bouquets and colorful shoes to brighten a day.

I'm super in love with these dyeable shoes from Unforgettable Moments by Lela Rose for Payless. Under $50 with free dying and shipping? Yes please! Plus, I've tried them on and can say they are super comf and not too narrow which is perfect for a long day of standing and dancing in heels. They come in 10 dyeable styles with 64 color options. My fave is the Nathalie round toe bow pump.

Photos by Veil and Bow Photography via Grey Likes Weddings

Monday Musings

After waging a losing battle with Ann Taylor LOFT to have an order sent to the correct address for most of  today, I needed to relax and look at pretty pictures. Kristi of Luna and Chloe Weddings always puts together the sweetest tablescapes. She styled this gem for Over The Moon Vintage Rentals, her super stylish vintage event rentals business, which is a part of the Inspired Collective shop in Northern California. Can't you just imagine this as a guest book table or escort card table? Stop by these sites and take a peek around - so much lovely inspiration!

photo from Luna and Chloe Weddings

Our Third Anniversary

To my husband Brandon: I can't believe that its already been three years since our wedding day - time flies when you are having fun! We've been through so much and it's only made our love stronger. Thank you for supporting me in everything I do, and for being my biggest fan. 

I love you.

Annie

Vintage Travel Shoot from Chic Design Studios

When Kimberly Watt of Chic Design Studios in Salt Lake City sent this amazing shoot my way, I was so excited. If you know me or have followed my blog for a while, you know that I love me a vintage inspired road trip (see exhibits A and B). This shoot perfectly evokes a vintage-road trip travel theme with a modern splash of color from the lovely green and yellow color scheme, which, being a University of Oregon Duck, I naturally love! Vintage gas stations, country fields, retro dessert buffet, a bright ruffled cake and a splash of vintage Americana make this shoot so awesomely awesome. Scroll on to get lost in this lovely bit of retro road trip bliss...

From Kimberly Watt of Chic Design Studios: "With the age of airplanes and fast travel, road trips are something of the past. We decided to make this our theme - thus the road maps, globe, and travel details. I chose the colors for the shoot because as much as I love soft pinks, peach, and cream, I was ready for something else! The colors yellow, green, white, and black were used to show brides they can achieve that great vintage feel with any color.

The fashion inspiration from this shoot came from the dress. My mother and I found the dress while searching through an old trunk of my grandmothers. We later found out that the dress belonged to my Aunt. I knew then that I wanted to see the dress worn by someone!

The dessert table featured a fantastic ruffle cake along with donut kabobs, cupcakes and old soda pop bottles displayed in a white tin to keep cool. The curly willow backdrop was the perfect accent to the table. The backdrop featured dancing ribbon and a vintage chandelier. The favor was a mason jar filled with trail mix and stamped with a “Thank You” tag. The flowers used in the shoot where orchids, china mum, roses, billy balls, and gerbera daisies. I chose this combination to show that you can mix the more modern orchids with the more rustic daisies and mums.

By adding these vintage details I hope guests will feel a moment of nostalgia and take a moment to remember past memories."

Thanks so much to Kimberly (and the fab Utah vendors who contributed to the shoot) for sharing!

Credits:

Photography - Ceniza Studios 

Florals & Staging - Chic Design Studios 

Stationary - Polka Dots & Daisies

Cake - Pink Peach Cakes 

Table & Chairs - Alpine Event Rentals 

Cupcakes - So Cupcake 

Inspiration Board: Berry Farm Wedding

I'm sharing my latest inspiration board today, which I  recently guest posted for my friend Melissa of The Loveliest Day. I adore the idea of a summer wedding around a berry theme, and seeing how we are in blackberry season here in Oregon, I felt super inspired to do a blackberry farm inspired board for a wedding. Berries not only provide great desserts for weddings, but also are amazing for color palette and floral inspiration. For a berry inspired wedding, these mason jar printables from Paper Crave via Cottage Industrialist are simply divine (these would also be great for barbeques, kitchen showers, baby showers, etc!) I love the idea of using unripe raspberries as boutonnieres, in bouquets and centerpieces. Use fresh berries in signature drinks like blackberry gin fizz or berry lemonade, in cardboard berry baskets as favors, in desserts like mini chocolate blackberry cupcakes, berry pies or for decorating cakes. A rustic farm setting at sunset makes for a perfect venue for this berry fete.

Credits: Clockwise from top left - Aqua dress with bouquet via Elizabeth Anne Designs, Mason jar printable inviations and envelope liners by Paper Crave for Cottage Industrialist, Garden rose and berry centerpiece via Elizabeth Anne Designs Pinterest, Plates on crate from The Farm Chicks, Boxes of berries photo by Corbin Gurkin via Marry You Me, Couple with pies photo by Sweet Monday Photography via Style Me Pretty, Blackberry gin fizz from Martha Stewart Weddings, Blanket photo by Gia Canali via Martha Stewart Weddings, Mini chocolate blackberry cupcakes from The Crafty Penguin

Happy S'more Day!

Happy National S'more Day! Last year I did a s'more roundup and it was a hit, so I thought I'd give you  some more s'more love this year :) I've rounded up some cute ways to incorporate s'mores into your wedding.

A sweet wrapped favor from Houston's Event Solutions event planners

A DIY s'more bar from Eat Drink Pretty - love the s'more love banner!

The cutest s'more bar from The Knot magazine

A to-go s'mores kit via Martha Stewart 

S'more cakelettes (oh how I love that word!) from Desserts for Breakfast

No firepit at your venue? Keep the s'more love alive with cute s'more cookies. 

Check out this adorable DIY tutorial over on The Sweet Adventures of Sugarbelle.