This is our 500th post. We want to thank all of you for your readership over the past seven months… We could not be inspired to write without you.

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In honor of this milestone we’ll be holding a giveaway this week. Comment on this post by June 1st at midnight and you’ll receive a beautiful package from Elizabeth Anne …

It’s Memorial Day – the official first day of summer.  So in honor of that, I give you a wedding inspiration board built upon ocean blue and white, one of the cleanest color combos there is!

Clockwise from top left: The Wiebners, Semmi via Cherry Coloured, Carolyne Roehm via Tiffany’s Hand Painted Love Boxes, Architectural Digest via The Inspired Room, Something …

Happy Memorial Day! Inspired by those hot fiery summer days that take your breath away….

{Image Credits: Michael Wooley via Sarah Kaye, Toast and Tables, Cherry Coloured, Martha Stewart, CeCi New York, Brides.com, Art Fool, Brides.com}

We’ve been using our three-day weekend wisely, making some subtle changes to the blog we thought you’d like to know about!

First, you can now subscribe to comments on a post via email.  We’ve used this often on other blogs so we thought it might be useful here.

Secondly, an automatically generated list of related posts from our archives now appears at …

A little tidbit of what I’ve been working on – yes, you spy gorgeous Laura Hooper calligraphy being goccoed!

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Hope your Saturday is as productive as mine has been.

E.

Brooke Schwab is absolutely one of our favorite photographers.  Not only is she insanely talented behind the camera, but the weddings that she shoots are just phenomenal.  Those colored shoes ?  Yep, that was one of her weddings (Laura was shooting alongside Brooke for that event).

Brooke sent us yet another absolutely gorgeous wedding that we just had to share with you!  I …

Finding a wedding dress is an interesting process, to say the least.  It is definitely the one iconic thing you will buy for your wedding that really brings it home that, yes, you are getting married.  It can be a fun and joyous process.  It can be a little frustrating at times.  It can make you laugh, smile, and bring …

How awesome would this look for a very daring bride?

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Cooking is a favorite hobby for so many of us and because your wedding should reflect your personality, it’s easy to bring in your hobbies to your favors!

I love these recipe card favors – you could DIY with recipes for your favorite dishes or a course you are incorporating into your reception menu.

 
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Arden from Arden Photography sent over two boards that are so lovely! The bride arrived in a vintage Chevy truck and had Coca Cola in glass bottles during the cocktail hour. The reception concluded with a fireworks show and a helicopter departure!

Stacie and Nick
Winfield, Alabama
Mood: Down on the farm, Southern style

{Image Credits: Arden Photography}

Thanks for sharing Arden!

A.