Ah, the vintage bride. As a bride who wore her mother’s dress, I love seeing other brides do the same.

{Image Sources: Port Halcyon, Simon Says, Monroe Gallery, Birdie Breeze}

If you don’t have a family member’s dress, vintage dresses (from well known designers to JCPenney catalog) can be found on Ebay or through a Google search.

Ellen and Caro were married at one of my favorite venues, the Viceroy in Palm Springs, and if that weren’t enough, they had the positively drool-worthy Next Exit Photography there to capture the day.  The Viceroy is black and white and yellow all over and so was this wedding!

Check out our stylish couple:

Last week, we had a chance to speak with Ralph from The Wedding Planning Audiocast. You can hear our interview here on the website. The audiocast is a fabulous resource with a gazillion interviews with our favorite wedding experts. From Sylvia Weinstock to Sasha Souza, they have it all. They also have several interviews with the …

If you haven’t already, please visit the SWS blog and read our guest posts from last week!  Here are the links to the inspiration boards that we created for the wonderful gals at Southern Wedding Style:

Southern Beach
Southern Vintage
Southern Gothic
Southern Modern
Southern Classic

The SWS blog is a must-read for daily doses of beautiful Southern gorgeousness!  Thanks to Lara and the SWS girls for giving …

If you’re planning a vintage wedding, Your Vintage Wedding by Nancy Eaton is definitely worth the read.  From the trends by decade to the real wedding profiles, the book has a lot of valuable information.  Most of it could be found by doing research online, but having it all in once place definitely makes it easier.  The author also includes a …

Our last port in Greece was the island of Corfu, which was completely unlike anything I expected from Greece.  It was lush and green and very tropical.

 
{Corfu, Author’s personal collection, 2008}

The island of Mykonos was our next stop on the Splendour of the Seas. 

 
{Wandering around Mykonos town, Author’s personal collection, 2008}

From the minute we got engaged, Hunter had fantasies of us marrying in Mexico. After all, we loves us some margaritas and mexican food! (Did someone say melty cheese? Yes, please!) And Mexico is only a 2.5 hour drive from home sweet home. I wasn’t really into the idea, but after the disappointments we had in seeking a venue in …

Hi everyone!  This weekend I’m going to regale you with tales of my Greek Isle cruise!  We sailed on the Royal Caribbean Splendour of the Seas and departed from Venice, Italy on June 14th.  Two of our best friends, Feisty Tourist and her husband, accompanied us.

Venice was lovely.  It was not my first time to the city so there was not …

I know for me, deciding on my centerpieces was not easy.  Centerpieces and tablescapes can be simple or complex, elegant and formal or rustic.  They can set the mood and the look for your party or reception, and will be in your guests’ line of vision for much of the party. 

This month’s House Beautiful featured a GORGEOUS table setting from the famous and …