I love a bride with great accessories, and this bridal fashion shoot caught my eye immediately because of the fabulous headpieces and jewelry from the Beautiful line by Mercedes Trump.  I love how Alegria By Design and Melissa Musgrove Photography showcase so many different styles – from a punchy pink flower and feather headpiece to an vintage birdcage veil, to a classic …

Happy Friday everyone!  I have another lovely Inspired Creations Contest shoot to show off today - modern and glamorous bridal fashion inspiration from the Portland team of Sara Gray Photography, Madeline Roosevelt, Amy Wing, and Serephine.  The model is Sara’s beautiful younger sister Emily who is getting married this summer!  The team wanted to incorporate sparkle without going wild, so they kept to a …

As do many of us who began our mini-adult lives with nothing to our name but our grandma’s chipped fiestaware and much-loved box-sets of Sex and the City (I even have Seasons 1-3 on VHS, what-what!), I am firm in my belief that its the accessories that make the clothes that then make “the look.”

And once I had “the dress” …

Have you seen this great DIY headband tutorial  over at Heart of Light!?

Rachel is the mastermind behind this amazingly feminine piece of art.

I love how wispy and raw it turned out.  It would go perfect with a less structured and more natural looking wedding dress.

Rachel does a brilliant job of explaining her step by step process of creating this masterpiece.  …

Good morning, weekend warriors! I hope everyone is having a great (and grateful) Memorial Day weekend!

Planning has been going a bit more smoothly this week. We’re so excited to introduce our new photographers, Andrew and Jessica Schaeffer, later this week. We also figured out the order for our ceremony, and worked on the music for the reception. Finally, …

We’ve been full of beautiful DIY headpieces lately (everyone should check out Briana’s amazing creation from last week).  I’m also loving this beauty created by Jamie of A Desert Fete.

{Tutorial found here}

Sundays! Sigh. Such a lovely day of the week. I’m missing my hubby this week…he is studying for his board exams and wasn’t able to come with me to Colorado. A perfect Sunday would usually consist of a relaxing morning…waking up with the sunshine, and heading to the farmer’s market to pick up some fresh figs, goat cheese, …

Before I tell you about my dress (which might not happen until I get to my re-caps as M might read this now) I thought I’d look at ideas for head wear, hair and make-up. I started to collect images which I like for head wear and veils and have collated some of them into the board below. As you …

A beautiful project from Nicole, an Amy Butler-inspired fabric flower wrist corsage. She made one of these for each of the grandmothers at her wedding!

Instructions for making this beautiful corsage: