i love pretty pictures

I have always planned on doing this to my bouquet, but haven't posted about it until now. I saw it in a magazine a long time ago and love it.

This image from Amelia Lyon.

I LOVE manzanita branches and I LOVE this ceremony arch.

From Red Loft Studios.

I loved the twinkle lights in the barn. This wedding had guests dine outside before daylight was gone and move into the twinkly barn for drinks and dancing after dark.
From Jules Bianchi.

I am IN LOVE with these heels. Period.

From Chris Humphreys.

cool room

This is a room at a hotel in Palm Springs. I thought it was the coolest place ever to shoot before-the-ceremony photos. Love it. Go to the blog for Jennifer Rau's photography to see more.

Laura and Russ

Fabulous wedding on September 27 at the La Venta Inn in Palos Verdes. The real photographer's photos aren't up yet, so these are just my own. It was beautiful, simple, clean and elegant. Great time.

i'm back.

Met with a pretty bride-to-be tonight. She inspired me to break out the old blog. The dust will be falling off!

Pretty pretty save-the-dates in black and lime

From Etsy Weddings

LOVE this place card display

From Ritzy Bee Blog

Holy gorgeous. From Once Wed Blog

new fabulosity

Found a new photographer to follow, and she's fabulous! Denise Bovee.

http://deniseboveephotography.blogspot.com/


Bespoke Stationery is unique and lovely.

http://www.papercupp.com/


The smartest bridesmaid dress idea yet: Two Birds.

http://twobirdsbridesmaid.com/


Totally cool keepsakes from Elizaldi.

http://elizaldi.com/v2/?p=home

More things that I love

the most amazing canopy I've ever seen.

from michelleragoltd.com

these would be such cute accents for bridesmaids.

from headdressdesigns.com

beautiful feathered veil

from headdressdesigns.com

beautiful birdcage veil
from artikal.com

awesome feather headpiece
from artikal.com

I gasped when I saw this photo. The photo is from www.fredegan.com/blog, a photographer I follow, and it is a huge gorgeous image there. It is such a breathtaking place for a wedding ceremony, and I looked it up and it is an old mansion in Atlanta Georgia.

I wonder if I can find something comparable in San Marino...

I want these.

By Amsale. Image from In Style Weddings.

By Ylang 23. Photo from In Style weddings.

By Tiffany & Co. Photo from In Style Weddings.

By Simmons. Photo from In Style Weddings.

Kate Spade save the date cards. Photo from In Style Weddings.

pretty pictures

Lots of beautiful photos to look at today, all from Martha Stewart Weddings.

grab bag

So, lots of fun stuff all at once in this post. In poring over all of the blogs I love to look at, I've found a few new recommendations:

Beautiful paper goods at Innove Paper: http://innoveevents.com/home/

Innove also has a blog: http://www.innoveevents.blogspot.com/

More amazing invitations at Atelier Isabey: http://www.atelierisabey.com/studio.html

Charming unique invitations by Chewing the Cud: http://www.chewingthecudweddings.com/

Create your own inspiration boards: http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/home

Great tools for inspiration and color palettes: http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/

Romona Keveza

www.romonakeveza.com

Ashley and Tyson

Ashley and Tyson were finally married on January 19, 2008, and it was the best wedding I've been to yet. The location at the Ebell Club in Long Beach was fabulous, with a fantastic layout for an enjoyable flow to the evening. The photographs were great, especially thanks to doing a first look in good light before the ceremony, Ashley looked like a knockout, and everything was classy and beautifully done. Ashley made her entrance to "She's Got a Way" by Billy Joel. Flowers included green hydrangeas and orchids, centerpieces featured granny smith apples. The drinks flowed freely all night, and the bride and groom arranged shuttles to get everyone back to their hotels safely. I can only hope that my own will turn out as successful some day.