Royal Wedding Watch - Oh the Hats We'll See!

Of the many things I'm looking forward to seeing (early early!) tomorrow morning: the fabulous hats the Brits so famously wear!

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Happy Anniversary Cassie and Gary 4.24.10

One year ago today I had the wonderful pleasure of seeing Cassie and Gary exchange vows at the always beautiful Sherwood Country Club. Cassie was a stunning bride, and together with her handsome groom they had a fairytale, vintage-inspired wedding. It was an amazing day, chock-full of laughs, tears and memory-making moments.

Congratulations Cassie and Gary - it was a privilege to work with you!

All photos by Susan Bordelon Photography.

Floral Design by Ricardo Luna, Luna Gardens.

Friday Fun List!

Happy Earth Day, and Happy Friday! Hope you had a fantastic week. In honor of Earth Day, here are a few fabulous "green" links from around the week.

I'm loving these bamboo canisters from Crate and Barrel.


Beautiful Easter tables with recycled and re-used materials, featured on House of Turquoise.


Ideas for going green with your wedding flowers featured on Savvy Scoop, Onewed's Bridal blog.


Green favor ideas from Martha Stewart Weddings.


How awesome would it be to go green by riding this Kate Spade bike to work?

Hmmmm...is it gree to go 6 months without washing your hair?

Have a great weekend!!

Friday Fun List!

Does anyone have any fun wedding plans this weekend? I'm taking a 3-day weekend this week and re-connecting with friends. Tonight one of my good friends and I will be at the Janet Jackson concert in LA, and tomorrow I'm seeing my best friend "Schmoopy" who lives in Indiana, at her sister's home for what I anticipate will be an evening of uncontrollable laughter. That's usually how we spend our time together. I can't wait!

But first, I thought I'd share some of the amazing, fun, inspiring posts found this week on the blogs I regularly visit. Enjoy!

Some might call this Holiday hair, but I call it perfect wedding hair!

Ohhhh...imagine wearing this dress is a candlelit room, filled with your bestest friends and the man you love.

Drool-worthy glimpse of what I imagine to be an amazing couture wedding dress.

This vow-renewal featured on Style Me Pretty captured my heart for many reasons: Their story is beautiful, the setting was perfect, and the decor was amazing, but the element that really captured my heart: their cute doggie in his bow tie!

Wishing a very happy wedding day to one of my favorite bloggers, Erin from House of Turquoise!

Love these vintage dresses featured on Ruffled.

Another fabulous collection from the amazing Vera Wang. See her Spring 2012 collection here..

I'll be back Monday with another "I Love Monday." In the meantime, happy weekend everyone!

If it's Monday it Must Be Love...Vintage-Inspired Tabletops

Ah, Monday, how I love thee...well, at least I love writing about weddings on Mondays! This week's installment of I love Mondays is one of my favorite themes for a wedding - Vintage-inspired tabletops. I love love love the look of vintage pieces mixed and matched with current pieces for the perfect table arrangement. Vintage can be interpreted in many ways, from many eras. For Jasmine and David's reception, we used mix-and-match tables and chairs, nixed the idea of table linens, and added old house numbers to act as table numbers.

Jasmine's Mom Denise spent months hunting down the perfect shade of aqua blue-green Ball jars to act as vases, and we incorporated clear Ball jars as candle holders. Finally, our fantastic florist, Holly Flora, incorporated some of their funky vases to highlight their beautiful flower arrangements. Vintage perfection.

For Alyssa and Anselm's wedding, we interpreted vintage as a bright palette of flowers in funky vcontainers to give a 60's MadMen-ish vibe. We used simple white linens and minimalist place settings to complete the look. It was unique and fun, and perfectly matched this lovely couple's aesthetic.

Another favorite idea - forgoing plain rented china for old patterened sets. I love this look, and this totally lends itself to my love of scouring flea markets. For someone who loves having old pieces around, this is a great way to both build your collection and formulate the perfect, one-of-a-kind table setting. If you want a unique look and love vintage - this is the way to go to ensure your look is like no other.

Happy Monday!

photos: one, two and three, Raya Carlisle Photography. four and five, Suzanne Mapes Photography. six via coutryliving.com