Photo courtesy of Karen Wade

Happy Friday!  I’m very excited to have the owners of Vixen Beauty guest blog today!  If you haven’t gathered from my past posts already about how important professionally styled makeup and hair is for your wedding day…well, today is the day that you do!  It will make a HUGE difference for your wedding photos, huge.  So without further ado…Vanessa and Melissa of Vixen Beauty… (more…)

Photos courtesy of Martha Stewart

I can’t count how many times I’ve watched groomsmen try to figure out the diagram of pocket square fold given to them from the rental company!  And eventually, either me or my other photographer fix it for them!  So here are some helpful instructions for ALL occassions of wearing a pocket square - It’s Hip to Wear Squares.

Photos courtesy of Thread Design

I can’t seem to get rid of this cold and on top of that a migraine this morning - welcome to my Monday!

It’s time to talk 2009 wedding trends and while the trend reports are slowly coming in for the new wedding season, I found a couple new bridesmaid dress trends already!  Miniskirts and Monotones!  Bright colors are predicted to be huge for the fall of 2009, but for spring it’s monotones.  Check out Thread Design for a fabulous selection for up-to-date bridesmaid and wedding dresses - awesome colors too!! (more…)

Photos courtesy of Martha Stewart

Your natural environment can provide you with so many resources for fall wedding decor.  Leaves and pumpkins seem to be the most commonly used, which is why I loved the use of pinecones here!  You can find pinecones just about anywhere!  The dark brown tones really compliment the hot new color for weddings, purple!  Pinecone Place Card & Pinecone Hurricane Vase

Photos courtesy of Martha Stewart

I wanted to share a few of my favorite lighting crafts for wedding decor in the fall.  If you know anything about photography, you know that it’s about the use of light.  It’s important to have a balance of light in your ceremony and reception venues so that the photographer can technically capture your moments but also photograph the feeling.  Nothing sets the mood like candlelight! These 2 ideas are super inexpensive and provide that unique fall touch.  Autumn Illuminated & Cornhusk Votives.

Photos courtesy of Martha Stewart & left image via Perfect Bound

Gifts are so much more special when there’s craft and memories put into them!  With so many options out there for your bridesmaids gifts, I thought these two ideas were perfect!  The blooming ring can be worn during the wedding day and become a fun accessory afterwards.  The memory flip books are precious! They come in different sizes and are created from 10-30 second clips of video.  Check out Flip Clips for more info.

Photos courtesy of Old School Stationers

I hope everyone had an awesome Labor Day!!  In keeping with the theme of the last post, I thought I’d share some more designs and prints that could inspire just about anyone!  Old School Stationers is a talented letterpress company based on the west coast with organic ideas.  It’s common for a couple getting married to use their shared hobbies for the theme of their wedding, especially in the favors so why not take it to the next level and use the theme for invites, etc!  Love the retro camping series that they have on their site and the leaves! Check out the wall prints!  Not sure if they do custom orders (worth a try though) but definitely take a peek for color and wedding design ideas!

Photos courtsey of Ferm-LIVING

I don’t need to say much for this post but “oh my god”! We’ve seen nature used in many wedding invitations and themes…but this - this a fresh new take on it all!! The wallpapers from this home-fashion store will inspire and make you aww! Check out Ferm-Living via the Husmusen blog. If anything, buy your house/apt. something new :)