Archives for December 2010

Real Engagement: Nikki + Vahram

This engagement session comes from the lovely ladies at Sweet Monday Photography!  Nikki + Vahram were our last wedding of the year.  Right now they’re in Bora Bora while we’re here stuck in the rain.  Enjoy N+V!
 They’re one hot couple huh?  They’re wedding was pretty amazing!  Fun + beautiful just like them!

No props, just LOVE!  This last one, le sigh!  The light is just perfect!

 Sweet indeed!

Make One Big Thing Happen!

Making Things Happen.

I attended the Making Things Happen tour with Lara Casey almost one year ago and so many great things have happened since then!

The point of it all is:  It all starts with you.  YOU have to make decisions, YOU have to conquer those fears, YOU have to make it happen.  Awesome thing is, is that it’s all within…guess what?  You!…that’s if, you really want it.

So to all my friends, you have about 2 weeks to make just ONE thing happen.  I really want to do ONE thing that will propel and jumpstart one or more of my 2011 goals.  Even if it’s not one of your 2011 goals, just a goal, whether it be a personal, business, etc.

I have still to write down my one sentence goal I’m going to get done before 2010 ends, but I promise I’ll be back.  In the meantime, what’s yours?

…and remember this: 

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.  ~Henry Ford

…and…

Start your sentence with “I will…”.  What will you do before 2010 ends?

Tuesday Shoesday

It’s been a while since we’ve had a Tuesday Shoesday around here but I just had to when I saw these!

Glamorous and extravagant, it screams “It’s my day!”.  This is a Philip Treacy for Valentino collection of Spring 2010.  Philip is a hat designer but this shoe design is pretty perfect for the bride who loves lace and attention!

Here’s one more look:

 Via Zeynip

What say you?  Yay or nay?

Happy Friday!

Have you heard that the color of the year for 2011 is honeysuckle?  According to Pantone, you’re going to be seeing a lot of:

What do you think?  Yay or nay?  I’m pretty partial to pink so this is definitely exciting!  One of our weddings actually has a hue of this honeysuckle.  You can see the board I made for that wedding here and you can read the article here.

Also, I hadn’t really written about the infamous royal wedding but these sketches from designers are pretty gorg and I just had to share!  These were my favorite:

I’m really liking this next one!

Angel Sanchez

 Amsale

This last St. Pucci one is also a favorite!  All via Brides.  Which one’s your favorite?

Monique Lhullier Sample Sale!

Ladies!  Right now is probably the best time to shop around for that dreamy dress.  Lots of stores are having sales to get in their 2011 collections.

This weekend Monique Lhullier is having a sample sale and you can save 40-90% of as-is dresses!

 First come, first serve too, so set your alarms!

2010 Best Details

According to Brides.com, there are 10 best 2010 wedding style details on their website.  Here are the ones we agree with!

1. Vintage brooch bouquets

Via Ms. Awesome – tutorial included!
2, Handmade and crafty!
3.  Unique escort cards

4. Handmade paper decor

Obviously we agree with the handmade love since we love personalized details but are we still going to see these trends in 2011?

I would definitely add:

  • modern/urban venues
  • not candy, but dessert buffets
  • food/dessert midnight snacks, maybe a midnight In n’ Out truck visit?  Nom!
  • modern/short gowns

What else would you add?  Do you still expect to see these trends in 2011?

P.S.  We’ve been also wanting to do a little 2010 collage of our weddings but we’re still missing two weddings.  Can’t wait to share that with you!