Always so fun for us to see wedding inspiration from all over the world. Especially from one of the world’s most romantic locations, Italy. Varese Wedding designed a St. Valentine inspired engagement shoot at Formazza, an alpine valley in the Italian region of Piedmont. The owner of this rustic farmhouse is passionate about the environment and produces butter, cheese, jams and other eco-friendly products. Sounds amazing to us. You can see more of this Rustic Italian Valentine Inspiration in the full gallery by clicking here.

From Varese Wedding:
The idea was to give everything a hand-made and eco-rustic mood. The color theme was of course a Valentine’s red and the wood color was almost present on the couple’s dresses, desserts, heart-shaped cushions, save the date and the sweets. The “Save The Date” was created by Valentina of Cut and Paste. It was made of carved light wood and placed in a red felt envelope.

A destination wedding is the perfect excuse to take a romantic trip to Italy. If this sounds dreamy to you, Varese Wedding can help you plan this out. This means they can handle every aspect of your destination wedding and  take care of all of the details. If you feel like just taking a relaxing honeymoon to Lake Como (where George Clooney’s house is – by the way) they can also help you with that.

Planning, Design, Hand Made, Desserts: Varese Wedding
Photographer: Francesco Brunello Studio Fotografando
Venue:  Agriturismo Rosswald
Save the Date and Tags : Valentina by Cut and Paste
Cushions and Love Garland: La Gatta sul Tetto
Hair + make-up :  Cristina Nosè

Jake and Emily both love Crested Butte, CO and spend time there with friends every summer … it was the perfect location for their styled elopement session. They are a very active couple who enjoys spending time outdoors together, so it was a must that their environment reflect their spirit of adventure.

With the help of  Lindsay Carole Photography and A Vintage Affair Rentals Jake and Emily were able to have a styled mountain elopement in the beautiful wilderness surrounding Crested Butte, CO. With some serious gorgeous surroundings. There really are so many more pretty images to see by clicking here.

Photographer: Lindsay Carole Photography
Event Designer: A Vintage Affair Rentals
Venue: Crested Butte, CO

You’re engaged – you want to have a super fun party to celebrate your recent engagement and you just so happen to be a diehard Footloose fan. Well, that works out perfectly because so is  Events by Sarah Elizabeth. Using vibrant flowers, music inspired props and some vintage rentals, this Footloose Themed Engagement Party will not only wow your guests, but it will also present a perfect excuse to dance the night away. See more images from Daniel Mast  in the full gallery.

From: Events by Sarah Elizabeth

After the original thought entered my mind (diehard Footloose fan here) I scrambled with how to involve the different elements of the film while maintaining unity. There are so many different elements of Footloose that you could grab a hold of and run with. I chose to focus on the color, music, rustic farm town feel.

A lot of brides are looking for ways to make their weddings unique, certain elements that will really wow their guests. This Footloose shoot contains many elements that can easily be used in a wedding. As with any event the details and how they are used are what can really make an event and tie everything together. For this shoot we incorporated elements in the centerpieces that weren’t just flowers, the books, the tapes the records – all important details from the movie. Coming up with distinct details that can go on the table to accompany the flower arrangements is always a detail that pleases.

I LOVED using streamers in this shoot – I don’t think I’ve used streamers since…. I can’t remember! Maybe you don’t want paper streamers at your wedding…luckily there are so many alternatives that create an elegant atmosphere with that fun streamer feel – ribbons, stringed flowers, fabric and more!

An important thing for brides to remember in decor is the actual furniture. Maggpie Rentals provided us with great tables and chairs as well as the awesome buffet and props! If we would’ve used a standard banquet table with white folding chairs the “feel” of the shoot wouldn’t be the same. Have the elements to give it that farm feel was key!

There are many different ways for brides to incorporate themes/styles into their wedding day to make it a truly unique experience that represents them as a couple. Every couple has a different concept as well as budget and the most important thing is staying true to what you want! You don’t get to rewind and do the day over so make sure the decisions you make are what you want!

Photographer: Daniel Mast
Event Designer: Events by Sarah Elizabeth
Cake: Desserts by Dana
Flowers: Events by Sarah Elizabeth
Stationery: 23rd & 5th
Rentals: Maggpie Vintage Rentals
Second Photographer: Jordan Bush
Venue: Private Property, Lancaster, PA

Engagment season is in full swing and to celebrate all of you newly engaged love birds, we have a fun whimsical Engagement Shoot At Waikato Farm In New Zealand. Captured at the twilight hour. If you are struggling on where to have your engagement photos taken, read on to hear a fun suggestions from our Facebook Friends. We would love to hear where you are having your engagement photos taken. Photography by Lavara Wedding Photography

Engagement Location Ideas From Our Friends over at Facebook.

Grace: We took ours @Historic Olvera Street in DTLA and Union Station!
Jessica: We are going to Boston – Fenway, the gardens, financial district – basically all over.
Lindsey Miller: Our first date was at the NYS Fair
Allison: Soho in New York City where he took me for our first date and where he proposed.
Nicole: Gettysburg, where he proposed
Ashley: Neon Museum in Las Vegas
Amber: The horse ranch where we met
Melanie : We took ours in the Rocky Mountains
Racheal: we took ours on campus at the university where we met
Michelle: Disneyland

Photography: Lavara Wedding Photography

Yay you are engaged! It is time to plan for the biggest and best party of the year… your wedding! Before all of that happens, you need to take your engagement photos.  While scouting out that perfect photographer, you should also think about what you want out of your photos. If you plan on using them in your save the date it, we love the idea of incorporating your wedding theme into the shoot.

Uur next couple did just that. In anticipation for their seaworthy wedding it seemed only fitting to have a Nautical Engagement Shoot. Complete with a mini boat and some nautical inspired outfits. You can see more of this Nautical Engagement shoot in the full gallery. All of this sea-loving goodness was captured by Gina Meola.

Of course we had to share a few Nautical Ideas with you for your up and coming oceanic affair. A Nautical wedding can really go so many directions and the possibilities are really endless.

1. Anchors Cake 2. Anchor Save the Date Towel 3. Printable Knot Wedding Invite 4. Sailor Bridesmaid Dress 5. Navy & White Flowers 6. Compass Escort Cards

Photographer: Gina Meola
Event Design: Ave Styles
Venue: Tempe Town Lake
Hair and Makeup: Pin Up

The wedding has passed and as much as you loved your wedding photos, you are wanting a little something more. Something intimate with just the two of you. Seems like the perfect excuse to capture your love one more time.

That being said, enjoy this ever so beautiful day-after bridal session captured by one of our friends and favorite photographers Elizabeth Messina. Of course, their are so many more lovely photos in the full gallery that you can peruse by clicking here.

Be sure to see this couple’s actual wedding from Lola Video. It is uhh-amazing. Let us know what you think.

DJ: Good Beat Productions
Cinematography: Lola Video

Lots of couples are  inspired by antique and vintage finds when planning out their wedding decor. Barbara and Roy took it to the next level and combined their love of all things vintage into their Central Park engagement session.

Together they collaborated and styled this vintage engagement photo session filled with personal details and snazzy outfits. It turned out to be quite a stylish success. See more stylish photos by Lindsay Madden Photography in the full gallery.

Photographer: Lindsay Madden Photography

Venue: Central Park
Makeup: Sephora
Dress Designer: Anthropologie

iDropPHOTO shared with us these relaxed and easy going engagement photos with a horse. We know we have said this before, but there is something so magical about photographs with two people in love and a majestic animal. We also must mention that although Mikhail & Megan’s wardrobe is simple –  it really goes ever-so-perfectly with the entire session.

Chosing your wardrobe for an engagement session is crucial to ensuring the best photographs possible. To achieve an effortlessly fabulous look, simply slip on something that you adore and is always your go-to favorite. On that note, let it be known that we also encourage splurging for the occasion and buying something wonderful. Either way you are setting yourself up for success. Just make sure you feel like you! To see more engagement photos click here.

Photographer: iDropPHOTO

This is, hands-down, one of our favorite engagement sessions to date. Captured and styled by two of our Hand-Picked wedding vendors Ryan Ray and styled by Lavender Joy Weddings. Talk about an award winning combination.

Richie and Linda have family from all over, and they wanted their engagement session to be in-a-way, an invitation to all their family and friends from all over to travel to their wedding. The theme was by “Balloon, Boat, or Bike” get to our wedding. They made it a three part shoot to send that message.  Enjoy this travel themed engagement session and be sure to see all of the images by clicking here.

Ryan Ray  and Lavender Joy Weddings are both part of our exclusive The Hand-Picked Vendors. Hand-Picked Vendors are at the top of their game and provide excellent services! Our picks were chosen because of their commitment to excellence, stylish and fresh ideas, and their overall fresh approach to weddings. To learn more about how our Hand-Picked vendors are chosen please click here.

Photographer: Ryan Ray
Event Designer: Lavender Joy Weddings
Calligrapher: The Left Handed Calligrapher
Vintage Rentals: Rent My Dust

Madeline and Josh had a summer wedding on a beautiful farm in Tennessee, so they wanted their engagement session to reflect a similar setting. Captured by one of our talented Hand-Picked wedding vendors, Kate Murphy Photography. The entire e-session can be seen here. We can not wait to see their Tennessee farm wedding. We’re sure it is going to be fabulous.

Kate Murphy Photography is one of our exclusive The Hand Picked Vendors. They are at the top of their game and provide excellent services! Our picks were chosen because of their commitment to excellence, stylish and fresh ideas, and their overall fresh approach to weddings. To learn more about how our Hand-Picked vendors are chosen please click here.

Photographer: Kate Murphy