Amelie is not only a heart-felt movie, but also has a ton of  lovely wedding inspiration throughout the film. So much inspiration that The Emerics created an outdoor garden wedding vignette inspired by the film. Filled with organic elements, quotes from the film and a very specific color scheme of greens and reds. Read on to hear more details from these Las Vegas wedding photographers. Do check out more Amelie wedding inspiration in the full gallery by clicking here.

We decided on small plants as favors too because Amelie has potted plants along the windowsill of her apartment and thought it would flow nicely with the organic vibe. Since Amelie was a waitress at a cafe in Paris, we decided on a menu board instead of individual menus on the plates. In the movie you can see her handwriting the menu on glass. And just to pay further homage to the movie itself, we chose a few of our favorite quotes and hung them alongside the escort cards.

Jason and I set out to create a wedding inspired by the French movie Amelie, which is our favorite movie of all time – our daughter’s middle name is Amelie, just as an indication as to how much we love it! I began to seek out the organic elements of the movie, as well as our favorite quotes to help us set the scene for a small, intimate courtyard wedding. The movie has a very specific color scheme of greens and reds, so we kept those colors throughout the design elements.

The narrator describes Amelie early in the movie as someone who enjoyed “life’s small pleasures : immersing one’s hand in a sack of grain, cracking the crust of a crème brulée with the back of a teaspoon or skipping stones on the Canal St-Martin.” We used burlap sacks with the word, amour, over the outdoor fireplace, we also used had a vase of river rocks for guests to write wishes for the newlyweds on, and of course, creme brulee was part of our dessert table.

A lot of the pieces were thrift store finds, such as the cake table, the suitcase, and the panel with fabric strips. We simply refurbished them ourselves to match our color scheme. We had our talented friend, Sarah Barajas, make the crepe cake, raspberry tart, and creme brulee. There were a lot of DIY elements throughout the decor, as well. Jason hand-sewed the burlap sacks and the burlap “cards” flag then made stencils for the letters. I painted the small terre cotta pots green then used sandpaper to give them a distressed look. We also designed and printed our own escort cards, place cards, and quote cards. The table covering was also made by the floral artist based on the vision we had.

Makeup: Makeup in the 702
Cake: Las Vegas Custom Cakes
Dress Designer & Accessories: Bella Bridesmaid
Stationery: Paper and Home
Hair: Annie Staich

Shot by Raw Photo Design and inspired by the hit TV series, Mad Men, we were charmed to see these vintage-modern 1960′s wedding ideas. Beautifully adorned with classic satin gloves, full-length skirts, pearls and bow-ties. We must say that we are completely smitten with the 60′s bouffant hair styles. We would love to see a bride with one of these classic hair styles.

This classy throw-back was shot at The Study Hotel in New Haven, Connecticut, it was a spot-on location for this mid-century vibe inspirational shoot. To see more Mad Men wedding ideas, you can look at the rest of the gallery here.

This Mad Men inspirational shoot had several show stopping looks by some pretty fabulous designers. Jenny Yoo , Amsale, Coren Moore and Anne Barge  to name a few.

Photographer: Raw Photo Design
Event Designer: Jubilee Events
Venue: The Study at Yale
Makeup: Jennie Fresa Makeup & Skincare
Hair: W Salon
Cake: A Little Imagination Cakes
Fashion Stylist: Beth Chapman, The White Dress by the Shore
Flowers: Datura, A Modern Garden
Groom’s Attire: Valentino Tailors
Jewelry: Aquinnah by The White Dress by the Shore
Shoe Designer: Grace
Veil or Hair Accessories: The White Dress by The Shore
Prop or Furniture Rentals: Party Rental Ltd.
Linens: La Tavola Linen
Models provided by: The Beauty Within

Gowns and Dresses: Jenny Yoo | Amsale | Coren Moore | Anne Barge | Cardigans: Ivy and Aster | Gloves: Carolina Amato |Fascinator: Bijou Van Ness | Cardigan Pin: Haute Bride | Necklace: Aquinnah for the White Dress by the Shore | Earrings: Haute Bride

Punches of color make a wedding feel lively and youthful. That’s why we are suckers for adding yellow to any wedding theme. It effortlessly matches up with everything and anything. Looks especially snappy with a hot air ballon theme … don’t you think?  All this fun and playfulness was captured by one of our very own Hand-Picked Wedding photographers Lavender & Twine.

Be sure to read on as these central coast wedding vendors go into more detail on this playful inspirational shoot. So many many more pretty pictures to swoon over in the full gallery. You have to see a close up of this yellow cake and you will fall in love with these hot air balloon table numbers designed by Lilly & Louise.

From: Lavender & Twine.

Tenley Erin Young, named “America’s Best Floral Designer” after winning the TV Show “The Arrangement”, designed the gorgeous florals to enhance the lemon yellow used in the attire. She worked with billy balls, dusty millers, parrot tulips, hydrangea, succulents and greens. We especially love the bouquet–so unique!

Lilly & Louise took our ideas and ran with them, translating our Hot Air Balloon Wedding Ideas into the most precious invitation suite that tied everything together perfectly.

This lemon-themed shoot was inspired by a beautiful local venue, Limoneira Ranch in Santa Paula CA. It is a hidden gem, known for both their delicious lemons (a real working ranch!) and hot air balloons. It’s tucked away in the hills and when you drive up to the Ranch you drive through towering eucalyptus trees, and miles of lemon groves. The site is amazing with several wedding locations on the property, which allows each of it’s couples to customize their wedding to fit their own personal vision.

We wanted a fun and playful look, and to inspire bride’s who love a pop of color we incorporated yellow into different parts of the bride and groom’s attire. Our bride is wearing a sweet short gown by La Soie Bridal – Santa Barbara. We wanted to add a little ‘zest’ with her accessories; the sweater is from Forever 21 and the adorable satin shoes are by Nina Shoes. The bride’s birdcage veil was handmade by VVeronique Coleccion.

For the groom we stumbled upon Me and Matilda who handmade the Gingham print suspenders and tie to match the rest of our vision. We completed his look with khakis and a white shirt from Gap and penny loafers from Bass.

Event Designer: An Enlightened Event
Venue: Limoneira Ranch
Makeup & Hair: Cynthia Lauran
Cake: Jana’s Creative Cakes
Caterer: Petite Reve Cafe–Lemon Tarts
Dress Designer: La Soie
Flowers: Tenley Erin Young
Groom’s Attire: Tie & Suspenders– Me and Matilda
Shoe Designer: Nina
Stationery: Lilly & Louise
Veil or Hair Accessories: Veronique Coleccion
Prop or Furniture Rentals: Ventura Rental
Linens: La Tavola
Bride’s Sweater:Forever 21

In case you have not noticed, we love anything that is fun, whimsical and these carnival wedding ideas are as whimsical as it can get. Think outrageous candy bar filled with brightly colored sweets, delicious food, a hand-crafted pinwheel backdrop, and stunning floral selections. You will find all of these carnival ideas and more from A Style Collective along with tips and tricks to throw the ultimate carnival wedding. Be sure to see all the images in the full gallery photographed by Ryan Price. They are truly pin worthy.

Our goal was to strike a whimsical note while offering a nostalgic feeling and still keep the color palette lively and versatile. Red, powder blue, blush pink, and pops of black & white were the perfect match for this set. We played the colors up on the dessert table with our paper designs, a hand-crafted pinwheel backdrop, brightly colored sweets, and stunning floral selections. Our white washed vintage buffet server was brought to life. Traci at Cupcake Cachet created the most adorable, perfectly coordinating cake with ruffles, stripes, fondant, and a custom balloon topper.

Her bubble-gum cupcakes and cotton candy cake push-up pops were also a major focal point on our sweets table. We’re not sure which was sweeter, the look of her goodies with our paper goods and backdrop or the delectable taste of them all. Traci ROCKS. We also used bulk candy, salty popcorn, rock candy sticks, and donut parfait “sundaes” as extra carnival inspired nibbles. The paper goods we designed reflected this whimsical and bright vibe by serving as
unique additions to the displays. Fork picks, cupcake toppers and wrappers, cocktail glass tags, etc. are even more eye candy than the desserts alone.

We styled the simple but striking sweetheart’s table to coordinate perfectly with its pinwheel adornment, custom Mr. & Mrs. sings, pink and vintage lace table linens, LOVE frame backdrop, and a vintage replica Circus Animal Cracker tin for flowers. We’re not sure anything could have worked better for this set’s style than the beautiful red anemones, billy balls, blush peonies, and blue hydrangeas. The bride’s bouquet also had sweet blue and white lollipop accents and a pink and white striped cotton ribbon that left us swooning.

The idea for food and beverages was shown through our vintage wardrobe-bearing cocktail waitresses who toted red trays of indulgences from chicken & waffles to cotton candy martinis. Lori Alexander, with 7 Closets Vintage, was on set to offer her unique vintage wardrobe options and style these cocktail waitresses as well as our groom in his tasteful suspenders and bow-tie. Ventura’s Bridal of Houston provided the bride’s adorable and fun short dress that matched the nostalgic carnival theme so well.

We couldn’t let this shoot end without the addition of oversized balloons and pinwheels. Shooting amongst the Kemah Boardwalk and Carnival was the quintessential playground for these fun props and for Ryan to capture wonderfully with his artistic style of photography. The ferris wheel, carousel, games, sea wall, and energy of the Saturday crowd were the best backdrop we could have asked for. We were thrilled with the results. I think anyone would want to jump right into this scene upon viewing the photo playback. I can almost smell those bubble gum cupcakes! A huge thank you to all of the contributing vendors! You guys rocked this one and truly allowed us to have so much creative freedom and fun. Ryan Price did a remarkable job at telling the story through such beautiful images.

How to create your own Carnival Boardwalk Wedding

1. Color Palette
Select a color palette that is bold and brings in the opportunity for a carnival inspired vibrancy. Colors like a bright red, pink, yellow, or aqua blue are amazing to work with in décor elements from balloons to candy to flowers. If you feel hesitant to go too over-the-top, choose a classic black & white base and add one additional strong color for the punch.

2. Whimsical Décor
You may not want to get too “theme” happy, but even a few tasteful additions to your wedding décor that reflect carnival elements can be just the thing to make it stand out. Perhaps you love the idea of lollipops in your bouquet, a festive candy stand, outdoor game or prize areas, balloons, colorful tents outdoors, or dressed up cocktail waitresses.

3. Inspired Catering
Forget the standard buffet or meat & potatoes dish. Let your catering venue get creative with carnival inspired food selections or passed small bites like chicken and waffles, corn dog poppers, herb tossed French fries, funnel cake, or cotton candy. Perhaps for an interactive cocktail station you could have create your own spiked snow cones or cotton candy martinis.

4. Games & Prizes
This is the fun, self-explanatory part. Get your guests involved in more than just ‘oo-ing’ and ‘ah-ing’ about your wedding dress. Entertain them outdoors with games, juggling acts, balloon artists, etc. Do you have children attending? Have a face painting booth. Your adult guests will definitely feel young at heart the more interactive your lounge or outdoor cocktail hour is.

5. Attire
Inform your guests of the ‘feel’ of your wedding in your wedding invite or website by encouraging more casual, comfortable, or whimsical dress. Sundresses, bow-ties, and suspenders welcome. If you want to represent a certain ‘era’ like the 1950s or 1940s then, by all means, encourage them to partake. The more relaxed your guests are, the more fun they will have – especially on the dance floor. Allow your bridal party to wear knee length dresses and have a fun cocktail dress for yourself to change into.

6. Paper Goods
It’s a well known fact that your save-the-dates, wedding invite, and wedding branded paper goods set the initial tone of your event. Get creative with a graphic designer to portray the mood you envision for your big day. Adding confetti, touches of mini fabric pendant banners, hand-stamped hot air balloon, or carnival font-types can add in a whimsical note. Now your guests first impression is a unique one!

Event Designer & Florals: A Style Collective
Venue: Kemah Boardwalk
Cake: Cupcake Cachet
Dress Designer: Ventura’s Bridal
Groom’s Attire: 7 Closets Vintage
Veil or Hair Accessories & Wardrobe: 7 Closets Vintage
Prop or Furniture Rentals: A Style Collective

Looking to have a fairy tale-inspired wedding with an over the top table decor, ballgown wedding dress and opulence galore? You are going to love all of these Ideas for a Cinderella themed Wedding from Bethann Greenberg Photography and Couture Events. Complete with lavish gowns, gold table decor, grandiose floral arrangements and of course a prince charming. To see more Cinderella wedding inspiration click here and be sure to share with us what you think.

To start the planning process for your majestic wedding, you need to think about where you are going to hold your fairy tale wedding. Most venues can be transformed into a magical wonderland – a private estate, garden or winery venue. Chandeliers would be ideal, but no necessary. These San Diego wedding vendors choose a Private Estate in Rancho Santa Fe to bring all this Cinderalla goodnes.

From: Bethann Greenberg Photography

When the fabulous Bethany from Lotus Hair Design Studio approached me about doing a shoot, something striking and dramatic she could put up on the wall of her new salon, my first thought was, Marie Antoinette! But I knew it wouldn’t be enough to just photograph a model with big hair and a dress. So I went to wedding planner, Krystel with Couture Events, known for her vision and creativity, and talked to her about putting together something that would knock people’s socks off.

Krystel immediately thought of Cinderella. It occurred to us, why not fuse our two concepts together?, and “Marie meets Cinderella” was born. We found a beautiful private estate in Ranch Santa Fe that looked as if it had been created for this very shoot. In addition, the combination of all our talented vendors, including the wonderful Teal Green Designs who created the magnificent “Cinderella Pumpkin Chair,” really made the set something to behold. After Bethany and Brides by Brittany worked their magic, our Prince Charming, Cinderella, and her two stepsisters were ready to go! I, Bethann Greenberg Photography, took care of the rest!

Photographer: Bethann Greenberg Photography
Makeup: Brides By Brittany
Hair: Lotus Den Hair Studio
Cake: Cake Ball Love
Dress Designer: Here Comes the Bride
Flowers: My Splendid Sentiments
Groom’s Attire: Buffalo Breath
Stationery: Paper Scissors Print
Veil or Hair Accessories: Rachel Larraine
Prop or Furniture Rentals: Teal Green Design
Linens- La Tavola Linen.com
Cotton Candy: Tasty Clouds
Venue: Private Estate in Rancho Santa Fe

If you thought we were going to ease up on our gold obsession anytime soon, guess again. Our love for all thinks sparkly will keep on keeping on. This time a little pretty from Vitalic Photo who captured and designed some pretty spectacular gold and pink wedding ideas with a splash of black.  We are smitten with everything  on this shoot, but we have to say the feather escort card set up is a steal worthy idea that you might want to pin.

The entire shoot was captured at an old diesel factory plant in Vero Beach. You can see so many more gold and black wedding ideas with a splash of pink by clicking here.

Photographer & Event Designer: Vitalic Photo
Makeup: Cindy Goetz
Hair: Lindsay Naffziger
Cake: Frosting
Dress Designer: San Patrick
Flowers: Pink Pelican Florist
Jewelry: J Crew
Stationery: Vitalic Photo
Venue: Abandoned Diesel Plant

When it comes to the most popular wedding color of all times it is hands down purple. Pair it with anything and you have an endlessly chic look. So it’s no wonder that a savvy group of Virginia wedding vendors collaborated to bring you some oh so fabulous purple and gold wedding ideas.

Conceptualized by Dana Fitzgerald and photographed by Katelyn James. You can see so many more stunning photographs in the full gallery by clicking here.

How positively gorgeous are all the purple wedding flowers? Designed by one of favorite florists Janie Medley of The Bride’s Cafe. We adore the use of feathers used throughout all of the arrangements. Giving everything such a regal and prestigious feeling.

Photographer: Katelyn James
Event Designer: Dana Fitzgerald
Floral Design: Janie Medley of The Bride’s Cafe
Venue: Virginia Center for Architecture
Hair and Makeup: Emily Hudspeth
Cake: Kristine Bender of K Rose Cakes
Dress Designer: Joanna August
Jewelry: Simply Vera Vera Wang
Shoe Designer: Nine West from an assortment at DSW
Stationery: Bella Figura
Calligraphy: Moya Minns of MM Ink
Veil or Hair Accessories: Tigerlilly Jewelry
Prop or Furniture Rentals: Party Perfect
Bridal Gown and Bridesmaids’ Dresses: Joanna August from  Bella Bridesmaid Richmond
Mini Birdcage Veil: Tigerlilly Jewelry
Jewelry: Simply Vera Vera Wang
Bride’s Shoes: Nine West and Lulu Townsend DSW
Shoe Clips: Maira Eaton of Chuletin Design
Purse adornment: Dana FitzGerald
Wedding Cake:  K Rose Cakes
Wedding Invitation: Bella Figura
Upholstered Screens, Chairs with Nailheads, Pillows, Nesting Tables, Stemware, Napkins: World Market | Gold Chairs, Chair Cushions, Round and Six Foot Table and Tablecloths: Perfect Party | Ribbon: Midori Ribbon | Floral Wholesaler: Florabundance| Flower Vessels and Feathers: Michaels | Lantern: Homegoods | Dinner Plates: Anchor Hocking at Target | Models: Emily Hudspeth (Bride), Jeff Greenwald (Groom), Blair Roberts Wyatt (Bridesmaid), Kelly Gony Jessup (Bridesmaid) Kelly Moore Bags | H-b Photo | Leather Craftsmen | Special thank you to: Ruby Press and Janie Medley of The Bride’s Cafe

If snowy mountains and the smell of pine have you dreaming of a winter white wedding, you are in luck. Brooke Keegan Weddings and  Events and a crew of Orange County wedding vendors made the journey to Mammoth Mountain to bring some spectacular snowy winter wedding ideas.

If you’re planning to have a lavish mountain wedding, then plan on pinning more than a few of these ideas. Especially all the statement florals from Elegant by Design, how gorgeous are they?  See so many more fabulous photos from Lane Dittoe Photography in the full gallery and read on to learn more about how you can have a snowy winter wedding of your own.

Greet guests with a Welcome Tote bag like our Horseshoe Wedding Tote. After their long journey they would love to have a bag of goodies to sit back and relax with. A bottle of wine some chips and cookies, you will have some happy guests on your hands.

Pick up a Horseshoe Bridal Tank Top and Buck Tee for Groom while you are picking up your Welcome Wedding Totes.

From: Brooke Keegan Events

Our inspiration for this shoot was the RL Ranch meets the mountains in the winter. With lots of rich texture, colors and patterns, we brought both elements together in the beautiful Sierra’s. Mammoth Mountain was the perfect backdrop for the shoot. Shooting at 3 locations on the Mountain; a Private Estate in Juniper Ridge, Tamarack Lodge and Dry Creek Bar and Terrace at the Mammoth Mountain Inn. Each location was perfect for what we were looking for.

Fusion Linens custom made the wood table and benches for the tabletop shoot. Elegant by Design did a great job capturing the ranch feeling within the florals, decor, pillows, runner and vessels used. The copper silverware and amber chargers were a great addition to the tabletop design, thanks to Signature Party Rentals. The cake was created by the fabulous Sweet Gems Cakes. The mini desserts and drinks to accompany it were created by the talented Chef Will Flores. The models hair and makeup was gorgeous thanks to Beauty-Full by Molly. The paper suite was perfect! Wiley Valentine always creates the most amazing paper goods. The stunning photos were taken by the talented Lane Dittoe Photogrpahy.

Venue: Tamarack Lodge, Mammoth Mountain Inn, Dry Creek Bar
Makeup & Hair: Beauty-Full by molly
Cake: Sweet Gems Cakes
Desserts/Cheese Platter: Chef Will Flores
Dress Designer: Anne Barge
Flowers/Decor/Linens: Elegant by Design
Jewelry: Nadri and Liquid Metal
Shoe Designer: Christian Louboutin
Stationery: Wiley Valentine
Tables/Benches/Chairs: Fusion Linens
Rentals: Signature Party Rentals
Models: Inbal Gvili nad Adam Tomalas
Flower Girl: Lili Tomalas

Straight out of the 60s, we have a backyard wedding with a few modern updates that is overflowing with personal statements and style.

Jenny and Aaron had their super stylish 60s wedding in their own home that they have been restoring and renovating for the past two years.  What an awesome way to show off their handy work and love all in one shabang. You can see more of this 1960s Backyard Wedding Photographed by Lilia Photography in the full gallery by clicking here. Read on to hear more juicy details from the bride, Jenny.

The theme of our wedding was Jenny and Aaron. It was very personal and very us!
Our wedding ceremony and reception was held at our home that we have been restoring and renovating together for the past 2 years. I paint pop art paintings for a living and I hand-painted a portrait of the two of us. Our portrait greeted everyone as they walked into our backyard. Aaron is a musician and audio engineer, so I found antique sheet music that I cut into paper pennants that were strung around the backyard and inside the house. This paper was also used to decorate the cupcake tower. To top it off, we love all things vintage, family history, and 60s lounge music. We gave our wedding a healthy dose of all three!

I did a ton of DIY projects! I made a wedding zine that included the regular program information, but also included fun facts about our 1912 Craftsman home, a scavenger hunt, and a welcome poem that Aaron wrote. We made 1 inch buttons for guests to take using vintage dictionary paper with cute wedding words like “love bird” and “bliss”. Besides that, we did the usual fun wedding must-have DIY projects like the tissue paper flowers, paper pennants made out of music sheets, and pinwheels.

An interesting tidbit about our wedding was that my mom was able to wear her wedding dress to my wedding. She married in 1968 and wore a yellow mini dress with a sheer cape and pill box hat. The dress is still in great condition and she fit in it perfectly! I think she most liked the attention from it and really “hammed” it up all day!

My favorite memory of our wedding was having all our friends and family at our home. Many of the people that came had never seen our place and all the work we’ve done to it. Before the wedding, I was nervous if everyone would all fit comfortably in the backyard and in the house, but it all worked out beautifully. It was cozy, but not squished. It was cute seeing how proud my dad was of the house (he helped us out a lot with his handyman skills) and giving family friends tours. It was nice seeing how everyone really appreciated all our hard work and enjoyed the space. It really warmed our home and gave us a giant boost of happy memories.

Venue: bride and groom’s home
Cake: James & the Giant Cupcake
Caterer: Ann’s Catering
Coordinator: Erica Ota Events
Dress Designer: Recapture Designs
Flowers: Grand Flowers
Officiant: Sara

One might not think to gravitate toward a green color palette, but Sunday Romance and a few other San Diego wedding vendors collaborated to showcase come green wedding ideas.

Showing us that sparkling emeralds and deep clovers make a heck of a wedding palette. See more pretty pictures in the full wedding gallery by clicking here. We must say that the wedding florals by Cherry Blossom Floral Designs are quite stunning, even though they only used two colors, green and white.

Photographer & Event Designer: Sunday Romance
Makeup: Makeup AND hair for Bride – Chantall, Faces of California
Hair: Makeup AND hair for Bridesmaid, Jackie Q Beauty Company
Cake: Hey There, Cupcake!
Dress Designer: Lovey By Isha
Flowers: Cherry Blossom Floral Designs
Stationery: paper | scissors | print
Prop or Furniture Rentals: Vintage Rentals San Diego
Assistant Photographer: Evan Yamada
Model: Amber Kennard
Nearly all vendors are part of the Inspired Network

Thinking of adding a little honey love to your wedding? You really can go so many directions with this theme, and Michelle Lemley shows us some incredibly cute ideas to incorporate the sweet stuff into your wedding. Like dressing your bridesmaids in sunny yellow dresses and having some way cute bee worthy wedding florals to go with everything. Courtesy of Pink Posey Design, you have to see more way cute honey bee wedding ideas in the full gallery.

From: Michelle Lemley

Here is how a bride can create a DIY Honey bee wedding. Of course, the best place to start gathering ideas is to find that first inspiration piece. Ours was a gorgeous plate from Anthropologie that had a honey bee in the center. By looking at the accent colors on the plate we came up with colors for the flowers & décor. Those included light green, yellow & black, ivory, and soft gold. Then I was able to find beautiful ribbon to wrap the honey sticks & charming stickers to label the honey jars. As far as décor I was determined to find charming details that would boast a soft & sweet appearance. Enter honey bee napkins holders and honey bee bottle caps. To my delight, I found adorable wooden honey sticks to compliment the honey and tea cups.

The same day I discovered a light yellow teapot with honey bees engraved in the porcelain. We also had vintage white tea cups and plates that were perfect for our tea and honey bar.
The florist used black & white ribbon for one bouquet. She also created a one of kind bouquet with yellow rose petals resembling one large rose bouquet with a shimmer of white ribbon. The flowers included daisies, roses, billy balls, gladiolas, and anemone’s. They were simply stunning and one can never go wrong with yellow! Don’t forget about the sweets! Our amazing baker created a fluffy ivory cupcake with a beautiful Ivory & yellow flower on top. Finally, I knew I needed to start looking for the Bride & Bridesmaids dresses. I found a gorgeous yellow dress from Urban Outfitters that had an open back. Then we went to Blue Bridal and found the loveliest Tara Keely gown that incorporated the southern belle/sweetness appeal. The end result was a bright and colorful palette with sweet honey, tea, champagne & a gorgeous sunny day.

Photographer: Michelle Lemley
Venue: Boettcher Mansion
Makeup: Kelsey Zabawa
Hair: Alex Sternberg
Cake: Little Fig Cakes & Desserts
Dress Designer: Tara Keely
Jewelry: Nordstroms
Shoe Designer: baby phat
Models : Cassie Wysel (bride) Marissa Loken (bridesmaid)

In our next feature, Chelsey Boatwright Photography and a group of talented Florida wedding vendors collaborate to show how stylish and chic an picnic style wedding can actually be. Whether it’s on the beach or in the park, a picnic is one of everyone’s favorite activities. Combine it with a wedding and a gourmet food truck and you have a serious show stopper on your hands.

Incorporating your wedding theme into a picnic style wedding is super easy, Desiree Dawn Events shows us how to throw a bohemian food truck wedding. Complete with picnic style seating. Be sure not miss the The Royal Coke Float recipe. There is so much more inspiration to see in the full gallery.

Old curtains, sheets, and scarves can be used to make fabric pockets for your wedding invites. Learn how to make your own stamp fabric pocket wedding invites by visiting this lovely tutorial on one of our favorite wedding stationery blogs oh so beautiful paper.

The Royal Coke Float:
Ingredients
2 shots Whiskey, Canadian (Crown Royal)
2 shots Schnapps, butterscotch
1 can Cola, vanilla (Coke)
2 pieces Cherries/Maraschinos
3 scoops Ice Cream, vanilla
Top with Whipped cream

Combine Crown Royal and butterscotch schnapps in a cocktail shaker with ice. Place ice cream in glass and strain alcohol from shaker over ice cream. Pour Vanilla Coke slowly over ice cream. Garnish with desired amount of whipped cream and cherries. Enjoy!

Event Designer: Desiree Dawn Events
Venue: Quiet Waters Park
Cake: Sandy’s Scrapbooks
Caterer: Curbside Gourmet Food Truck
Dress Designer: Theia Dress from Bacio Bacio Bridal Salon
Flowers: Millie V’s Floral Design
Groom’s Attire: Khol’s
Jewelry: Target
Shoe Designer: Anthropologie
Stationery: Ten Lines Pica
Veil or Hair Accessories: Jannie Baltzer
Bridesmaid Dresses: Free People
Flower Girl dress: Kostum Designs
Groom & Groomsmen Bowties: Collared Greens & Southern Beaus
Cake Pops: SavvyLicious Sweets
I love You Banner: Made For Fun
Makeup: Alessandra Egan-Wyer | Hair: Jessica Boatwright

Away from busy streets of a tourist city, there is one truly exceptional place that makes you want to stop the time and enjoy the moments of tremendous experience. It is the residence of Ms. Bubbles – a gorgeous African elephant with the big ears, big trunk, big feet, and also with a big heart.

Elephants in many countries around the world symbolize patience, wisdom, longevity, the power of family and happiness. Those are important ingredients to every recipe of happy marriage. All beautifully photographed by Pasha Belman Photography. See so many more African Safari Wedding Ideas in the full gallery.

From: Pasha Belman Photography

The vision that the vendors collaboratively had about the shoot was to create simple but at the same time original in design wedding inspiration of mostly earthy tones and elements, with slight color accents of soft orange, light blue and turquoise. The bride looked stunning in her off-white wedding gown during the ceremony part of the shoot. The dress was very simple with just an accent piece on her waist.

The bride changed into less formal gown for the relaxed after-the-ceremony part of the shoot. Soft off-white tones of her gowns helped stylists to achieve natural simplicity that they had in mind. Her hand-made hairpieces with natural elements such as feathers and leaves and elegant jewelry with rustic metallic accents became the key elements to the bride’s looks. Her gorgeous hair definitely added a pop of color to the photos. Braiding was essential in providing more authentic look. Our hair stylist wanted to add a little wild touch to her hair and emphasize the wildness of safari experience. She also added a touch of tribal character to the bride’s make-up, which made her look quite unique. A little pop of color on the lips – and the look is complete.

The floral design was quite unique in nature. Bride’s bouquet had bamboo handle with dry natural element symbolizing the dryness of safari desert and with long feathers representing the wild side of the safari love affair. Freshly cut bamboo accents helped to form a structure for the altar. Palm leaves and candles created cozy atmosphere during the ceremony. Elegantly decorated bamboo chairs and the dinner table covered with animal print linens became a perfect setting for the romance.

Photographer: Pasha Belman Photography
Event Designer: Sara Barnhill with Stunning & Brilliant Events
Venue: Myrtle Beach Safari
Makeup: Jessica Brantley
Hair: Jessica Brantley
Cake: Crossiants Bistro & Bakery
Dress Designer: Little White Dress
Flowers: Robbie Gerba
Jewelry: JouJou Elreda-Safa – Bijuju
Prop or Furniture Rentals: Events And Tents

We guarantee you are going to swoon over our next inspirational shoot. We know you are already head over heels over the bride’s baby blue vintage style dress. If you are a long time visitor, you know that we adore a colored gown, especially if it’s overflowing with ruffles.

Besides the fabulous wedding fashion, the table decor, dessert and guest book, the tables are all filled with steal worthy vintage travel wedding ideas. These ideas can easily be incorporated into your nex event. Beautifully designed by Colorado vendors Toast and photographed by Cat Mayer Studio. You can see more in the full gallery by clicking here.

We are all over these travel inspired wedding favors that you could easily replicate. Each of the wedding favors was wrapped in map style wrapping paper and tied with twine and had a vintage inspired travel tag attached to it. Each guests name was hand written on the tags to add that little extra touch of personalization. What you put in these adorable boxes is up to you.

Renting vintage dressers from your local vintage rental company is such a great way to set up side stations at your wedding. One to place the deserts on and one for a guest book signing area. To keep with the vintage-inspired travel theme, heart garlands were strung on each of the tables.

Photographer: Cat Mayer Studio
Event Designer: Toast! Event Planning & Design
Colorado Makeup & Hair: Hope Carlton

How fun does it sound to gather up all your friends and throw a huge New Year’s Eve Wedding? Lucky for us, we have some utterly fabulous ideas from one of our favorite event designers Hey Gorgeous Events. Take it all in and start planning for 2013. See more New Year’s Eve Wedding Ideas, photographed by Jenna McKenzie Photography by clicking here. Happy New Year!

From: Hey Gorgeous Events

I love the prettiest shade of blush pink as much as the next wedding savvy chick out there (it’s even a major part of my branding!) and I sure can’t resist a perfectly placed vintage detail, but in hopes of putting some fresh inspiration of there, my team and I thought a little outside the box with this shoot. Together we brought the idea of a New Years Eve dinner party elopement to life with some pretty chic ways to ring in 2012. With just the right amount of sparkle, a beautiful color palette of every shade of blue imaginable, and little nostalgic touches reminiscence of another new year (I swear confetti will never go out of style!) we couldn’t think of a more beautiful way to end a fabulous year while simultaneously celebrating sweet love.

Again a special thanks to Hey Gorgeous Events for sharing all of these New Year Eve Wedding Ideas. Wishing everyone a happy happy New Year. See you next year.

-xoxox
amy & jocey

Flowers: J’s Fresh Flower Market

Photographer: Jenna McKenzie Photography
Event Designer, Centerpieces & Decor: Hey Gorgeous Events
Makeup: Julie Strating
Hair: Julie Strating
Cake, Macarons & Cupcake: A Piece o Cake
Dress Designer: Renee Austin Wedding
Stationery: Lemon and Lavender
Veil or Hair Accessories: Fine and Fleurie
also by Kelly Kobus
Centerpiece design by Hey Gorgeous Events
Blue backdrop created by Hey Gorgeous Events
Model: Maggie Torongo, owner of Renee Austin Weddings
Linen: La Tavola

This is for all of you newly engaged winter brides looking to have your wedding around this time next year. Designed by Luxe Events with elegance and sparkle in mind. The real life love birds in this inspirational shoot were caught enjoying the scene through the lens of She Wanders Photography. See more winter wedding ideas in the full gallery and read on to learn more about the shoot from Luxe Events.

From Luxe Events:

We set out to make a table that felt calm, soft, sweet, yet very glamorous. Inspired by serene winter colors and the radiance of the season Luxe Events created a dreamy scene bustling with sparkle, elegance and whimsy. Creams, blush, silver and gray make for a soft palette completely embracing “All is Calm, All is Bright”. Christmas is for bringing out the best and Blush Botanicals did not hold back on dangling crystals, silver dipped goblets, pewter vintage vessels, and crystal candlesticks showcasing their dreamy flowers. Dangling votives intermingled with crystal strands provide a magical mood for dinner guests. Elegant yet playful, white soft feathers were incorporated into the florals, paper goods, and tucked in each place setting. Brightly Designed brings the sweet words to life through the crystal- studded banner. Paper birds and hand torn feather wreath place cards add to the magical setting. Our real life love birds are caught enjoying the scene through the lens of She Wanders Photography.

Photographer: She Wanders Photography
Event Designer & Coordinator: Luxe Events

Venue: Flavor Del Mar
Dress Designer: White Flower
Flowers: Blush Botanicals
Stationery: Brightly Designed
Linen: Wildflower Linen
Chairs: Hire Elegance
Hair: Ray Thomas

Thanks to the lovely ladies at Sarah Houston Couture for sharing these Owl Love You Wedding ideas with us. Merging Fashion with some sophisticated wedding ideas that are totally doable. Read on to see how this fantasy was brought to life by Electric Blonde Entertainment and Events along with some obviously talented Canadian wedding vendors.

To see more owl wedding ideas along with the latest wedding fashions from Sarah Houston Couture be sure to click here.

The theme for the shoot, “Owl Love You Forever”, was inspired by the owl fashion accessory craze. Our goal was to create a color palette that married fall and winter colors, bridging the gap between the seasons. We used traditional fall items in the shoot, like pumpkins for the centerpieces, and brought in the winter season by wrapping our model in a cozy fur and using balls of fuzzy grey yarn to display table numbers. The palette consisted of soft greys and plums, vibrant rusts and oranges, a rich mocha, and a hint of nude

The birdseed pine cone favors were made using peanut butter on pine cones and then rolling them in birdseed – very budget friendly.

The root beer floats were made in mismatched mason jars with retro looking root beer and paper straws. Adding rum or whiskey would make this a delish signature cocktail and the froth on the top adds a dreamy cloud-like texture to the photos.

We styled our gorgeous model Hillary in two gowns by Sarah Houston. The first, {River}, brought a winter vibe with a hand stitched skirt that reminded us of icicles and snowflakes. The second {Willow} was a lace dress with a more laid back, vintage feel. Our bride completed our owl theme with a feather headpiece and a statement owl ring.

This guest book is a must see. A genius idea by Electric Blonde Entertainment and Events.

For the guestbook, Beet&Path designed five different owls, which I then cut and pasted into a collage on a large canvas. The idea here was that guests would arrive, find a photo of themselves in a box, then cut and paste their face onto the owl of their choice – a fun alternative to the traditional guestbook.

Photographer: Elizabeth in Love
Event Designer: Electric Blonde Entertainment and Events
Cake: The Caketress
Flowers: Roots Floral Design
Stationery: Beet & Path
Wedding Dresses: Sarah Houston
Hair: Kathleen Sou
Make-Up: Sarah Smith 
Accessory Styling: Alysha Greco for Stella & Dot
Brides Headpiece/Favors: Lynzie Kent for Electric Blonde Entertainment and Events