My Wedding: The Details

So in case you didn't see yesterday, my wedding was featured on Style Me Pretty this week, and I'm still riding on that high!  It has been 10 months since my wedding and I thought I was sort of "over it" but having my wedding on SMP has reminded me how much I loved that day and how wonderful it was.  So I wanted to share some more of the detail photos.

I wore shoes from J.Crew (that I got on sale for $99), had a dress label sewn into my gown with my married name and wedding date (bought from etsy seller danamariecreations), my gown was the "Fern" by Melissa Sweet, my mom gave me a hanky with family heirlooms stitched on which I wrapped around my bouquet, my maids and I wore earrings by Erin Gallagher and I wore a garter by Julianne Smith.

My florals were done by Greenwich Floral Design.  We did multiples mixed with larger arrangements (but all low) in vintage containers I collected like milk glass, white pottery pitchers, glass bottles and mason jars, etc.  If only peonies had not recently gone out of season my florals would have been just what I wanted, but I loved them anyways.

I collected vintage keys and tied them to our escort cards (and also to floral containers).  I made my programs myself and included custom made cd's inside of music we love and incorporated into our wedding.  I did lots of other DIY projects, like the petal cones above.  We served Hemingway mojitos as our signature drink, as a nod to my husband's favorite writer (he is also a writer and a book lover).  We had cupcakes in lieu of cake, done by our favorite bakery, Vanilla Bake Shop.

My maid of honor and I designed all of my paper goods.  We started with a custom monogram and incorporated that in my save-the-dates, invitations, programs, welcome bags, cupcake flags, and drink stirs.  We also made my entire invitation suite (which was letterpress printed at Studio on Fire).  We made signs for the card table, guestbook table, bathroom baskets, flip flop baskets, and cake table.  Besides my invites, my favorite paper elements were my cupcake flags, my drink stirs (which had our monogram on one side and famous quotes about drinking on the other side), and the cootie catcher menus!  As a result of our collaboration, we started an etsy shop called Tilde Designs where we sell all of these paper goods, among other things, and do custom orders.  Check us out so we can both become stay-at-home moms someday instead of the lawyers we currently are!

I hope you like the details from my wedding.  Please leave any questions in the comment section and I would be happy to answer them!

I've also done previous posts of some of the DIY projects I did.  To see those go here, here, and here.

Chanel Inspired Bridal Shower: The Details

Miss Type-A that I am, I am a sucker for details!  And the details from our Chanel Inspired Bridal Shower Shoot are AH-MAZ-ING!  Remember, this was a styled shoot, not a real bridal shower.  So it is meant to inspire only...

Invitation by Tilde Designs

Desserts by Jay's Catering

Cake by Sweet and Saucy

All florals by Heavenly Blooms

The shoot was planned by myself and Jaclyne from Heavenly Blooms.  The event planning and design was carried out by Jaclyne and In The Now Weddings.  It was shot by Jasmine Star, located at the Richard Nixon Library, and the furniture was provided by Luxe Event Rentals and Classic Party Rentals.

To see more of this shoot, see this week's previous posts, or the feature on Style Me Pretty.  And check back tomorrow for more!

100th Post: Cootie Catcher Menus

Today is my 100th post!  I didn't know what to post on this exciting (for me) day, so I decided to post about one of my favorite fun wedding things, cootie catcher menus.  I LOVE cootie catchers; they remind me of being a kid in school and playing silly games with my friends.  Some of my friends and I made it a tradition to use them as our menus at our own wedding.  My friend Kate made them first for her own wedding, then for my friend Julia's wedding, then for my wedding.  And now we make and sell them on Tilde Designs!

I think the cootie catcher menus fit in with any kind of wedding (we each had modern, traditional, and vintage weddings, respectively) and bring a bit of fun for your guests as well.

Want some cootie catcher menus of your very own?  Check us out on Tilde Designs!

It's in the Details: Nature Inspired Elements

I love these ideas for incorporating nature and woodland elements into your wedding day.  It would be perfect for an outdoor wedding and a green and brown color palette.  I could style a wedding around that ring pillow alone!

Top Row:  Table number by Orchard Cove Photography, ring nest photo (and bird toppers and card sign) by Jennifer Roper, bird cake toppers by cotton bird designs, fern photo via Snippet & Ink

Middle Row:  Cake by Orchard Cove Photography, card sign by Tilde Designs, chair photo by Jasmine Star

Bottom Row:  programs photo by Jasmine Star, invitation by Peculiar Pair Press, table setting photo by Sean Walker via Style Me Pretty, ring pillow photo by Jasmine Star

Inspiration Board: Pink, Feminine, & Romantic

The new issue of Martha Stewart Weddings is entitled "Pretty in Pink," and it really is!  Taking its inspiration from ballerinas, it features some of the softest, fluffiest, and most romantic gowns I have ever seen.  If I didn't know I would look ridiculous, I would wear a pink tulle tutu everyday (at least in the privacy of my own home), so I absolutely loved the theme.  So, as I often do when I am inspired, I made a board based on the new MSW issue:

Top Row:  tulle flowers by Emersonmade, head piece by Twigs & Honey, necklace from flickr via The Sweetest Occasion, bride and groom from MSW, florals from flickr, 
Middle Row:  florals from flickr, stationery by Hello! Lucky, bouquet from Wedding Style Guide, both floral photos from flickr, pink bridesmaid dress via Wedding Style Guide, 
Bottom Row:  menu by Tilde Designs, pink gown photo by Amy Squires, bride from MSW, desserts by One Girl Cookies, Setting via Wedding Style Guide

Connect the Dots

I'm loving polka dot details incorporated into the design and styling of weddings and events!  They're so fun and a little bit retro...

Top Row:  Photos 1 & 2 from Martha Stewart Weddings, invitation from Tilde Designs, ties from flickr via Something Old, Something New
Middle Row:  Place setting from Kelly Gao  and shoes by Delicious via Style Me Pretty, dress by Michelle Roth, room photo by Tim Walker for Vogue Italia via Oh Joy!
Bottom Row:  Lanterns from The Knot, envelopes and favor box from Martha Stewart Weddings, Ring Pillow made by Brookyn Bride via Thoughtful Day

You definitely want to stay away from being too literal - do NOT use dots in every element of your wedding.  Just pick a couple of details, like your stationery and ring pillow, or incorporate them in your decor, the groomsmen ties, and your shoes.  They are a fun way to lighten things up and add a bit of whimsy to your day.