Details, Details!

To make your wedding personal and "you" it is all about the details.  Whether you have a big budget or a limited one, you can always find ways to personalize the details, tie things together, and show that you put thought into each aspect of your wedding.  You can pick one element and use it throughout your wedding, like a personal monogram or symbol.  Or you can create the same feel with your color palette.

This wedding from Style Me Pretty illustrates my point.  Although it probably falls into the bigger budget side of the spectrum, you can do something similar with much less by paying attention to your details.

Notice the wood details, the use of greenery and succulents, the color palette tying grey throughout in the groom's suit, the paper goods, the chalkboard, the straws, and even the zebra!  The feel is rustic and chic, not too formal but not too casual.  Some amazing and talented professionals worked on this wedding but if you aren't lucky enough to have a budget that accomodates such professionals, you can do it yourself by thinking about the details and being consistent with your theme.

To see more of this gorgeous wedding, go here.  Photos by Steve Steinhardt.

DIY Succulent Wreath

You know I love DIY and I love succulents, so imagine my excitement when I spotted this DIY succulent wreath project in my recent Better Homes and Gardens issue!

Materials needed:
Ready made moss wreath
Cuttings of your selected succulents
Tool to make holes in wreath to insert succulents (screwdriver, scissors, or a pencil)
Craft or floral pins to secure cuttings in place
Galvanized hardware for hanging wreath

For full instructions for this simple DIY project, go here on the BG&H website.  I love this project!

Succulent Chic II

Succulents done right make for some of the BEST wedding florals.  Love these, all from the same wedding:

Photos by Stephanie Williams via 100 Layer Cake

Succulent Chic

Living in So Cal, succulents have become a staple in my attempts at "gardening" (a.k.a. two small window boxes).  They are easy to take care of and require little maintenance or water, and are always visually pleasing.

Succulents are being seen more and more in weddings and from these photos it is easy to see why.

Succulents as favors:

Originally seen here on Style Me Pretty

Succulents in bouquets, boutonnieres, & accessories:

Photos 1 & 5 from this amazing Malibu wedding on Style Me Pretty

Photos 2, 3, & 4 from this cool desert wedding on Green Wedding Shoes

Photo 6 from this beautifully bright wedding (my personal fave) also on Green Wedding Shoes

Succulents in details, table settings, and floral arrangements:

Photos 1&2 from the same Malibu wedding on Style Me Pretty (check out that cake designed by the groom and made by Vanilla Bakeshop!)

Photo 3 from this Palos Verdes wedding seen on Style Me Pretty

The 5 photos from the lower left side are all from the same cool desert wedding as above 

Final photo in bottom right corner from this Palm Springs wedding, also on Style Me Pretty

And how about this gorgeous ring shot!

From the beautifully bright wedding above originally on Green Wedding Shoes

Go here to see the full feature (and I really think you should!)