A Little Something ~ #44

I'm always looking for fun alternatives to the traditional elements of a wedding.  And that's just what today's {A Little Something} is:  a great card holder idea.

How cute is this idea?  Use a mailbox on the gift table for guests to place cards in.  The perfect alternative to a simple basket. 

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SoCal Holiday Wedding Inspiration

Usually when it comes to a holiday wedding, people think of reds and greens or silver, white and gold.  But, why not think outside the box and do something a little different?  Well, that's exactly what this group of talented wedding vendors did for this Southern California inspired holiday shoot.  Think bright beach colors with a holiday spin.  

About the shoot: Our goal was to set these love-birds free into the world of styling options available to them, giving a nod to the holiday season, but setting their wedding apart. We hoped to inspire couples to think outside the box (a wrapped Christmas present of course!) and give a SoCal style holiday wedding a try. Through this shoot, we hoped to create a wedding for a couple who wants to embrace all the goodness and warmth this season has to offer but is unique, modern, fresh and fun!

So what do you think?  Do SoCal, bright colors work for a holiday themed wedding?

Photographer: Becca Rillo Photography

Event Planner: Marisa Nicole, Weddings & Events

Floral Designer: Enchanted Garden Floral Design

Invitation Designer: LLY Designs

Dress Store: TheGownSwap.com

Other: Tasteful Tatters

Cake Designer: The Butter End Cakery

Equipment Rentals: A1 Event Rentals, The Vintage Table Co.

Makeup Artist: Elegance By Alex

Event Venue: Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Open Space Preserve

 

Submitted via Two Bright Lights

 



A Little Something ~ #39

I love when I stumble across a wedding where the couple did something completely new and unique. 

Today's {A Little Something} is a very unique wedding aisle.  This couple decided to forgo the straight and simple and make their aisle into a curving, spiral path lined with ottomans for the guests to sit on.

Such a fun idea!

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Thanks Morgan for sharing the link with me :)



Etsy Find - Cottage Creek Arts

Today's Etsy Find is Cottage Creek Arts.  Tammi, the owner, hand paints beautiful wedding signs.  They have a unique, vintagey feel and are the perfect touch for your wedding day.

Tammi is a self taught artistic who lives on a farm in Kentucky.  I asked Tammi to give us a little background on her and her artistic inspiration:

I am a self taught artist who never had any artistic talent that I knew of growing up, just a big imagination!  My first artistic ventures began with building furniture: benches, chairs, picture frames out of old barn wood. I then graduated into painting and would paint anything I could get my hands on. I use to be in a lot of craft fairs and have had my items in a few stores throughout my area. And then I found Etsy and haven't looked back since.

I then graduated into painting canvas'. My inspiration comes from God and I'm so blessed to be doing what I love and owe it all to Him, because like I said, this talent literally came from nowhere.

I am a bit of a perfectionist and much love and care goes into every piece of my artwork! It brings a lot of joy to me to know my work is being displayed in peoples homes throughout the world!
           

Tammi paints canvases that can be used as guest books including thumbprint trees (that are becoming so popular) and tree designs.  She also can do custom wedding signs.  Her creations are pretty amazing!

Thumbprint Tree Guest Books

Love this one for Fall!

Leaves Guest Book Canvases

As an alternative to the thumb print tree, these canvases come with the leaves painted on as places for guests to sign.

Guest Book Tree Canvases

 I love the vintage buttons on this one!

Wedding Signs

Tammi has even more great designs in her Etsy shop that you should check out!  She can customize colors and designs for you as well.



A Little Something ~ #33

I always love when a bride adds a little pop of color to her wedding day look. 

Today's {A Little Something} is perfect for doing just that.

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This belt is the perfect way to add some unexpected color on your wedding day.

A Little Something ~ #29

There are so many different, unique wedding invites options out there.  And today's {A Little Something} is just another one of those.

I found this idea while using Stumble Upon and came across a post with 10 unique invites.  Check out all of the ideas, they're really interesting.  But, this one below stood out to me. 

I've never seen a film strip invite like this before and absolutely love it - so fun!

By Ambient Studios

Not Your Ordinary Wedding

As part of the vintage photo shoot, we went with a less than ordinary look for a few of the scenes.  Not every bride wants to walk down the aisle in white and hey, that's perfectly okay.

Your wedding day is all about you and should fit your style.  If that means going against the grain and being non-traditional, go for it!

Why not wear yellow?

I love the yellow bowtie and dress together - so sweet

Or why not wear black?

Add a belt to add something extra to the dress

What do you guys think of non-traditional looks? 

Up tomorrow: The Dessert Table!

Photographers: Darling Studios and MHC Photography

Bridal Dresses: Bel Fiore Bridal
Bow Ties: The Social Seam
Jewelry: Ms Formaldehyde and Smitten Boutique 
Bridal Sashes: Make Believe'N Alternative Weddings LLC
Crinolines: Swank Underpinnings
Hair Accessories: La Coco Rouge
Make-up: Amanda Moyo and Blasina Salam
Hair:  Erin Sillesky and Candice McCamman

Models: Emerald Lane & Derek Jones 

A Vintage Fairytale

"And they lived happily ever after..."

As I've mentioned a couple times last week and yesterday, I was involved in a styled photo shoot a few weeks ago.  The whole idea came from Krissy with Make Believe'N to feature her wedding sashes and grew from there.  Krissy had the idea of a vintage 1940's themed shoot and asked me to join from a planning and styling aspect.  From there we got photographers, other designers, models, make-up and hair stylists to sign on (if you've ever done a styled shoot, you'll know from experience that the logistics are not a walk in the park).

After we got everyone on board, Krissy, myself and the two photographers (Morgan & Janelle) went scouting for locations.  We found so many around Atlanta (such a great city for photo shoots!) but landed on Oglethorpe for the romantic feel and Janelle's house which is full of amazing backgrounds and scenes.

Bright and early on a Sunday (aka 730 am!) we got started with the hair, make-up and styling.  As you can see everything came together perfectly to make a vintage fairytale.

This is a great shot of everything coming together - the 40's hair & make-up with Krissy's belt

One of my favorites!

Loved this wall - it was a great find at Oglethorpe!

Loved the romance in this picture.

What do you guys think of the shoot?  It was such a fun experience!  Annnnd I have more to share with you all week long! 

Up tomorrow - less traditional wedding looks.



Photographers: Darling Studios and MHC Photography

Bridal Dresses: Bel Fiore Bridal
Bow Ties: The Social Seam
Jewelry: Ms Formaldehyde and Smitten Boutique 
Bridal Sashes: Make Believe'N Alternative Weddings LLC
Crinolines: Swank Underpinnings
Hair Accessories: La Coco Rouge
Make-up: Amanda Moyo and Blasina Salam

Hair:  Erin Sillesky and Candice McCamman