"October 2007"

It's official. The day is shot. I have spent a solid four hours pouring over one of my favorite sites, Etsy. What I love about this site is that not only can you find tons of handmade wares by indie designers, you can also find some pretty amazing collectors items that are absolutely perfect for your wedding decor. Take these "vases" for example...

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My day is being wasted scouring Etsy for more fun reception decor ideas (thanks to the oh-so-cuteness that is happening at Small Stump). So, rather than feeling bad about it, I am just going to call it market research and pass my finds along to you. These are journaling tags that would be so cute as table cards!

If you punched a hold at the top, then hung them...

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My best friend Katie, whose getting married in a couple of weeks, decided to do centerpieces based around those perfect birch bark vases by Small Stump that OhJoy! featured a while back. They are amazing. Well, as it turns out, the whole world thought they were pretty amazing too and they sold like hotcakes. Katie eventually found a set on Ebay, but has been...

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Continuing on with Blog Action Day, you should definitely check out Polkadot Bride...

She has some great ideas for having an eco-friendly affair, along with some fun resources for green entertaining that I had not seen before. Although most of the companies listed are based in Australia, they are still eye candy and are good for a few hours of inspiration.

Also, if you haven't already, definitely check out...

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There is a lot of fun stuff happening in the blogosphere for Blog Action Day...

Check out the post over at Toast and Tables for some ideas on Green Wedding Registries! The photo above is from Viva Terra, a gorgeous site that has some beautiful eco-friendly registry products.

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Today is officially Blog Action Day. Yep. It's the one day that bloggers from around the world are going to be focusing on the environment. So, what better day to ask Emily Anderson of Eco-Chic Weddings, to share with us her own interpretation of a super chic, but environmentally sound wedding...

From Emily...

The two words “chic” and “whimsy” were the inspiration...

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To me, Maggie is the perfect marriage of old and new. It is engraved on superfine ecru paper using both a deep chocolate ink as well as a foiled platinum ink. The detailing is delicate and feminine. The end result reminds me so much of a beautiful antique book that has been infused with a modern sensibility...

For more information on this particular invitation, please visit Abby Jean.

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For the last 6 months or so, the girls at Abby Jean by Fontaine Maury have been hard at work on streamlining and perfecting the Abby Jean albums that are sold to stores around the country. Having seen the great fun that we, at Style Me Pretty, have had with the inspiration board contests, the girls wanted to incorporate different boards into the album with the hopes of showing brides and grooms that an inspired...

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So now that you've had a glimpse into Tara Guerard's world, I wanted to tell you about her newest adventure, The Lettered Olive... chic, couture invitations with a classic, old meets new style...

Yep, she's that good. How gorgeous are these invitations? Although these are all samples of her custom work, she also has a line of invitations that are a bit more ready-made. All of which, bring Tara's stunning...

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Our featured guest, event designer Tara Guerard, was kind enough to send us some gorgeous photos of her recent work...specifically, of the sweet little details that she discussed earlier today. I pulled the photos into an inspiration board of sorts to show you just how beautiful all of the elements work together...

All photos were taken by the incredibly talented Liz Banfield.

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