Archive for July, 2008

An Inspired Wedding, III

Here are a few more detail shots from today's featured wedding... Thank you so much, Kacie, for sharing your gorgeous day with us! The vintage charm is just about as pretty as it gets, and I am sure that your vision has inspired many others to create a similar look for their own... [MORE]

An Inspired Wedding, II

I wanted to share a few more images and details from today's featured wedding... From Kacie... My husband Brandon and I were married on July 12,2008 in the garden of my parents' beautiful wine country home, standing right where they stood during their wedding ceremony 27 years ago, surrounded by 100 of our dearest friends and family. We wanted to create an intimate, hand-made, elegant, free-flowing, graceful, and vintage-inspired wedding...kind of like a modern-day... [MORE]

An Inspired Wedding

Without question, my favorite days on Style Me Pretty are those where readers send in Real Weddings based on inspiration boards that we've featured in the past. So, when Kacie sent me pictures of her own recent wedding and the board that started it all, I changed the direction of today's post!! Kacie designed an inspiration board for on of our contests a while back. Here it is... And here is how her insanely gorgeous wedding turned out... photographs are... [MORE]

Wedding Dresses by Stephanie James

When I was swooning over the Stephanie James dress from earlier today, I decided to check out her blog. Needless to say, I spent WAY too long drooling over her incredible, 50's inspired creations.... How beautiful are these dresses!?!? Stephanie's blog is filled with amazing creations, you absolutely have to check out. Even more exciting, she... [MORE]

Wedding Dress Trends by Anna Be, II

Here are a couple more wedding dress pics from the oh-so-talented girls at Anna Be in denver... Christina by Junko Yoshioka Layer upon layer of French lace – it literally made us cry when we saw it for the first time it’s so beautiful! There’s a touch of velvet at the empire line, a small detail that just pulls the entire look together. The... [MORE]

Wedding Dress Trends by Anna Be

I am so excited that the girls from one of our favorite Little Black Book shops, Anna and Breanna of the beautiful bridal boutique Anne Be in Denver, is offering up her ideas and inspirations in wedding dress trends! Let's get right to it! From Anna and Breanna... As owners of a bridal boutique in Denver, we are lucky enough to spend our days... [MORE]

A Real Wedding, II

Stephanie Land, the photographer behind these beautiful photographs, is working on getting me some more images that haven't already been published...but, in the meantime, I wanted to share a few more that I did have! More details... *Jelsen is a designer and designed our invites himself. My only request was that he would use... [MORE]

A Real Wedding

Words can't describe just how much I love this wedding. Sent to me by Stephanie Land, the whole day just seems so dreamy! The couple, Jelsen and Bahareh, have some seriously great taste...throwing a party that anyone would be lucky to attend in Fort Tryon Park in Manhattan... Some Details From Bahareh *The theme was cherries and honey and we tried to carry that over the entire wedding. [MORE]

Wedding Jewelry by Sarah Perlis

I loooooove what Sarah Perlis is doing. Her jewelry is absolutely breathtaking. What I love even more though, is that she is now offering clients a chance to design their own custom wedding rings... Couples can come into her studio and work with Sarah from concept on, to design a ring that is completely unique and one of a kind. How great is that! If you aren't in the NY area, she also has an absolutely gorgeous... [MORE]

Wedding Jewelry by Ornamental Things

One of our readers sent me the heads-up on this great jewelry designer out of Austin, Ornamental Things... I am a sucker for anything gold, and anything handmade so these little gems were a no brainer...especially because they pair vintage recycled jewelry with new closures and such. I think the lockets and the charm necklaces would make such beautiful bridesmaids gift. They would also be the perfect sentimental gift for... [MORE]

Ring Cushions by Anna Whitford

I hope everyone had a great weekend! We have been doing so many real weddings lately, I thought that we could take a break and instead, swoon over some great wedding finds... These amazing ring cushions are handmade by the oh-so-talented Anna Whitford. Anna is a UK textile designer who makes sculptural fashion, interior and wedding accessories. For these gorgeous cushions, each flower is made by hand and sculpted on... [MORE]

Real Wedding by Holland Photo Arts, III

I have a few more amazing images and detail from today's featured wedding, sent to me by Holland Photo Arts... From Holland Photo Arts... During cocktail hour in the adjacent garden, everyone lined up to enjoy some signature drinks the couple had helped create while browsing through the rows and rows of beautiful spring blooms while the sun began... [MORE]

Real Wedding by Holland Photo Arts, II

I have so many more photos from today's featured wedding to share with you, so let's get right to it! From Anne and Bill Holland of Holland Photo Arts... Marcie & Garrett, who enjoyed a gorgeous outdoor ceremony with close family and friends out at Tuckahoe Plantation, just west of Richmond. They had chosen this spot, in a rustic garden just east of the mansion and at the end of a long dirt road for... [MORE]

Real Wedding by Holland Photo Arts

We've been doing a lot of real weddings lately...I have so many that I want to share with you! And this one, is no different. Sent to me by the husband and wife team at Holland Photo Arts, it's just so sunny and pretty, it will definitely brighten your day! The oh-so-talented team at Holland Photo Arts (Anne and Bill Holland) have sent me tons of great photos and... [MORE]

Real Wedding by Jen Fariello and Jennifer Carroll, III

Here are a few more images from today's featured wedding... Thank you so much to photographer, Jen Fariello, and event planner, Jennifer Carroll for sharing this beautiful wedding with us. And to Tatiana and Justin, congratulations on an absolutely lovely day! Here are the vendors that helped with the event... Wedding Designer & Planner:... [MORE]