The hugely talented Cynthia Martyn sent us today’s featured wedding and when I say it’s lovely, I am hardly doing it justice. This wedding is all girl. Pretty, feminine charm that completely won me over the minute I laid eyes on it, with it’s perfect details and chic, approachable style.

photos by Boston Avenue Photo Co.

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Our next question comes from Abby (another Abby)….

Q. I was hoping you could help me out!   I don’t know what color shirt to have my Fiance and his groomsmen wear to the wedding with their black suits.  I am wearing a deep ivory cotton mermaid/trumpet gown from Melissa Sweet that has vintage lace.

The dress is not shiny and there is no beading, just the cotton and lace. The boys are wearing black suits instead of tuxes.  I am not sure if they should wear...

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Here is question two, coming from Elizabeth…

Q. I am getting married in September and have NO IDEA what to do for decorations at the altar area of our ceremony. I dont really have a theme yet… kinda rustic chic, I guess… I  have a vintage lace tea length dress, and our centerpieces are white hydrangeas in mason jars and small potted herbs that double as favors. We are trying to work within a small budget and are interested in eco-friendly ideas.

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To Everything There Is A Season … what a great starting point for planning a wedding!

From Kristin at AK Event Design in Dallas, Texas …

David and Julie were a fun couple to work with. They loved bright colors and wanted their event to be FUN! We incorporated the “Four Seasons” into their save the date, invitation, programs, menu cards etc. For example…on their...

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It’s been SO long since we’ve had any Ask Abby questions featured, so I figured it was time for a fresh start. Rather than doing a whole day, I am just going to feature 3 questions this morning with the hopes that you guys will be able to help a girl out and give these brides some guidance. The first, comes from Jen….

Q. I love your website, I’ve used it for inspiration in putting together my wedding and creating a “look”… Well I’m...

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Just got back from an incredible event that the girls at True and Wesson and Hana Floral Design threw for the chicest of brides. I left so unbelievably inspired, with visions of perfect flowers and stunning details dancing in my head. We’ll have full coverage in a bit but for now, I thought that I would urge you over to...

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One Saturday of each month, we set aside some time to welcome our advertisers. But the funny thing is, they don’t feel like advertisers at all because I genuinely love the companies that we partner with. So for me, it’s kind of fun to brag all about the designers that we’ve decided to show off!

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First up, the AMAZING (and seriously people, when I say amazing, I am hardly doing them justice) invitation designers at Elum.

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It’s time to announce the winner of the custom cupcake mix from Gourmet Gift Co.! Congratulations to Chels, who said…

“I have created my own label about 20 times through their site, without ever checking out. I want so bad to give the red velvet cake mix to our special guests in their hotel rooms (we are having a fabulous red velvet wedding cake) but we just can’t afford it. No matter how many times I tell...

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If you thought that last set of Amsale gowns were gorgeous, please feast your eyes on these babies…

I could marry that top right gown. And let’s face it, I love the wispy, flowy dresses as much as the next girl but these…these are gowns! Gorgeous, sophisticated, unabashedly beautiful gowns. I love that Amsale allows the girl to carry the dress. Her designs are simple...

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Amsale is by far one of my favorite gown designers. Although I’ve always adored her collection, my real love affair started with this amazing dress and has continued to grow with each new line that she designs. Lucky for us, one of our SMP gurus, Jessica, was able to attend the Amsale preview...

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Thank you so very much to Heather for sharing these gorgeous images with us. Heather is traveling right now, but if you want to email her about her services in the Austin area, just click here.  And, thank you to Ever After Images for giving Heather the opportunity to share her incredible work with us. And an even bigger thank you to Amy and Craig for letting us show...

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Loving every bit of today’s perfect, Southern wedding. Heather Wendling was one of the photographers behind the affair and she did a beautiful job at capturing the sweet simplicity of the day.

Heather was assisting the contracted photographers, Ever After Images on this particular shoot.

From Heather…

The groom, Craig, is a musician...

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Today we are featuring my sweet friend, Heather Wendlings photography…she is just starting out but is already getting applause for her simple, absolutely beautiful work. It does help when you have a wedding that is as adorable as this one!

Heather was assisting the contracted photographers, Ever After Images on this particular shoot.

From Heather…

Craig wore a beige linen suit and groomsmen wore...

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One of my very favorite things about my job is discovering new talent. Great new photographers, invitation designers that are just starting out, cake bakers and planners, cinematographers and event designers. It’s so incredibly inspiring to watch people who are living their dreams, who are just taking off on their creative adventure.

Which is exactly why I am so thrilled to introduce Heather Wendling, a brand spanking new photographer who just happens to be one of my childhood...

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