I totally failed to deliver on the inspiration boards yesterday. I mentioned that we’d be featuring some of the boards that you guys designed for our contest, but I fell a little bit behind so instead, today is the day! I am going to highlight five of my favorite boards each day thru Friday. Then on Monday, I am going to feature all of them over on our new social network, the Style Circle. We’ll choose a winner on Wednesday, August 12th.

Here is the first board that I have...

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Anne and Bill Holland of Holland Photo Arts sent us today’s featured wedding because they know we love all things pretty AND because the beautiful bride, Erin, “found” them thru our Little Black Book. We LOVE it when we hear that!

Erin and Steve’s wedding was held on the grounds of Johns Hopkins’...

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Thank you so much to everyone involved in today’s featured wedding. To Alison Ulshoffer, the planner behind the day, for sharing the spectacular event with us and for inspiring us to no end. And to Penny Sylvia who captured the perfect photographs. But most of all…hats off to the bride and groom for designing a wedding was uniquely their own, filled with...

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I knew you guys would fall hard for today’s wedding. It’s got a little something for everyone…perfect rustic details, elegant and sophisticated florals, a bride that is jaw-droppingly gorgeous. It’s all of my loves pulled together into one, absolutely gorgeous affair.

More details from Alison Ulshoffer…

Andrea Johnson, my ridiculously talented event producer said she felt a part of...

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We got the sweetest note from Melanie Mauer, one of our Little Black Book photographers in the Kentucky area. She said, “We have heard from so many brides and grooms that your blog has inspired them and provided them with ideas to incorporate into their wedding to make it personal and meaningful. We would hope that some of the wedding images we have captured would be a great addition to this...

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What I love about this particular wedding…is the perfect combination of rustic elements paired next to totally elegant, refined details. The brides dress is perfection and completely chic while the woody signs, the camp-style vibe all blends beautifully together.

photography by the wonderfully talented Penny Sylvia

Allison Ulshoffer, the talented...

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Today’s first featured wedding is bliss. It’s a Lake Tahoe wedding so that probably goes without saying…one part rustic, one part total elegance. The amazing Alison of Alison Ulshoffer Events & Design sent it to me, knowing that the details alone will make you guys squeal with delight!

photography by the wonderfully talented Penny Sylvia.

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I generally don’t use the blog to promote sales and events but for this one, I just couldn’t resist. Michael C. Fina is having a MAJOR sale on wedding and engagement rings. We’re talking up to 70% off people!

Designer wedding bands and engagement rings (from Scott Kay, Jeff Cooper, and many others!) will be on...

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Krystal and Paul at Studio Foto sent us the photos from their friends’, Christine and Zack’s wedding. Krystal and Paul attended as guests! But when it comes to true-blue photographers, it’s rare for them to leave the cameras behind.  The wedding was at Weekapaug Beach in Westerly, Rhode Island and as you’ll see, it embraced all that is beautiful about the beach...

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I mentioned in our last post that we are launching a shiny new Inspiration Board Builder and that we have a group of soon-to-be’s testing it out as we speak. Well, I thought you might like to see a few of the boards they are creating with our new tool!

Amanda created this super cute board around the mantra...

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You guys are going to LOVE this. I mentioned last week that we are going to be launching a new social network called the Style Circle in the coming weeks. It’s a kick ass site that will allow you to rub elbows with like minded brides, vendors and wedding junkies all in the name of style.  In a word, it’s awesome and you guys are going to really love it.

Anyway, the very coolest part about the new Style Circle is that we are officially launching our baby…a brand...

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It’s been a while since we’ve featured some of Kathleen’s work on SMP. For those of you that don’t know…Kathleen is our DIY guru and has been providing the coolest projects made especially for our readers for the past few months. We first fell in love with her when she entered our DIY contest way back when, but have since fallen more and more head over heels as we see what she can really do.

So today, we are sharing some completley adorable DIY favor boxes.

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There is something so sweet about today’s first featured wedding. The paper poms, the single stems in lovely vases, the pink and gold palette. The bride found a ton of inspiration from Martha Stewart and she managed to capture that pretty simplicity to perfection.

photography by Q Weddings

Held in Austin, Texas at the...

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I hope everyone had a great weekend! We had a blast at my brother-in-law’s 30th birthday (Happy B-Day, Brad!), hitting up the children’s museum with our little bug, hanging out enjoying the summer. I wish it would stay Summer forever!

Anyway, over the weekend, I got an email from one of our readers wondering why we don’t show more country club weddings. After all, many of you are looking to throw traditional, sweet weddings in area clubs and need more inspiration!

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