When Kristin Vining sent us this recent Charlotte wedding that her sister company Weddings And The City helped orchestrate, we were blown away by the details!

Elle and Todd were married this spring at The Green Uptown in Charlotte, NC. Their gray, pink, fuschia, purple {and every shade in-between} color palette was their inspiration and boy did they run with it! What a perfect palette for oodles and oodles of rose petals, crystals and orchids …

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Today’s featured Little Black Book photographers, Britney Gardner and Joe Rumore shoot weddings from coast to coast! This one ~ just happened to be in New York City on an unseasonably warm spring day. However, the bride, Melane, didn’t mind the heat one bit … she’s a Texas girl at heart!

She and Ryan asked 30 of their closest friends and family to fly to New York with them to celebrate their marriage in Central Park!

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Art comes in many forms and fashions … Yumiko’s floral artistry is truly awesome. We’re sure you’ll agree!

Photography by Denise Krieger

We first featured Hana Floral Design as a member of Style Me Pretty’s Little Black Book this week on Katie and Colin’s over-the-top gorgeous wedding shot by the J&M Marantz team. When we first saw the floral details of their wedding, well, we just had to ask Yumiko to send us more photos from some of her other special events. The bio on her website says she has a flair for the dramatic … and … she’s a classically trained opera singer. Wow!

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We are continuing on with our DIY week! I am loving it so far and I am pretty sure you guys are too. So, let’s get right to it. This first project was inspired by Martha’s paper bouquets, with the reader’s own twist of course!

Materials

tissue paper cut in 1”x3” rectangles floral wire and tape ink or watercolors (optional)

Instructions

1. The first step optional step is to dye your tissue paper to the color of your choice. Just dip several rectangles of white tissue paper in a thin watercolor bath, and dry on paper towels. For deeper colors, you use ink instead of watercolor. Only separate the layers when dry. You can also use colored tissue paper, but this lets you have subtle shade variations, and exactly the palette you want.

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Okay, here are some ideas that Laura took from her recent trip to Paris on wedding bouquets. Brace yourself, people…these bouquets are kind of amazing.

Fleur couture. In addition to deriving inspiration from history and nature, French florists are influenced by haute couture fashion, which creates incredible excitement and innovation in their designs. In my strolls through the Parisian fashion district, I noted how the new trends – structured, architectural shapes, strong, primary colors, exquisite hand-detailing (ruffles, layers, pleats), etc. will provide rich inspiration for nouvelle bouquets this season. To create the fleur couture style, use fashion-forward colors in chic monochromatic combinations, incorporate layers of textures (including a variety of natural materials), and add special flourishes and finishing touches (plaid ribbons, tweed wraps, jewel accents) fresh from the fashion runways.

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Here are a few more images from Kiki’s absolutely beautiful wedding…

Thank you so much to Kiki for sharing her big day with us! It looks like wedding planning might be in your future! And to Ingrid at Myrtle and Marjoram for sending us the insanely gorgeous images. For those of you that aren’t familiar with Ingrid’s work, she is a must-have for any wedding. She also has tons of awe inducing inspiration on her website and her beautiful blog.

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This is the kind of wedding that every little girl dreams about…it’s simply so pretty, you can’t help but love it!

The oh-so-talented vendors that put this wedding together were…Katie Moos(the incredible photographer that sent the images to me, Rebecca at Duet Weddings, Pure Joy Catering, Hair and Make-Up by The Studio Agency and Cake by Montecito Confections

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I wanted to share a few of the detail shots that Amanda Kraft captured of today’s featured wedding…

I am obsessed with those earrings. If you haven’t already, check out Twist Style (the source for the jewelry)…they have some great options!

Thank you so much to Amanda Kraft for sharing this gorgeous wedding!! I love the sweet simplicity of the affair and the overall elegance that seems to pour through every element. And to the bride and groom…congratulations on an absolutely beautiful day!

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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 details from this wedding that I will post later today.

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These drop dead gorgeous wedding invitations were created totally custom to reflected the couple’s style and the feel of the wedding (which is actually just a few days after New Year’s!)…

To Make These Invitations…

Supplies bought at Archiver’s, The Photo Memory Store, Donahue Paper Emporium, Michael’s

Supplies Used: Curious Metallic Paper in Galvanized Neenah Paper in Red Linen, White Linen, Black Linen Wonder Tape Tombo Mono Adhesive Epson Stylus Photo 1400 Fiskars Paper Trimmer Marvy Circle Punch EK Success Circle Cutter Fonts: Goudy Old Style and Porcelain

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