We featured this wedding in an Inspiration Board format a LONG time ago, but recently, the fabulous photographer, Elizabeth Messina, sent me even more photos from the event and I had to share.

I sometimes sound like a broken record when I say that a wedding really is all in the details. But it’s so true. And there is no one that does details better than Lisa Vorce,...

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Hope everyone had a great weekend! We are continuing on with our Shabby Chic Inspiration Board Contest today, so let’s get right to it. Our next five boards (!) were designed by Caroline. The first is called Rustic Raspberry…

Aisle Marker: photo by Union Photography on Project Wedding / Centerpiece: photo by Jennifer Kloss on more...

Okay, now for the good stuff. For those of you that are just now joining us, Karen Rusten of Brown Mouse Photography in San Francisco, is partnering up with some of the world’s best photographers to find out exactly what couples can do to ensure that they take the most amazing pictures on their wedding day. Let’s get right to it…here’s Karen!

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Photographers are a tight knit group –and what...

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I was so excited when I received an email from Karen Rusten of Brown Mouse Photography in San Francisco about a fun project that she wanted to share with SMP readers. As a wedding photographer herself, Karen knows all too well just how important it is to find the right photographer to shoot your big day and how tricky it can be to get those magazine-worthy photos that we all crave.

Thus, she has enlisted the help of some...

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Now we’re pairing the Little Black Dress with a more rustic, kind of vintage look…

Little Black Dress by Nicole Miller on Bluefly, Flowers by Rebecca Thuss, Gift by Elizabeth Messina and more...

If the wedding itself, shot by Elizabeth Messina, wasn’t gorgeous enough…just look at this bride. Her perfectly stunning hair, that incredible gown, and the McDreamy groom. You just don’t get more beautiful…

Thank you so much, Elizabeth, for sharing this amazingly beautiful wedding with us!

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I am so excited to write the third issue of our “An Inspired Affair…” series. This wedding is one of the most gorgeous weddings that I have ever seen. Seriously.

The dream team that helped us create this inspiration board, was none other than Lisa Vorce at Oh How Charming! and photographer, Elizabeth Messina. Have you ever seen...

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Can one color, one photo, one cake… inspire an entire affair? When I saw this cake designed by Lark Cake Shop, I was totally convinced.

I am in love with this cake. One part whimsy, one part beauty. Although it isn’t a traditional wedding cake, it seems sophisticated and elegant enough to hold its own at a any wedding. So for me, the answer is yes. A color, a photo, a cake….all can inspire your entire affair.

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It’s cool and rainy here in Boston…the first sign that Fall is here! Although I am a Texas girl at heart and love lazy days in the sun, there is just something so warm and cozy about the first month of Fall. When I saw this beautiful wedding, shot by Elizabeth Messina (who by the way, has the most incredible photographs on her site), it just made me so inspired for this wedding season…

How beautiful is this...

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