All Posts Tagged With: "Elizabeth Messina"

Real Wedding: The Details, V

There is so much to love about today's featured affair. From the simple, but absolutely lovely color palette filled with blues, white and other neutrals, to the unbelievable details...every element is simply flawless. Add in Elizabeth Messina's incredible photography and you have a jump-for-joy worthy affair! One last little bit from today's wedding on the... [MORE]

Real Wedding: The Details, IV

Here are a few more bits of eye candy from the wedding that Lisa Vorce and Elizabeth Messina put together for us! Ahhhh...don't you wish you were a guest at this gorgeous affair!? More to... [MORE]

Real Wedding: The Details, III

There is something so unbelievably cohesive and yet so wonderfully effortless about today's featured affair. The decor blends seamlessly with the natural surrounding and doesn't at all seem over styled or designed. The white and teal palette, paired with the silver and natural hues is FLAWLESS. Placing huge hurricane vases with pillar candles in the sand is genius and added that touch of romance that every reception needs. I can't say enough about this gorgeous affair that Lisa... [MORE]

Real Wedding: The Details, II

When I talk about "the details" on SMP...what I really mean are the little things. Thoughtful touches that make a wedding truly memorable...perhaps it's simply serving food that reflects your personalities or designing menu cards, place cards and programs that are charming and sweet, favors that are so "you." The details are the little things that truly elevate a wedding. Although not everyone can have a wedding in paradise, everyone can find inspiration in one! From the bamboo... [MORE]

Real Wedding: The Details

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, the... [MORE]

Inspiration Board, XII

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]

Photography Tips by Karen Rusten, II

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! * * * Photographers are a tight knit group –and what we love most is... [MORE]

Photography Tips by Karen Rusten

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... [MORE]

Little Black Dress Five Ways, IV

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]

A Beautiful Bride

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... [MORE]

An Inspired Affair…

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 anything like... [MORE]

Lark Cake Shop – Inspired Weddings

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. Here is my... [MORE]

Fall Wedding Color Palette

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 palette of... [MORE]