We always like to ask our brides to give us some insight into how they approached planning their wedding ~ their inspiration, their vision. Here’s what Ashaki had to say ~

The main inspiration for our wedding came from my two favorite movies, Gone With The Wind and Marie Antoinette. I made Embry watch these movies countless times while we were dating, and when he barely objected, I knew he was the man for me!!! I really wanted to have a traditional wedding,...

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We are chatting with our adorable round-up editor, Carrie, about all things bridesmaid today. All about those little piece of jewelry for your girls to wear, making their already gorgeous look, even better. Hopefully, today will give you some really great, always chic ideas for your favorite maids!

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You’ve chosen the dresses, now you just need the perfect accessory to bring your bridesmaids to wedding-day-ready status. I know I am not alone in thinking that the...

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“Kitty & Craig ~ How is it possible that you make my wishes come true? Man, when I first set out to plan our wedding, I looked at SMP for a lot of inspiration (hmmm, minus the thousands upon thousands of dollars that some of the brides spend on their weddings). And I said to Mike, “How cool would that be to be on that website”. Never, ever, not even a little bit thinking I’d get slightly obsessed with the whole wedding process. Months later, I was there. Slightly...

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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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If you loved the vintage hankie save-the-the-dates that Abby featured a couple of days ago … take a look at Lindsey & Chris’ invitations!!

Oh my gosh! How precious are these?

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We received today’s featured wedding from one of Abby’s favorite letterpress invitation designer’s in our Little Black Book, Bella Figura. Their work is unbelievably beautiful and they pride themselves on their environmentally friendly processes. Cynthia sent us images from Ashley and Christian’s November wedding last fall for which they designed the gorgeous letterpress invitations...

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Our next board was designed by Elizabeth…

Shoes by Kate Spade, Wedding Gown by Melissa Sweet (Style: Natalie), Bridesmaids Dress by Priscilla of Boston, Small Bud Vase by Petelena, Invitations by more...

I’ve been getting a lot of emails lately regarding bridesmaids gifts…you want something chic and stylish, but also personal. Something that your girls will hold on to for years to come. So today, we are going to help you find the perfect gift!

This first set is all about luxury. A great clutch, a beautiful pair of custom earrings, a stunning stationery set…

All of these gifts are perfect for the chic, modern bridesmaid….little pieces of luxury...

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update…more lovely invitations pics have been posted today!

Before I dive into the current invitation trends, I wanted to mention something that my good friend, Christine Traulich, at RedBliss said to me recently…“Invitations should reflect personal style rather than the trend-of-the-moment.” This is so true. This should be the mantra that you repeat over and over again throughout the entire wedding process. Your wedding is...

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