Gorgeous, right? And working with this small studio is heavenly. As a client, you are an integral part of the design process. Whether you are looking to create a unique invitation or are head over heels in love with one of their classic designs, they are your go to shop.

As a special treat for all of you lovely SMP readers, anyone ordering wedding invitations + rsvp cards in the month of October will get free matching thank you notes. That sounds like a pretty awesome deal to us. Not ready to place a full order in October? Easy, just place a deposit and those thank you cards are yours. This is perfect for all of you Spring brides that aren’t quite ready to order invitations just yet. Do you see now why we totally heart Moontree Letterpress?

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Finding the right invitation totally sets the tone for your wedding.  That is why we are crazy over the new invitation offerings from Minted.

Minted has launched over 100 new wedding invitation suites created by some of the best independent designers and curated through their fun design challenges.  They are also the first online retailer to introduce several stunning embellishments and design details.  Yay!  FABulous details include invitation backers, slip-in envelope liners, skinny wrap address labels and minibook cards.  Starting at $147 for 50 invitations, luxurious wedding stationery is now accessible to more brides than ever before…which makes us super excited!  Minted offers a full assortment of wedding stationery, including save the date cards, bridal shower invitations, thank you cards and party invitations.  SMP readers can take advantage of some great deals too!  Minted is offering free wedding invitation backers (code: BACKER) and 3 free samples (code: SAMPLES).  Woohoo!

Are you a Charleston, SC bride?  If so, lucky you!  Lowcountry Park Venues provides the perfect location for your special day!

Lowcountry Park Venues has the perfect setting that will launch a lifetime of memories.  Whether it’s along the edge of salt marshes, under stately oaks or on the banks of deep flowing rivers.  The Legare Waring House (top) is traditional grace.  At this 1840s home, the walls whisper of legendary parties attended by governors, international dignitaries, and blushing brides alike.  Recently redecorated with quintessentially Charleston colors and furnishings, the grandeur of this home – with its avenue of majestic, moss-draped oak trees – is timeless.

Looking for the perfect view?  Thanks to its perch on the Cooper River, in the footprint of the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge, The Cooper River Room’snew event space (middle) boasts one particularly breathtaking attribute – the view.  Situated amid Mt. Pleasant’s picturesque Memorial Waterfront Park, this venue is unparalleled.

Located along the banks of the Ashley River, Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site is known as the birth place of South Carolina.  This historically significant property is now home to a unique new venue, Founders Hall (bottom).  History of the state meets state-of-the-art at this green building erected on the site of South Carolina’s first permanent settlement.  Natural light streams in through a glass wall that spans the length of the hall, while a landscaped courtyard beckons guests outdoors.

Now, the hard part is trying to choose just one location!

Hatch My House is an online gift and home wedding registry that helps couples start saving towards a down payment, home improvements or even furniture.

Hatch My House is the only interactive registry available on the web today.  And the only gift registry where you can build a house while building a house fund at the same time.  It’s fun, unique and makes the task of asking for cash towards a down payment or home improvements a little less intimidating.  We KNOW that you are curious how this all works.  Check out this real registry and see how easy it is!

Customizing your invitations couldn’t be easier!  Inspired by the beauty in the natural world, Moontree Letterpress uses these themes to create invitations just for you.

Moontree Letterpress is a small company that takes pride in every piece of work that leaves their Brooklyn, New York studio.  Their attention to detail and preserving the art of letterpress makes us smile.  As a client, you are an integral part of the design process.  Whether you are looking for a unique one-of-a-kind invitation or a traditional design, Moontree Letterpress can do it all!

When it comes to designing a wedding website, you want choices.  Right?  Well, the fabulous folks at Nearlyweds! have created one of the most stunning wedding websites around.

Nearlyweds! is the “etsy” of wedding websites.  The amazing technology team at Nearlyweds! powers the wedding website platform but brilliant stationery designers are the ones doing the designs.  Nearlyweds! built an interface for any stationery designer to use that allows them to create a storefront and publish matching wedding websites.  It also allows for custom, private templates, for designers doing custom work.  Now, you can build a wedding website that looks great and is totally personalized to represent you (and your groom!)

If that wasn’t enough of a reason to check them out, Nearlyweds! is hosting a fantastic giveaway for SMP readers.  Hoo-ray!   To enter just leave us a comment below and let us know the name of your favorite Nearlyweds! design*.  And for fun, tell us an item on your registry that you don’t expect anyone to buy for you.  It can be anything.  Ice-cream maker.  Trash can.  We are just looking for a good story.  Nearlyweds! will pick one lucky reader for a free site + custom domain name plus your registry gift ($100 or less in value). It’s that simple.

Make sure to show our newest advertisers a little SMP love by swinging by their sites and checking out everything else they have to offer.  Thank you to all of these fabulous companies…we really appreciate you being here. Welcome to Style Me Pretty!

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From Avalon…

We were married on 08.10.07 in Tilden Regional Park in Berkeley, CA and used a dark chocolate, white, and aqua color palette. We let the natural setting around us infuse the wedding with different shades of green. We wanted our wedding to be simple, elegant, and special, which is what led me to choose these nine pictures in particular.

Top Row:
(L) Brooch from Bride and Bloom
(C) Bark Vases by Small Stump via d*s guest blog by Rebecca of Moontree Letterpress
(R) Champagne glasses by Brides.com

Middle Row:
(L) Candy Buffet – MS Weddings
(C) Cake – MS Weddings
(R) Zara Home Ad – Housemartin Blog

Bottom Row:
(L) Hydrangeas – Brides.com
(C) Lisa and Nick’s Wedding – MS Weddings
(R) Pretty Bride – theknot.com, or maybe brides.com

Here is how the inspiration came to life:

We gave our baker the photo of the cake and asked him to replicate it. Ours had strawberries with grand marnier inside with fresh whipped cream. Because we had a Friday morning brunch, we thought that focusing on champagne was a good way to make sure the reception still seemed special and elegant. We added the words “champagne brunch to follow” at the bottom of our invitations to make sure everyone knew what to expect. I loved the Martha Steward candy buffet from the moment I laid eyes on it. We chose to use dark brown and white candy in a mix of glass vases with hand made labels, and customized bags in a mirrored tray. Although be careful, candy buffets can be much more expensive than you might expect! We loved how ours added to the decor during the reception and gave our guests something to do. The muted blue and gray vases are colors we love and use throughout our home. We took Abby’s advice and used a variety of shades of aqua ranging from dark and bright to light and muted. I think it gave the event a more nuanced and upscale appearance. The hydrangeas in the sculptural vases were such a huge inspiration from the beginning. We chose to use three stems of white dendrobium orchids in Kenneth Wingard vases for our centerpieces, which added a more lush feel than the hydrangeas. Lisa and Nick’s wedding was the most directly inspirational “real wedding” I came across in the whole process. It made me feel it would be possible to have a unique, clean, and beautiful wedding that could be filled with as much or as little tradition as we chose. We used long tables pushed together, brown runners and napkins with white square plates for a modern and clean feeling. Lastly, I chose the smiling model because she looks glowing, vibrant and happy, which is part of the whole feeling we wanted. In the end, our wedding was more beautiful and fun than we ever imagined it could be. I think collecting beautiful and inspirational images was important in planning our wedding, but I think that it was editing down and focusing on a few great ideas that truly made it perfect.

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