So if you’re just now joining us, we are featuring the oh-so-lovely wedding of my very own wedding florist…the FABULOUS (and that is putting it mildly) Sarah Matteson of Spruce. Her wedding was a lesson in all things gorgeous. An effortlessly elegant style with simple but perfect details that are both warm and totally inviting. In a word…LOVE.

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I am always so interested in seeing how wedding vendors plan their OWN weddings. You would think that they would design these over-the-top, incredible affairs as they have access to the best of the best of the best. But most of the time, it’s the exact opposite. The designers that I’ve seen host small, intimate gatherings with an emphasis on great food, good wine, simple decor and their closest friends and family.

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If there is one vendor that I worked with during my entire wedding planning process that I fell madly in love with, it was my unbelievably talented florist, Sarah Miles (now Matteson) of Spruce Floral.

I remember telling Sarah that if my wedding was a room in my house, it would have an old wingback sofa recovered in some great vintage fabric , accessorized with graphic pillows to update the look. She responded by saying that if...

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After setting the date, finding the church, finding a reception venue, dreaming about your gown … the next thought on your mind might be your wedding colors or color ‘palette’ as it’s lovingly referred to these days!  Tara Pollio of tara pollio floral-event design sent us this beautiful wedding with a color palette of orange, chartreuse and pewter. Tara said,...

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We are so excited about today’s Real Wedding! It’s kind of a double-hitter from our Little Black Book …

Daria and Andy Bishop have been so good to us by sending lots of real Style Me Pretty “style” weddings. You’re going to be seeing lots more from them here on the LBB blog!! But, we’d be remiss if we didn’t start off with their photos from Amanda...

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Amanda Herzberger at Orchard Cove Photography has sent us some pretty amazing weddings, but this one is filled to over-flowing with such special touches … you are going to be enormously delighted! From the Vermont setting, the table decor, the fun family traditions, the bird motif, and the candy buffet … there’s a lot to see!

Adrienne and Justin were married in...

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Amanda at Orchard Cove Photography sent us several fun weddings from this past summer, and it was SO hard to choose just one to show you on today’s Little Black Book Blog. (I even resorted to asking her to help us choose!) But, as any great photographer would  say … she...

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