You guys are going to DIE when you see today's From Inspiration to Reality feature. I was literally speechless when I discovered what the incredible team led by Viola at chewing the cud, along with Atelier Joya Event Design and Flora...
SMP Archive
All posts from2010
We love, love, love, love it when we receive the story of not only the who ... but the why and how ... behind the photographs that are submitted for features on Style Me Pretty. Most of the time ~ the images alone do a pretty fine job of telling the tale ~ we see the style, the smiles, the little touches that brides and grooms sprinkle throughout their wedding celebration ~ but when we get more detailed info to boot ~ well, we kind of feel like we've hit the jackpot!
And so...
I am breaking my strict "exclusivity" policy to show you this darling wedding that has been making me smile all afternoon. Since it included so many of our incredible vendors and since the style is unabashedly lovely, I thought we could overlook our little rule. Just this once. Photographed by the one and only Laura Novak (who is basically one of the best photographers in the world), this is French inspired style with the most...
These are quite possibly the most spectacular wedding photographs I have ever seen. Breathtaking. Beyond stunning. Captured by Elizabeth Kowal of White Album Weddings, the images (and the beautiful bride) completely blew me away. And to make them even more special, the bride is Elizabeth's gorgeous daughter. Swoon.
It's FINALLY time to announce the big winner in our Google Docs Giveaway! How cool is that! The lucky lady will win a full wedding planning consultation with celebrity wedding designer, Michelle Rago, as well as a $500 gift certificate to...
I thought we could start off the day with a wedding that is purely joyful. It's really the only word that totally represents what this wedding is...with a bride and groom that are literally bursting at the seams with utter happiness. Designed by the always fabulous Amy Nichols and photographed by the incredible Matt and Suzanne of Matthew May Photography, every image...
Jeena and Brian were married at the beautiful Casa Real at Ruby Hill Winery in a multi-cultural celebration of their love for one another. Their event designer and planners at Amazáe have shared a few of the gorgeous shots from the day ...
images courtesy of...
I thought that this next little bit of gorgeousness was the perfect finale to our super girly, all-about-the-pretty kind of day. It's the video that the ridiculously skilled Kevin Von Qualen put together exclusively for SMP from this amazing From Inspiration to Reality Shoot using a vintage Super 8 medium. And it's...
It's been pretty girly on SMP today. Pink flowers, frilly details, totally pretty styles. And I've loved every bit of it. But don't worry, the frilly fun is no where near done as we have one of the sweetest, most charming weddings I've seen in a long time. Photographed by the talented Amanda at Orchard Cove Photography, this wedding is complete loveliness.
We are taking a little pause in today's gorgeousness to tell you about a super cool, super innovative workshop held by Flowerwild that will be happening April 26th and 27th in Santa Barbara. When I tell you that it is going to be amazing, I am hardly doing it justice. Seriously. Think Jose Villa on photography, Joel Serrato on film, Duet Weddings on styling and of course, Kate of...
Okay, so this isn't exactly a wedding. But it was so stinking adorable, I just couldn't help myself. It was sent to us by Jen Huang, who is an incredible photographer and behind some of SMP's most popular celebrations (click here and click here for...
I happen to be a die-hard fan of poufy veils. Long, short, pink – doesn't matter. I love them all the same. So I literally began drooling when this San Antonio wedding crossed my path as it involves quite an assortment of frothy head gear.
Melissa and Patrick, the adorable couple, wanted to create an evening garden party topped off with lots and lots of dancing and festivities. I think they hit the nail on its pretty, pretty head, don't you?
Every single time we think about writing shorter features ... so that we can feature more weddings from our LBB members ... we get so mesmerized in the images that bam! We don't know how to stop. So when Laura or Rebecca at Docuvitae send us one of their weddings, well, quite simply, it's a lost cause. We simply can't narrow it down ...
Ahhhhh.... but I digress ...
from Rebecca...
At SMP we are constantly working to bring you gorgeous weddings, stylish inspiration, and lots of fabulous finds. The same goes for our advertisers... we work had make sure we bring you companies that really stand up to our expectations. We hand-pick vendors we love and we're taking a moment to welcome them to our lovely little blog... Oh and let you know about a fantastic giveaway by wedding window!
* * *
There are few major necessities when it comes to preparing for your...
I wish I were invited to more parties like the ones below. Seriously! I can't even imagine getting to see one of these weddings in person and to be surrounded by months of hard work and brilliant ideas, come to life. I sometimes think that if I were in the background of a SMP wedding, that I would be the only guest not moving, laughing or eating. I would be frozen solid in an inspiration-like trance, unable to communicate with any of the party go-ers, except to mumble, "This is amazing, No...
So in honor of St. Patrick's Day, Shannon Leahy put together THE coolest Irish inspired photoshoot ever and we loved it so much, that we've asked her to stick around a little bit longer today and share the secrets behind the gorgeous handfasting ceremony. It's such a lovely tradition and one that I know so many of you will find pretty freaking awesome.
We've really enjoyed the first two of Stella and Leon Alesi's featured weddings: from San Antonio ~ Julie & Ryan's October celebration ~ and Jenn & Dirk's Austin wedding at the...
Another little known fact. Sometimes, I dance around the house singing "Tim Finnegan Lived in Walkin' Street..." Okay, not sometimes. A lot. So much so, that my daughter starts giggling the minute I put my arms in their appropriate jig position, knowing exactly what's coming next. So, when I saw this amazing Irish inspired shoot that the insanely lovely Shannon Leahy designed and...
We had a few technical glitches with Jennifer and Dirk's wedding and so we wanted to post again in all it's prettiness!
Jenn & Dirk's November wedding at One World Theatre in Austin is one more perfect example of why couples in Texas LOVE LOVE LOVE...
Little known fact. Abby Larson, previously Abby McLucas, is about as Irish as they come. From my fiery temper to my love of the Clancy Brothers, my Irish heritage is one that I am very, very proud to call my own. As is the ridiculously talented Shannon Leahy, the designer behind our next bit of inspiration. It's a modern Irish wedding done SO so right, with steal-worthy details that would fit just about any style of wedding.
