A couple of weeks ago a little brown box arrived on our doorstep. And placed perfectly inside was THE most insanely beautiful book I've ever seen. With photographs of homes so beautiful you have to pinch yourself. And DIY projects, perfect for the SMP styled fete, that make you want to dog ear the page until you remember that the pages themselves are pretty and glossy and everything gorgeous. It...
I am a sucker for pink. Anything pink. Pink walls, pink pillows, pink dresses, the works. So when it comes to pink weddings, well...pitter patter central. Add to that a jaw dropping collection of reds and oranges, aquas, greens and yellows. And the most cry-worthy peonies you've ever seen in your life. Then layer it with handmade details sitting pretty next to uber-elegant design and well, you have SMP perfection. This wedding that the FAB (and I mean more fab than the word fab could ever...
Sonoma weddings are gorgeous. We get it. The crazy beautiful backdrops, the organic and yet totally elegant vibes, the effortlessly stunning brides and the laid back but forever timeless wedding styles. All lovely in that "well, here's to hoping my wedding will be quite that gorg" kind of way. So what happens when you infuse your standard Sonoma beauty with real, tangible touches that would be stunning whether placed on tables in a backyard fete or in a perfectly pretty ballroom. In Austin or...
My heart will always be a little bit in San Francisco. It's where I moved after I graduated college. It's where I fell in love. Where I had some of the most romantic moments a girl could ever wish for. And it's where I learned that life and design shouldn't be taken too seriously. That whimsy can sit right beside elegance and spunk can plop down in the middle of classic and timeless. Just like this next San Francisco fete, planned to perfection by...
It was definitely love at first site with this next little number. Although we couldn't figure out what we loved the very most. The drop dead gorgeous bride in her darling specs? The crazy cool cake? The billy ball extravaganza? The total unabashed party that seemed to jump out of each and every image? Or the perfectly adorable groom and his giddy, love struck smile? I guess we kind of loved it all. Every last silly, pretty, totally fun bit of it. All designed to wedding perfection by...
I honestly don't even think I have the right words to open up this next jaw-droppingly beautiful feature. The gushy words that generally come so easily when I spy a pretty wedding have left the building. Totally and completely disappeared as this is a bring-you-to-tears, squeeze your hubby tighter love story like none you've ever seen. An engagement session in Paris. Photographed by Jose Villa. A wedding to follow. Filmed by...
As someone who has been married for nearly 6 years (holy cow!) and as someone who sits in front of a computer staring at wedding gorgeousness for sometimes 10 hours a day (again, holy cow!), you would think that I am starting to turn a good shade of green. With envy that is. But the reality is that until today, I kind of assumed that I'd had my last hoorah. Unfortunately for my husband, today is that day that train of reasoning left the building and I am now on the annual vow renewal movement...
Today's wedding is definitely a near and dear. In a way, I've kind of watched the bride grow up. And turn into one of the sweetest, most beautiful girls I know. You see, I met Leonora 10 years ago when her sister (dark hair, bridesmaid below and the queen of all things fab) when we became besties at Vanderbilt. Leonora was a baby back then. A holy cow beautiful baby, but a little girl none the less. Over the years, we watched her graduate from high school, head off to college, move her super...
Be still my peony loving heart. This wedding is total eye candy for the girliest of girls. Complete with the most drop dead gorgeous gray and white palette (with little whispers of perfect pink tucked into every corner), a cake that could literally be a work of art, pretty pink maids all in a row, big poofy hydrangea centerpieces and oh wait, did I mention the most adorable of grooms who is ROCKING a pink plaid bow tie? Yep, this wedding, photographed to perfection by...
If ever there was a photoshoot to welcome us into the weekend with total Summer perfection...this would be it. Crafted by Sonia Hopkins of XOXO BRIDE, it's a feast of yumminess with crazy cute wedding details tucked into every corner. From the fun vintage furniture that is used to house sweets and treats to the gorgeous bride and groom, every last bit of this shoot is absolutely positively delicious. And if you're not the photoshoot kind...
I love this wedding. Like, love love love this wedding. I love that the bride infused every last rustic detail with a bit of spunk and style. I love that the boys are rocking suspenders. I love that it's kind of down home country meets oh so chic gorg. I love the heart adorned programs, the cuteness of the homemade cakes, the way the groom seems to make the gorgeous bride turn all glowy and smiley. And I especially love the guy with the beard who got snapped by photographer...
For most people, yours truly included, Dior has been synonymous with total style, unabashed elegance, and complete sophistication. So when they approached us about gifting one of our very own readers a chance to win a professional wedding day makeup application by a Dior artist, well...we jumped for some major joy. Then, they sweetened the pot by ponying up one gorgeous step after another for achieving your own wedding day beauty perfection, whether it be...
We get requests for more ballroom and indoor weddings all the time. And we look. And look and look. The fact of the matter is that we rarely see couples who infuse that SMP touch into their ballroom setting and the minute that we find one that passes the SMP test, we put it on up. Well this next little fete not only passes, it soars past our style standards. And the best part? It's a Four Seasons wedding that is literally...
I know that I go a little bride-gaga on the site every now and then (okay, all the time) and it's rare that the groom gets nearly as much gushing as he should. I know, I'm working it. But I'm failing miserably. Yes, the groom is dreamy and handsome and I'm sure he's amazing. And based on the total catch of a bride he got, he's probably really, really wonderful. But once again, I can't stop staring at the women behind this beautiful wedding. The bride that is basically a model, the bridesmaid...
Saddlerock Ranch. Malibu's gift to brides everywhere complete with Zebras (for the pop of print), camels (for that touch of whimsy) and the most picturesque of gorgeous backdrops for photo opps around every corner. And although I'm pretty sure that this particular wedding would have looked just as beautiful in a backyard or in a ballroom, the Saddlerock Ranch has taken the loveliness to an entirely new level. With heartstoppingly...
The moment I first fell in love with Marcus Bell was when I opened my inbox to find THESE pretty pictures. I actually gasped out loud which I rarely do these days as I spend most of my days looking at beautiful wedding imagery. It's not that I'm desensitized to gorgeousness. Quite the opposite actually (just ask my husband...
It's time for our second lesson for achieving picture perfect wedding day beauty brought to you by the fabulous team at Dior. The kind of girls who you REALLY want telling you exactly how to make your wedding day makeup look like SMP perfection. And this time, we're changing it up from the effortless look that we shared in our Beachy Chic feature to a more warm and elegant Garden style look. Perfect for those...
Perfect pink drinks with gray striped straws, the most CRAZY beautiful venue I've ever seen and guests that literally add to the gorgeous decor? Oh wait. Add to that a glowly gorgeous bride, flowers that are off the charts and a sense of style that is as modern as it is timeless and you basically have SMP perfection in this next little soiree. Photographed by Emma Freeman with florals and styling by...
We're taking a moment's pause from our real wedding obsessions to beg a favor. And by beg, I mean that we're asking really sweetly to give us about 10 minutes of your time to take this oh so easy, wedding invitations survey. And if you do, we promise to travel to the ends of the earth to bring you the most gorgeous weddings you could ever want. You see, we're embarking on what could be the coolest collaboration EVER to curate a...
Hello Chrystl. You made a beautiful bride. Gorgeous actually. And your wedding...well, it's enough to make me think (well, know) that we could be the best of friends. You see, as much as I have learned to really love color infused into wedding day style, there is just something about a perfect white wedding that gets me every time. It gets the wedding giddies going in full force and yours was total white perfection. With photographs by...
