I am putting the finishing touches on THE most amazing Karen Wise wedding that we'll have up in just a few minutes but I thought I should give you a sneek peak at the gorgeousness. The dress, the flowers, the everything. Just you wait.
When I was little, the ladies in our house used to go to Fredericksburg to shop for antiques. It's this perfect little German town outside of Austin, filled with darling little shops, great cafes and cobblestone streets. It's right out of a fairytale really. So when I saw this next wedding that Austin based photographer Q Weddings captured, it took me right back to that happy place. Love, love, love.
This...
I always get excited when people ask me to speak at various events. It's always an awesome experience, as you get to meet such great people, connect with some of the brightest industry folks and of course, shmooze with readers! But this time, if it's possible, I am even MORE excited than usual. I am bursting at the seams actually.
This upcoming November 7th thru the 11th, 2010 Tait and I will be packing it up and heading to Ahualulco del Mercado, Mexico to speak at one of...
We are starting off the day with the sweetest wedding ever. Kind of right out of a dream. Coordinated by Sarah Miller of Caplan Miller Events, this wedding was just so adorable, I couldn't resist. It was held at the Austin Museum of Art - Laguna Gloria. Photography was done by Ashley Garmon.
Remember those amazing invitations that Molly of Paisley Quill crafted for our From Inspiration to Reality feature a few weeks back? Well, she had such a ball, she wants to do it all over again. This time focusing on transforming one of our Style Circle inspiration boards into an...
Doesn't it seem like every girl's dream to hop on a plane and tie the knot in a little French village. Well, this bride didn't just do that...she actually made it look impossibly romantic, and impossibly easy. Bottom line, we are green with envy. Thank you so much to Belathee for sending this perfect little wedding our way. Love, love, love doesn't come close to describing how we feel.
And of course, a huge thank you to...
Before we dive right back into today's wedding, I wanted to plop my pride right on the shelf and shamelessly ask for your vote in the 2010 Bloggies "best designed weblog" category. I know, I feel like such a politician, but the high school cheerleader in me REALLY wants to win. So if you don't mind, we'd love for you to take a wee little second and...
Whenever I get weddings like these, it's almost impossible for me to show off the photographs in a way that makes me completely happy. There is just so much beauty, so much sweetness poured into every image, it's like picking my favorite pair of shoes. Impossible. So, although we have TONS of Belathee gorgeousness going up from today's French wedding...feel free to ask for an encore at the end.
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My poor, sweet husband. After seeing today's featured wedding that Belathee sent over, I am officially going to start bugging him about renewing our vows. For no other reason that to have a wedding just like this one. In France. With those most perfect details ever. And although we have a day of total beauty for you, I wanted to get you good and ready with a few "before" pictures. The girls, the boy, the place. The everything...
If you read BACKSTAGE you know that I went on an on about the fabulous event that I recently attended at The Breakers, held by Claudia and Jennifer of The Wedding Library. Well, today I thought I'd share all of the goodness with you, as they have officially announced their upcoming New York show and I am dying...
So aside from the insanely cute collection of bridesmaids dresses, the best part about today's featured wedding is definitely the awesome reception space design. It's kind of swanky, kind of laid back, totally and completely chic. Designed by Kelsey at Alison Events along with the floral and styling genius of Danielle at Brown Paper Design, this affair is purely perfect. And a...
I've always been kind of jealous of girls like today's featured bride. You know the kind that seem to have that laid back elegance thing going for them that always makes them seem both insanely cool and insanely chic. Well, today's bride takes it to an entirely new level. She's gorgeous for one. But she also gave her bridesmaids free reign their pretty dresses, she dressed her dog up in a big bow and asked him to be the ring bearer and she walked down the aisle to a banjo. It really doesn't get...
We gave you guys a sneak peek of this wedding over on The Bride's Guide a few weeks ago, but today...we have the full shebang. And it's really good. In fact, it just might be the coolest wedding we've ever put up thanks in large part the bride's killer style and to the collaboration between Kelsey of Alison Events and Danielle of...
There are only a few things that I have carried from house to house to house. My grandfather's paintings, my husband, a chandelier that I bought at a flea market in San Francisco and my Pantone color guides. Sounds ridiculous to carry little Pantone swatch books from Houston to San Fran to Boston, but what can I tell you. I love them. They've helped me find the perfect wall color, the perfect paper color for our Christmas cards, the perfect hue for SMP's color palette. And now, they can help...
It's pretty awesome to click on SMP and see a giveaway for wedding invitations, right? Well, let me just sweeten the pot and tell you that the hosts of the giveaway are none other than the cute, cute girls at Hello! Lucky...one of our all time favorite stationery brands. Their work is a little bit vintage, a little bit modern...and more than anything, it's simply gorgeous. And if it's possible to top the wedding invitations that we...
I know that you guys are craving some really special real weddings more than anything, but I HAD to put up this photoshoot that Jessica Claire sent my way. Ever since we debuted Jessica's wedding, I have become totally enamored with everything she does and when I heard that she had partnered up with...
My husband, Tait, has this terrible problem of being unable to keep a surprise a secret. On my birthday, he wakes me up at the crack of dawn because he's been lying awake for hours thinking about my gift. If you ever want to ruin a surprise party, tell Tait. He gets so excited, he simply can't hold it in. So you could definitely say that I am pulling a "Tait" with this next wedding. Although we had this slated as our picture perfect Valentine's Day wedding...I fell so in love with it, I just...
I hope everyone had a great weekend! We are starting off this week on a high note with a giveaway by Paloma's Nest. You know, those perfect little ring bowls that we've been obsessing over for the last year. Caroline, the amazing designer behind the brand, has pulled together a set of 10 bowls that she'd like to gift to one very lucky Style Me Pretty reader. PERFECT for bridesmaids gifts.
To enter, all you have to do...
Some of you might not know this, I definitely didn't when I started SMP, that photoshoots like these are actually pretty common for photographers and event designers. Often they are held as workshops to teach up and comers how to shoot weddings and details. Other times they are done to build portfolios and provide a creative outlet for the vendors involved. So for us, it seemed only natural to get our readers involved.
And today's From Inspiration to Reality was put together by some...
When we first started our From Inspiration to Reality feature, we didn't really know how, when or frankly IF the concept would find its big girl pants and grow into something great. Well, I think that we can officially say it has. I have no idea how these vendors (like today's photographer Jessamyn Harris and designer Jess Flood) come up with such...
