Aug

25

Will You Be My Valentine?

Filed Under Sweet Dreams: Inspiration Boards, Weddings 

Today we are inspired by Valentines Day! Weddings are about the celebration of love so why wait until February to honor cupid and romance? Wear a vivid red wedding gown, flourish your wedding with accents of hearts and elegant calligraphy and send guests hand written notes and vintage valentines. Poppy red, pretty pink and fluttering hearts abound!

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Row 1: Phyllis Asher,  Homemade Circus  Row 2:  Emma Cassi Blog , Phyllis Asher Row 3:  Concrete and Honey, Martha Stewart  Row 4: Carolyn Quartermaine, Pink cotton ‘Mayflower’ dress by SarahSeven Row 5: Amanda Deer  Row 6: Randi Brookman Harris, Concrete and Honey

Ideas We Adore:  

1. Giving your gals each a “key to my heart” necklace to don with their dresses

2. Flourishes and accents of calligraphy, vintage fabric garlands and palettes of soft blush and metallic gold

3. Sending guests handwritten notes and vintage valentines

4. Making a statement with your cake by topping it with a handmade oversized topper!

5. Serving guests Meringue Heart Ice-Cream Cookies (recipe here).

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Row 1:  Phyllis Asher, Homemade circus Row 2: Vintage lace,  Cox & Cox  Row 3:  Dahlia’s cake via Lotus Events, Carolyn Quartermaine  Row 4:  Sayles Livingston Flowers, Phyllis Asher,  LAMdesigns,  marketstoreshoppe  Row 5:  Cox & Cox,  LAMdesign  Row 6:  frolic!, Hand embroidered wall plaque

Ideas We Adore:  

1. Accents of hearts… dangling like chandeliers, on sugar cubes, and made out of buttons.  

2. Hand embroidery sealed with a kiss and handwritten love notes!  

3. Giving your guests brooches to wear that say ‘taken’ or ‘be mine’

4. Serving brightly striped candy canes even though it’s not Christmas!

 

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Bridesmaid gift alert! Design icon Jonathan Adler designed these limited edition needlepoint lipstick and eyeglass cases for Barbie! We adore the quirky, kitschy style of them! Not only are they style savvy and amazing limited-edition keepsakes, but they bring back such fun and fuzzy memories of playing with your best girls back in the day. What a great nostalgic gift to give to your gals! Barbie Lipstick Case, Eyeglass Case


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Comments

13 Responses to “Will You Be My Valentine?”

  1. jesi Haack weddings on August 25th, 2009 10:36 am

    wow, girls. we have the same taste! I love EVERY single thing in this post.

  2. jesi Haack weddings on August 25th, 2009 10:36 am

    and our taste is GOOD, I might add….

  3. evie s. on August 25th, 2009 11:01 am

    So lovely! I love all your inspiring posts. I’m already married, but I love the ideas nonetheless!

  4. Susan on August 25th, 2009 11:21 am

    Absolutely fabulous! Reminds me of passing notes back in school!

  5. BlondeShot Creative on August 25th, 2009 12:27 pm

    Love these!!

  6. eadaoin on August 25th, 2009 2:55 pm

    i adore these inspiration boards! they’re so pretty! i think i’m in love with the first one especially :)

  7. TERI REES WANG on August 25th, 2009 3:50 pm

    On her wedding day, a friend wore Christian Louboutin’s hot pink satin pumps with the red soles, not unlike these:

    http://www.christianlouboutincom.com/christian-louboutin-satin-anemone-pumps-hot-pink-p-50.html

  8. cara on August 25th, 2009 10:26 pm

    Oh, these are positively delightful! That second one is especially just so fresh + unique from what I’ve been seeing lately — love it!

  9. Lauren on August 25th, 2009 10:41 pm

    So brilliantly unique. Love these!

  10. Terrie on August 26th, 2009 7:23 am

    I am always inspired by your inspirations and designs. Quirky, romantic and fresh!!

  11. Renata on August 26th, 2009 1:00 pm

    Congratulations! Your blog is very sweet!
    Cheers from Brazil!

  12. admin on August 27th, 2009 12:06 pm

    Wow, Teri Rees Wang- those shoes are fabulous!!!!!!!

  13. joanna of simple blueprint on September 11th, 2009 12:36 am

    love this!

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