Birthday Board

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Today is my birthday! My cake is looking more and more like a giant bonfire. How many candles are going to appear on my cake this year? To find out subtract 50 from 100, then subtract another 50, add 25, subtract 1 and then add 7. That equals??? Yikes!!

So here is a little birthday board inspiration… instead of eating cake off of plates, why not decorate with plates and eat out of your hands instead?? Scatter the tables with letterpress coasters representing each year of your life… Wear a big poufy party dress, tease your hair and wear a glittering birthday crown. Dangle bangles of teacups off of your wrist and decorate your cake with festive bunting!

Amanda Koster, Sophie Brown, ‘I’m so Happy Today’, White petticoat via This is Glamorous

Cake Bunting; $21.00
Letterpress Numbers Coasters; $18.00
Silk Organza Polina Dress; $225.00
Vintage Bonechina Teacup Bracelets; $50.00

Jul

16

Sweet Dreams Inspiration Board: Pale Pink & Apricot

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The Bride: Tattered Ranch Beach Wedding Dress: $295.00; Rose Quartz and Gold Ring for Haiti Relief: $300.00; Valentino Fairy Tale Shoes

The Bridesmaids: Secret Garden Pink Dress: $199.00; Vintage Garden Apricot Bridesmaid Dress: $180.00; Vintage Pale Peach Chiffon Dress; $35.00

The Decor: Pale Pink Table Setting

DIY: Instructions for Pink Drink Parasols via A Field Journal

Jul

15

In the Inspiration Files: Garden Party

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I have gathered so much inspiration over the years, and just decided to take a peek into the past the other day. I felt like a design archaeologist, digging through files of lovely photos. I had forgotten about some of the wonderful things I had saved, and with each discovery I felt like I was uncovering and rediscovering so many fabulous photos. This garden photo shoot was one of the ‘King Tut’s’ I discovered in my dig. We are in the process of designing something very similar for a client and I was totally re-inspired by this fresh farm look. Perfect inspiration for a garden party wedding, a bridal shower or just a gathering of friends on a warm summer day.

May

13

Onyx and Pink Parisian Punk Princess

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Your guests had already received their whimsical invitations that were stamped with antique early aviation plates from 1897! You had spent months searching for the perfect vintage invites, and luckily found these online at the last second, phew! They were printed with stark black letterpress on a soft beige paper and sent in mailer boxes. Your guests adored them. Now you were about to walk down the aisle. You were feeling like somewhat of a glamorous Parisian punk rock princess with your dress floating around you in blush pink, beige and onyx black frills while your bridesmaids trailed behind you giggling in hand dyed tea length skirts, black blouses and dramatic heart shaped jasper necklaces draped around their necks, glistening in the evening light.

Cafe chairs lined the dining area and resembled your favorite sidewalk cafe in Paris (the one where he popped the question!) The cafe tables were topped brilliant brown feathers for added drama, the florist was spot on! The night was filled with anticipation and magic as you clutched your bouquet of anenomes (you absolutely had to have pops of black in your flowers), and a long dark velvety ruffled ribbon delicately hung from it. Cue the music, take a deep breath (inhale, exhale, inhale) and you see him at the end of the aisle. It all started with him, then the Parisian punk rock princess wedding of your dreams, and it was just the beginning..

Dress via Moodboard ; Decor via Country living; Bouquet via Project Wedding

Apr

22

Travel to Tabletop: Paris Window Shopping

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On a romantic getaway to Paris you stroll by the famous storefront of Repetto. You are awestruck by the two floating dress between glittering chandeliers in the window and are immediately drawn inside where you are greeted by a giant wall of pale pink ballet slippers. You are inspired! You want to incorporate this ethereal display into your wedding day, but how?