PORTRAIT OF AN ICE PRINCESS

Scattered Stardust

I lifted these chic and sweet winter pieces off yesterday's Etsy Newsletter.  It's the Winter Wonderland here that intrigues and inspires me most to want to get married allover again--this time with a snowy backdrop and me under a pile of fur--faux of course . . . .

 Woodland Bridal

 Twigs and Honey

 Fascinating Creations

 Whichgoose

CREATING A NEW BODICE OUT OF A STRAPLESS

Alvina Valenta

So many choices out there for turning that strapless into something different whether it's a slip on and off option like a bolero or an alteration you make to your dress that turns it into a permanent look.  The easiest transformation you can also make is via jackets, boleros, capelets, shawls.  The above dress with an asymmetrical neckline I can totally see once upon a time as a strapless now with an overlay of tulle added to the shoulder.  Below, an  overblouse/capelet was added to a strapless.

Alvina Valenta

REAL WEDDING: MEGAN AND DOUG

Megan and Doug are Kansas City locals who met at work, where they both are cancer researchers. The wedding consisted of their close family and friends in the historic Pilgrim Chapel in Kansas City, Missouri. Afterwards they had a very decorated, upbeat party at a popular restaurant, Californos, in the heart of Westport. A very neat part of the day was when the groom proposed to the bride without an initial ring (with plans to pick one) but the bride hadn’t found one she liked so she wore a band instead until they found the perfect ring. Once found, Kaitlyn decided that she wouldn't wear the diamond ring until the wedding day and was adamant about not letting anyone see it until the unveiling at the ceremony. It was a wonderful twist on a tradition.

 

Photographer:

 Alea Lovely Fine Art Photographer

DJ:

 Elite Sounds Entertainment Group

Floral Designer:

 Blue Bouquet

Cake Designer:

 Covenant Cakes

Invitation Designer:

 Salutations

Shoes:

 Badgely Mischka

Event Venue:

 The Pilgrim Chapel

Event Venue:

 Californos Restaurant

Makeup Artist:

 Cara Sue Hall

Bakery:

 Sugar and Spice

Hair Stylist:

 Dana Burton

Submitted via Two Bright Lights

TODAY YOU'LL FIND ME . . . . .

Over on One Wed Blog where Time Traveling Bride continues.  Today we're chatting all about 1960s bride chic.  Did you know the big bouffant skirts of the early 1960s were about as far as you could get  fashionwise from the close of the era when everyone was embracing the mini-skirt and white Courrèges' boots?  Wonder how such a radical change in fashion ever happened and who the designers were who brought it about?  READ MORE . . . 

RUSTIC COUNTRY SHOOT

I love combos featuring rustic design details mixed with elegance.  This shoot is another stunner by Alea Lovely concentrating on all those imaginative and charming elements we look for to make design and decor unique.  Said Alea about putting this all together," We shot on the Longview Mansion’s grounds that had a lot of rustic structures we could work with along with the great overgrown grass. With the vision I had to shoot it I just couldn’t find a dress that matched the feeling of what we were going for so I made the dress to capture thewhimsical direction we were headed for and used color in the dress inspired by the latest fashion trend of using color in bridal. The florist used her great-grandmother’s amazing pink antique depression glass as centerpieces and accents to the flowers and cake. The cake decorator used a brush-like texture on the buttercream to give it a nest-like look. The furniture rentals used were great rustic pieces like old wooden crates, old dress trunks, rusted keys and this great wide bottom over-sized chair that looks like it came straight from the set of Alice and Wonderland. The pergola was a great accent location in front of the water for something a little different.  . . . ."

Photographer:

 Alea Lovely Fine Art Photographer

Floral Designer:

 Victorian Gardens

Cake Designer:

 Classic Cakes

Event Venue:

 Longview Mansion

Dress Designer:

 Alea Bebenek

Submitted via Two Bright Lights