Beautiful on a Budget!

While surfing for fresh new wedding ideas, I came across these "Budget Flower" sensations from Martha Stewart Weddings.com. These are both made from inexpensive flowers, (above made completely from baby's breath~ a flower I, as a florist am not especially fond of and would normally overlook, but had a 180 degree attitude turn around about the overused, in my opinion, filler and repented of my vow to never use it when I saw this gorgeous creation! So, Baby's Breath, I hope you will forgive me! :) Thanks Martha & team for opening my eyes and for sharing your creativity!
This stunning centerpiece only looks like a million bucks, but is really composed of inexpensive Miniature Daisies, Baby's Breath and Queen Anne's Lace! Great work, Team Martha!

Purple Passion

I have a friend who's daughter wants purple and silver for her upcoming wedding. So I thought I would throw together a few purple inspiration boards to give her a head start on ideas.

Purple is so elegant and luscious! I love it paired with chartreuse above! Such a great combo!

(via Hubpages.com)

I'm in love with the cake above. The clean, crisp lines highlight the gorgeous flower topper! So great! (found at toramonneckties.com)

This is a brilliant idea for centerpieces~flowers in a beautiful box! (found @ ideasinblume.com)

For a fun favor idea, fill mini boxes with violets or pansies to thank your guests!

...and then there's lavender. Who doesn't love lavender? and you can't go wrong with kissing balls either (bottom left pic if you're not familiar with kissing balls-they're always a hit) ~found @ bellini.com.
Oooooh... I love the vintage-style hairpins! So gorgeous! and the candle centerpiece too! and the bridesmaids' handtied posy's! (as seen at Beautifully Ever After)

For a light airy feel, loop a greenery garland into a wispy wreath an adorn it with an off-set bow! Delightful!

More FABULOUS FALL Ideas!

Love the sheaves of grain! Maybe it's because I'm an Idaho girl! (The tall ones are probably made of sorghum or broom corn.)

(found at mixmingleglow.com)

So fun!~ Love her flowers & the tandem!
(found at stylemepretty.com)
I told you you could make a topiary out of anything!
(found at purplelemdesigns.com)
A close up! Adding a little whimsy to a formal look!
(above and below found at accenttheparty.com)

Mmmm...who doesn't love carameled apples?

These are too cool! Love it! So many fun ways to create a kissing ball!

(found at weddingdish.thinklikeabride.com)

I love the carved pumpkins and that cool cake! I believe that is carmelized sugar, spun to resemble straw. Wow! (click pic for closeup)
(Found at ritzybee.typepad.com)

Gorgeousness!

(found at brides.com)

Lovely! found at mixmingleglow.com-(I think:)Ooohhh....dipped cherries! How delightful!
(these two pics found at marthastewartweddings.com)

Add an exquisite frill of warm~toned flowers to your dress! Check out marthastewartweddings.com to learn to make these gorgeous blossoms~

More Winter Inspiration for You

Isn't winter wonderful? The beauty of winter can be captured and enjoyed for your wedding in so many ways~ from photography, to wedding favors, to beautiful decor. I love these darling snowflake ornaments doubling as place card holders found at kateaspen.com along with other great wedding ideas!
And to keep you cozy during an outdoor bridal photo shoot check out this wrap (top middle) & more great wraps at wonderfulwraps.com.

I love this pic at the bottom left. What a romantic escape! Wouldn't leaving in a horse drawn sleigh be a perfect ending to a perfect day!

(Pic~Top L-R: theweddingideasblog.co.uk ,wonderfulwraps.com, 4.bp.blogspot.com, Middle pic: theweddingideasblog.co.uk, Bottom L-R: Justthething.co.uk, kateaspen.com, weddingproposalsite.com)

Christmas Masquerade!

A masquerade theme is a fun way to spice up a Christmas wedding! The incredible florals pull this theme together and adorn this amazing venue beautifully! Check out the post "Beautiful bouquets and bouts" for more of this florists fabulous bouquets~ including a close up of this brides "masqued" bouquet. Click pics to enlarge)

(flowerdesignstannes.blogspot.com, photography by Aggie McGuinness)

Have other fun twists on a Christmas theme or other wedding ideas you would like to share? Comment here and I just might post them!

Festive Fall Colors

This inspiration/color board I found on the weddingdecoratorblog . I love the quaint feel of these pics and the beautiful colors for this fall wedding. The wreaths the girls are holding are absolutely darling, and the color and style of their dresses are so precious too!

Add a little whimsy to your formal fall wedding as seen in the bottom left pic! Ahh...the colors of autumn... but beautiful chocolate brown is not just limited to fall anymore and is being enjoyed all year round! I love it!

(bottom left pic: mayweddingflowers.com, all the rest: accenttheparty.com)

It's all about you

Weddings can be decorated to your style, with anything you want. Dare to make it your own and a statement of who you are.

(Top pics~StyleMePretty blog, middle & bottom pics~WeddingFresh blog)



Chandeliers hanging from the trees? How cool is that?




















More French Country style. I love the romantic, rustic elegance of this look.
(All pics~ Santa Fe wedding chicblog)

Antiques & Autumn

Working with the brides desire to incorporate antiques and different sized spheres into her autumn theme, I made large kissing balls to hang from the backdrop on antique-style iron hangers, changing the only backdrop I had at the time into a completely different, more formal look she was hoping for. (Click on pictures for close up view) We also used some of her mothers antiques to complete the theme, as well as balls in different sizes, textures, and colors throughout the decor. Fresh curly willow branches braided into large, full trees for the background and sap buckets overflowing with flowers and curly willow added a flowy feel, finishing the look.


Using an antique vanity instead of an ordinary table to display the cake was delightfully refreshing!

For more pictures, check out the slide show at the right-