This England-based couple fell in love with the historic St Giles House in Dorset to host their formal, yet completely posh party
Curled up with our hot cocoa, falling leaves and pumpkin-scented air out our windows, we're practically glowing while we study these beautiful fall tablescapes for weddings of all sizes. Honestly, we can't get enough of the velvet linens, layered neutral floral compositions, caramel colored candles and fruit-laden tables that
Jennifer Lopez shared new photos from her rehearsal dinner, reception and wedding to Ben Affleck. See the pictures fans can’t stop looking over.
Jareena and Chris had a magical fairytale wedding at Calamigos Ranch with all the pretty fairy lights, lots of tears, and personalized boba. Read more!
A backyard wedding that is oozing classic glamour and sophistication.
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Go inside this couple's flower-filled wedding in Ravello, Italy, complete with a traditional Chinese tea ceremony.
Aahhh, Abby & Abby’s wedding at The Griffin House was beyond beautiful! Although it rained pretty hard on their big day, nothing could put a damper on the love that shone through.
Incorporate Italian elements like lemons and traditional cuisine into your wedding for an Italian-style wedding—even if you're marrying stateside. These are our favorite details for an Italian-inspired wedding.
Here's how to make your wedding look like actual fairies planned it.
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Bride Julien was born on the beautiful island of Camiguin in the Philippines and grew up there until she moved to the UK at 13 years old. When she and groom Patrick were dating, they visited Camiguin together and knew immediately that when they said “I do” they wanted to do it there. The ruins...
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From floating lanterns to gorgeous cascading bouquets, here’s how you can be Rapunzel on your magical day.
Ever think about setting a pretty wedding walkway for your coming guests? A nicely designed guest’s walkway can not only serve as a warm direction guidance for your guests , but also a beautiful sight seeing of the whole wedding party that will make your big day memorable . Here are 20 awesome wedding walkway[...] READ ARTICLE
In never-before-seen photos, the fairytale wedding and medieval-inspired guest attire at Sean Parker and Alexandra Lenas’s nuptials.
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This stunning Tribeca loft wedding will have couples everywhere dreaming of rooftop nuptials and over-the-top florals!
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The concept of Modern Elegance was born out of a desire to define elegance and the modern.
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At garden weddings, Mother Nature does a great job of decorating. Play up that flora and fauna vibe with these 9 gorgeous garden wedding ideas!
Looking for star wedding dresses? What about a constellation-print veil? We've got them right here in our celestial bridal style run-down!
With millions of Pinterest ideas and #alltheshinythings, it’s so challenging to plan a wedding on a tiny budget, let alone stick to it!
Snow covered mountains, green accents and delicious hot chocolate are just some of the highlights of this phenomenal winter wonderland wedding! Read on to see how this couple’s love melted our hearts, and a little bit of snow. A Whimsical Wedding Venue With this couple’s love […]
Some of these may be old abbeys, restored warehouses, fragments of castles left behind, there's even an abandoned train station, too! If you're a lover of old buildings and those that don't necessarily have major curb appeal, but rather delight with their worn stones and overgrown greenery, get ready! You're going to fall head over heels for these historical beauties.
Hair + Makeup - Cora at Ruby Finch Salon Florals - Lucid Juliet Dress - Markarian / Markarian Bride Shoes - Manolo Blahnik Purse - Shrimps Rings - Victor Barbone Tux - Suit Supply Bow tie - Tom Ford
Looking for star wedding dresses? What about a constellation-print veil? We've got them right here in our celestial bridal style run-down!
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It turns out fairy tales do come true, and we've got proof with Colleen and Patrick's gorgeous Scotland wedding at Elgin Cathedral and Brodie Castle! The It turns out fairy tales go come true, and we've got proof with Colleen and Patrick's gorgeous Scotland wedding at Elgin Cathedral and Brodie Castle.
Up till about a week before my wedding I would have sworn up and down that I was going to wear a veil. I had so many reasons, including the Jewish idea that when you wear a veil, the spirits of all your decedents walk down the aisle with you. (Beautiful right?) Also, I really like Read more...
Les fleurs séchées présentent de nombreux avantages, notamment pour ce qui concerne la décoration de mariage. En effet, ce sont des végétaux durables, que l'on peut conserver très longtemps ce qui permet de s'organiser bien à l'avance.
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At a picturesque villa, situated in the rolling hills of Tuscany, Sophie and Valentin celebrated their wedding in classic Italian fashion - charcuterie, plenty of wine, and olives alfresco.
There were wildflowers, a labyrinth, and a lot of ball gowns.
Non-traditional wedding ideas for making an alternative wedding ceremony + reception planning uniquely your own.
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For all of my friends out there who have gotten married already, I'm sure you are with me when I say I wish there was a list of things to expect that I'm not expecting. Well, here it is. For those of you who are reading this that are getting married soon or have yet to get to that part of life, trust me, you're going to thank me later. ONE // Not all insurances cover pre-marital counseling Christopher and I found this one out the hard way when an $800 bill came our way. For some reason, the counseling service we used said that my insurance covered premarital counseling, but it turned out that they only cover marriage counseling, not "pre" marital. OH the specifics. PTL that Christopher's insurance covered it and we only owed a small amount to cover the copay, but it was pretty scary to get that bill in the mail just a week after our wedding. So, moral of that, double, no, triple check with your insurance company before heading to any counseling and make sure you won't be charged an arm and a leg. TWO // At rehearsal, run through ALL of the ceremony & reception I wish we would have done this in full detail. For the ceremony we pretty much went through everything and I knew what was happening for the most part because I wrote the ceremony script except for the message that our Pastor had prepared and our vows we wrote for each other. The reception was another story. I left this in someone else's hands *cough Christopher cough* and it was a little less than organized. It's not his fault--we just didn't think that we would have had to go through everything for it and that it would have been common sense. Eat. Speeches. Dance. Party. Alas, it was not. There was a lot of waiting around until I told people what to do. I really took on the wedding planner title--even during my own wedding. Related Reading: Ten Things To Do Immediately After Your Wedding | Newlywed Checklist THREE // Type and print out all announcements and special songs for the reception GAH. This one makes me have a mini heart attack just thinking about it. SO many disasters could have been averted if we would have just remembered to print out the dang paper. It was on Christopher's laptop at the DJ table, but no one thought to acknowledge it. I was super OCD and made different playlists for different times of the night, cocktail hour, dinner, special dances, dancing, etc. I had it all down. But, that wasn't followed. It was kind of music craziness at one point until I went up and changed the songs. Oh well. Not the worst thing that could have happened. As for announcements, no one was designated to announce tables for food or when speeches would begin, or anything--our DJ was my brother-in-law and we never went over these things with him--totally our bad. Learn from our mistakes! My last vent--and hopefully it will save a special moment for you as well--during our first dance, we wanted our parents to come on the dance floor during the second chorus with us a symbol of the love they have for not only us as their children (and we for them), but for the love they have for each other. Chris and I are both lucky enough to have parents that have been married for a very long time 27 for his and 42 years for mine, so we wanted them to be with us in our special moment. Since we had no one announcing that, peeps thought it was an invitation to come out on the dance floor with us. Oh well, it gave us a few laughs. FOUR // Practice your first dance This kind of piggy backs on my last point. Practice it. Have an announcement made if you will be doing something non-traditional like we did. But, most of all, practice with your groom. Chris and I basically rocked back and forth (neither of us can dance at all!). Praise GOD that the video footage came out perfectly! But with all that said, take a dance class. Watch a YouTube tutorial, something! FIVE // Have people designated to refill drinks & food As you know by now, Chris and I had a very simple diy wedding. We didn't have caterers that stayed on site to take care of the food and drinks if it got low. My biggest piece of advice is designate people you trust to help refill the drink buckets and the food when it gets low. Related // Our Wedding Videographer & Photographer SIX // Set aside tips for deliveries We knew that it is proper etiquette to tip delivery drivers as we had tipped the guys that delivered the tables and chairs, however, it completely slipped our minds to leave money with someone for the food delivery drivers. We had our local Qdoba cater our wedding (jealous aren't ya?! ;) It was amazing haha!) so it was easy to go back and get the tip in the right hands, but it would help a lot if you set this aside beforehand! SEVEN // Do your RSVP's Online RSVP cards are the biggest waste of money. Sheesh. I cannot stress that enough. I so wish that we would have just done them online. We ended up calling and texting the majority of our guest list to see if they were coming anyways, because the RSVP cards kept getting lost. (You can read about that adventure in this post.) Anyways, save yourself the hassle, the stamp money, and the printing fees and just set it up online. WeddingWire is an amazing site not only for planning, but for RSVP's as well! The next wedding I'm involved in, I'm definitely suggesting this! EIGHT // Get a day of Coordinator I'm one of those types of people that are far too controlling to let plan my wedding (obviously). One thing that would have helped immensely would have been a day of coordinator. Their fees aren't that expensive and they will save a lot of headache. I think if I would have had someone to pass the planning and details baton to, I would have relaxed a little earlier into my wedding and some of the finer details wouldn't have slipped through the cracks. So, if you're in need of a day of coordinator, I got you ;) NINE // Get all of your family pictures taken before couple pictures Ah. Yes. The pictures. The part of the wedding that I barely remember, because I was going crazy about everything else. The one thing that I wish would have gotten taken were pics with my Mom & Dad with just me. I'm a Mommy & a Daddy's girl. I love my parents so much, but time just flies by so fast and things get forgotten, and this was one of them. When my parents come up to visit in the next couple of weeks, my Mom & Dad are going to bring their dress and suit and I'm going to put on my wedding dress again and we are going to have our own little photoshoot. Plus, this just gives me an excuse to wear my dress again! TEN // Review everything in detail with your groom Men are men, no matter what. No matter how into planning the wedding he is with you, there will always be a set-back. He's a dude and he hasn't been dreaming of this day since he was five like you have. And hey, that's okay. It's not his fault. It just becomes your duty to train him on all of the research and planning you have done for the past twenty years. Even though Chris was heavily involved in the planning, I took on planning our wedding basically as my full-time job. I was only working a few days a week, so I had plenty of time to devote to our special day. My best piece of advice is just go over every detail and write him a list if there are any items that you need him to do or complete. All in all, our wedding day was a dream not only to us, but for our guests that attended. We had sixty guests attend our wedding, super small, and intimate, so no one had a clue that anything was wrong. They just went right along with it! I think the fact that they knew we planned everything in under seven weeks gave us some automatic grace. Just take my mistakes and lessons learned as your starting ground while planning your own wedding. You'll be glad you bookmarked this for later. ;) Any wives out there going YASS! I wish I had done that!? Haha! We've all been there. It's all good. It's like it's a part of the wedding planning process. What would be wedding planning advice that you have for others reading this post? Leave it in the comments! In case you missed my previous wedding posts, I'll link them for you below! Why I'm Choosing To Have A Small Wedding Wedding // Part One: Flowers & Centerpieces Wedding // Part Two: Our Naked Wedding Cake Wedding // Part Three: Wedding Recap (This one has our wedding pics & video!) Stay Classy. xx, Kristen
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A few weeks ago I began to notice the inevitable shift that happens every year around this time... the days have gotten shorter and the nights progressively longer (and colder!). This rather obvious realization got me thinking though, about all the fun things I did as a kid to get ready for this increase in darkness. One of which was to create a little light of my own. So that is what I decided to do, make lanterns! As a child we used vibrant hues of tissue paper to create our works of art, but I thought it would be...
