Monday Morning Pinks - Elizabeth Messina's amazing shots

Happy Monday! It was a million degrees out in my neck of the woods this weekend and I loved every moment of it! This morning, I wanted to share this lovely inspiration board that I found over on Elizabeth Messina's blog Kiss the Groom. I just adore the work of Elizabeth Messina. She takes some of the most amazing photographs. Hope this bit o'pink brightens up your Monday morning!

Click the photo to make it larger to enjoy all the pink glory!

Photo source: Elizabeth Messina

Flower Friday: Think Pink

Happy Friday! I found the first image below over on Elizabeth Anne Designs in her new gallery (which is amazing by the way - I got lost in there for like 2 hours last night - go and take a peek) and it inspired me to share some beautiful pink centerpieces and bouquets on this warm sunny Friday!




Photo sources: All images were found in Elizabeth Anne Designs photo gallery: Martha Stewart, Meg Perotti, Amy Squires, Erin Johnson, Domino via Duet Weddings, He and She Photography

Romantic Gatsby-esque Backyard Wedding

As I recover from my Peep overload and chocolate bunny hangover, I wanted to share with you a stunning real wedding found over on Style Me Pretty today. I am a sucker for an outdoor setting with a soft romantic vibe and that's exactly what The Treasured Petal and Joyful Weddings and Events created in designing Carl and Kelsey's backyard wedding. I love the color combinations of dove gray and soft baby pink with all of the beautiful vintage decorative details. Be sure to click on the link to see all of the amazing photos from this wedding!

Planner: Joyful Weddings and Events / Florist: The Treasured Petal /Photography: Michael Norwood / Videography: LuvBug Films /Catering: Iva Lees / Rentals: Classic Party Rentals / Linens: Fusion Linens/Band: American All Stars / Bride’s dress: Kenneth Pool / Bridesmaids dresses: Melissa Sweet / Makeup: Amanda Peck Makeup / Stationary: Josie Jean Design

Sonoma: Vintage Wedding Photo Shoot + Video

I love wine country, and I especially love wine country weddings. But yes, sometimes it is a pain to get married at certain venues among the vines with the 10pm curfews and beer and wine only restrictions. Despite all the little things - it's still wine country!! And slightly hidden in the hills of Sonoma is one of my absolute favorite venues - Beltane Ranch. It must be the southern belle in me (I can seriously watch Gone with the Wind a million times over) as this venue and its wrap around porches and huge oak trees remind me of a plantation in the south.

So why I am I yapping about Beltane? Well, in searching the web for visual inspiration on vintage details, I found this image:

Back in 2009 Style Me Pretty featured this photo shoot for Northern California Brides Magazine at Beltane Ranch and I think it is so darn fabulous that I wanted to bring it back in 2010. It reminds me of Spring-time and all things happy with soft colors, vintage charm and pure loveliness.

Here is an awesome video from Andrew at Studio MSV of the behind the scenes footage from the shoot. I thought it would be fun to share the vintage vibe and see all of the amazing work these vendors (and many more!) put into a shoot for a major bridal pub. Take a peek and enjoy!

The shoot was styled by the talented Gloria Wong and photographed by Lisa Lefkowitz. The cakes were made by Cake Coquette and the flowers by Nancy Liu Chin. I had the pleasure of meeting Gloria and Nancy at Wedding 360 and love their work!

Beltane Ranch - Behind the Scenes from andrew msv on Vimeo

Photo Source: Lisa Lefkowitz

Spring is here! Part II - Poppy Inspired Wedding Details

In honor of my Momma's birthday which was a few days ago, I wanted to post some more fun images of wedding details around her favorite flower - the Poppy. As a little girl, the two of us would walk around and she would constantly point out every flower and teach me its name. To this day, I can remember some of the most obscure flowers (which tends to be a great party trick) because of her fun flower games. Whenever we got to the Poppies - Iceland Poppies to be exact - she would say "Those are one of Mommy's favorites!" Here are some great red and pink images to inspire a bright and happy Poppy filled wedding.

Photo Sources: First photo:Yumsugar.com, Fourth photo: Paperantix.com, All other photos: Martha Stewart Weddings