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29 May

Happy Friday

categories Bits + Pieces

Take some time and pamper yourself this weekend. You deserve it!

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See you next week…

photo by Alexandra Grablewski

28 May

Real wedding: Johanna + Norris

categories Real Weddings

Kate Harrison sent over this lovely wedding she shot on the central coast. How amazing is the combo of a beachy ceremony + elegant, intimate dinner party?

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Venue: Villa Viscaya, contact brooke {at} nestledown {dot} com / Cake: Edith Meyer / Design + catering: Poetry in Motion / Flowers: Luxuries Floral Design

You can also see more pics on The Brides Café. So many pretty ones!

27 May

Crafty assets for your DIY projects

categories DIY Wedding, Pretty Paper

For those of you considering DIY invites (and other paper projects) for you wedding, we have a resource that may come in handy. Some of you probably already use stock photo/illustration sites for your projects but for those of you who don’t, you totally should! Sites like iStock and Veer have tons of cute flourishes, borders, textures, and fonts that you can purchase relatively inexpensively. Veer is more expensive, but they have awesome fonts and nice photography. iStock requires a little more patience to wade through the crap in search of the gems, but the price is always right.

Here’s just a small sample of pretty details we found in a quick search on iStock:

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You have to get creative with your search terms, and don’t forget to only search “illustration,” when you’re looking for design elements like these. We used terms like “ornamental border,” “flourish,” and “vintage label.”

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Happy hunting.

26 May

Real Wedding: Lorena + George

categories Real Weddings

A beautiful wedding in Carmel, shot by one of our (and everyone’s?) favorite photogs, Max Wanger. How lovely. As always.

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Thanks so much for sharing, Max. We love everything you do!

**update. Here are the details of the wedding. Thanks, Lorena!

Lorena’s silk taffeta dress: Abigail Bridal Couture. They don’t have a website, but they are based in LA and you can find their contact info over at Project Wedding. Lorena bought the dress at Mon Amie in Costa Mesa, CA / Ceremony/Reception location: A private estate in the Carmel/Point Lobos area / Food: Chef and owner, Colin MacLaggan of Avenue 5 Restaurant & Bar, of one of the restaurants Lorena represents in San Diego / Lorena designed the flowers and purchased them wholesale through various growers in the Monterey Bay area. Melody King with Fleurish in Carmel helped to put them together.

Check out Max Wagner in our Vendor A-list.