We’re beyond excited to get the opportunity to work with Jen on her July photography workshop here in New York. We’ll be crafting up some pretties for you to photograph. There are only 5 spots left, so hurry!
31 Mar
Have you guys seen Joanna‘s cute series on hair tutorials? We love them! Wouldn’t they be such a perfect way to style your own locks for the wedding? Seems like if you practice a few times before the big day, you’d be able to get it down and save a bit on your beauty budget.
But wedding hair isn’t complete with a little piece of decoration, preferably of the petal-y persuasion, right? We thought we’d show you a bunch of different flowers that would look pretty in your hair and a few of the hair styles we mentioned with said flowers in place.
Be sure to pick a flower that will stay pretty without water for a few hours. And/or bring a second bloom for later in the party.
Gardenias (a la Billie Holiday) are always delicious-smelling and pretty, though we couldn’t get our hands on one to photograph. Or a tiny spidery air plant, like Alyson rocked at her wedding. What about a big peony poof or a wintery camellia? Nothing says romance like the smell of jasmine on a spring evening. So many options!
We tested a few styles out ourselves over the weekend. Srsly, with a little practice, you could nail this!
Amanda is wearing three twisted buns with a trio of sweet ranunculus and a camellia.
Kristina is wearing half-up Heidi braids with a pretty pink flower whose name we don’t know (there wasn’t a tag at the farmer’s market, sorry!).
So here’s the plan:
1. Choose a super cute hair style from Joanna’s series, Who What Wear Daily, or any place else.
2. PRACTICE!
3. Give yourself plenty of time to get it right on the day of the wedding (even better, enlist a friend who has a way with hair to help). And to finish, pin a little spray of pretty, fragrant flowers in your ‘do.
Et voila!
Orrr, if you’re not brave enough to use one of these for your wedding, hello engagement shoot, rehearsal dinner, and honeymoon!
30 Mar
We constantly see new, fun ideas around the webs using washi masking tape. The cute colors and patterns are so inspiring and the fact that it’s tape makes it so easy to apply to any project! Here’s a little sample of what we’ve seen around recently:
It makes a great addition to invites and paper projects, you can use it for garland and bits of colorful detail, or wrap bottles or votives or even boxes.
You can buy Japanese masking tape in loads and loads of places, like Etsy, Happy Tape, and Uncommon Goods. And the manufacturer MT has a great gallery full of more projects on their site.
And there’s always different kinds of tape too, like that neat coppery mylar stuff similar to the tape that Peggy used to tie up a box. We also found this super cool neon highlighter tape and pretty crepe paper tape. Both could be awesome for a project.
{credits clockwise from left: L’appeau des filles, Mint Design, Once Wed, All the Mountains, Haystack and Needle, Kate Spade invite, Blue Pool Road, Poppytalk}
30 Mar
Got a little something special to share with all you cakelets this morning, a super beautiful and vibrantly colorful South African wedding, shot by the wonderful wonderful duo WeLovePictures. Voytek & Tamem’s wedding took place on a brilliantly sunny day in one of the dreamiest locations ever – The Conservatory on the Western Cape of South Africa. Doesn’t that just sound idyllic?
The event is so full of life, too – pretty perfect for stuntman-architect duo Voytek & Tamem (really, he’s a stuntman!) Perhaps our fave part is the amazing photobooth backdrop made of about a million colorful buntings.
The wide open & airy vibe of the reception space is stunning. And with all those gorgeous exotic flowers, it almost has a kind of greenhouse thing going on!
Can you even imagine a more perfect place to snap silly pics?
Check out more of the fab pics over at WeLovePictures. So rich and beautiful! Congrats, you two!
Venue: The Conservatory, Fraanschhoek, Western Cape, South Africa / Bunting backdrop from Urban Outfitters / Paper garlands: Purchased at store in Cape Town called Church / Flowers: Lush Flowers / Catering: Reuben’s Restaurant
29 Mar
