Wedding Ideas & Tips, Wedding Blog

6 Aug

Artistic Indie wedding inspiration

categories Styled Shoots

dress from lovely bride and jewelry from maya'z jewelry

Instead of picking a specific theme (as they’d always found themselves doing in the past), Charlie & Olivia, Prim & Pixie and La Boheme Events challenged themselves with creating a conceptual bride & groom and desiging around their lives and personalities. The concept (of which we think turned out so pretty and unique) tells the story of a bride who is an artist and a groom who is a lawyer. They meet in downtown Los Angeles on a warm summer evening in a hip bar and bond over their mutual affinity of flea markets & art history…

artistic invites from prim and pixie

He is particularly fond of the industrial revolution and she, a bohemian at heart, loving everything about the 70s. In planning their personal, detail driven wedding, the groom keeps in mind they want both a classy party, but also one that reflects the true artist in her.

artistic bow-adorned invites from prim and pixie

prim and pixie invitations

ruffled ivory and white wedding fashion

artistic wedding style

pops of floral color

According to onelove photography this bride is the embodiment of the bride called ‘Lady Libre’ ™. She doesn’t color inside the lines, you can’t fence her in, she doesn’t fit into any one style category, she loves bright accents and exaggerated, cheeky details, she embraces a feminine aesthetic in the most eclectic way, her sense of sophistication is laid back, she doesn’t take herself too seriously especially at her wedding, and she’s pulled-together, yet super care-free.

pastel and ombre groom's fashion

faded color bouquet

muted tones with pops of floral color

artistic loft-style wedding

paper confetti

pink ombre escort cards

quirky paper wedding elements

ombre wedding cake

colorful custom cocktails and h'orderves

vibrant and artistic tablescape

rustic and artistic tablescape

vibrant pops of floral color

artistic handing elements

custom bride and groom painted portrait

custom bride and groom painting

And it gets better! Check out the behind-the-scenes video shot by Fruitful Films:

Perfect decor ideas for the modern & creative bride that wants to keep things a little rustic while adding in a little colorful twist!

Photography: onelove photography / Planning: La Boheme Events / Stationery: Prim and Pixie / Floral and event design: Charlie and Olivia / Videography: Fruitful Films / Vintage rentals: Found / other rentals: A Rental Connection / Mixologist: Black Lab / Dessert bar: Katie Larkin Cakes / Macarons: Sparkles Macaron / Dress: organic, sustainable “aubrey” gown by Lindee Daniel from Lovely Bride / Makeup: Brows by Brittney / Hair: Roseanne Urguidi / Jewelry: Maya’z Jewelry / Live event artist: Arlissa Vaughn / Models: Lissette Padilla & Luke Cantrell

3 Aug

Viceroy Anguilla honeymoon trip: Part 2

categories Honeymoon, Sponsored Post

Viceroy hotel anguilla

Continuing on our five-year-moon in Anguilla (if you need to play catch up, click here for part 1)… Every morning we’d wake up, take a walk on the beach or do a yoga class, and then head on over to Aleta for breakfast. There was always a tasty spread ready for us where we helped ourselves to the omelet bar, pastries, waffle bar and one of my favorites, the guava yogurt and fruit. It was so nice to just sit, relax and think about the day ahead.

Viceroy hotel anguilla

On this particular day we spent a good portion of the day at The Spa. Scott and I had two different treatments. A massage for him and a facial for me. Since this was our first time at a spa together they were sweet enough to allow us to have our treatments done in the same room, overlooking the ocean. It was a good idea at first, as I thought this would be something romantic we could do together, but to be perfectly honest it wasn’t! Oops. So here’s the thing. I’m a professional when it comes to going to the spa (as in I know how to sit there, relax and enjoy the moment). Scott on the other hand, not so much. He talked, asked questions, and kept making noises throughout the treatment while I tried to relax and be transported to my happy place. I got my chillaxin’ time afterwards at the pool on my little raft though. Could have stayed there all day.

Viceroy hotel anguilla

Before each treatment they asked you to pick a rock out of the bag to state your intention for the treatment.

anguilla honeymoon

I wanted to take this table home with us. Amazing, right?

Viceroy hotel anguilla

To break up the time spent laying around, we took part in a few activities. Some of the activities they offer: rock climbing, biking, paddling boarding and our fave, sailing. We loved taking the sail fish out and exploring the sea, pretending we were the only ones in the middle of the ocean. While on the boat we caught sight of a tiny island, called Sandy Island. Once we heard there was a bar on the island, we had to visit. We couldn’t take the sail fish out there, so we hopped in a taxi to town and took a boat to the island. Let me preface this by saying it’s not cheap. Taxis cost $25 dollars one way and the food and drink on the island are a pretty penny. But, it’s on a deserted island and this is a once in a life time experience, so we splurged. Totally worth it!

Viceroy hotel anguilla

anguilla honeymoon

Anguilla honeymoon

anguilla honeymoon

Ahhh, these pics take me back to exactly how I felt while in Anguilla. Relaxed, content and happily in love with my man. Big thanks to Katie for planning this trip, and Jen for capturing our everything so beautifully. Don’t worry, I’m keeping this five-year-moon going. It’s not over. Next week I’ll show you guys how St Barths was!

anguilla honeymoon

See you next week!

xo Jillian + Scott

travel planning: Ever After Honeymoon / photos by Jen Huang Photography and Scott Clark Photo / resort: Viceroy Anguilla

Looking to book a vacation at the Viceroy? Contact Katie, hello@everafterhoneymoons.com, and receive a complimentary couples massage.

3 Aug

Viceroy Anguilla honeymoon trip: Part 1

categories Honeymoon, Neat Venues, Sponsored Post

Viceroy Hotel Anguilla

Hiya Cakelet’s! Jillian’s here to reflect on a honeymoon adventure she recently took to Anguilla and St Barths. Truth? Jillian + Scott were actually married 5 years ago, and had themselves a fabulous honeymoon, but there’s no reason not to plan another, right? Couples have a honeymoon, baby-moons, and now we’re coining the five-year-moon. The first stop on her five-year-moon, Viceroy Hotel Anguilla. Take us away Jilly…

{ bottom bar photo c/o scottclarkphoto.com }

Viceroy Hotel Anguilla

Scott and I are so excited to share our experience in the Caribbean. We’ve traveled all over Mexico but never to the Caribbean, and were taken back by its relaxed and tranquil beauty. Katie of Ever After Honeymoons planned an exquisite trip for us and a few other bloggers, including Jen Huang who captured every detail of our trip (on film!). Katie, who’s traveled just about everywhere, was a delight to work with. I’ve honestly never thought about having a travel agent help me with my travel plans, but as a busy blogger and mom, it was fantastic to have everything planned. We just had to show up, slip into something comfy and go straight to the pool bar. The house special — frozen rum cocktails, of course!

Rum cocktial

Viceroy hotel Anguilla

Viceroy Hotel Anguilla

Just steps from our villa was Scott’s favorite, Bocce Ball. We relaxed on yummy plantain chips and enjoyed breathtaking ocean views.

{ photo of scott c/o scottclarkphoto.com }

Viceroy Hotel Anguilla

How cute are these? Katie was so sweet to have guest favor totes in each of our rooms filled with perfect destination goodies like Evian mist, Bobby Brown lip balm, Sofia Champagne cocktails, Pretty Plum Sugar robe (that’s Katie rocking the robe below), and for the fellas, mini whisky bottles and ice rocks.

Anguilla favor bag

Viceroy Hotel Anguilla

I loved the neutral and whimsical style of the Viceroy Hotel designed by the ever fabulous and witty, Kelly Wearstler. The marble, soft wood texture and airy vibe really complimented the landscape, while seamlessly connecting you to your surroundings.

Viceroy Hotel Anguilla

{ photo of jillian c/o scottclarkphoto.com }

Viceroy Hotel Anguilla

One of the many highlights of our trip was traveling with one of our favorite photographers, Jen Huang. So with a wee bit of hesitation, of course I was like, “Um… do you mind taking a few pics of us?”. And she did, so graciously! These were some of the pics she took of us behind our villa overlooking the serene landscape (I’ll share more in part 2).

Viceroy Hotel Anguilla

viceroy anguilla honeymoon

Viceroy hotel Anguilla

Ok, let’s just talk about the Viceroy for a moment. The resort was phenomenal! Much time was spent on those chairs above – sleeping, reading and gazing into the ocean. There are three different pools, each having a different experience or view of the property. And, as a bounce the waiters come around with cold towels, smoothies or popsicles, yum! Such is the life. It really is the perfect getaway.

{ photo below of jillian c/o scottclarkphoto.com }

Viceroy hotel Anguilla

The hosts at the Viceroy were super sweet and held an intimate dinner for us. They’re quite the pros at hosting a ton of weddings a year, so we got a little glimpse into what it would feel like to say ‘I Do’ in this gorgeous setting. With the help of their in-house team that can assist with all of your planning, a destination wedding here would be fab. Decor? Honestly, you don’t need much here. The natural landscape is inspiration enough!

Viceroy hotel Anguilla

After a long night of sipping on coconut mai thai’s, eating caribbean barbecue and s’mores by the fire, we all took the party back to our villa. It was so nice to dip into our sauna and gossip under the stars. Part two’s coming up next!

{ spa photo c/o scottclarkphoto.com }

Viceroy hotel Anguilla

travel planning: Ever After Honeymoon / photos by Jen Huang Photography and Scott Clark Photo / resort: Viceroy Anguilla

Looking to book a vacation at the Viceroy? Contact Katie, hello@everafterhoneymoons.com, and receive a complimentary couples massage.

2 Aug

DIY gold envelope edge

categories Amanda + Tim's wedding, Pretty Paper

DIY gold envelope edge

Bachelorette party. Check. Now back to wedding preparations! A few weeks ago my friends, my fiancé, and I went to town assembling our wedding invitations. While the actual invites themselves turned out better than I had imagined, I had an inkling that the envelope backs needed some love. Yes, the backs. Now, I know normal people probably don’t pay much attention to the back (I’m a little nutty when it comes to the details), but I feel that it’s a nice surprise to do some thing fun there, that makes it feel like a completed package. In comes the gold spray paint.. exactly what it needed. Here is an easy DIY that transforms regular envelopes into something extraordinarily fancy!

DIY gold envelope edge

First up, gather your materials.. 1. gold spray paint. I used Rust-oleum Specialty Metallic. 2. double stick tape (just a smidge) and your envelopes. Mine were from Paper Source (I think they discontinued the blush color I used though). The texture and weight of these envelopes were nice and made it quite easy to spray with a clean edge, and pop the top envelope mask off while not ripping the bottom one.

So really, this is pretty simple. You grab an envelope to use as the mask, and just put a small piece of tape at the point and at each side of the envelope underneath. Just enough to secure the mask so when sprayed, the edge stays put. You can make the edge as wide or short as you want.

DIY gold envelope edge

In a well-ventilated area (like outside), spray a light coating over the edge (I had rubber gloves on when I sprayed them). Let it dry for just 20 seconds or so.

DIY gold envelope edge

Then carefully peel the mask off and voila! a perfect glowing, gold edge!

DIY gold envelope edge

When you see how beautiful it turns out, you’ll want to do it to every envelope you send.

I can’t wait to show you the rest of our invitations!

xx, Amanda

2 Aug

Modern Monet inspired shoot

categories Styled Shoots

Llorente Design paper goods

Does the question, “What if young Claude Monet was to be wed in 2012?” ever come up in conversation? Well, that’s kind of how the concept of this shoot came to life. Photographer, Michelle March + jewelry designer, Jacqueline Pinto were inspired by the use of color in Monet’s art, and the intricate layered tulle in the Ouma dress you’re about to die over. These ladies had way too much fun playing with colors, textures, patterns, and lots of balloons. Can’t blame them!

modern monet-inspired shoot

flower hair adornment

Ouma Clothing ombre dress

From Melissa: Once Monique, from Ouma, had graciously let me photograph this one-of-a-kind dress, I set out to make the rest of the elements just as amazing. The whimsical jewelry by Jacqueline Pinto and hairpiece by Teeki were designed and created with the concept in mind.

Jacqueline Pinto jewelry

colorful decorative balloons

paper confetti style cake

gold-painted mason jars

shades of pink peonies

smooch paper sign

orange, yellow and pink wedding colors

balloon backdrop and delicate dining table

The idea of using the balloons was inspired by the ombre effect of the dress. I thought it would be fun to have vintage furniture by Unearthed Vintage that felt like they belonged in a French cottage to mix things up. The adorable white + yellow parlor chairs and the amazing spool table brought in just the perfect amount of sweet and delicate nature that was needed.

gold-painted mason jar cups

gold-painted mason jars

giant flower photo accessories

light pink peony bouquet

ombre ruffle chiffon dress

au revoir hanging sign

A little peek at the behind the scenes from Michael Burgos Films:

The very original and glittery paper goods by Llorente Design were the icing on the cake. From the adorable “Smooch” + Au Revoir signs to the flags on the cupcakes. The bright peonies by Vivian’s Petals and the giant, handmade flower really tied it all in and made it all larger than life. A true inspiration for this young Claude. My bit of advice to brides-to-be… I would really love for brides to take a chance on using vibrant colors and having a more playful vibe on their big day. Weddings are serious business, but if you’re a young and modern couple, you shouldn’t hide that from the world on the biggest day of your life!

Photography: Michelle March / Styling + coordinating: Michelle March + Jacqueline Pinto / Video: Michael Burgos Films / Hair + makeup: Christina Vidal / Jewelry: Jacqueline Pinto / Dress: Ouma / Hairpiece: Teeki / Furniture + place settings: Unearthed Vintage / Paper goods: Llorente Design / Flowers: Vivian’s Petals / Giant flower: Christina Vidal / Cake + Misc props: Michelle March / Assistant: Brigitta Holtheuer / Models: Sophia Holtheuer + Joseph Pinto