Friday Finds - Coordinating Inspiration

I've been loving these little jewelry dishes for a while and finally decided to build a collection around them.   The idea wasn't so much a theme, but building wedding inspiration from one piece and coordinating colors across events.  The dress could be a rehearsal dinner dress, shower dress, MOB dress, etc.  The necklace could be worn by the bride or given to bridesmaids.  The invitation could be for the wedding, shower, rehearsal dinner or even Thank You notes.  They're not matchy, but they do all compliment each other.

TGIF!

Clockwise from Top L:
SMV Designs - Cornflower Blue Chalcedony and Pearl Necklace
Sofralma - Set of 3 Antique Enamel Pin Dishes
Shalom's Cottage Home - Modern Dahlia Invitation
Poppy Pistol's Vintage - Vintage Secretary's Dress

Friday Finds - Red Winter Birds

Birds and weddings, overdone?  Maybe.  But they're just so darn cute.  I love them and thought I would adapt the theme for a wintry wedding since us winter brides are left out in the cold when it comes to schemes outside of snow flakes.

TGIF!

Clockwise from Top L:
By Tonetti - Red Jade Bird Hoops
Orly Design - Custom Ceramic Wedding Cake Topper
Victorian Station - Bird Nest Burlap Gift Bags
sweet bella - Winter Berry Love Birds Invitation

Friday Finds - Toy Story

Though too themed for my taste usually, I've been getting nostalgic with the holiday season and really wanted to put together a Toy Story collection. One of these items could probably be incorporated into a real wedding as a nod to a favorite movie. Now I'm a little sad that I didn't think of incorporating favorite movies or even books into my wedding day.

Are you incorporating anything from a favorite movie into your wedding day?

Clockwise from Top L:
Sew Ladybug - Little Bo Peep Smocked Dress
A.N. Original Jewelry - Porky Piggy Bank Silhouette Necklace in Silver
Garden 4 Arts - Custom Potato Head Cake Toppers
Dolci Fini - Western Boxed Wedding Invitations

Friday Finds - To the Brits

I may or may not have gone on WoW spotting trips when I studied in England.  Since I'm happily married now and he is on his way to be, I could find no other inspiration this week than the impending royal wedding. I went cheesy and touristy too.  At the pub down the street from my flat they had Cheese Night every Saturday (basically American 80's Night!).  The round about sign invitation is probably my favorite, though I really enjoy the irony of the telephone booth ipod case (which I think would make great wedding party gifts!).

TGIF! (or more appropriately, GSTQ - God Save the Queen!)

Clockwise from Top L:
CB Sew - British Red Phone Booth Gadget Case
The Blissful Baker - British Themed Cupcake Toppers
Alive House - Union Jack Pillow Cover
Doodle Love - Love Roundabout Wedding Invitation

Friday Finds - Feeling Blue

I'm not down, but I have been thinking a lot about my dining room decor which features my collection of Liberty Blue china.  It's such a rich blue and I've been playing with coordinating colors like white and yellow.  So this week, I took my china inspiration to create a blue transferware wedding.  In addition to the features, I can envision mismatched china place settings, loads of white hyndrangeas, and perhaps royal paper lanterns.  The feel would be somewhere between casual and formal, perhaps well suited for an afternoon garden wedding.  I know I show so many vintage dresses, but they're so stunning, I have a hard time passing them by!

TGIF!

Clockwise from L:
Timeless Vixen - 1950s Vintage Chiffon Party Dress
Lkfarnsworth - Dutch Masters Earrings
Appleberry Ink - Contemporary Paisley Invitations
Me and Matilda - Super Skinny Necktie

Friday Finds - Modern Pumpkin

If I had wed in October, I certainly would have decorated with pumpkins.  Since not everyone enjoys literal holiday decorating, I wanted to take pumpkin to the modern edge for an October wedding.  I think my favorite item in this collection is the custom made cake topper.  The detail is exquisite and if you look through the shop, there's such a diversity of characters and styles. 

TGIF!

Clockwise from Top L:
Zoe and Doyle- Titanium and Orange Pearl Band
Live in Style - Penelope Feather Headband
interplantations - Rehearsal Dinner Invites
Milk Tea - Custom Keepsake Wedding Cake Topper

Friday Finds: Purple Autumn

Eggplant. I eat it.  I look at it.  It's about to take a hike for the winter, but let's enjoy it together as the summer turns to fall.

This gorgeous vintage dress is really a showstopper with sweet sparrow prints on it.  It would make a great eclectic bridesmaid's dress or rehearsal dinner dress.  I choose this style of earring a lot - something about the cluster and the word harvest and the yellow gold - all appropriately autumnal.  The clutch is just so great with chartreuse.  I feel that it's a very modern take on traditional autumn hues.  Besides the color combo, I love the flourishes on the invitations.  I think it serves as an almost abstract representation of the cycle of seasons and falling of leaves without being overt about it.

TGIF!

Clockwise from Top L:

Vintage Marmalade - Tiny Sparrow Vintage 70s Sheer Print Dress

Rhonda Michaels - Lemon Quartz with Amethyst Sprinkles

Bella Fiore - Bridesmaid Clutch

appleberry ink - Contemporary Floral Swirly Vines Wedding Invitation

 

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Friday Finds: 'Stache While You Can

Bandwagons can be fun to jump on.  This one is particularly fun, and apropos if one of the wedded to be is sporting their own mustache.  I also dig homonyms. 

Even if no one in attendance is mustachioed, the pictures taken of your dressed up guests will place your wedding squarely in the early 21st century and serve as fodder for you children and grandchildren.

TGIF!

Clockwise from Top L:
Whisker Works - Quintessential Mix of Mustaches
emmylew - Quite a Pair Card
Paisley Magic - Retro Mustache Tote
The Cufflink Maker - Handlebar Mustache Cufflinks

Friday Finds - A Wheat Wedding

In my head, I'm screaming this title 80s hair band style to the White Wedding theme. Shamefully, I was even bobbing my while I typed it.

Anywheaties, I had a really sweet pastel inspired Friday Finds lined up this week.  Then a cold front came through with rain.  Goodbye pastels!  Hello Autumn!  I've seen wheat in weddings before, but it's usually paired with cranberry or chocolate.  For this collection I decided on a monochromatic palette that features the wheat as the main dish.  One of my favorite items of the collection is the wheat ring - subtle and yet deeply satisfying as consistent with the theme.  Oh, and the dress!  Wedding party, mother, guest, even for the bride - and a steal at $95!

TGIF!

Clockwise from the Top L:
Which Goose - Through the Rye Bout
Frock Stars - 1960s Silk Cocktail Dress with Rosette Sash Waist
Which Goose - Wheat Field Bouquet
Lunasa Designs - Fields of Wheat Ring
Kitsch N Collectibles - 3 Vintage Tuscan Yellow Domed Flower Buttons

Friday Finds - Everyone but the Bride

I found a darling flower girl dress.  Then I found a handsome bow tie.  Followed by earrings perfect for the mother of the bride.  Rounding it out, I couldn't pass up these lovely satin bowed shoes.  And I found it all while looking for a wedding dress!  That's the way it goes sometimes.  I happened to be a bride who found my dress first, but I've heard many a story of a frantic bride finding a dress mere weeks before the wedding.  They were beautiful.  So all's well that ends well.  Even for this week's Friday Finds.

TGIF!

Clockwise from Top L:
Raleigh Vintage - Vintage 1950s Wembley Bow Tie
Nicole - Satin Kitten Heels
Mid State - 50s Silk Chiffon Party Dress
Flipping Out - Gold Filled Pearl Flower Earrings

Friday Finds on a Monday - Pink and Blue Weekday

When life gets in the way sometimes you postpone a post.  Other times you get married on a Monday.  In the spirit of changing things up, of doing the unexpected, and weddings on a weekday, this Friday Finds is all about a city hall wedding.  I thought of a whole story, how the couple has had it up to *here* with wedding crapola.  How they dress in their Sunday best and turn their case of the Mondays into a marriage on a gorgeous day.  They say, "I Do" and then picnic at noon time in the city park.  Now that's cheery!

Clockwise from L:
Ties-Necktie - Striped Light Blue Silk Tie
Urban Pink Photography - City Hall
Ingenious Rehab - Vintage Feminine Powder Pink Organza Party Dress
Heirloom Angel - Guildcraft Glove Box and Two Pairs of Gloves

Friday Finds - Sew in Love

When I bumped into the round, stitched Song of Solomon verse, I felt that warm, almost autumn feeling where you want to wear a cardigan and sip pumpkin spiced lattes (or apple cider, or mulled wine!).  The color, the handmade elements of needles and thread - yes, they spoke to me of fall and falling in love.  From there, I found darling shoes for the teensiest of ring bearers, an ornament to commemorate your first holiday, sweet bobbies to hold your coif, and sampler style cake toppers.

TGIF!

Clockwise from Top L:
Cherie Wheeler Designs - Folk Art Christmas Ornament with Squirrels and Love
You Are With Me - Your Eyes are Doves
Magasin - Pair of Cross Stitch LOVE Hair Grips
Amu - Custom Baby Shoes
Primitives for Sale - Primitive Folk Art Sculptured Vintage Sampler Love Birds

Friday Finds - There's No Place Like Maryland

A few Fridays ago, I was inspired by the theme of home and family.  Again I'm inspired by home because I'm returning to my hometown to celebrate the wedding of a dear friend from high school (check out some of her awesome wedding crafting here). So this week, I celebrate Maryland and the joining of two as one. The stained glass transom is common feature for row houses in Baltimore, and this beautiful version features Maryland's beloved blue crab and state flower.  This would be an incredibly sentimental gift for a couple's first home!  And the darling pillow? It could be used as a ring bearer pillow and then as a throw pillow for the couch.  The crab and sea glass pendant could be a sweet bouquet charm or be more prominent as a necklace in a green wedding theme.  The mallets, well the mallets everyone knows they're a sign of the feast to come!

TGIF!

Clockwise from Top L:
Terraza Stained Glass - Crab and Black Eyed Susan Transom
Love, California - Wool Felt Maryland
Laser Beam Creations - Crab Mallets
Seashaped - Crabby

Friday Finds - Royal City

I've had NYC on the brain lately and decided to let it inspire a modern, urban Friday Finds for you this week!  I think the gown is of particular note, either for the bride or wedding party, at only $86 on sale.  I also just love the city scape on the invitations.  The rosettes on the sash are rugged and elegant while the simple twisted ring just says city lights to me.

TGIF!

Clockwise from L:
Nordstroms - Calvin Klein One Shoulder Satin Gown
green quince - The Loft Wedding Invitation Suite
percy - Silk Dupioni Rosettes Sash
Nested Yellow - Urban Twist

Friday Finds - Home Sweet Home

After a big trip out west this past week (more to come on the home blog about our adventures!) and a subsequent business trip, I was soooooo ready to come home.  I've also been contemplating the idea about creating a home together when you get married.  This home is the place where you nurture your baby family as your marriage grows.  Since the wedding is the beginning of that relationship, I thought of a subtle home theme that could be woven into a wedding.

TGIF!

Clockwise from Top L:
Other Such Nonsense - Home Sweet Home Wall Hanging
Faye Hubele - Bird House Favor Boxes
Baby Loves Pink - Fairy Tale House Necklace
The Little Red Door - Little House Favors

Friday Finds - Yellow, Gray, Black with a Twist

What do you do when you find a color palette you love but the dominate style seems to clash with your preference?  I had been struggling to decide that myself as I've drooled over the yellow, gray and black combination, but wasn't feeling the mod or minimalist designs.  I totally appreciate them, but with my vintage sensibilities, I was looking for a twist.  In planning my office decorations, I found a way to make incorporate my love of the color palette and my found object/vintage/baroque/whimsy.  If I could find a way with an office, why not a wedding?  This week's Friday Finds is like the country music version of yellow-gray-black.  And I would apologize for another yellow gingham ring bearer's pillow, but I'm obsessed and will make no apologies!

TGIF!

Clockwise from the Top L:
Surroundings - Music Note Boutonnieres
Special Occasion Design - Your Love is Music to My Ears Garter
Allie Ruth Design - Black and Yellow Bunting Invitations
The Happy Couple - Yellow Gingham Ring Bearer Pillow

Friday Finds - Grecian Sea

Ever since our failed honeymoon to Greece (that worked out delightfully in Italy! read more here), I've been especially interested in how other honeymooners have fared.  Some dear friends who recently wed at the House Mountain Inn (photographs forthcoming), made their way to the islands.  In the spirit of living vicariously through them and through a Grecian inspired wedding, I present this week's Friday Finds.

TGIF!

Clockwise from Top L:
Tara Allen Bridal - Gina Bridal Goddess Headband
Originals by Lynnette - Athena No. 2
Blue Sugar Bridal - Hollywood Rose Hair Clip
Louise Broad - Bianca Grecian Petal Shrug

Friday Finds: Robot Love

I'm geeking out over this robot inspired love.  The idea sprung from a friend who is creating a dinosaur, alien, robot baby theme blog.  It was so fun, that I thought, "Why not a wedding with robot details?"  Fun robot invitations could also work for shower or bachelorette invitations.  The pocket mirrors would be a sweet wedding party gift.  Whether around your neck or perhaps as an embellishment on a bouquet, the robot necklace doubles as a watch - particularly handy when one's cell phone is confiscated (speaking from experience!).  And gosh, those little robot and aqua favor boxes sporting hearts on top - be still my beating heart.

TGIF - and Happy 4th of July!

Clockwise from Top L:
bon moment - Retro Robots in Love Wedding Invitation
Madison Craft - Robot Love Pocket Mirror
The Enchanted Locket - Silver Robot Watch Necklace
Moments in the Sun - Robots in Love Heart Gift Boxes

Friday Finds - Picnics and Gingham

After a full week of nearly 100 degree heat, I've come to the sad conclusion that I missed out on the optimal picnic weather of the spring.  I had grand dreams of a bottle of wine and cheese, spread on a cozy blanket, as my love and I talk about our dreams, all the while 20's jazz plays on a wind up phonograph.  Someone has obviously been looking at too many highly stylized engagement shoots methinks. 

Since I missed prime picnicking weather, I decided that I would celebrate the theme through gingham checks in this week's Friday Finds.  If you're still enjoying the bliss that is the temperature between 70 and 75, please enjoy a strawberry and champagne picnic for me!

TGIF!

Clockwise from Top L:
Laurie Cinotto - Gingham and Deer Brooch/Boutonniere
Avenue C - Sunshine Ring Bearer Pillow
K is for Calligraphy - Red and White Tablecloth Thank You Seals
Miss Peanut + Little Peanut - Blue and White Gingham Wedding Dress Hanger
 

Friday Finds - Silhouettes for every taste

Turn of the century? 60s? Turn of the next century? Potty humor? These Friday Finds are fun and fanciful silhouette motifs that can pair with everything from the most traditional wedding to the most whimsical.  The mugs can also be customized from photographs - a charming twist on the text of His and Hers.

Clockwise from Top L:
Over the Top Studios - Just for Fun Silhouette Wedding Topper
Perty.ful.tings - Paper Girl and Boy Silhouette Love Cupcake Toppers
Brooklyn Rehab - Custom Mugs
The M Press - Silhouette Save the Date Magnets with Ribbon Knot