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Inspiration: white bouquets

What's one wedding trend that I am absolutely in love with this 2011 season?  White, white and white!!  Ooh, I love classic white weddings.  So beautiful, stunning and wonderfully timeless.  So when I saw this gorgeous wedding bouquets from Fluer:ology, I was excited to share them with you.  This is one trend that really doesn't go out of style, but the best party about it being so chic this year is you can really play up the beautiful simplicity of white and add in layers of cream and off-white to create gorgeous depth.  (And a little insider tip: Weddings Fresh is working on a beautiful white inspired wedding shoot to show off this fab trend!  Can't wait to show you!!).

Fluer:ology used fresh mini calla lilies, dahlias, peonies, mums and garden roses for these bouquets and dressed them up with a deep bronze satin ribbon and crystal accents.  All of them were designed for the same wedding, with each bridesmaid carrying a unique white bouquet held against their dark purple dresses.  Quite the dramatic showing!

Thank you, Fluer:ology!!

What to wear...

Oh I how I love Anthropology.  And how I adore these watercolor printed dresses.  Such beautiful muted brights for a light and easy springtime wedding.  Play around with non-conventional patterns and painted brushstrokes of color, it adds wonderful dimension and visual contrast to your wedding.  Love it!

Pretty Pastels

Pastels are truly a vision of feminine beauty.  Soft, sweet tones that make every girl feel pretty and it's exactly what this year is all about--feminine details and sophisticated touches.  I'm so glad tulle, lace, ribbon and bows are still around.  It's fun to be girl every once and a while...wouldn't this be a gorgeous line up of dresses for your maids?  Love it!

{Image:  Such Pretty Things}

What to wear...

For all you formal brides out there looking to add a little drama to your line up, check out the latest from Romona Keveza Couture.  A simply stunning collection of dresses in pearl, Tiffany blue, black and white with the fabulously feminine touch of sumptuous ruffles that make you want to reconsider your adverse reaction to the word "ruffle".  We have discussed the ruffle trend in previous posts on Weddings Fresh, and I must say, Romona Keveza has done an excellent job inciting a covetous heart in most brides with her ruffle details. This collection is a nice reminder that elegance and style still has it's place in a bridal party, and your maids will thank you for it.  What to wear this 2011 season?  Sophistication, style and ruffles!

{Images:  Marthastewartweddings.com}

Ulla-Maija Bridesmaids

good morning, ladies!  check out these opulent bridesmaid gowns from Ulla-Maija's fall 2011 collection.  it's been a while since i've gone to a wedding where the maids dressed in ballgown attire, but that's not to say it can't be done in an elegant manner--any of you out there choosing to go for the formal, black-tie route?

{images: marthastewartweddings.com}

Loving...

pure divine simplicity by Lisa Brown.  beautiful.

{images:  Lisa Brown and Follow Studio}

Back to School

good morning!  i trust you all had a wonderful Labor Day weekend--it was so nice to have an extra day to not sit in front of my computer or be on the phone! Anthropologie has some adorable dresses i couldn't help but post on this first week of school.  i love fall clothes.  maybe it's the true Oregonian in me but i would much rather wear pea coats, soft wools, jeans, trousers, boots and tights than summer clothes :)  play up the fall season and all that comes with it in your autumn wedding.  dress your maids in pretty plaids, nubby wool pencil skirts or lemony tweed curve hugging dresses.  of course Anthro's flirty polka dots and sweet baby's breath patterns are good choices too.  how much do you love that polka dot dress below??  you can't go wrong with those either!  happy tuesday, ladies!

Loving...

i'm in love with this tunic from Steve Alan. and pretty much everything else SA has to offer...they are the perfect summer dresses to take you anywhere you want to go...

Trendspotting: Flowers in Your Hair

good morning! i'm sorry i miss you guys yesterday, my family and i are getting ready to move in the next couple of weeks and we have been trying to tie up the loose ends with our new house. so excited but there is a lot to do!!! and we just so happen to be leaving town on thursday--everything seems to happen at once, doesn't it?! so i will be absent on Friday but i have a special Gown Friday for tomorrow!!

i love these creative hair accessories from Poppies & Posies. especially the succulent--so organic and so fresh! i used real flowers in my hair for my own wedding. i loved the fact it was not only less expensive (ya!) but it really added a romantic touch to my look. i chose the Gardenia because it was a beautiful, full white flower. and i bought two to keep them looking fresh for my pictures & ceremony as well as the reception. i was a little nervous because it was 100 degrees that day, but they both held up perfectly! are you wearing flowers in your hair??




{Floral Designs by Poppies & Posies}
{Photography by Jen Huang Photography}
{Models: Erica Lubitz, Ellen Totten, & Jasmine Johnson}
{images via Wedding Chicks}

Broach Bouquets

good morning and happy monday! yay for cooler weather today in Portland--i feel like i can breathe again!! today, i'm sharing some of the latest from Studio del Fiore . Lisa was the talent behind the floral design with me for the Romantic Garden Party concept shoot we did a couple weeks ago! (check it out if you haven't yet!!)

in her constant quest to find new, relevant and creative mediums of design, she found her inspiration in an old box of old broken broaches and mismatched earrings she received from her aunt. there is a lovely random nature to these broach bouquets that makes for a beautiful, eclectic mix or old and new. i love her use of the traditional to create something very non-traditional!

if any of you out there have your own broaches you would love to use, ones that have been in your family for years or some you have just found, Lisa would love to create a one of a kind bouquet for you! if you don't have any, she can help you find what you are looking for as well!

thanks, Lisa!

J. Crew

what a lovely weekend, don't you think? so relaxing! yesterday i stopped into J. Crew. i am attending a bridal shower in the next couple of weeks and was hoping to find a cute, flirty dress to wear. i grabbed a bunch, because everything in the store practically was made for me (he!) and i bought the dress you see above and the one below. i must say, the strapless dress above is not nearly as flattering and cute in this picture as i feel in it personally. i absolutely love it, plus it has pockets! ...yes, you might notice they are both grey...well, i have this thing, almost everything i have in my closet is grey, navy, white, or grey and white striped. i really don't know why i am so drawn to these colors but i stick with it because it complements my skin color :) the dress below is so unbelievably soft and comfortable i had to buy it! i truly will be able to wear it everywhere--perfect for running around with the kids in the summer, don't you think? so the best part about this whole thing? they were not only both on sale but there was an extra 20% off of sale yesterday so it was a major score!

it feels good to get a deal. especially when you are expecting one! now, one more thing...i of course adore all of these dresses or i wouldn't be showing them, but i also tried on the beautiful pale yellow & lilac watercolor, fleurette bustier dress. can i just say: gorgeous! i am so in love i can't stop thinking about it...ooh, i want it! wonderfully feminine & fresh, i would recommend it anyone who has a medium to smaller bust and especially if you are needing help defining a waistline. all of you straight up and down gals would totally benefit from the cut of this dress. perfection!