It’s springtime in Oregon, which means event planner open house season! Our inbox is filled to the brim with invitations from far and wide, enticing us to visit new and new-to-us venues in the city and the country.
I love getting the mail. Especially when there is a new bridal magazine to read. All the pretty pictures! So when I opened up the cover of the Spring 2009 Elegant Bride magazine, it was a treat to see one of our clients' weddings featured in their "New Ideas" section. ("Buttoned Up", page 66.)
It brought back great memories of connecting with a really fun client (Amber of The Ribbon Jar), and bringing all of her and her fiance's ideas to life.
I also loved the cover color scheme of tangerine and green — reminded me of our EJP table setup for Art of Weddings in January. This is sure to be a hot color choice in 2009.
Thanks to Elegant Bride for the shout-out!
Spring is here, and I am in love with the spring plums. I like to call it "electric plum" because it seems to have more energy than plain old purple. It's not exactly purple, there's a little warmth, a bit of pink and raspberry in there. This would be a great main color with ivory, gold, silver, or graphite as the neutrals. You could even throw in some chartreuse or a bit of spring green. Darling!
Many thanks to the users of Polyvore for these images! Click the above links to go to their pages.
Did you know that about 8 million pounds of fabric waste is not recycled and is landfilled every year? (Source, ALA Waste Recycling) “But what if you didn’t cut the fabric?” Love, June Bridal asked this question, and has now launched an ingenious wedding gown line that is eco-friendly and reduces waste. How so? By using natural fibers such as silk and cotton and by creating designs that don’t require cutting the fabric, virtually eliminating fabric waste. This boutique line, as described on their Etsy profile page, “is created from only squares and rectangles”!
Sounds crazy, no? But the gowns are ethereal, feminine, sexy, and a serious departure from the typical, A-line strapless wedding gown. If you have been agonizing over stiff, shiny, scratchy, heavily beaded gowns, and saying to yourself, “this just isn’t me!” I implore you to take a look at these exotic and different designs.
