Rustic Weddings

I love a sleek stylish shindig but nothing compares to the casual beauty of mother nature, so I also love a laid-back rustic wedding held outdoors.  Common themes include rough weathered wood, wild flower bouquets, and good ol' home cookin' in lue of expensive catered fare.  In general these weddings tend to be very comfortable for guests and sometimes more of a personal expression of the bride & groom.  Here are some of my favorite rustic wedding inspiration images!  {images via 100 Layer Cake}

Orange You Glad It's A Wedding?

I love orange, so bright and sunny!  It can be a tough color to wear (especially for blonds) but I love to accessorize and decorate with orange, so I was delighted this morning when I saw this orange wedding reception over on 100 Layer Cake!  I just love the bold patterns!  To view the full post click here.

Fall Florals

We tend to focus on spring and summer when we think about wedding floral arrangements but it's fall now and there are some wonderful ways to incorporate the dark beauty of nature in autumn into fall weddings! We're talking darker pinks, deeper reds, feathers, prairie grasses... the list goes on!

Love the birch bark!  {source}

boutonnières from Martha Stewart Weddings

Center piece from The Ritzy Bee Blog

Wheat arrangements {source}

Cotton Blossoms!  Great for fall or winter!  {source}

The above 3 designs are from Saipua Floral Design in Brooklyn, NY

Fall is Here! Pretty pumpkins enter the scene.

Last Friday was the first official day of fall, so today I wanted to feature a beautiful fall wedding!  This one really embraces one of the major icons of autumn, the pumpkin!  See the full post here.  I love pumpkins and I'm not sure why... maybe it just has to do with all those happy fall memories from childhood.  Pumpkins were plentiful in my house growing up and it was always a special outing for my brother, sister, and I to go to Pumpkin Land, a roadside farm truck or to the local farmers market to pick out our pumpkins.   We each took care in inspecting and choosing our own, which was a serious task for a kid because after all, this was the canvas upon which Jack-o-lanterns were carved!  While we did this my mom was usually busy filling a paper sack with a variety of gourds, mini pumpkins and Indian corn to decorate the mantle and make center pieces with.  It was a simple yearly tradition for us but one I looked forward to every year & soon I'll be choosing some pumpkins for my own house.