Barn Wedding

I love the idea of a wedding/reception in a Barn.  Not a new, never-been-kissed, perfect, red barn.  But, an old, worn out, rustic, one-of-a-kind barn.  Vintage meets Rustic and never looked back.  How lovely.......an easy way to create a theme and decor with taking a nod from a rustic barn.  By keeping the other details to a minimum, this will create a night to remember and one that your guests will be talking about for years to come.  Not to mention the beautiful background for pictures that will tell an amazing story and last forever.

Vintage Never goes out of style....ask your grandma.

I love the short dress with the ruffles.  It reminds me of my mom's prom dress in the mid-60's.  powder blue shoes, they match the old beat-up Ford truck in the next picture.

Mason Jars are always in style for a rustic, vintage or country style wedding.  Here, candy stripe straws with blueberries adds in a little color.

Bride and Groom pictures in a citrus grove.  Who needs decor with all the nature around?

The most perfect time of the day to have pictures taken is right before sunset.  You can see the reason why, right here.

Rusted iron chairs, lace and candles...always an easy way to add vintage style to your reception.  Block lettering spelling our LOVE adds a whimsical element.

An ice-cream bar served on an old chest says, "country fun"

Homemade pennant flags adorn the barn through-out adding a soft edge to an otherwise rustic space. 

Mason jars can also serve as candle holders, string lights and flower vases.

Add some chandliers and old doors to plain white flowers and you have instant charm.

The vintage pick-up truck also acts as a backdrop for weddings details such as the shoes, invitation and flowers

 

Have a barn wedding to share?  We would love to showcase you.  Contact me.

Vintage Camper Wedding, YES

Hello all, after a small hiatus due to unforeseen circumstance:  My Little Lovely is back......

 

I have been working on a great idea for our on-line store Simply Home Ltd. for our mobile boutique, Curb Appeal.  Read about what we are doing here.  In any case:  upon researching to update our vintage Play-Mor Camper.......I stumbled upon a gorgeous wedding idea:

 

Vintage Camper Wedding:

 

Start out with a beautiful site in a natural location

 

Notice the handmade arch from vines and fabric flags in a small floral fabric. True that less is more.

 

Ceremony pics.  Love the suit and tie...Plain, Simple Elegant.

 

the Dress looks like a gorgeous cotton eyelet. Simply Stunning...letting the bride shine through.

 

Wedding Party....yellow is the tone...Natural beachy fashion.....

 

You could easily do this yourself with paper card stock and twine.  Super cute idea with the vintage camper rubber stamp.

 

 

 

Bride and Groom pics in the same beautiful location.  With scenery this cool, who needs decor.

 

 

 

Something so sweet is the stump that the bride is standing on.  Lovely and makes the pics whimsy

 

Ultimate Favorite Picture.............Worth a thousand words

 

Enjoy!



Black is Cool

In honor of Black Friday, I thought adding some ideas for adding Black into your wedding.  Far from being taboo, black can be a great color to add some drama to your day.  Think formal, with a twist.  If you add Black to an all natural green and white pallette, it brings is the importance and solidaridy of the day. Enjoy these story boards for inspiration.

I am in LOVE with the short dress in the upper right corner and am currently researching short wedding dresses for another post. Long is definitely over-rated.  Black in this wedding is definitely used as more of an accent color and helps ground certain elements.

Here Black and Green are used again, but with more of an artistic, bold flair. The cake is to die for and reminecent of Alice in Wonderland. Who wouldn't want to stay for the cake-cutting here and get a piece of that? Also, any bold, black and white print can be used to take something that could look very plain to the next level.  The invitation on the lower right shows just how to do this.

On the other end of the color wheel is Pink. Hot Pink and Black are pure drama and you can do so much with these colors.  Simple, elegant and just plain beautiful--from hanging black chandliers at different levels at the reception (style note: you can buy mix matched chandiliers at garage sales and resale shops and just spray paint them black)monocromatic bouquets, to the must-have hot pink wedding shoe-- black and pink weddings are easy to plan and inspirations are everywhere.

I love that these gals wore their own choice of black shoes...and talking about actually being able to wear your bridesmaid's dress again.....you just can't lose with Black--and they have pockets. What? Crazy...don't leave out the guys. What guy wouldn't want a pair of classic black chuck tailors?  This style just keeps coming back again and again.  If you are daring, you can actually go to the Coverse website and design your own pair of one-stars etc to match your wedding color scheme....creativity is the limit.

Speaking of shoes, I had to show this picture...because these are mt hot-pink wedding shoes....no that is not me in the picture. But, someone stole my shoes.  Those are the same exact shoes I wore in my wedding and actually if I am not mistaken, I bought them on clearence at Kohls for less than $20. As a matter of fact, winter is the perfect time of the year to find fun, haute and stylish colored peep-toe wedding shoes.

Ok, now for the real glam of the day.  If you aren't too afraid, why not a Black Wedding Dress, you heard me.....Black. It wasn't until modern time that a white wedding dress became popular.  Before, ladies would wear their best dress to get married in--no matter what color it was and Black was a great choice. It is elegant, always in style and makes the bride natually look thinner....a win-win.

So, go-ahead, make Black your feature or accent color for your wedding and send us pictures, so I can post them.

Yellow is Hot.

The color of Sunshine.  The color of your favorite condiment on the good-ole' American ball-park staple.  Yellow:  A symbol of happy and fun.  Not the most common color scheme for a wedding, but Yellow looks great and vibrant with any matched color.  Be daring and cross over the color-wheel spectrum and pair Yellow with Turqoise or Hot-Pink.  Or keep it simple and fresh by staying true to yellow and nature, paring it with green and white.

Look at the photo belows to get ideas for your wedding. Don't hold back......Hello, Yello, you are my new best friend.

Circus Theme

Remember what fun it was when the circus came to town?  You would talk about it for weeks and when the big day finally came, you couldn't sleep the night before. Have you ever thought about a circus themed wedding? Am I dreamin' you ask? Of course--Fun is what dreams are made of!  But after you look at these pics from 100 Layer Cake, I am sure this will be hard to get out of your head.....STEP RIGHT UP!

I'm loving the natural seating and of course the directional signs.  And, who thought pictures of elephants would look sooooo cool as decor for a wedding?

Who would not love the non-traditional take on the veil with this super cute black top hat with netting. Those gorgeous green earring are awesome, enhances the bride's eyes and are totally unexpected.  Just like the wedding party attire. Letting them wear something out of their own closet.  It looks chic and fun and talk about being able to wear your bridesmaides dress again.

The mismatched furniture that looks like it came out of grandma's house, but somehow now in this environment looks quite quaint, inviting and totally circus chic as well as the upside-down mismatched umbrellas definitely throw the reception some spark--speaking of, how wild to have a flam thrower as entertainment.

Having a cicus themed wedding allows you to have ordinary, everyday food like pronto-pups and peanuts, but offer them in a visually creative way that makes them seem special....just like it did long ago when you were a kid sitting in the big-top.





The beautiful nature-inspired floral centerpieces, which mimic the bride's and bridesmaids bouquets, infuses just a bit of whimsy but with a rich burgandy color. And, really, who could say no to moonshine? Talk about a special "signature" drink.  This is definitely a wedding to remember.  Just hope there wasn't too many headaches the next day.