string and glass ornaments

Source: Style Me Pretty

a simple table

Source: Wedding Whims

beauty of neutrals

Source: Veiled Vows

mystery shoes revisted

It was a long wait, but it was totally worth it! Those shoes I was admiring (see this post) … well the entire wedding is almost exactly like what i’ve been picturing in my head as our “big picture”. It’s very hard to not repost the original in its entirety from Once Wed, so here are only a couple of my favorites. I urge you to check out the rest – it’s beautiful.

Source: Once Wed

Source: Nancy Neil

Source: Nancy Neil

Source: Once Wed

oh – and the shoes are from JCrew (of course! haha)

Spaghetti dinner

i really like the bright colors and the simplicity of the elements (like the tomatoes and tin cans).

Source: Studio Choo

Source: Studio Choo

Source: Studio Choo

Various reception ideas

Sources (from left to right): Little Winter Bride & Elizabeth Anne Designs

Sources (from left to right): Green Wedding Shoes & Kelly Oshiro Events

Frida

I found these tablescapes (designed by Courtney at Flush Designs) while making the rounds of my favorite blogs. Using Frida Kahlo as the inspiration, she created this:

Source: Once Wed

Source: Once Wed

Source: Once Wed

It’s very refreshing in that it is not your-every-day-Latin type of decor. I especially like the napkin holders which are made out of corn husks and raffia.

theme board 1:

Sources (starting from the left corner, top row): Row 1a: Yolanda dress by Claire Pettibone; Genevieve Silk Gown by JCrew; not sure about the yellow dress – I lost the source; Hair from theknot.com; Ebell Club in Long Beach. Row 1b: paper lanterns from Snippet & Ink; Invitation by Bella Figura. Row 2: trim found on Style Me Pretty; succulent hair pin by K. Autumn; hanging stars from The City Sage; table setting from Portland Bride & Groom. Row 3: Menswear by JCrew; yellow peacock-feathered flats from JCrew; wooden fans from theknot.com; red tile place cards by Laura Hooper; bridesmaid dress (I think it might be from JCrew); doily luminarias from Martha Stewart Weddings. Row 4: cake (not sure where its from – lost the source); invitation by CECI New York; gold card stands from Martha Stewart Weddings; Mexican Wedding tea cakes from Snippet & Ink; rose hair pin from Oh My Deer.

mexico circa 1930

I saw this wedding on Portland Bride & Groom and fell in love with this couple’s theme: 1930s Mexico (originally inspired by the bride’s dress). (photos by Aisha Harley)

Source: Portland Bride & Groom

I really like the combination of the lace, the rust colored runner and the wood. It feels very deconstructed to me. Un-fussy and beautiful.

Source: Portland Bride & Groom

The flowers were selected for their earth-tones.

Source: Portland Bride & Groom