Candles

I love candlelight (mainly for the flattering effect on ones face) and so I got rather carried away on my quest to find some candle inspiration so there are 2 mood-boards on candles. A brighter person would be able to stitch these together but alas I am not that computer literate.

Whether you float them, stick them in a bottle, cut off the bottom of a bottle and have them inside (love this), hang them or jar them candlelight has the ability to completely transform a room (and more importantly ensure that you look romantically beautiful in all your pictures).

Photo Credit 

1. Style Me Pretty
2. Jess + Nate Studios
3. Heather Kincaid
4. Henry SHoots
5. Rebecca Hansen
6. Sarah Kate
7. Jen and Dave Stark
8. Aaron Deselie
9. We Heart Photography
10. Smitten Photography

For the love of lace…

I am biased because I have always loved lace but it is such a wonderful way to get your wedding day looking pretty and rustic and vintage all in one piece of timeless fabric. 

With lace wedding dresses more popular than ever, it is also bang on trend to use lace in some way on your day. 

I am seriously hankering after those lace curtains….!

Photo Credit (Left to right): 

1. Milk Photography via Style Me Pretty
2. Zoom Photography via Style Me Pretty 
3. Brittany Rene Photography via Style Me Pretty 
4. Jose Villa via Style Me Pretty 
5. Abby Ross Photography via Style Me Pretty  
6. Bobbi + Mike  Photography via Style Me Pretty  
7. Frenzel  Photography via Style Me Pretty  
8. Souder  Photography via Style Me Pretty  
9. Uplift  Photography via Style Me Pretty  
10. Elizabeth Lloyd  Photography via Style Me Pretty  

Hot Pink 

I love the idea of injecting such a vibrant colour into a wedding day. All of the photographs featured above make me smile and that’s what I think using a colour like hot pink is all about. 

Regardless of whether I get this colour past the groom-committee, I now need some hot pink shoes! 

Photo Credit (right to left):

1. Jen Lynne Photography via Style Me Pretty
2. Jason Q Tran Photography via Style Me Pretty
3. Callaway Gable Photography via Style Me Pretty
4. Docuvitae  via Style Me Pretty
5. Christian Oth Photography  via Style Me Pretty
6. Maz Wanger Photography  via Style Me Pretty
7. Kay English Photography  via Style Me Pretty
8. Kay English Photography  via Style Me Pretty

Interesting Details 

I love thinking about the little things for the W-day, there is no pressure (at least I don’t put any on myself) and you can have real fun with it. 

The thing I love the most is thinking of ways to use items you already have around the house - you definitely don’t need an endless budget to add some personal details to your day. 

Photo Credit: Style Me Pretty

Simple DIY 

Here is another use for your jars…hanging candles. 

We used soft wire and wrapped it around the lip of the jar (pasta jars or anything with a screw top are easier for grip), cut and tie in a tight knot. 

Next using your required length, tie and knot. The best way of doing this is to use a self tightening slip knot on one side (like a neck tie) so that the wire tightens when it is hanging.

We used church candles but tea lights would work just as well. 

Super pretty and it’s the kind of DIY project that you could even rope your HTB into…weight distribution, knot tying and cutting wire - all manly. 

Photo Credit: Publisher’s own

DIY String Heart

(via greenweddingshoes)

Materials Needed:
• piece of wood – the bigger the more dramatic!
• string – we used the pink neon thin rope you can find at Home Depot, but you could use any yarn or string
• box of nails (if want a nail with a decent head so the string won’t pop off)
• spray paint to paint the wood
• white paper to draw the heart on

Step 1: Spray paint the wood the background color you picked. We used dark gray, so the pink would really pop

Step 2: Once the paint is dry, tape the wood with the white paper and draw the heart shape on the paper

Step 3: Time to get the hammer out! Nail around the entire outline of the heart – we spaced our nails about an inch apart.

Step 4: Once all your nails are in. Remove the white paper and throw it away.

Step 5: Now the fun part. Get your string and tie a knot around the head of one of the nails. Keep stringing the string around nails. There isn’t a right or wrong way – just keep going until you like the pattern you created. I also then outlined the entire heart to make the outline pop a bit more also.

Total cost for this project – $35 (the most expensive part is the wood!) and it can be done in a few hours.

(via fuckyeahweddingideas)

Simple DIY 

Using labels and stamps is one of the easiest ways of creating a ‘vintage feel’ place name, drink label, food label or just for simple décor. 

I have used:

1. Stamp kit by Cavallini & Co 
2. White strung labels from Amazon 
3. Heart and star stamp from Hobbycraft

So very simple but oh so effective. 

Photo Credit: Publisher’s own