Happy Bridesmaid

  Seeing as how I never wore those David's Bridal gowns ever again, I firmly believe a short dress will look equally stunning beside your wedding gown and in photos. I just hope  a happy teenager is wearing my old gowns to prom.  Brides, please be kind.

Here are some dresses and accessories that I would happily volunteer to buy, if I were ever a bridesmaid again. Twist my arm, please.

find it [here].

Sorry so small, but click on the link to see more detail.

These are becoming addictive. I just may make inspiration boards themed for every day errands,  let's say, "grocery list," or "what's for dinner."

I am thinking about one especially made for hubby. I will call it, "Do the dishes."

Uh-Oh, BHLDN Moodboards!

I am sure you've been to BHLDN's website by now. If you haven't, here are some situations in which a visit is a must:

If you are 

1. Planning your wedding,

2. Helping plan a wedding,

3. In a wedding,

4. Married, but still addicted to all things "wedding."

(FYI, Category four is perfectly acceptable.)

Then you must take a look at the mood board tool. You can gather inspirational images from your own collection of those of BHLDN's, and make a board to guide you through planning process. Or you can do what I did and spend hours making boards and wishing you were a foot model so you could wear all those fabulous Chie Mihara and Vivenne Westwood shoes for a paycheck.

It was so easy! You can make them "public," or "private.' Work on them as long as you like to get your desired effect.

Here are mine:

I call this first one "Dance with Me."

 

 The next one is called "Soft Surprises." It's very textural, and soft to the eye. A few things are soft to the touch. Guess what they are.

 And this last one tells our story. I call it "Let's run away together."

Can be found [here].

We didn't really run away together, though. We stayed here.  It turned out eloping isn't as romantic as it sounds...but it makes for a great mood board!

BTW, the BHLDN store opens this fall in Houston! Maybe I'll stop by when I pay my Houston family a visit.

Make yours at http://www.bhldn.com/Mybhldn_moodboards.

Video Inspirations

   Disclaimer: The following videos are beyond the average DIYer. These are professional. I'm sure they saved money by making a video, and not printing paper, but let's cut the BS. The going rates for these peoples' brain power and skill far surpass what I would make had I attempted this. These are mind-blowing. With that said, I leave you with the coolest proposal and save the date videos I've seen so far.

 via Green Wedding Shoes

and this one:

via Broke-Ass Bride

They make it look easy!

For the love of candy, and dresses.

click here and prepare for a MIND BLOW!

 So my candy buffet won't be this grand. It's nice to look, though. I'm having about 5 or 6 different varieties.

from Green Wedding Shoes

And if I wore a traditional gown, it would have to be something like this. Well, I guess this is non-traditional. Its ethereal! I see it now and imagine feeling so pretty in it. I guess my tastes were just out of my budget!  They are from Temperly London's Wedding Collection. Honestly, when I visited the site, they didn't give me this feeling. It's definately the photography. Oh, I LOVE Green Wedding Shoes. Obsessed, actually.

Dessert buffet inspiration

From here

*sigh*
What's not to love?

French macarons, dessert stands (I will post pics of the ones I made), and a hutch.

Shauna Younge, you're a design goddess.

Be Inspired

Here's an awesome inspiration board via Birthday Girl. Just some eye candy for you to look at...Girly garden party is the theme.

I love everything about you.

Birthday Girl has the most cool party ideas and she'll even come up with a custom inspiration board for all you party throwers and crafters for $30.

Thanks, Lindsay for showing me the light.