Favor idea

Wouldn't this be a cute idea for a wedding favor, with one of my handmade soaps in it?!

Photo: Acero Studio

A Bicycle Built for Two...

Photos: The Knot

A little green and brown inspiration

Perfect for a F all wedding...

Photo: The Knot

Lavender inspiration

Photo: Domino Magazine

Lantern Love

One thing is for sure, as soon as I saw the wedding location, I knew it would look beautiful at night with lanterns strung everywhere. Which is where the inspiration for this post came from. Can I have them all?!

Photos: Toast; Chiasso; Canadian Family; Gifts Unusual

Aisles of Style

I'm getting lots of inspiration for our ceremony aisle...these are some of my favorite.

I like the burlap with the design printed on it because you could re-use it for a table runner after the wedding but there is also something so romantic about an aisle of flower petals.

Photos: Brides.com

Our Signature Cocktail...

This is something I have been thinking a lot about. Mike and I have more or less decided to do a beer and wine bar. To make things more interesting we definitely want to introduce a signature cocktail during cocktail hour. Since lavender is sort of an underlying theme in our wedding I thought it might be fun to create a drink with lavender. I was thinking a lavender infused vodka lemonade served in mason jars.

Of course Martha has some fun lavender infused cocktails on her site. Specifically, a lavender champagne and a lavender whiskey sour. I'll have to do some more research on this and play around with some recipes to see what tastes good.


NY Mag has some great suggestions on how to serve your signature cocktail, like keeping the cocktails to cocktail hour only to keep the experience memorable and ensure that people don't get tired of drinking the same thing throughout the length of the reception.

Photos: Martha Stewart

A little lavender love...

I love these lavender elements

Photos: Martha Stewart

Adorable

I love these save the dates, inspired by The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. I was such a fan of his books as a child. The template is available here so you can create your own.

More Barn Inspiration

We were at a wedding this weekend in Buffalo...it was sooo cold, the wedding was indoors but ours won't be. It made me rethink the idea of getting married in October, until I saw these photos...





Photos: Ross Whitaker via Brides.com

I love this, such amazing styling and detail...I want it all!!

A Bicycle Built for Two

I really like the tandem bicycle as a theme for our wedding, ever since I saw these photos from Tec and Chelsea's wedding on Once Wed. I love the invitation from Red Tandem Studios, it's even in my wedding colors (green and brown!)



photos: Jose Villa via Once Wed;
Sarah Parrott via Mustard and Sage;
Flickr photo redtandemstudio;
The Quintessential Image via Offbeat Bride