Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Potted Wedding Cake

My Aunt Linda is an interior designer with PHENOMENAL style! As a child, I knew I never wanted anything more than to be like her, and to this day I feel that she has been a great inspiration and helped light the design flame inside of myself! She recently shared with me a fabulous take on traditional wedding cakes! It is perfect for a spring or summer wedding and also combines a little DIY and easy wedding favors, woohoo!

Here's the idea: Instead of a traditional wedding cake use cupcakes. Place each cupcake (wrapper and all) in little clay terracotta pots. Decorate the pots as you like, try ribbon or small garden tags with your monograms! Finally, arrange pots on a tiered stand!

This is a fabulously simple idea and what makes it even better; guests can take home their own little terracotta pot as a wedding favor! Talk about budget-savvy, be sure to check out Dollar Tree for bulk orders!


Monday, April 25, 2011

Indoor Dinning Outdoors

I love the idea of creating an indoor dinning scene in an outdoor environment! It creates such a glamorous and whimsical feel that is hard not to swoon over! Try using large area rugs, large farm house style tables, vintage couches and chandeliers!




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Saturday, April 23, 2011

Vintage Purple Inspiration

True Vintage: North Carolina Wedding

How gorgeous is this colonial inspired North Carolina wedding?! Photographer Richard Israel captured the perfect mix between modern and vintage for this southern shoot! According to the bride: "Our wedding styles morphed from Jesse James/old west to Colonial, to 1920′s-1940′s Clean-Country to Antique. As the bride, I think my problem was that I had too many ideas. Overall themes were as much as possible homemade, Old Time-Folk, and antique." I just love this!










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Source: Ruffled
Photography: Richard Israel


Friday, April 22, 2011

The Round Barn Farm Tour Continued

After "sleeping on" this potential wedding venue, I must edit this post. The Round Barn Farm is a beautiful property but the negatives seem to outweigh the positives for us. 

Here are pictures of the property for any brides considering this Minnesota wedding venue:


The Round Barn Farm, Red Wing MN




Giant Willow

Screen Porch

The Round Barn

Stone Fire & Smoker


Property

River Bluff Views

Notice the cat! ha ha

The Grounds


Gazebo

Tree Swing

River Bluffs


Front Porch
Cathedral Ceiling
Lower Level



Upper Level/Dance Floor/Reception Area






The Round Barn

The Round Barn