I very rarely watch the Emmys—which is surprising because I watch far too much TV — but when I do I’m not usually thrilled by the men’s fashions. As someone who rarely wears black and white, the tux — although it looks great on pretty much everyone — was just never my thing. This year though, I was impressed by the little bits of creativity I saw here and there.
I LOVED Ryan Murphy’s outfit (top left), it was easily my favorite. And it’s great to see a little color in the bowties. I’m not sure why more men don’t do this — if you have to wear all black and white, it seems like the perfect place for a pop of color.
What did you guys think?
All photos from this slideshow on Esquire
I spotted this project on The Gilded Bee the other day and thought it would be a great idea for the Save the Date postcards. They look pretty simple to make — take a look right here for the full instructions.
I can’t get over the cuteness of these cupcakes by Coco Cake Cupcakes!
I’m absolutely loving these illustrative invitations by Lydia Nichols. Not only are the illustrations great, but I haven’t seen slim-jim-sized invitations very often, and it’s nice that everything fits together in such a well-organized package. I always like to try to make invitation suites fit into some sort of container, so that guests don’t have to deal with multiple sheets of loose paper with nowhere to keep it. So this is a great solution.
I’m loving the bld typography and geometric illustrations in this invitation suite for a mountain wedding by Jessie Harte.
After the fact, a videographer is the one thing that I wish could have fit into our budget but couldn’t. I would love to be able to relive the events of the day over and over and view them from a different perspective; which is why I’m loving these videos from Jason Groupp Photography. Most of their videos are what they call “fusion”, as they blend bits of video, audio, and photographs together to produce the final product. You can check their entire library right here on Vimeo, but here’s are a select few I particularly enjoyed:
via Rock ‘n Roll Bride
You may have caught a glimpse of these invitations a little while ago (I believe they were rounding the blogs when I was in Hawaii, and I’ve been meaning to feature them since then). But in case you didn’t, you’re in for a treat. Sara Hanks Giessen created an absolutely gorgeous invitation package — which featured a hand-bound book — for Christina and Mark, a couple who were married in Iceland. There are a ton more pictures on Sara’s site, so please take a look over there for more details.
And for those who don’t realize how labor intensive a project like this can be, this video will give you an idea.
via 100 Layer Cake / Photos by Kyle Hale
Clockwise from top left: 1. Flower arrangement from Snippet and Ink, 2. Dress unknown, 3. Holly Root cards unknown, 4. Bridesmaids dresses by Thread, 5. Pattern by Christine Buckton Tillman, 6. Flowers by Saipua, 7. Hair Flower by Mandizzle, 8. Typography by FontShop, 9. Flowers by Jackie Rueda, 10. Calligraphy by Letrerias, 11. Wine label by Sage
Apologies for the two unknowns. If you can point me in the right direction for the source, please let me know.
I’m loving the whimsical, show-stopping hair accessories from etsy shop Wedding Aisle.
We’ve been doing a major clean-up of our apartment ever since we got back from our honeymoon, and this weekend I tackled most of my pre-wedding stuff. After going through all the piles, I realized I had stack of wedding books hanging around. Truth is I barely cracked most of them, so I can’t really vouch for the content. But I figured some of you still in the planning stage may find them helpful. Here are the titles that I have:
- The Knot Book of Wedding Lists
- Stylish Weddings for Less
- I Do: A Guide to Creating Your Own Unique Ceremony
- The DIY Wedding
- The Knot Complete Guide to Weddings in the Real World
So, first person to comment here gets them (all I ask is that you pay for the shipping.) I’ll shoot you an email as soon as I see your comment.
And on another note, if you want to get a quick, tiny sneak peek at our wedding, go here. Doesn’t tell you much, but hey, I’m pretty psyched we received the “Best wedding booth ever” title. More to come very soon!
