A Nature Inspired Oceanside Wedding

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Aug 19th

by: Lauren

Jen and Bill’s nature inspired oceanside wedding took place on a breezy April day in Carlsbad, California. Filled with beautiful details, this intimate wedding included the couple’s family members in various, meaningful ways- including using a family recipe in the menu and the bride’s brother officiating the ceremony! Melissa McClure Photography was there to capture every moment of this California wedding day, and I can’t wait for you see it all!

I for one absolutely love how you feel the love and excitement throughout all of these gorgeous images! And did you catch the table names, named after the couple’s favorite musicians? Such a great way to add in a bit of personalization to their tables!

Are you planning on incorporating something like your favorite musicians into your wedding decor?

Vendors who made it all happen…

Photographer: Melissa McClure Photography / Planning: Before I Do Events / Floral Design: Ashley Elizabeth Designs / 220 Catering / Rentals: Platinum Party Rentals / Cake: VG Donuts / Entertainment: Still Listening Productions / Transportation: SureRide Transportation / Dress Store: Here Comes the Bride / Makeup Artist: The Gilded Brush / Hairstylist: Andrea Miller Hair / Reception Venue: Levyland Estates

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When To Design & Order Wedding Invitations

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Aug 18th

by: Lauren

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In my opinion, your wedding invitations are one of THE most important details of your wedding. Not only do they provide your guests with information, but they set the tone and expectations for your wedding guests. One of the things I wish I could have done differently for my own wedding was wedding invitations. I waited a little too long, and therefore wasn’t able to find and customize the right wedding invitations to suit my wedding well.

So in an effort to provide you with a bit more information about wedding invitations, I wanted to share a few tidbits from the experts at Basic Invite, an awesome wedding invitation resource!

When To Send Your Wedding Invitations

Most couples will want to send out their wedding invitations six to eight weeks before their wedding. If having a destination wedding, we recommend sending up to 3 months in advance to give your guests enough time to make arrangements.

When To Start Designing Your Wedding Invitations

Taking into account when you need to send your invitations, there is nothing wrong with starting early on designing them. At Basic Invite we recommend starting on your wedding invitation design 4-6 months prior to your wedding date; no later than a month in advance of when you need to order your wedding invitations.

When To Order Your Wedding Invitations

At Basic Invite we recommend ordering your wedding invitations 2-4 months prior to your wedding date, but no later than 2 weeks before you need to send them. This will give you enough time to have multiple people look over your invitation before you need them printed. With something as important as a wedding, rushing through your wedding invitations can cause unneeded stress if you try to do them last minute.

Basic Invite is a wedding invitation website that takes things one step further in the online ordering process by enabling you to customize their wedding invitation designs! You can customize all of the invitations right on their website to see what yours would look like- including wording, names, and over 100 colors. Not only that, but you can even order a customized sample to see what your potential invitation colors, design, and paper quality will be like up close and personal! Now THAT is pretty amazing if you ask me!

Here are a few of Basic Invite’s fabulous, customizable wedding invitations…

And not only is it easy to customize the invitation design, but to make your stationery designs as cohesive as possible, each of Basic Invite’s wedding invitations are part of a matching set. This means that you can keep the same design on your Save The Date, Wedding Invitations, Insert Cards, Menu, Program, and Thank You cards! When it comes to your details, making sure that your stationery designs all match is incredibly important- and of course something that we highly recommend.

Head on over to Basic Invite to check out all of their customizable wedding invitation designs! I can’t wait to see what you create!

*This post is sponsored by Basic Invite via Syndicate Ads. All opinions and thoughts are the author’s own.

Polo Inspired Wedding Ideas

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Aug 18th

by: Lauren

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Full of luxury and a sense of whimsy, we are loving these polo inspired wedding ideas from The Majestic Vision and Krystal Zaskey Photography! Drawing inspiration from the infinity symbol that represents unending love, this look perfectly showcases how you can create a wedding design centered around something as simple as a symbol. With touches of gold adding a bit of opulence to the unique color palette of orange, peach, mint and ivory, this International Polo Club inspiration shoot is one you don’t want to miss!

The fact that this shoot was inspired by the infinity symbol and polo shows just how personal your wedding design and details can be. When you have an amazing designer at the helm of your wedding, he or she can truly take just about any inspiration you have and turn it into something gorgeous and amazing!

So tell me- if you could have your wedding be inspired by anything, what would it be? Mine would be food- hands down!

Vendors who made it all happen…

Event Planning & Styling: The Majestic Vision / Photographer: Krystal Zaskey Photography / Reception Venue: International Polo Club / Floral Design: Gerilyn Gianna Event and Floral Design / Videographer: Anchor Weddings / Invitations & Stationery: Chirp Paperie / Rentals: Panache Party Rentals / Cupcakes & Macaroons: Sweet Cravings NY / Cake Baker: Publix Greenwise Legacy Place / Cake Pops: Dreaming Sweets / Bridal Salon: Mariolka’s Bridal / Groom’s Attire: The Tux Shop / Hair & Makeup: DMD Artistry / Horse: Epiphany Stables / Bride's Garter: Sugarplum Garters / Champagne Flutes & Cake Cutting Set: Beadz2Pleaz / Custom Hanger: Divine Days

Elegant Orange and White California Wedding

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Aug 17th

by: Carly

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I just love that Leanna and John’s California wedding reflected a large part of their relationship’s story. They met while playing on a co-ed soccer team in Chicago, and with a shared love of sports, competition, and steakhouses, the two quickly became friends. After Leanna accepted a job in California and John followed her across the country, the duo got engaged during a whirlwind weekend getaway to one of their favorite destinations – Laguna Beach! Because California has played such an integral role in their relationship, Leanna and John tied the knot at Willow Heights Mansion. With sweeping views and a stunning tent design (I’m so obsessed with their white palette with pops of color!), these two could not have made better choices for their wedding. Leanna and John were elated to marry each other, and I can’t wait for you to see more of their celebration through Heather Scharf Photography’s lens!

What (or who) helped you most in your planning process and/or on your wedding day?

My fiance was actually a huge help in the planning process! He was just as excited as I was for the big day. Both of my parents and sister were also a huge help. My mom actually found our venue online and fell in love with it! She sent it over to me immediately after seeing it! All three were so supportive and helped me so much with ideas. Lastly our decorator was hands down the greatest! I told her my vision and she completely ran with it! She really exceeded our expectations.

What was the most important thing to you when deciding who to work with for your wedding?

I really wanted to work with creative people who loved what they do. I had an idea of how I wanted my wedding to be but I wanted to find people who would take that vague idea and bring it to life with their own twist of creativity.

What was your inspiration for your wedding details and/or design?

My inspiration was that I loved the color orange mixed with gray. I basically went in telling our decorator that and she ran with it and really got creative with our decorations and flowers!

What was your favorite thing about your wedding?

Other than marrying the love of my life, I would have to say our flowers and venue. Willow Heights Mansion is completely breathtaking and the team there is so wonderful and accomodating. I really owe it all to them because they really made our wedding look beautiful!

What is your best piece of advice for other brides?

Simple is better and having a long engagement is not always necessary. I was only engaged for 4 months and was able to plan the wedding of my dreams in a very affordable way. I think that the planning process actually gets more stressful the longer the engagement because a bride will have more time to be indecisive. I never felt like I settled in the short time but it definitely made me be more decisive and not go back and forth with changing my mind on things. Also this is the best day of your life, never wish for it to be over due to stress of planning!

I love that Leanna and John had a short engagement and still had the wedding of their dreams! How about you- are any of you having a short engagement as well?